And I thought that would be impossible.
So the fan boys are eating it up, it seems, because of the extreme amount of violence. Not once does the true ability of this character come out. I've been following Punisher comics since the mid 80's, even through all of the garbage story lines.
The preview for this movie should have been enough for me to ignore this film completely. No Freaking Green Beret Special Forces trainer is going to hang upside down from a chandelier and fire wildly around a room with so many vantage points. Now comes all the comments about "This is just a comic movie! Suspend your disbelief!* No.
I've been spoiled with the recent exquisite story telling of Garth Enis in the Punisher Max story lines. This movie made me physically angry to watch. The acting was horrid. Every character was a single dimensioned pantomime of a stereotype. Why was micro even in the movie? He hasn't been in the comics since the early 90s? Jigsaw? Why? And when was Ink ever Pittsy's Son? And why such a simpleton bumbling buffoon of a cop character? If all you want is blood, death, violence without purpose, a thinly threaded storyline pieced together merely to get from one lame gun battle to the next you'll love this movie.
If you're looking for any of the depth of character, or rich storyline of the contemporary Punisher Max books, don't waste your time with this movie, you will not find the tightly knit story telling Enis has been spoiling Punisher fans with the past few years.
So the fan boys are eating it up, it seems, because of the extreme amount of violence. Not once does the true ability of this character come out. I've been following Punisher comics since the mid 80's, even through all of the garbage story lines.
The preview for this movie should have been enough for me to ignore this film completely. No Freaking Green Beret Special Forces trainer is going to hang upside down from a chandelier and fire wildly around a room with so many vantage points. Now comes all the comments about "This is just a comic movie! Suspend your disbelief!* No.
I've been spoiled with the recent exquisite story telling of Garth Enis in the Punisher Max story lines. This movie made me physically angry to watch. The acting was horrid. Every character was a single dimensioned pantomime of a stereotype. Why was micro even in the movie? He hasn't been in the comics since the early 90s? Jigsaw? Why? And when was Ink ever Pittsy's Son? And why such a simpleton bumbling buffoon of a cop character? If all you want is blood, death, violence without purpose, a thinly threaded storyline pieced together merely to get from one lame gun battle to the next you'll love this movie.
If you're looking for any of the depth of character, or rich storyline of the contemporary Punisher Max books, don't waste your time with this movie, you will not find the tightly knit story telling Enis has been spoiling Punisher fans with the past few years.