Ghost rider spirit of vengeance in theaters12/14/2023 ![]() ![]() The majority of what they do is up-close and herky-jerky. Typically shot with hand-held cameras, we're constantly zooming in and out of shots and erratically moving around from actor to actor in single-shot conversations. The second directorial decision that hinders the quality of 'Spirit of Vengeance' is their camerawork. Now imagine watching that reduced down to 24 frames-per-second and tell me that wouldn't make for an annoying 95-minute moviegoing experience. During one of the special features, the filmmakers talk about shooting a specific scene at 800 frames-per-second. First off, the entire movie – action scenes or not – is shot at an insanely high frame rate, giving it an unnecessary choppy feel from beginning to end. When I watched the first trailer and discovered that 'Spirit of Vengeance' was directed by the insane filmmakers of the guilty pleasure ' Crank' movies (Neveldine/Taylor), I was excited for the potential of 'Spirit of Vengeance' – but their gritty style only gets in the way here, becoming a non-stop visual nuisance as opposed to a creative element that adds a level of freshness and cool. We've seen this idea unfold in many movies already and the route that 'Spirit of Vengeance' takes isn't in the slightest bit original.īeing a fan of movies like ' The Matrix' and ' Wanted,' I am all for stylized action movies. It isn't until the third act that we're told why this kid is wanted, but think of the one reason the devil may be after a child and you'll peg the not-so-shrouded "twist" that's revealed in the final act. The devil and a group of Eastern Europeans are after a specific child who Blaze is determined to protect. The story of 'Spirit of Vengeance' is so clichéd that it ruins any potential the movie has. If you never saw the first ' Ghost Rider,' you'll be able to follow 'Spirit of Vengeance' just fine because it opens with a voiced-over animated recap of how Blaze became the Ghost Rider. Nic Cage is still playing Johnny Blaze, only this time the story is set in Eastern Europe. Other than the new darker look of the character and movie (which easily could have been a decision made by the new directors), there's not a single sign that 'Spirit of Vengeance' is trying to start the one-movie-old franchise over again. In fact, I didn't even know that until I watched the special features after having watched the movie. like 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.'ĭid you know that 'Spirit of Vengeance' is a reboot? I sure didn't. Of course, there's a lot more to it than just that – but if everyone could just get along, we'd stop getting Marvel fizzlers. It makes no sense to me why these studios wouldn't collaborate to churn out quality entertainment. ![]() Rumor has it that Marvel is currently working on a gritty Marvel Knights movie series – which is exactly where the Ghost Rider character belongs – so it would only benefit Sony to work together with Marvel. If Fox would do it with ' X-Men,' then we might actually get a film in their new ' First Class' series that features SHIELD and not an unnamed government organization of the same purpose. If Sony would do this for ' Spider-Man,' then we might actually get to see Spidey in an 'Avengers' movie. Fine examples of these collaborations are the first two ' Iron Man' movies that teamed Marvel with Paramount and ' The Incredible Hulk' with Universal. ![]() You'd think that – especially after the record-setting box office of 'The Avengers' – they'd realize that Marvel Studios (now owned by Disney's parent company Buena Vista) has figured out the formula for success and want to partner with them to fully realize these old properties. I cannot understand for the life of me why the studios who own the film rights to Marvel properties are still trying to make successful comic book movies without Marvel's help. ![]()
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