Punisher: War Zone
Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:19 pm
Holy. Flaming. Cow.
Yeah, I posted this in Horrornews, not The Beaten Path. Not a mistake.
You want the gorefest of 2008? GO.
You want the Punisher movie that negates the first two attempts? GO.
You want a Lionsgate release featuring yet another villain known as Jigsaw? Hey--the Punisher Jigsaw predates the SAW Jigsaw even if his origin is somewhat reinterpreted here--and regardless, this is better than SAW 5 any day. GO.
You want conflicted heroes and fascinatingly watchable, over the top villains? GO.
And HURRY. It's also one of the biggest FLOPS of 2008. I, too, was guilty of skipping this on opening weekend--considering the OTHER two Punisher films, I figured this one could wait. And then someone had to go and tell me what this one was REALLY like.
Suffice it to say that Marvel never went this far on the printed page... and that their special "Marvel Knights" studio imprint must have been reserved for their R-rated films.
Oh, and this would never have gotten an "R" in the 1980s. Rank hath its privileges today, I guess.
GO.
Yeah, I posted this in Horrornews, not The Beaten Path. Not a mistake.
You want the gorefest of 2008? GO.
You want the Punisher movie that negates the first two attempts? GO.
You want a Lionsgate release featuring yet another villain known as Jigsaw? Hey--the Punisher Jigsaw predates the SAW Jigsaw even if his origin is somewhat reinterpreted here--and regardless, this is better than SAW 5 any day. GO.
You want conflicted heroes and fascinatingly watchable, over the top villains? GO.
And HURRY. It's also one of the biggest FLOPS of 2008. I, too, was guilty of skipping this on opening weekend--considering the OTHER two Punisher films, I figured this one could wait. And then someone had to go and tell me what this one was REALLY like.
Suffice it to say that Marvel never went this far on the printed page... and that their special "Marvel Knights" studio imprint must have been reserved for their R-rated films.
Oh, and this would never have gotten an "R" in the 1980s. Rank hath its privileges today, I guess.
GO.