DISQUS

Film School Rejects: Lexi Alexander Wants You to Know that Punisher: War Zone Contains Violence, No Dialogue

  • big K · 1 year ago
    Every attempt at The Punisher on film makes me think of William Hurt's line in "A History Of Violence": "How do you fu*k THAT up?"

    What Hollywood is trying to tell us is that a giant, green CGI monster, a man with spider powers, a guy in a metal suit and a dude dressed up like a flying rodent are all easier to convey onscreen than a non-powered Special Forces soldier with a buttload of guns exacting vengeance on the people who killed his family.

    You mean to tell me in the age of the blockbuster NO ONE has the ability in Hollywood to take that and make an awesome Punisher movie? Y'know, one not filmed on the "mean streets" of Tampa?

    Hell, Charles Bronson is the reason there is a Punisher, and "DeathWish" was made for bus fare!
  • Nomad · 1 year ago
    Never fear, Big K...this is going to be The Punisher of your dreams.

    And, hey! Neil! Check this out. You may not like it, but it's straight from Frank Castle's mouth.

    http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u235/NomadsP...

    Nomad
  • Robert Fure · 1 year ago
    Looks ok, but his moves are still too flashy to be the Punisher. Castle is not a running, sliding, fancy kind of guy. He's a smart kind of killer. That grenade launcher scene is kind of BS too, considering no Grenade would arm that fast and that blast probably would have killed him as well. Then again, it is a Punisher flick.

    The jury is still out.
  • Nomad · 1 year ago
    Doesn't Frank ram his gun through the door or the wall and shoot the grenade from the next room with the wall between him and the blast? I think so.
  • Mladen · 1 year ago
    In the mid-shots, with that hair, I thought he looked a lot like Steven Seagal...
    Not sure what to think of this movie. Didn't this whole genre get done to death in the 80s?
  • router · 1 year ago
    Whaaaaat?!?!?!?!?!?
  • Atomic_Raj · 1 year ago
    Told you, Max Payne is gonna blow Punisher: War Zone out of the water.
  • Mladen · 1 year ago
    too soon for a reboot/sequel then?
  • Blade16707 · 1 year ago
    Theres nothing better than watching The Punisher do what he does best.I am so hyped to see this movie.I mean the REAL Punisher.I've been following The Punisher since I was a kid and I can honestly say that they've finally gotten it right this time,unlike the gay ass version back in 04'.I'm glad that their bringing back the violent 80's style of film making, because I think that people are pretty tired of all that Matrix shit.And to Rober Fure your complaining about how The Punisher is being to flashy?Dude are you serious?Which would you prefer:a guy who tortures people with popsickles,and takes photos of gay guys(hint 2004 version) or a straight up killing machine that fucks people up?
  • Bugs · 12 months ago
    Yeah, Blade!
    Castle's a methodical and strategic killer. But a hardcore, grenade-launchin' killer he remains.
    Too flashy? Yes. The spinning chandelier scene has NO business in the Frank Castle repertoire.
    Personally, I LOVE the heavy-handed line "Sometimes, I'd like to get my hands on God." Over the top, but True Castle nevertheless. Hated Benz's line "Who punishes yoouuu?"
    I have no problem with no dialogue, but where's the constant inner narrative??? That's mostly where all the dark humor comes from. "Mobs are trying to make peace. Good luck. Grapevine says that Carbo called the meet to kill everyone and grab the last few scraps for himself. We live in troubled times. Wasn't hard to start the rumor."
    Castle!
    Peace
  • Blade16707 · 11 months ago
    Bugs is it just me or are we the only ones who know what we are talking about?LOL!
  • Bugs · 11 months ago
    Oh, we're not alone, Blade.
    It may drive us true Castle fans crazy to hear Jane's name mentioned in the same breath as the most dangerous man to ever walk the earth but it's those folks' right to express their opinion.
    Even if that opinion is very, very wrong on soooo many levels.
    So it's our duty, as true Punisher fans, to EDUCATE those people. And luckily, as it would seem to us, it should be relatively easy:
    READ MORE ISSUES.
    You'll find NO alcohol, NO pitiful sarcasm "Upset? Is that the word? I used to get upset when I...bla-bla-bla", NO bow'n'arrows, NO wasting ammunition to blow up cars in the shape of a skull and NO punk in his right mind to advance menacingly on Frank Castle with a switchbalde, like Mystique's bad boyfriend.
    Punisher SCARES people! That punk didn't look too scared to me. So where's Jane credibility in the role?
    Peace
  • Bugs · 11 months ago
    No.
    There was just ONE "Commando". Many rip-offs, but only ONE "Commando".
    I'd LOVE to see another.
    Peace
  • RobertFure · 11 months ago
    True, but a 40mm grenade has a kill radius of 5meters and would make splinters out of a flimsy wooden door. But like I said, its an action movie so I don't care that much.
  • RobertFure · 11 months ago
    The popsicle thing was pretty weak.
  • RobertFure · 11 months ago
    We actually agree on something! The chandelier. To be honest, the first few looks at the film (Before the Comic Con footage) are what poisoned me, with the chandelier scene and his running jump off a building being the keystones of those trailers. The Comic Con footage I thought was sweet. And you can probably tell by my commenting that I've got nothing but Punisher on the brain these days.
  • David · 10 months ago
    This movie looks downright awful. Definitely one I will do a Beerview of when it's available. I'd say they ruined the series, but it seems that no one has figured out how to do a Punisher movie the right way.