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Embark on an amazing sojourn to awesomeness. This is exactly how the first part should have been ‘presented’ which however was a debacle owing to the lack of oomph factor. A perfect example of how a change in the direction of a franchise could actually assist in escalating the standards of a flick.
I think Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor did a fabulous job. Bits of Crank franchise and Jonah Hex came revisiting with their typical style of direction. Screenplay was good then again we should not forget who the legendary writer was – The exceptional Goyer himself. Yet another great story under his baggage, Goyer never fails to surprise (I am still waiting like hell for the third Batman venture).
Nicolas gets better and better. We have seen him do crazy movies and we have seen him do sensible ones. Sometimes we have discovered him in every single Hollywood flick. It would definitely be justified if we start using ‘As busy as ….. Nicolas Cage’ phrase to define diligence.
He has come up with really class acting in several good flicks before and we have seen the likes of Face Off, City of Angels, Lord of War, Bad Lieutenant, Next, Con Air, Matchstick Men, Windtalkers, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, The Rock and of course the National Treasure franchise. His experience has elevated his standards for sure and acting comes naturally to him now.
The greatest thing about the movie was its constant entertainment. The flick kept on making the provision of reasons to keep the adrenaline rush surging, gushing and soaring all the time. The cameras caught minute details like the burnin’ ride of Blaze and the metamorphosing of Blaze to Ghost Rider along with providing a better glimpse of the laughing spook and the formidable protagonist. Cage raged and fumed like inferno and basked in ashes of the villains throughout the flick.
That is how we expect a comic to be – incessantly thrilling and exhilarating and that was exactly how the movie was designed.
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance was all about Nicolas Cage and his alter self Ghost Rider and I don’t mean that figuratively. It was him all along that carried the movie pretty well. The villain Roarke was as good as non-existent and naught, his impotence eventually - equally frustrating (Cage made him look like a chihuahua). Johnny Whitworth delivered a little bit entertainment however it still wizened against the mighty Rider’s performance.
The sequel again failed to match the standards of any other ‘really good’ superhero flick in terms of ultimate demo yet stood firm with the mere class, style, laugh, ride, shrug, roar, spin, nods and dance (watch out for those moves) of Cage.
Note: The flick is not for whiners and crybabies who ask for Academy type material all the time. Strictly for Cage’s fans, Goyer’s diehards and for entertainment seekers.
