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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Ghost Rider (2007) in Movies

Jun 28, 2019 (Updated Jun 28, 2019)  
Ghost Rider (2007)
Ghost Rider (2007)
2007 | Action, Horror, Mystery
3
5.4 (24 Ratings)
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Just...so bad
Ghost Rider was one of the many terrible Marvel adaptions that were unleashed upon us before Marvel Studios started the MCU, and for me, this is easily one of the worst.

There's just nothing to really get excited about here - the cast is pretty dodgy (I appreciate Nicholas Cages general existence, but he's such a bad fit for Johnny Blaze), Eva Mendes is pretty forgettable, and Wes Bentley plays a hugely generic villain - a far cry from the demonic Blackheart from the comics.
It's quite obvious that any meaningful script or basic plot were put second behind attempts at flashy shots.

The CGI has aged pretty badly as well, with Ghost Rider himself looking like something from a PS3 era cutscenes, rather than a big budget superhero film.

I can't wait for a proper Ghost Rider adaption to happen within the MCU in the future (Agents of Shield made a pretty good start) but unfortunately, Johnny Blaze was one of the many Marvel characters that got a piss poor movie around this time.
  
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Kelly Knows (95 KP) Jun 28, 2019

We should start a bring Ghostrider to the MCU petition. :)
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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) Jun 28, 2019

He will come soon enough - most likely in a Doctor Strange sequel - the Robbie Reyes version has appeared in Agents of Shield which is part of the MCU but still waiting on Johnny Blaze!
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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated 30 Days of Night (2007) in Movies

Jun 6, 2019  
30 Days of Night (2007)
30 Days of Night (2007)
2007 | Horror, Mystery
7
7.0 (22 Ratings)
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I recently re watched 30 Days of Night for the first time in years - it's not quite as good as I remember it being, but it still holds up pretty well.

The isolated, snowy setting is unsettling and reminiscent of The Thing, and when the vampires turn up, the violence is all the more shocking against the white background of Alaska.

The vampires themselves are pretty horrible (in a good way). The blacked out eyes, the demonic language they speak in, and the desire to just slaughter rather than necessarily feed, set them apart from the more romanticized vampires we've been subjected to over recent years (looking at you Twilight), and Danny Huston makes for a sinister leader.

Elsewhere, the rest of the cast are so so - I found myself not particularly caring about any of them too much. The story could have done with some more build up for sure. The feeling of dread is quickly established and almost immediately taken away when the vampires turn up 15 minutes in, reducing their initial impact.

The ending is a little silly as well, but overall, a pretty good watch for fans of horror comic books!