The Punisher: War Zone

[AshesAshes]

Searched and couldnt find anything on this,they posted the trailer today. http://movies.ign.com/dor/objects/382367/punisher-war-zone/videos/punisher2_trailer_061008.html

Looks a lot darker and Ray Stevenson sounds like Clive Owen a little bit

[entrepy]

Searched and couldnt find anything on this,they posted the trailer today. http://movies.ign.com/dor/objects/382367/punisher-war-zone/videos/punisher2_trailer_061008.html

Looks a lot darker and Ray Stevenson sounds like Clive Owen a little bit

Thanks for the link, it does seem pretty gritty. Was hoping I'd get to see Dominic West as Jigsaw (just watched the first season of The Wire and loved it), but I guess I got to wait.

[JIMMYateEARTH]

I'm gonna miss thomas jane but I'm hopeful that this movie will be just as good as the first
trailer looked nice

[WakingTheMisery]

This looks awful.

I want a fucking Moon Knight movie.

[Chris Fallon]

Is this going straight-to-DVD? I thought I had heard that a while ago.

[FondestMemory]

punisher was my favorite comic growing up, but i have absolutely zero interest in this.

tom jane backed out because he felt the script was fucking awful. i trust him.

[WakingTheMisery]

That get up he is wearing is horrid too.

[JIMMYateEARTH]

This looks awful.

I want a fucking Moon Knight movie.
Moon Knight movie would be cool, I'm sure that its coming down the pipe line
and yeah the trailer makes this look may worse than the original


punisher was my favorite comic growing up, but i have absolutely zero interest in this.

tom jane backed out because he felt the script was fucking awful. i trust him.

Jane might have been right to back out, it seems like they just wanted to make this movie about killing criminals with little to no plot involved


That get up he is wearing is horrid too.

Agreed, to much Flack-jacket and not enough Skull
what were they thinking

[B-Bones]

Just FYI everyone! The 2004 one with John Travolta was NOT the original Punisher movie. The original one came out in 1989, starred Dolph Lundgren, and was awesome: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098141/

[FondestMemory]

the dolph lundgren one is on par with the hasselhoff nick fury movie.

it was fucking awful. i don't even consider it a punisher movie.

[JesusV2]

Well that was terrible

[WakingTheMisery]

They should've casted Bruce Campbell as The Punisher.

[JIMMYateEARTH]

Just FYI everyone! The 2004 one with John Travolta was NOT the original Punisher movie. The original one came out in 1989, starred Dolph Lundgren, and was awesome: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098141/

I'm gonna say that movie doesn't count, its not the original Thomas Jane's version is the original


War Journal is the Sequel to Thomas Janes, so when people say original they would be referring to that regardless if they had prior knowledge of the film you speak of, just FYI

[mht]

I will not support this. I was a big fan of Thomas Jane and thought he did a great Punisher, with a shitty weak cast of Travolta's terrible bad guy acting, and Stamos playing a horrid Joan, the movie was still okay.


I have no care to see this one.

[FstFtsVsFences]

Wow, um... I'm not quite sure what to say about what I just saw there.

[drudo182]

Trailer looks okay. I miss Thomas Jane though already. Not sure I dig his get up either. Kind of hope he puts on just a shirt at some point.

Some of those shots look crazy good though.

[drudo182]

http://media.movies.ign.com/media/382/382367/vids_1.html

[PaulsRightNut]

dang, they're doing another one?! lol

[airik625]

Looks pretty good. I have to say I'm semi-excited.

[Ailite]

Not going to be good without Thomas Jane, the first one was good

[DickfaceChillah]

The trailer does look pretty corny, and I hold The Punisher close to my heart, but just because it's The Punisher, I am going the first day with my Punisher shirt and slicking my hair back like Ray Stevenson in this.

[B-Bones]

I'm gonna say that movie doesn't count, its not the original Thomas Jane's version is the original


War Journal is the Sequel to Thomas Janes, so when people say original they would be referring to that regardless if they had prior knowledge of the film you speak of, just FYI

Makes sense. That's what I assumed. I just figured I would drop some knowledge on those who didn't know though.

[buysoap]

Bring back Tom Jane!

"I just want my kids back!"

[DickfaceChillah]

He only had one kid, yo.

[Deadwomb88]

this movie looks lame. Looks like Blade.

[Spooky]

haha this looks awful

[FondestMemory]

He only had one kid, yo.

wasn't a punisher reference, was an arrested development one.

[livethesounds]

well, its only the first preview for it, usually not a lot of the plot is shown in the initial trailers. At this it looks kinda pointless, but i'm hoping they'll show more when they close in on the release date. I want to like this so badly, i loved the first one.
When i first saw the trailer for The Incredible Hulk i thought the same thing too though and i loved the hulk

[handlikesecret]

i try to be optimistic with releases like this, but this looks freakin' horrible.

[DickfaceChillah]

wasn't a punisher reference, was an arrested development one.

Oh word. Sorry!

[sweetforever]

:eyebrow: Thomas Jane was a better choice for Frank Castle

[handlikesecret]

:eyebrow: Thomas Jane was a better choice for Frank Castle
haha you think? i don't know anyone who doesn't think this. for very good reasons, of course.

[Bryant]

Damn, withouth Thomas Jane, I lost interest and the trailer didn't help bring it back. It looks straight-to-dvd.

The first one wasn't bad IMO, it just coulda been better.

[emerson1892]

This looks fucking horrible, they should have kept Thomas Jane or not made this. I'm not sure of the circumstance of why T.J. is not in the movie but they are going to ruin franchises if they keep changing characters i.e. Hulk, Punisher and possibly Spider man. Whats next Peter Gallagher as Iron Man?

[FondestMemory]

tom jane's not in the movie because he backed out of it. he told them he'd only stay on if there were a complete rewrite of the horrible script.

so they moved on.

[drudo182]

tom jane's not in the movie because he backed out of it. he told them he'd only stay on if there were a complete rewrite of the horrible script.

so they moved on.

Yep. Smart man.

[xThursdayxPTWx]

haha, thought this was supposed to be a revamp of the franchise. this will be the one that kills any chance of there ever being another punisher movie.

oh, and here's a couple shots of jigsaw if anyone wants em.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/RainbowRandolph22/untitled-1.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm286/RainbowRandolph22/untitled.jpg

[livethesounds]

you know what, this may suck, but it'll probably be better than Ghost Rider.

[FondestMemory]

i don't know how it couldn't be. anything should be better than that.

[drudo182]

It will be better than Ghost Rider but this Ray Stevenson guy looks like he is trying way too hard or something. Him and that voice. I don't like the goofs hair either.

[mht]

http://www.myspace.com/ramallah




cant believe they used a ramallah song to market the movie lol

[airik625]

The new posters look pretty cool.

[WordzandDreamz]

The Red Band trailer for this movie looks absolutely ridiculous...in both a good and bad way.

[mht]

only thing good about the red band trailer is that ramallah jam is hard as fuckkkkkkkkkkkk

[-Aaron-]

Ramallah and Dominic West...

[cahrishurr]

This looks quite awful, and I dont wanna support a recast of a character when Thomas Jane did such a good job in the original.

Just FYI everyone! The 2004 one with John Travolta was NOT the original Punisher movie. The original one came out in 1989, starred Dolph Lundgren, and was awesome: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098141/

lol

[Bryant]

Saw the Red band trailer. Reminded me of Rambo.

[mht]

Ramallah and Dominic West...


on the real though. anybody that is hard and ready to fight has to love this combo of choice.

[mht]

this is going to be the hardest mosh down the aisles of a movie theater in a long time.

[drudo182]

"Would you believe so bad that the director may have been fired over it?

When Lexi Alexander didn’t show up for her own panel at Comic-Con last weekend, the whispers started. And a not-so-cryptic post on the director’s official site, saying among other things, “Now for me it’s time to move on and look towards the future,” seems to confirm the rumors.

But if IESB’s sources are right, things are about to get even worse. One insider said Punisher: War Zone is so bad, “Dolph Lundgren’s 1989 Punisher is a masterpiece compared to [it].”

But here’s the worst part: “After a small screening of the film to studio execs, we were told it was un-releasable and by far one of the worst movies ever made. Apparently, the dialogue and action sequences were so bad that it was practically unwatchable.”

[drudo182]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/37642

[gilatron5000]

That is the harshest review I've ever heard. Nothing can be worse than the Lungren Punisher...RIGHT?

[drudo182]

That is the harshest review I've ever heard. Nothing can be worse than the Lungren Punisher...RIGHT?

I've never seen it...

[airik625]

That is the harshest review I've ever heard. Nothing can be worse than the Lungren Punisher...RIGHT?

Your avatar is really cool.

[gilatron5000]

I've never seen it...It's bad. REALLY bad. The strangest part is Dolph sitting naked in a sewer cauterizing his wounds with a heated knife.

And Louis Gossett, Jr. taking on the Japanese mob.

Your avatar is really cool.Thank you. I was inspired after a particularly nasty issue of Fables. Cinderella is a badass, isn't she?

speaking of avatars, drudo, you changed yours? I didn't think that would ever happen!

[airik625]

There is only one way I would ever go see this movie.

[drudo182]

It's bad. REALLY bad. The strangest part is Dolph sitting naked in a sewer cauterizing his wounds with a heated knife.

And Louis Gossett, Jr. taking on the Japanese mob.

Thank you. I was inspired after a particularly nasty issue of Fables. Cinderella is a badass, isn't she?

speaking of avatars, drudo, you changed yours? I didn't think that would ever happen!

I found it in the Wal-Mart $5 one and didn't get it.

Now I'm bummed.

[coryatlarge]

wuts with the collar? i'm not sure how i feel about this

[FondestMemory]

they may be backing off it's theatrical release. the director has been all but fired and the score has been replaced with nu metal by the studio.

they're looking at giving it a week long run in limited release before sending it straight to dvd.

tom jane looks like a genious in this whole ordeal.

[cahrishurr]

good, finally a bad super hero movie doesnt make it to theatres

[drudo182]

they may be backing off it's theatrical release. the director has been all but fired and the score has been replaced with nu metal by the studio.

they're looking at giving it a week long run in limited release before sending it straight to dvd.

tom jane looks like a genious in this whole ordeal.

Lionsgate is pretty dumb for not re-working the script he said was terrible.

[drudo182]

Following up on an earlier article, one of my contacts deep within the bowels of Hollywood and close to the Punisher: War Zone project (source will not be named. Sorry!) told me today that the big fight over the Punisher project is Lionsgate wants a PG-13 cut to be released.

We already know that Lexi Alexander has allegedly been fired from the film. Her own website doesn't even mention anything about the Punisher movie anymore. You would think that even if she were a consultant on the project, she'd be mentioning this huge comic book movie coming out later this year, but that isn't the case.

Of course, Lionsgate can always say, "This was never intended to be PG-13. We always had an R rating in mind." but I trust Hollywood as far as I can throw it. I'm sure there's some Lionsgate exec thinking this film can do what The Dark Knight has done with a PG-13 rating.

And I'm betting it's the Dark Knight impact having something to do with this internal battle over the cut of the film. Dark Knight is PG-13 and made a ton of money. But this isn't Batman. This is The Punisher. The Punisher kills people. Violently. I don't want a PG-13 movie, and I especially don't want one after seeing the ultra violent red band trailer.

What do you guys think? Is Lionsgate going nuts over here? Who really wants a PG-13 Punisher movie? I'm pretty sure the actual fans of the comic book don't. Voice your opinion below or e-mail george@latinoreview.com and let Lionsgate know fans of the comic want to see The Punisher do some actual punishing!

[ShimmerAndSpill]

I can't wait for this. After watching Rome a lot, I think Ray Stevenson will do a good job, and the trailer blew me away.

[FondestMemory]

wow.

really?

[Why Bother?]

The Tom Jane one was so good, I loved it.

[FondestMemory]

the tom jane one was real good.

this one will be the opposite.

[cahrishurr]

I can't wait for this. After watching Rome a lot, I think Ray Stevenson will do a good job, and the trailer blew me away.

I cant imagine this movie being good in anyway, surprises me a Punisher fan would say so.

[drudo182]

I am excited but I know it will probably be one awful movie.

[ShimmerAndSpill]

I cant imagine this movie being good in anyway, surprises me a Punisher fan would say so.

I'm looking forward to it because I really like Ray Stevenson.

[TK]

Holy shit what an awful trailer.

[Cleangreenshirt]

Check this out- better-

http://music.lionsgate.com/punisher/widget/sensesfail.html

http://music.lionsgate.com/punisher/widget/staticx.html

http://music.lionsgate.com/punisher/widget/7daysaway.html


:satan:

[drudo182]

I'm excited to see this because I know it will probably be awful.

[drudo182]

Anyone see this today? I am going early tomorrow afternoon before work.

[PaulsRightNut]

Thomas Jane is Frank Castle

period.

[billyboatkid]

Straight up. I really liked the original. Don't see a reason for a remake. Would have liked a sequel.

Thomas jane was the shit as frank castle.

[livethesounds]

yea, rotten tomatoes is at like 12% right now. but that's not surprising, most poeople that don't like comics don't like the comic movies. Lot of critics hated Jane's Punisher, but i loved it. I don't think this can touch it, but i think it may work in another way for the Punisher series.
I'm not going to see it until i see the reaction of actual punisher / marvel / comic fans though. I'm too broke to waste my money.

[drudo182]

This isn't a straight up reboot though so it's kind of a sequel, right?

[JIMMYateEARTH]

yea, rotten tomatoes is at like 12% right now. but that's not surprising, most poeople that don't like comics don't like the comic movies. Lot of critics hated Jane's Punisher, but i loved it. I don't think this can touch it, but i think it may work in another way for the Punisher series.
I'm not going to see it until i see the reaction of actual punisher / marvel / comic fans though. I'm too broke to waste my money.

I loved the last Punisher movie

I think movie will not be as good as the last , BUT I think this movie will be the ultra crazy violent Punisher that people have come to love the as in his MAX series.
I might go see it some time this weekend

[drudo182]

Just got back. What an absurd movie. It has some of the worst dialogue. The acting is terrible. The action scenes wear thin after awhile but there are some funny ones. Really, a ton of violence.

2 / 5

[AP_Punk]

it felt like i was watching an 80's action movie with all that sort of dialogue and acting.

but the over-the-top, ridiculous violent action scenes were pretty entertaining.

[B-Bones]

It was entertaining and awesome I thought.

[TSLROCKS]

This movie looked laughably bad

[cahrishurr]

not going to see

[WakingTheMisery]

lol at it only making 4 million.

[BottleRocket]

So this was pretty much the most amazing movie ever.

[brandnew=love]

I thought it seriously sucked hahaha... the acting was horrible and so was the diologue. And I thought all the violence was really overdone... he killed like what? 20 people in the first 5 minutes?

[AshesAshes]

Loved it reminded me of an 80's action movie.

[TK]

Such a shitty movie

[The Database]

Whole lot of crying going on in this thread.

This movie was alright.

[LongDistanceDrunk]

I just watched it online and it was a letdown to say the least. The acting, dialouge and overall cheesiness ruined it for me. Both Jigsaw and Loony Bin Jim were laughably bad as well as the silly fucking plot. I prefer the Tom Jane over this. It did have some amazing gore and violence.