The new Punisher movie...

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:26 pm

Ok....there's something about the trailers that I've seen that say...um....'cheesy and lame'. Thomas Jane as Frank Castle? He's not big enough, he's not muscly enough, and although he's a fine enough actor....he's just not got that Punny vibe.....

And the whole 'no one's ever stood up for me before' by the stoned junkie line? Ugh.

Gouda. Aged.

Sigh.

You heard it here first: ZPH predicts megaflop for latest Marvel flick.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:33 pm

Wait...I've been calling myself ZPH all this time, when I'm really ZWH? Ugh. Dumb.

n-boy · Post by **n-boy** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 11:31 pm

yeah, i was thinking pretty much on the same lines as you about it. i think i'll wait until it comes out on video (or even more likely, rlsed on divx).

on the bright side, i seriuosly doubt there's any way the movie could be worse than the dolph lundgren version froom the 80s.

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:25 am

I know a few people who've seen the film and they say its pretty damn dark and overall a very good action film. Very Schlesinger is what i've been told. Mind you the trailers look pretty bad.

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 8:22 am

I personally flip the channel when the trailer comes on. Ugh

DawgPhan · Post by **DawgPhan** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 8:51 am

Man I can not wait to see this movie...I think that it looks totally awesome...of course I do not need any high brow stuff to make me happy...All I need are some cool guns and some A$$ kicking....and this movie looks like it has both....oh and some hot girls and some rockin explosions would be nice also....this movie and van heisling both look really good to me...I think that van heisling looks like Indian Jones fights Dracula....and werewolf.......and frankenstien....how can you go wrong?

Peter Parker · Post by **Peter Parker** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 8:36 pm

Well, my two cents is...I agree with Zeph...T. Jane just ain't Frank Castiglione..NO WAY!!!!

He is a solid actor, but he's 5'9

..no Punisher!

Sir B

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 1:38 am

I thought that the trailer was very bland and did nothing to excite.
The film could be a good action movie but they didn't make me want to shell out money to see it and thats not a good sign.
-Brian

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 10:31 am

Yeah, that pretty much sums up what I was thinking. Don't get me wrong, I WANT this movie to succeed, I really do....but if the trailers are any clue, and that's supposedly the best they've got...well, it's just another run of the mill action flick, a la anything starring Vin Diesel.

By the by....did anyone notice Hellboy's blatant rip-of....er, 'homage'...of X-Men 2 with their print ad showing hellboy in front of a dark black and gray circle like 'thing'? No, it's not the same design, sure....but the color, shading, digital effects...exactly the same as that of X2's featured print ad.

DawgPhan · Post by **DawgPhan** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 11:17 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:Yeah, that pretty much sums up what I was thinking. Don't get me wrong, I WANT this movie to succeed, I really do....but if the trailers are any clue, and that's supposedly the best they've got...well, it's just another run of the mill action flick, a la anything starring Vin Diesel.

I guess that I am one fo the few people who actually like vin diesel...I thought that xxx was totally awesome...I mean he blew up columbia while riding a dirt bike...then he jumped over an exploding house...did some kinda MotoX trick and kicked a machine gun outta a dudes hand...that is totally WYCKED!!

Any way I really did like that movie...I think that I might see movies for different reasons than most people....I go to be entertained....I do not want to sit there and think about the movie or anything else...I get paid to think....when I am no at work I want to sit there and be entertained.....xxx, the rundown, all arnie movies, dawn of the dead, and any other movie that entertains are all right with me...of course I also think that the rock is a good actor...

screamingdc · Post by **screamingdc** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:50 pm

i just realized that John Travolta is in this movie. where has he been in all the previews before?

mrwoogieman · Post by **mrwoogieman** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:30 pm

Thomas Jane and Joe Quesada were at Midtown Comics today doing a promotional signing. I missed them but snagged a signed poster for free!

blazeknight · Post by **blazeknight** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 12:09 am

Just came home from the movie...it rocked! Would recomend to any fanboy out there

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:40 pm

It had it's problems but I really enjoyed this film. Of course all I needed was the skull on his shirt to make me happy.

oxygen · Post by **oxygen** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 8:24 am

Yeah, I don't think this will do well either. Guess we'll find out soon enough, though.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 11:50 pm

Wellllll...hate to say I told ya so, but.....$13Mil opening, at a cost of $55...yikes.

DawgPhan · Post by **DawgPhan** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:34 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:Wellllll...hate to say I told ya so, but.....$13Mil opening, at a cost of $55...yikes.

Well it could be worse...look at The Alamo...that movie is a horrible failure. I think the Punisher will make some money...I know that I plan on seeing it...it also has to be released over seas...and to dvd...55 Million is not a look to spend on a movie these days..I have heard good thigns from the people who have seen it...I think that it got screwed opening against the new QT flick Kill Bill 2...If it had opened this weekend I think that it would have done well against man on fire or whatever the new denzel movie is...

Byrneout · Post by **Byrneout** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 12:23 pm

After seeing the movie, I want to kick whoever did the trailers in the nuts. There was a lot to like about this movie, but none of it was used for the trailers to get me interested.

It was a good representation of the character. Even the changes they made fit and flowed well with the character's concept.

Overall, I would give it an 8 out of 10. For comparison, I ranked Spider-Man as a 9.5.

DawgPhan · Post by **DawgPhan** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 12:46 pm

I am going to see this movie tonight with my good friend...both of us are totally jacked to see this movie...I hope everyone dies and I can not wait to see the damage that he is going to do with that huge cleaver/paper cutter thing from the trailer...man I can not wait...

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:50 pm

$13Mil opening, at a cost of $55...yikes

The budget for the film was $30 million. Unless you are counting in the marketing budget, $25 million seems a little high for marketing though.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:30 am

dellamorte wrote: Unless you are counting in the marketing budget, $25 million seems a little high for marketing though.

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But of course...spent money is spent money, no matter where or how it's spent. And $20-$30 is typical marketing for an action flick.

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:39 am

This movie will make sooo much money the could budget the sequel and still have cash left over for a set of vvss's

The film will do $40 million at the US box office, probably another $60 worldwide. Then another $30-40 in DVD & VHS sales, and another $30-40 in DVD & VHS rentals. Plus $10 million from pay per view, cable and local channel packages as well as merchandising etc.

DawgPhan · Post by **DawgPhan** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:21 am

Saw it last night and I think that I might be seeing it again...nothing to hokey about it...well the shirt thing..but other than that everything was rather good...well maybe the becoming "family" thing...but oh well....everyone dies and everything explodes....hell frank castle is saved by a firey explosion...I mean if an explosion can save him how you going to kill him...yeah I think that we might be getting punisher movies for a while now....and I likey

Oh yeah this movie will make money since it didnt cost a ton to make...I think that it might do just as well this weekend as it did last weekend...maybe a touch better...i think that this movie will get by on word of mouth....if you like *SQUEE* kicking then this is the movie for you...