Review of Punisher: War Zone (2008) by Patrickr. — 05 Dec 2008

Yeah, thats right, I gave it a nine out of ten. allow me to explain: I'm a comic book junkie, and the punisher is one of my favorite characters. The punisher was never especially deep, he wasnt even brooding or sad or depressed, or really emotional in any sense.

Thomas Jane's punisher attempted to make him more human, tried to add a believable element to Frank Castle. We all know how that went. The punisher is more a force of nature than a man and this movie did not attempt anything other than emphasize that perfectly.

The punisher cannot be stopped because quite simply he WONT be stopped. he wont give in and he doesnt fear his own death. one of the best descriptions of this movie was "a slasher flick with guns" and the Punisher is the new Jason.

never in the film do we see him at a point where he is in anyway struggling against his foes. he rips through them like they were nothing. nuff said. I completely understand that many people will think this movie is awful, however to see a comic book movie done with such a passion for the fan base ( every single character in this film has been plucked from different points in the comic) Its not the perfect film by any means.

but as far as a film based on the punisher? hell yeah it is. this movie is everything the punisher is supposed to be, and if you like the punisher, you'll love this movie too.