Review of Ghost Rider (2007) by James C — 21 Jun 2013

When Johnny Blaze makes a deal with The Devil to save the life of his father, he discovers that the payback will change his life forever.

Ghost Rider is one of Marvel's most underrated characters, and I had a certain amount of trepidation when I heard that they were bringing him to big screen, but I became a lot happier when I found that Nic Cage was spearheading it, as I knew that it is his favourite comic book character. What we are presented is a good take on the character with a fast moving story-line. The characters are all as over the top as you would imagine and are are played to the max, and special credit has to go to Peter Fonda, who would seem to have been born to play Mephistopheles. The special effects are the real driving force behind this movie, and they handled incredibly well, and real breathe life into the title character. All in all, this is actually quite a cheesy movie that won't be to everyone's taste, but I thought it hit all the right buttons and totally enjoyed it and would recommend it fully to anyone.