Comments on: First Punisher: War Zone Trailer!

By: Mantronix

Mantronix — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:52:12 +0000

Give this movie a chance I met a producer in Vegas who tod me why Thomas Jane wasn’t teturning first asking for too much money second turned up too drunk at a comic convention.

Also Jane wanted the movie to be like Martin Scorsesse Taxi Driver, not the same character at all he mis-lead himself if this movie makes back the money from the budget thats good hence the sequeal fingers crossed will have a bigger budget for the production which is needed.

Have to admit some of the producers have got major movies behind them, why such a low budget is Lionsgate scared?

By: First Punisher: War Zone Trailer!

First Punisher: War Zone Trailer! — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:54:27 +0000

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By: rail

rail — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:18:47 +0000

Good calls in the comments, about the low budget look of this flick… a little more cash spent to make this joint look more noir would have gone a long way. But then again, I guess its hard to get investors riled up for a threequel in what’s pretty much been a non-starter franchise.
Oh, the schlockiness!

By: rail

rail — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:11:17 +0000

While the possibility of a huge success with this franchise has eroded with the previous takes on the character, maybe third times the charm for some semblance of credibility. While, as noted, the potential of cheese seems high (catch a whiff of cheddar with the “Sometimes, I’d like to get my hands on God” line + delivery..eeeek), the action sequences were rip-roarin’ brutal, and more to the essence of the character than seen before. Hello chandelier! Big dude seems close to the Romita Jr. initial-War-Zone-series incarnation and a more appropriately physically intimidating version of Frank Castle than Dolph Lundgren or Thomas Jane.

But, geez… while it would seem more logical and realistic to use, the neck guard just makes dude cut a profile more akin to Gun-Toting-Turtle-Neck-Sweater-Wearing-Guy than Tha Pun-ster.
Gah!

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:40:35 +0000

I dont think straight-to-dvd action sequences look anything of the quality of what we see in this trailer.

By: greenknight333

greenknight333 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:39:07 +0000

SHe probably will evolve into a great director and she seems nice enough on her website but I think she dropped the ball and we have another bad punisher film…

By: Reverend

Reverend — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:36:45 +0000

“Have you seen the other movie she directed…”

Sounds to me you don’t think she ever caught it.

I’m just saying that with the two extreme differences in genre she could actually be a decent director. I do have to say, though, a big part of me likes the idea of a chick director bringing down the house with a Punisher movie. So far all of them have sucked– maybe she’ll be the differences that the title needs.

Rev

By: greenknight333

greenknight333 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:23:18 +0000

Wow…she read the comics..Geez I did too..right from his first appearance in the Amazing Spiderman…I also am trained in martial arts, wrestling and boxing but I don`t think that qualifies me to direct a punisher movie.I`m just stating it`s a testosterone thing and being a martial arts champion should in no way make you qualified to direct this movie…I think she has dropped the ball so to speak Rev

Cheers

By: Reverend

Reverend — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:07:02 +0000

Hey hey, don’t bring sex into this. Samm Barnes has done great work with Dr. Strange and Spidey or Nocenti(sp?) for the Dare Devil.

Besides, Lexi is a martial artist champion, if I remember right– and she reportedly read all of the War Zone / Punisher comics she could get her hands on.

I think she’ll pull through.

Rev

By: greenknight333

greenknight333 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:00:14 +0000

I guess Thomas Jane made a really smart move parting company with Lionsgate on this one…Smartest man in the room so to speak…At least he understood the character and how he was hoping the character was going to evolve.

By: greenknight333

greenknight333 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:57:35 +0000

Have you seen the other movie she directed…Green Street Hooligans…Wasn’t impressed with that…Like I said..I think they have made a big mistake here..No offense but how can a female director really get the Frank Castle character?

By: greenknight333

greenknight333 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:53:37 +0000

Not impressed in the least but I think they made a big mistake here…I smell the cheese already…”God, sometimes I wish I could get my hands on him…” Geez What the hell is that supposed to be…

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:15:58 +0000

When you first see Jigsaw in the White suit the name of the building he is in front of is called Brad Street Hotel and that is based on the name of one of the artist Tim Bradstreet.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:06:21 +0000

This Punisher reminds me of Tim Bradstreet’s Punisher from the Max Comics

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:01:44 +0000

This movie is going to be much better than the Thomas Jane one. It seems to be much darker than the first. It has the same coloring in the background that Blade 2 had with the yellow nights.

By: Reverend

Reverend — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:49:56 +0000

Who misplaced our optimists?

Reading the directors notes for this movie it was said that some (I remember reading a lot, but just to be safe..) scenes were filmed in snow– so where are those scenes in the trailer? The director had said that those were her favourite scenes besides the final one where they were in a condemned building– a building that the entire crew had to wear protective gear in!

Dunno about you all, but it sounds like this trailer isn’t doing the film justice at all.

Also, when it comes to marketing and whatnot for this movie, you guys have got to remember how much Punisher stuff you saw around weeks after the ’04 left theatres. I swear all those little rocker kiddies were wearing the stuff. And on that, The Punisher is the only gritty movie that will be in with TDK in stores like Spencers and Hot Topic; don’t think they forgot how good those items sold.

One last note: Kahless, don’t give up on Lexi just yet, this is her movie to get noticed and I don’t think she’ll give that up.

Rev

By: Kahless

Kahless — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:12:18 +0000

Well, I’m not getting a good feel for this one. To me, the trailer looked like a straight to DVD movie. I kept thinking, Rodrigez (Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico) would have been the perfect director for this movie.

By: goat guy888

goat guy888 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:13:34 +0000

gotta go see this

By: carlos

carlos — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:53:28 +0000

it does look like a direct-to-dvd movie. i think past punisher movies are all okay, in their own way, none(this one i think included) have realy captured the character just right, but it might still be a good movie. jigsaw came out in the white suit right? i honestly liked jane more than stevenson(sp?) as far as the in-costume look.

By: Typhon

Typhon — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:01:00 +0000

Well that was kinda underwhelming. I liked the Tom Jane film but after seeing this, I get why he didn’t want to do it. It really does look like a direct-to-dvd film. Reminds me of the “Substitute” films. The big screen Tom Berenger was good while the DTD sequels were “ehh.” Hope its good but the next trailer is gonna have to “wow” me.