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Y'know, when I saw this thread, I thought it might actually be for "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" the upcoming possible sequel, possible reboot (I keep getting mixed messages about that) starring Nic Cage as Johnny Blaze once again! But I'm kind of glad it wasn't. I wasn't on the board when this came out and it's been kind of cool reading everyone's input. As for me personally? I liked Ghost Rider. It's got a fun b-movie vibe, good action, and spotty CGI but you know something ... I think to a point I like spotty CGI better than refined CGI. It reminds me more of the old herky/jerky stop-motion of old which is what SFX should always be in my mind. Seriously, I think I actually like the way the robots move in "Robot Jox" better than they do in "Transformers" and I'm a Transformers maniac!!!

Cage does good in his role, Sam Elliot does good in his role, Peter Fonda is the Devil (would have made more sense to cast his sister in that role, but hey, what do I know!), what's not to like? I know some members might take issue with the film deviating from certain aspects of the source material and I would to if Johnny Blaze in the comic wasn't so darn inconsistent. The original Blaze was a good kid who led a hard life. He always kind of reminded me of a cross between Bruce Banner and Rick Jones. At the end of the original Ghost Rider series, he's separated from the demon by the evil Centurious in a bid to harness the Ghost Rider's power, but that only ends up getting both the villain and the demon trapped in a magic crystal fighting for all eternity (or the till the second series brought them back anyway).

When Blaze reappeared in the New Ghost Rider comic he looked like a grunge rocker and acted like the Punisher's kid brother. Recently, just before this movie was released, a new Ghost Rider comic popped up depicting Blaze as a 30-something accountant who keeps his past hidden. So who is Johnny Blaze? I don't even think he knows. I read somewhere that the producers of the movie wanted to make his character a cross between the original version of Blaze and Danny Ketch, the guy who became Ghost Rider after him and on that part they, well, I guess they did okay. Frankly, I think Blaze will always be the most compelling in the original as he was a young man fighting against forces beyond his control. You can read a lot into that, whether we're talking about family constraints, society, overcoming bad education or a lack of opportunities, what have you!

But the movie was fun! It wasn't great, it won't change the world, or even the way films are made, but it was fun to watch, and had some great action and some good lines. Nic Cage at his finest and personally I can't wait for the next one even if it is a reboot! Now on to the current movies thread! Onward! ONWARD!!!