Plantiana
Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.
Mjeteconer
Just perfect...
Console
best movie i've ever seen.
CommentsXp
Best movie ever!
damianosullivan3
I am a HUGE...HUGE PUNISHER FAN. I've got the PUNISHER skull tattooed on my leg. I LOVE what he stands for and what he does! The movie does NOT (THANK GOD) delve deep into the inner turmoil of a man who doesn't know what to do when it comes to killing or not killing and the internal suffering BLAH BLAH BLAH Batman style movies! This guy shows up, kicks the right ass for the right reasons! Rescues the proper people who need it and just goes away. THIS IS MY SPOILER-ISH..... I do NOT like Quentin Tarantino as much as most everyone else..... IF you have seen The Kill Bill movies...the Lucy Lieu character is WORD FOR WORD DIRECTLY TAKEN FROM THIS MOVIE!!!! ALSO THIS IS THE REAL SPOILER... It does NOT get the FULL 10 BECAUSE you don't get the SKULL!!!
Platypuschow
The 80's and 90's were great times for action movie fans, few of the titles that came out were any good but there were plenty of them to keep the masses entertained.Dolph Lungren here stars as the first outing for Frankle Castle aka The Punisher but if you're expecting anything to do with the character at all you'll be disappointed.Trademark skull? Origin story? Connections to the marvel universe? Nothing. In fact the movie is so generic it could have just been a standard action flick where they at the last minute decided would be the Punisher.This truly is just yet another paint by number action flick, standard formula, Lungren is wooden as always and the movie has as much to do with the Punisher as creation theory has to do with science.Just no.The Good: Couple of decent characters The Bad: So incredibly genericLungren is terrible Simply not a Punisher film Things I Learnt From This Movie: Being in a house that blows up will not even phase you, in fact you'll have a chance to pose for cameras 5 seconds of origin story is apparently sufficient The actor sidekick should have had been the lead In the Marvel universe they still acknowledge the existence of DC characters
srepolt
As far as 80's action movie actors go, Dolph Lundgren never received the same level of stardom as Stallone, Arnold, or even Van Damme. Dolph has made some pretty good action movies over the years and the Punisher is definitely one of his best and one of my favorites. Growing up in the late 80's and 90's, the Punisher was one of the first Dolph Lundgren movies I ever watched. As sacrilegious as this might sound, I never watched the Rocky movies growing up so I never saw him as Drago. For me, the Punisher was my introduction to Dolph. As a huge comic book fan and a Punisher fan I loved this movie. In comparison to the more recent adaptations I still think that this is the best version of the Punisher to hit the screen. The action is nitty gritty, the kill count is high and Dolph plays the character like a man who simple doesn't care if he lives or dies just as long as the criminals get what they deserve.....Death! This movie is far from perfect but anyone who is a fan of Dolph, 80's action movies, and the Punisher, this movie is for you. My only complaint with this film is that the Punisher doesn't wear his trademark skull shirt. This simple fact can be overlooked due to the overall enjoyment of the movie.
SnoopyStyle
Frank Castle (Dolph Lundgren) is a former cop who lives in the sewers as The Punisher after his wife and kids were murdered. Mob boss Dino Moretti is responsible but is released after the court fails to convict him. The Punisher kills him and his henchmen. Frank's former partner Jake Berkowitz (Louis Gossett Jr.) gets hounded by Sam Leary to be his new partner. She believes that Frank Castle is still alive as The Punisher despite official denial. Gangster Gianni Franco (Jeroen Krabbé) returns to town while Lady Tanaka of the Japanese Yakuza proposes a partnership with his organization weaken by The Punisher.I appreciate the strip down attempt at a hard-nosed comic book movie. They even kick around some kids. However Mark Goldblatt is not a good enough director. The style and look of it is solidly in a lower level. The action isn't that exciting. Lundgren doesn't do much acting-wise. It gets a bit boring without any compelling acting.
