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Ghost rider movie1/31/2024 Admittedly, one expects a certain level of preposterousness from a superhero story, but this film is far too silly to be taken seriously on any level. Maybe this "origin story" worked in the pages of the Ghost Rider comic book (I never was much of a fan, truth be told), but it's laughable on screen. His duty: defeat Blackheart and his three minions, save Johnny's old flame, Roxanne (Eva Mendes), from the clutches of evil, and return balance to the world.īy now, anyone reading this has probably gotten the idea that Ghost Rider isn't in the same league as Spider-Man, The X-Men, Superman, or Batman (unless we're referring to the Man of Steel in Superman IV or the Caped Crusader in Batman and Robin). But when Satan's son, Blackheart (Wes Bentley), decides to make Earth his dominion, Johnny becomes Ghost Rider - a leather clad biker with a flaming skull for a head. For decades, Mephistopheles leaves Johnny alone. Years later, Johnny is the world's top stuntman, a modern-day Evel Knievel - except he emerges alive and unscathed from even the most insane motorcycle jumps. It's a simple deal: Johnny gives up his soul and Prince of Evil cures Johnny's father of cancer. Daniel Webster he isn't.Īs a young man, Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) makes a pact with the Devil (Peter Fonda). In this case, it's that God gives second chances to those who save the human race from supernatural annihilation. Most of the time, stories about characters who sell their souls to Mephistopheles have a moral. To further muddle things, the Devil isn't really that bad, at least when compared to his son, Blackheart. This is the case with Ghost Rider, in which the unlikely scenario occurs whereby a servant of Satan becomes the apparent weapon of God. With its cheesy special effects and blasphemously imbecilic storyline, one wonders whether the celluloid version of Ghost Rider will find an audience.Ĭomic books and theology rarely mix and, when they do, it's usually not a comfortable mélange. Despite an incredibly silly premise, the comic was popular at one time, possibly because of the cool image presented by the title character. The B-list films feature characters who are not universally recognizable, typically do not command huge budgets, and are released outside of the prime summer months of May through July. For the movie adaptations, it's easy to tell the two apart. In the world of comic books, there are A-list titles and B-list titles.
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