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Release Date:
5 December 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
Vengeance has a name.
Plot:
After hunting down and killing hundreds of violent criminals, Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, faces his most deadly foe yet: Jigsaw. | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination
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Exactly what you'd want in a Punisher movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ray Stevenson | ... | Frank Castle | |
| Dominic West | ... | Billy / Jigsaw | |
| Doug Hutchison | ... | Loony Bin Jim | |
| Colin Salmon | ... | Paul Budiansky | |
| Wayne Knight | ... | Micro | |
| Dash Mihok | ... | Martin Soap | |
| Julie Benz | ... | Angela | |
| Stephanie Janusauskas | ... | Grace | |
| Mark Camacho | ... | Pittsy | |
| Romano Orzari | ... | Nicky | |
| Keram Malicki-Sánchez | ... | Ink | |
| Larry Day | ... | Agent Miller | |
| Ron Lea | ... | Captain Ross | |
| Tony Calabretta | ... | Saffiotti | |
| T.J. Storm | ... | Maginty |
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Also Known As:
The Punisher 2 (USA) (working title)
The Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank (USA) (working title)
The Untitled Punisher Sequel (USA) (working title)
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The Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank (USA) (working title)
The Untitled Punisher Sequel (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for pervasive strong brutal violence, language and some drug use.
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103 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:18 |
Singapore:M18 |
Ireland:18 |
Japan:R-15 |
Australia:MA |
Malaysia:18SG |
Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) |
Mexico:C |
Argentina:13 |
South Korea:18 |
Finland:K-18 |
Norway:15 |
New Zealand:R18 |
Netherlands:16 |
USA:R (certificate #44752)
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After the release of The Punisher (2004), a sequel came in development. Both Thomas Jane (The 2004 Punisher) and director of the 2004 version Jonathan Hensleigh had been interested in doing it. The sequel had been in writing stages for three years. By that time, both of them left the project, Jane stated, "What I won't do is spend months of my life sweating over a movie that I just don't believe in." After they left, Lionsgate brought in director Lexi Alexander and actor Ray Stevenson and decided to reboot the movie from the 2004 version.
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Revealing mistakes: The patches worn by the New York City police officers that go to the Donatelli home are not actual New York City police patches.
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Priest:
For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Frank Castle: Matthew 7:2.
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Frank Castle: Matthew 7:2.
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References The Punisher (2004)
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Soundtrack:
Take Me Away
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I saw this a couple hours ago in Fullerton, CA. I was a reader of the comic, and am a fan of what we've seen from Marvel lately. This movie is just what I wanted, and what I expected.
Ray Stevenson is perfect as Frank Castle, and everyone else is at least good enough for an action movie. Dominic West is over the top as Jigsaw - which is what Jigsaw should be! A horribly disfigured mob boss with a vendetta is not a subtle thing to begin with.
As for the "respectable" critics' complaints: 1. Violence: Of course it's violent! What part of the title "Punisher: War Zone" implies peaceful conflict resolution? He's not the "Admonisher". The gore and violence is not at the level of a "Saw" film, but it is high. It is rated "R" for a reason.
2. Dialogue: I think the critics have been spoiled by "Dark Knight" and "Iron Man". Those were comic-book movies with extraordinarily good dialogue. "Punisher: War Zone" is no worse than a "Predator" or "Rambo: First Blood". Not great, but not awful. This is not supposed to be "Hamlet".
3. Script: The story moves along well, and when there's a break in the action (which isn't very often), the film doesn't drag- it's always going somewhere. Not perfect, but good. Much better than the critics have made it out to be.
All in all, a good time, and one that I'll buy and re-watch as soon as it comes out on DVD.