I went on Netflix and saw they had The Punisher on there so I thought, why not? I'm up for some action.
To call this movie Dark is an overstatement.
This is one of the goofiest, ridiculous, dark movies I have ever seen. Where to even begin with this? Well, the first 30 minutes acts pretty serious and seem promising. It looks like it's gonna be a movie that is a tale of revenge with an Ennio Morricone like score. But when Frank Castle moves into an apartment that three weird and quirky people live in, my god. It gets so far from dark.
Here are the reasons why the movie is not dark. The sound effects half the time made me think I was playing Half Life 2. Every single sound effect is horribly stock and childish which makes 88% of action scenes stupid.
Some scenes are also stupid. For example, the three quirky people dance and sing to Rigoletto as Frank gets beat up by a guy who is a combination of Hulk Hogan and Waldo. To top things off, he throws a grenade at him, hits it back like a baseball bat and explodes the bathroom while no one notices what is going on.
The film looked grainy and feels like it was made in the 90's. I don't know what the cinematographer was doing using a camera that had ultra grain on it, but seriously, it made the movie look even worse.
Also, the violence isn't very brutal as I was expecting it to be. Sure it's bloody, but nothing brutal or disturbing. Most of the fights end way to fast with the exception of the Hulk Hogan/Waldo guy, especially the final shootout. Some of the action is even over the top.
John Travolta is not a threatening villain. He literally does nothing until the very end. He lets his inept goons do all the work while he either smokes a Cuban or Sits in a leather chair.
So did I like anything about this movie? Because I complained a lot about it being too goofy or not dark.
Well I Enjoyed it.
The whole movie had me laughing at some of the ridiculous acting and dialog, the ending where Howard Saint is blinded by Frank and Mickey to murder his best friend and wife who he thinks she is cheating on him is absolutely brilliant, I enjoyed the three quirky characters, especially the fat guy and the whole movie feels like a modern day western in some respects.
If you want a dark movie, you're not gonna find it here. If you want an over the top action movie with some humor, you'll may find this enjoyable. The Punisher manages to tape itself from falling apart.
75/100 B-
To call this movie Dark is an overstatement.
This is one of the goofiest, ridiculous, dark movies I have ever seen. Where to even begin with this? Well, the first 30 minutes acts pretty serious and seem promising. It looks like it's gonna be a movie that is a tale of revenge with an Ennio Morricone like score. But when Frank Castle moves into an apartment that three weird and quirky people live in, my god. It gets so far from dark.
Here are the reasons why the movie is not dark. The sound effects half the time made me think I was playing Half Life 2. Every single sound effect is horribly stock and childish which makes 88% of action scenes stupid.
Some scenes are also stupid. For example, the three quirky people dance and sing to Rigoletto as Frank gets beat up by a guy who is a combination of Hulk Hogan and Waldo. To top things off, he throws a grenade at him, hits it back like a baseball bat and explodes the bathroom while no one notices what is going on.
The film looked grainy and feels like it was made in the 90's. I don't know what the cinematographer was doing using a camera that had ultra grain on it, but seriously, it made the movie look even worse.
Also, the violence isn't very brutal as I was expecting it to be. Sure it's bloody, but nothing brutal or disturbing. Most of the fights end way to fast with the exception of the Hulk Hogan/Waldo guy, especially the final shootout. Some of the action is even over the top.
John Travolta is not a threatening villain. He literally does nothing until the very end. He lets his inept goons do all the work while he either smokes a Cuban or Sits in a leather chair.
So did I like anything about this movie? Because I complained a lot about it being too goofy or not dark.
Well I Enjoyed it.
The whole movie had me laughing at some of the ridiculous acting and dialog, the ending where Howard Saint is blinded by Frank and Mickey to murder his best friend and wife who he thinks she is cheating on him is absolutely brilliant, I enjoyed the three quirky characters, especially the fat guy and the whole movie feels like a modern day western in some respects.
If you want a dark movie, you're not gonna find it here. If you want an over the top action movie with some humor, you'll may find this enjoyable. The Punisher manages to tape itself from falling apart.
75/100 B-