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DuffladJun 30, 2012

Why are people giving this film a decent grade? The plot sucked, the acting sucked, the fights were terrible. The only decent thing about this film was the graphics. Ghost Rider has died to me thanks the recent films. The comics will never beWhy are people giving this film a decent grade? The plot sucked, the acting sucked, the fights were terrible. The only decent thing about this film was the graphics. Ghost Rider has died to me thanks the recent films. The comics will never be the same to me again. And was it good for a movie for non-fans? Nope. It was pure crap. Only thing keeping me in the theater was half disbelief, a quarter because I had anticipated it for a long time (idiotically), and a quarter because of pride, afraid to show my wife my insecurities with a bad choice I made in film selection for a date... :P… Expand

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blacksand33Mar 30, 2012

This movie it's like... meh. The first one had many flaws but was still enjoyable, this is just stupid:
bad acting, bad dialogues, kind of useless story, while at least the special effects are decent but this is not enough, sorry. It isThis movie it's like... meh. The first one had many flaws but was still enjoyable, this is just stupid:
bad acting, bad dialogues, kind of useless story, while at least the special effects are decent but this is not enough, sorry. It is indeed a pity, Ghost Rider is an amazing comic character and could have spawned a great superhero movie and a box-office hit. Let's just hope for a decent reboot in the future.… Expand

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jaalx6Apr 8, 2012

1st movie was ok.SOV was nothing but a waste of time.Fell asleep after the popcorn was gone.Luckily only spent $2 apiece at the 2nd run movie theater.Don't waste your time.Like some movies if it didn't have some decent **** to look at nobody1st movie was ok.SOV was nothing but a waste of time.Fell asleep after the popcorn was gone.Luckily only spent $2 apiece at the 2nd run movie theater.Don't waste your time.Like some movies if it didn't have some decent **** to look at nobody would be left in the theater.… Expand

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DCEdmondsNov 13, 2014

"Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" 10 Scale Rating: 1.0 (Horrible) ...

The Good: Well, the motorcycle was cool ... The Bad: Nicholas Cage. The dialog. The corny action. Turning a cool badguy (Blackout) into a cheesy one line machine. I"Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" 10 Scale Rating: 1.0 (Horrible) ...

The Good: Well, the motorcycle was cool ...

The Bad: Nicholas Cage. The dialog. The corny action. Turning a cool badguy (Blackout) into a cheesy one line machine. I didn't think it possible, but this movie was drastically worse than the first one.… Expand

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webbikerJun 19, 2012

Oh how I waited for this one how really bad it was. I'm a big fan of GR but this movie wasted all the potential. Pretty much everything except the CGI special effects was amateurish. The first one, while kinda childish was actually a lotOh how I waited for this one how really bad it was. I'm a big fan of GR but this movie wasted all the potential. Pretty much everything except the CGI special effects was amateurish. The first one, while kinda childish was actually a lot better when compared to this.… Expand

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AkkharJun 5, 2012

Ow What a pain ! They said everything in the movie was in fire , it was and so was my head ! I just cannot believe David S. Goyer the writer of The Dark Knight wrote this piece of **** ! Every thing in this movie sucks. Nick is my favoriteOw What a pain ! They said everything in the movie was in fire , it was and so was my head ! I just cannot believe David S. Goyer the writer of The Dark Knight wrote this piece of **** ! Every thing in this movie sucks. Nick is my favorite actor . He still is but this was his worst movie. Idris Elba , CiarÃ¡n Hinds , Violante Placido all sucked and Christopher Lambert was the worst of all . Only Johnny Whitworth was a bit good . Every dialogues of this movie was dumb and ***** (cant ,just cant) . Neveldine/Taylor's direction were.....well i don't know what to say, even that little boy from the movie could be a better job ! effects were not good like the first film and the camera work was so disturbing .

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is even worst then some B - Movie. and if they want to make another sequel they should all really visit the mental hospital !… Expand

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Gtafan421Mar 26, 2012

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All I can say is that this is a horrible movie that made me appreciate the first film even more. I didnt read Ghost Rider too often, but I knew Blaze's origins and I knew they at least tried to get it as close as possible at the front of the first film. Of course, the first film had its issues, but they are small compared to the garbage that this brings to the table. This film is called Ghost Rider... but he is only in for about Fifteen minutes. Unlike the first film, the action scenes are slow, and have no tension to them once you see the Rider just standing there with a bad guy who he's grabbed by the collar for over a minute and a half while said bad guy's mates are standing there doing nothing but looking dumb. Another mistake I noticed was that not only did they make Ghost Rider get hurt by explosives, but they make him immune to them less than twenty minutes later in the best action scene in the film which is far too short to be satisfying. The pace of this film by the way is simply unbearable. The story is garbage, and the plot takes too long to go somewhere. We are stuck in a church for what feels like an eternity explaining origins of the Ghost Rider and how to rid one of the curse (which I wont spoil, so true fans can simply rent the film). The effects are a mixed bag. Some of the time they look cool, but at other times they just dont look right at all. And there are some things I dont like that they were unable to do due to the STUPID budget constraints put on the film (you cant make this with fifty mil, its that simple). Things like Blazes bike not transforming when he becomes the rider anymore, or how when he takes over other mechanical objects like a truck, the only thing that changes is that they light on fire. Whatever, in the end the movie just feels really unfinished, and I know the minds behind Crank 1 and 2 are capable of much better things. The best part for me was in the middle of the film when Ghost Rider just lays destruction upon everything he sees with a giant piece of construction equippment. I at least got that out of it.… Expand

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vini1904Aug 14, 2012

One of the worst films in this segment, do not waste your time watching. The story is confusing and stupid and the acting is extremely poor, is one of those types of sequence made just to get more money.

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rydermusicMar 15, 2013

The film is a mix of stupidity, incompetence and worst acting. Nicolas Cage performance is horrible. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is a b******t of the worst kind.

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LynnHardyApr 6, 2012

The visual effects were awesome, just as the trailers promised... however the movie seemed to drag on, it just didn't have the same humor and pacing as the film in the series.

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Apemonkey666Aug 18, 2012

Where to start...Cage's gravely overacted performance is almost as bad as in 'Drive Anry'. Some scenes are so ridiculous it makes you squirm in your seat. I can't believe this is the same guy who did 'Lord of War' or 'Wild at Heart'. MaybeWhere to start...Cage's gravely overacted performance is almost as bad as in 'Drive Anry'. Some scenes are so ridiculous it makes you squirm in your seat. I can't believe this is the same guy who did 'Lord of War' or 'Wild at Heart'. Maybe
it's a badly copied clone. The director's who's shaky style worked for the Crank series just make this look messy. There are also some daft errors: in the beginning of the film bullets and a rocket send Rider to the hospital and later he can take loads of them without a scratch. Maybe the only good thing about this movie is that the burning skull looks like it's more realistically on fire then in the first one. Thx poor VFX guys who had to work on this crap.… Expand

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Wise_guyJul 2, 2012

I had low standards for this going in, but somehow I was still shocked by how horrible it was. Long, boring, and just plain terrible. I was also shocked at how bad Nicolas Cage was in this which, again, was surprising considering how poor hisI had low standards for this going in, but somehow I was still shocked by how horrible it was. Long, boring, and just plain terrible. I was also shocked at how bad Nicolas Cage was in this which, again, was surprising considering how poor his performances have been in the majority of his movies lately. I cannot believe someone, at some point in the process of making this movie didn't step in and point out how laughably bad this movie was.… Expand

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jetpackulleySep 3, 2012

My advice is that, really, don't be so stressed out or so eagerly and insanely dying to watch this disgusting piece of crap. I'm just going to say that it is one of the worst, and maybe THE worst, cinematic experience I 've had since the lastMy advice is that, really, don't be so stressed out or so eagerly and insanely dying to watch this disgusting piece of crap. I'm just going to say that it is one of the worst, and maybe THE worst, cinematic experience I 've had since the last Chipmunk movie. You'll leave the movie theater in such an unsuperable hate towards movies that will chase you to the end. Horrible movie, below 0.… Expand

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snazzyjuiceJul 18, 2012

This is the worst of the worst. An abomination. The movie is called "Ghost Rider" so maybe I wanted to see this Ghost Rider but the character itself is like a cameo, barely appearing in some of the scenes. If Nicholas Cage wasn't so damnThis is the worst of the worst. An abomination. The movie is called "Ghost Rider" so maybe I wanted to see this Ghost Rider but the character itself is like a cameo, barely appearing in some of the scenes. If Nicholas Cage wasn't so damn crazy we could have a bad movie. But this, is one of the worst pieces of cinema ever created.… Expand

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kinghridoyJul 19, 2012

I found no interest watching this movie. Such a waste of time. Rather I think, previous one wasn't so bad. They made some funny scenes in the movie which were really ridiculous and I couldn't stand those. In fact, the story is also not soI found no interest watching this movie. Such a waste of time. Rather I think, previous one wasn't so bad. They made some funny scenes in the movie which were really ridiculous and I couldn't stand those. In fact, the story is also not so interesting. I hope they will come back with something especial next time.… Expand

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JTKelleyAug 10, 2012

This movie is so hilariously bad that it's actually an enjoyable watch. If nothing else, watching Nicholas Cage urinate fire is worth the entrance fee alone.

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Iky009Jan 4, 2014

Constrangedor, pior que seu antecessor da pena assistir esse desastre

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PipePanicOct 5, 2014

For every Spiderman, you have your Howard The Duck. For every Guardians Of The Galaxy, you have the first Captain America (The old one!) And for every Iron Man... you get this badly done, very stupid, and very boring film. A mess, a trueFor every Spiderman, you have your Howard The Duck. For every Guardians Of The Galaxy, you have the first Captain America (The old one!) And for every Iron Man... you get this badly done, very stupid, and very boring film. A mess, a true mess. With only one cool scene and more devils then ever, this is a very bad movie. Avoid. The. Spirit.… Expand

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grandpajoe6191Aug 1, 2012

HAHAHAHA WHAT THE F*CK. HOW DID THIS B-MOVIE END UP IN THE THEATERS? DID THE DIRECTOR FORGET TO SEND IT INTO THE DIRECT-TO-DVD PILE?! NEVER ON THIS PLANET SHOULD A FILM PACKED WITH **** QUALITY AND GREEDY ACTORS LIKE THIS BE MADE!!!!

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quincytheodoreMar 9, 2012

Ghost Rider 2 is crap... What, you want more? Okay, let's see the good things first. It's not many so it wonâ

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txrangersfan72Feb 19, 2012

First, the good things. GRSOV is better than its predecessor. This wasn't a sequel, it was a reboot. And with David Goyer writing, it was expected to be better. Graphically, GR looked much better. He was much more of a character in thisFirst, the good things. GRSOV is better than its predecessor. This wasn't a sequel, it was a reboot. And with David Goyer writing, it was expected to be better. Graphically, GR looked much better. He was much more of a character in this film. Nic Cage's Johnny Blaze was much better. I loved that they skimmed over the origin. It was very well done. The action sequences were also top notch. However, the bad is a mix of what is bad about film-making in general and the unmet expectations of comic book lovers for Marvel Knight characters in general. Ghost Rider is a pseudo interesting character to begin with. In theory, he should make a bad-ass film protagonist. In reality, he's great in action and graphically, but even Goyer's writing skills can't make him that interesting. Like the abysmal attempts at getting a good Punisher on film, the reality is, the Marvel Knights characters will never make interesting films as long as the focus is on the violent part of their characters rather than what makes them dark in the first place. So, in the long line of poor attempts, GRSOV ranks higher than Punisher: War Zone, Dolph Lundgren's Punisher and the original GR, but that's about it. I truly hope there isn't a third.… Expand

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julianreynaaFeb 19, 2012

There is no reason this movie should exist, no one asked for it and people want it to go away, you can very well tell Nickolas Cage is in it for the money, which is a shame.

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brent_hankinsFeb 19, 2012

I honestly don't even know where to begin. After the brief snippet of footage that was screened at Comic Con 2011, I had a tremendous amount of faith in GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE. I'm a huge fan of the work that Mark Neveldine andI honestly don't even know where to begin. After the brief snippet of footage that was screened at Comic Con 2011, I had a tremendous amount of faith in GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE. I'm a huge fan of the work that Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor did with the CRANK films, and I thought their unorthodox style would benefit the GHOST RIDER franchise and result in a sequel that far surpassed its predecessor. Yeah, not so much. This film is a colossal disaster from start to finish, featuring a script that seems unfinished, characters that are barely established, and one of the absolute worst performances in Nicolas Cage's career. After a stylish animation sequence that establishes the character's origin, we find Johnny Blaze living in the Balkans for reasons that are never quite explained (this will become a recurring theme for nearly every major plot point in the film). An alcoholic priest named Moreau (Idris Elba with an inconsistent French accent) shows up on his doorstep and offers to lift the Ghost Rider curse in exchange for Blaze rescuing a young boy named Danny (Fergus Riordan) from the same demonic entity that purchased Blaze's soul, an entity that is now called Roarke rather than Mephistopheles and is now played by Ciarin Hinds rather than Peter Fonda. Blaze jumps on his bike and takes off, showing up just as our incredibly boring and non-threatening bad guy Carrigan (Johnny Whitworth) catches up with Danny and his Gypsy mother (Violante Placido). The Ghost Rider emerges and begins to lay waste to Carrigan's henchmen, turning them into piles of ash and terrifying the bejesus out of everyone - except Carrigan, who takes him out with a grenade launcher and disappears with the kid. The rest of the film is essentially one drawn-out chase sequence, punctuated by conveniently placed dialogue scenes where our characters try (and fail) to explain exactly what the hell is going on, amounting to nothing more than speed bumps on the road to Blaze's next transformation into his flaming skeletal alter-ego. To level the playing field, Roarke grants Carrigan some demonic powers of his own, leaving him with pale skin, a bad hair-metal wig, and the EXACT SAME ABILITIES as the first film's (far more interesting) villain, resulting in confrontations that feel boring, recycle, and unimaginative - because they are. Cage's manic, frenzied portrayal of Blaze feels nothing like the character he created in the first film, resulting in plenty of absurd, laughable moments as he shifts the insanity into overdrive, particularly in an interrogation scene where the Ghost Rider is "scraping at the DOOOOOOOR"and Blaze is trying desperately to hold him back. This performance is certainly the highlight of the film - unfortunately, it's for all the wrong reasons. While the new design of the Ghost Rider looks fantastic, featuring a charred skull and a leather jacket that bubbles and melts from the heat, the character feels like something from a cartoon, head tilted quizzically to one side as he contemplates his victims or giggling to himself as he turns a piece of construction equipment into a flaming instrument of death. Oh, and he pisses fire, of course. I'll give Neveldine and Taylor all the credit in the world for the adventurous and innovative method of filmmaking they developed on the CRANK films, but this style doesn't work here. GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE is poorly written, poorly edited, and poorly acted, and accomplishes nothing except to showcase that Neveldine and Taylor obviously have no idea what makes the character work. Make no mistake, this is the BATMAN AND ROBIN of the GHOST RIDER franchise, and everyone involved in this mess should be ashamed of themselves. www.nerdrep.com… Expand

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santiagodracoFeb 25, 2012

Where to begin. With the horrible script? The complete lack of connection with the comics? The nauseating cinematography? Unfortunately Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance fails on so many levels that it's hard to even call it a movie. ForWhere to begin. With the horrible script? The complete lack of connection with the comics? The nauseating cinematography? Unfortunately Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance fails on so many levels that it's hard to even call it a movie. For example the very compelling "look into my eyes" from the first movie... totally missing from this one. Instead we have the ghost rider, well, opening his mouth and moaning a lot... yeah seriously that's his thing. The fight scenes and the "actors" lurch around like they were making dawn of the dead. Hey Columbia, ever heard of choreography?

The problem here folks? Take your pick. Certainly quality never entered into the picture. Quantity may have... as there's plenty of mess to go around. Amazingly this movie was able to take realatively good actors and make them look like cheap B movie actors, if even that.

My suggestion? Wait for it to come out on Netflix or Amazon Prime. Anything else is a pure waste of time and money.… Expand

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verboseFeb 21, 2012

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are several reasons why I think this film failed spectacularly. I don't think that a soft reboot should ever include the main actor from the film that is being rebooted. It creates inconsistencies in the minds of the viewer that wouldn't be there if the actor had been replaced.

There were certainly some serious inconsistencies in Ghost Riders powers. He is knocked out by a grenade launcher, but when he is shot by a stinger missile, which is obviously much more powerful, he shrugs it off completely.

II think the actual appearance of Ghost Rider was pretty good, but in several fight sequences, he just kind of meanders around. I expected the Spirit of Vengeance to be brutal and he kind of played cat and mouse instead.

There are also far too many unneeded, flat plot devices, such as Cage losing the spirit, only to regain it 10 minutes later, the evil or misguided tattooed priests, and the angel randomly regaining sanity(A plot point that could have been really good if it hadn't been essentially a throwaway line in the film).

The quick synopsis is that this movie tried to fit too many plot points into the movie, and ended up developing none of them very well. I think this movie is far worse than the original Ghost Rider, and roughly equal with Punisher War Zone in the quality of a movie.… Expand

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Duskk8Jun 16, 2012

what the hell did i just watch? this has to be the worst movie i have ever seen. its has the acting of a low budget porno and the action of a toke flick. i'm embarrassed wasting money to watch this film, i would rather have a nail stuck up mywhat the hell did i just watch? this has to be the worst movie i have ever seen. its has the acting of a low budget porno and the action of a toke flick. i'm embarrassed wasting money to watch this film, i would rather have a nail stuck up my nose then watch this trash ever again.… Expand

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GCMANINDAHOODFeb 18, 2012

I really don't know what to say exept don't go watch this movie unless your a brainless, low IQ, action junky because this movie is laughable at best, the stupid gags and extremely mediocre fightig scenes, and a movie which drags itself toI really don't know what to say exept don't go watch this movie unless your a brainless, low IQ, action junky because this movie is laughable at best, the stupid gags and extremely mediocre fightig scenes, and a movie which drags itself to it's own long awaited ending. And reallY I've seen better camera work in my Video Production class than in this movie, this movie is an I'll conceived failed abortion, don't give these guys their money, DON'T GO WATCH IT!… Expand

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MegWhiteleyMar 2, 2012

A really terrible, horrible, film, the first part be great, but this second, wow EPIC FAIL, the cast is terrible, what is the reason for Violante Placido and CiarÃ¡n Hinds work in this awful film?.

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cell989Mar 2, 2012

This movie has absolutely nothing to do with the actual comics, its an insult to the Ghost Rider story, sigh* this movie made sure The Ghost Rider franchise, is dead forever. How do we as comic book fans expect to see our favorite superheroesThis movie has absolutely nothing to do with the actual comics, its an insult to the Ghost Rider story, sigh* this movie made sure The Ghost Rider franchise, is dead forever. How do we as comic book fans expect to see our favorite superheroes in a live action film, if movies like this, make sure that never happens. Part 1 is 10x better than this, and it wasnt the best movie either.… Expand

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optimusMay 31, 2012

only one word can describe this film : ANOTHER CRAP !!!
honestly , this sequel is not just worse , but are worst than first film !!!
lame stunting , dazzling visual effects , and even ghost rider can fly ??? man ! this is insane !! **** !!!only one word can describe this film : ANOTHER CRAP !!!
honestly , this sequel is not just worse , but are worst than first film !!!
lame stunting , dazzling visual effects , and even ghost rider can fly ???
man ! this is insane !! **** !!! another trash behind my rubbish tin .....… Expand

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McCully243Mar 4, 2012

This whole movie is just a gimmick. Not even the 3D was good, now i don't have very sensitive eyes but when there was a contrast to darker colors to more colorful ones the edge of my eyes started to hurt. The movie itself was really bad too,This whole movie is just a gimmick. Not even the 3D was good, now i don't have very sensitive eyes but when there was a contrast to darker colors to more colorful ones the edge of my eyes started to hurt. The movie itself was really bad too, a now typical movie for Nicholas Cage. What made it worst was that there were scenes that the writers tried to make funny but obviously failed. Hey at least this is better then Jack a Jill… Expand

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JTDFeb 29, 2012

This movie blows. Not much more that needs to be said. The acting was horrible and you could tell it was made by different people. Nothing matched the first one.

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JakMcKratos619Feb 18, 2012

So. Just made an account to review this movie blah blah..I KNOW IM SO ORIGINAL. But this movie is so terrible that I have to warn you people. From the lackluster action sequences where all Ghost Rider has to do to defeat his foes is swing hisSo. Just made an account to review this movie blah blah..I KNOW IM SO ORIGINAL. But this movie is so terrible that I have to warn you people. From the lackluster action sequences where all Ghost Rider has to do to defeat his foes is swing his chains to Nicholas Cage's simply loony acting this movie truly offers nothing to us. I am a huge superhero movie fan and slightly enjoyed Ghost Rider 1. DONT EXPECT THEM TO MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT THE PREVIOUS MOVIE. Except for the fact it's Nicholas Cage, there is no connection. THis movie's story is a consistent set of plotholes so gaping and awkward that the extreme nerd on you is going to cry blood. Nothing after the credits. The visuals in this movie would be GREAT for a grad student's portfolio reel but the times they selected to use the over-the-top imagery are ill-fitting. Maybe it's because ghost-rider himself is a crappy hero to have a movie about but if this movie was a kitten I would not pet it.… Expand

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kris2furFeb 25, 2012

Terrible, DO NOT WATCH.
This was the worse movie I have seen in a while. I hated The Green Lantern but this somehow was actually worse. The director of this movie needs to be put down. It was badly put together no coherence between scenes andTerrible, DO NOT WATCH.
This was the worse movie I have seen in a while. I hated The Green Lantern but this somehow was actually worse. The director of this movie needs to be put down. It was badly put together no coherence between scenes and made the spirit of vengeance out to be a guy with a flaming skull who looks at you weird. They should maybe look through the bad guy list for this series and actually use a good one, if it wasn't those elemental demons from the first one, we get another useless villain. The storyline was so telegraphed you could easily guess what was about to happen.

Nicholas Cage had some of the worse acting in his entire career. The fight scenes were short and sh@t, Ghost Rider had two mover stare into a persons face almost using penance stare, or swing his chain and kill the bad guys in one hit..

If you are going to make ghost rider movies like this, then don't, stop and think. Your practically ruining an entire series.This movie deserves a zero and I want my time back. P.S. anyone giving this movie a score of 4 or more is insane.… Expand

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avatar16Feb 19, 2012

Le pari Ã©tait-il vraiment de faire oublier le premier? De le valoriser plutÃ´t! Parce que lÃ , descendre bien plus bas Ã©tait impensable, surtout avec un scÃ©nariste potable et desLe pari Ã©tait-il vraiment de faire oublier le premier? De le valoriser plutÃ´t! Parce que lÃ , descendre bien plus bas Ã©tait impensable, surtout avec un scÃ©nariste potable et des cinÃ©astes dÃ©gÃ©nÃ©rÃ©s. Malheureusement, le problÃ¨me provient plus de la rÃ©alisation qu'autre chose (bon, il y a quand mÃªme un scÃ©nario lamentable et des acteurs nullissimes). Et pour cause, les frangins responsables d'Hypertension nous livre un trip insuivable! Avec une mise en scÃ¨ne (plans, montage...) abaissant le film au niveau d'un tÃ©lÃ©film de sÃ©rie Z, le Ghost Rider n'est pas prÃªt d'entrer dans le coeur des fans de Marvel. Franchement, avec un travail soignÃ©, cette suite aurait pu Ãªtre l'Ã©gal d'un Blade ou mÃªme monter au niveau d'un Hellboy. A croire que les rÃ©alisateurs se sont enflammÃ©s Ã vouloir Ã tout prix travailler avec Cage sans pour autant amuser le spectateur... Croyez-moi, en moins de 1h40, le premier film est devenu un chef-d'oeuvre!… Expand

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XBOXWRMFeb 21, 2012

Bloody piece of ****
I liked the original, but this movie took everyting good from it and sucked the life out of it into a total bombshell. The characters are very bland and never thought out. (I'm looking at you Nicholas Cage!) Also, theBloody piece of ****
I liked the original, but this movie took everyting good from it and sucked the life out of it into a total bombshell. The characters are very bland and never thought out. (I'm looking at you Nicholas Cage!) Also, the story is VERY boring and i often zoned out and just realized they were at a different place. What's Next? Oh, they returned back to the place. Oh, some random guy got rotting powers. However, the special effects were very nice, from Ghost Rider spitting bullets or the Zombie guy rotting away at people's flesh.
Alltogether, throughout this movie i just wanted it to end... now… Expand

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ReviewCriticFeb 17, 2012

This movie has OK special effects, bad dialogue, bad acting, and a bad storyline. Spirit of Vengeance fails!

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MRedzuanFeb 17, 2012

I don't know whether to laugh or cry watching Ghost Rider. Camera work is so sloppy, handheld camera movies are more steady than this. Dialogue is equally laughable, the forced humor makes me wanna cry, character development is anI don't know whether to laugh or cry watching Ghost Rider. Camera work is so sloppy, handheld camera movies are more steady than this. Dialogue is equally laughable, the forced humor makes me wanna cry, character development is an afterthought, the plot is so amazingly predictable. Remember the names Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, make a note to never watch any of their movies in the future. The only good scene was where we got a glimpse of the crazy Nic Cage that I love in an interrogation scene. Skip this drivel and go watch Chronicle.… Expand

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EPIXMAN15Feb 17, 2012

A severely misguided film with a terrible plot, terrible dialogue, flat characters, no development, and I'm all just a loud and mediocre mess that will literally bore you to death. Nicolas Cage's performance has never been worse. This movieA severely misguided film with a terrible plot, terrible dialogue, flat characters, no development, and I'm all just a loud and mediocre mess that will literally bore you to death. Nicolas Cage's performance has never been worse. This movie was 50x as bad as the first which I believe was an ok film, but I honestly think the purpose of this movie was to make a quick buck.… Expand

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FDT44Feb 17, 2012

There simply is no excuse as to how a film involving a fiery skeleton perched atop a zooming motorcycle, infalliably flagellating its victims at will with a diabolic chain could possibly be stodgy: enter "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance."There simply is no excuse as to how a film involving a fiery skeleton perched atop a zooming motorcycle, infalliably flagellating its victims at will with a diabolic chain could possibly be stodgy: enter "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance." It's easier than one would think. However, it does enlighten: at last affirming Cage's increasingly outright indifference to acting, as well as the audience's mental and emotion hygiene; he simply doesn't care. Instead, we the viewer, are constrained to a seat in our very own self-inflicted hell, with what might end up being the longest 95 minutes without a single firing of a cerebral neuron; just a catatonic blah of lifelessness. How, so? "I'll make it quick" (something that should have been said in compensation for witnessing the utter agony). What we have here is a poorly written, excessively-stylized and unevenly produced CGI action-flick that resorts to its overdone flash, in an attempt to mask what can't be hidden: plot-hole-ridden filth of production value. The camerawork longs for your attention, but all the more does its hammy display of predictable and lily-livered characters fit the bill for targets of camp delight and mockery in years to come. Moreover, "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" is a "depressingly" satisfying cult-classic-to-be that is far too fun to mock than to hate, and you won't be alone; Cage will be laughing with you all the way through, albeit inside. He knows he is starring in a C-movie, and he's damn proud of it too. Thumbs up to the money-raking, "joke's on you," Nic Cage; he's done it again...… Expand

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horacep3000Mar 12, 2012

This film is one reason why Nic Cage should be banished from Hollywood. No offense, he was good in Face Off and just OK in the National Treasure films, but this film is utter garbage. The first scene of the film was mediocre with Idris ElbaThis film is one reason why Nic Cage should be banished from Hollywood. No offense, he was good in Face Off and just OK in the National Treasure films, but this film is utter garbage. The first scene of the film was mediocre with Idris Elba battling some bad guys with some average effects. The movie turns to crap the moment the Johnny Blaze enters the film. From lame jokes to dumb facial expressions, Nick Cage gets the whole thing wrong. I think that he just killed the Ghost Rider Franchise. So sad that I wasted over 10 bucks to see this garbage. If you thought the original was bad (which it was), then prepared to hit with something even worse. Or should I say pissed on! (Yes, you must endure Nic Cage pissing fire. LAME!)… Expand

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lucidanarchyMay 27, 2012

The first instalment of Ghost Rider was amazing. I really enjoyed that movie but the second instalment was just mediocre and I found myself getting bored half way through.

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Cinemassacre94Mar 20, 2016

A few random thoughts about Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance... A single viewing makes it obvious why Marvel Enterprises would move forward with the sequel to a feature whose box office performance was underwhelming. By making this film, theyA few random thoughts about Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance... A single viewing makes it obvious why Marvel Enterprises would move forward with the sequel to a feature whose box office performance was underwhelming. By making this film, they are reminding us what a bad comic book movie is really like, thereby elevating the relative quality of their recent stretch of mediocre efforts and lowering the bar for Marvel's big summer twosome: The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man. Also, I know Nic Cage is in financial distress and has to film pretty much every screenplay with which he is presented, but doesn't the law of averages demand that somewhere along the way, if only by accident, he would stumble upon a good movie?

In some circles, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance has been referred to as more of a "reboot" than a "sequel," although I'm not aware of any reboots that have featured the same actor in the lead role. Admittedly, pretty much everyone else, both in front of the camera and behind the scenes, has been jettisoned, leaving minimal traces of the first Ghost Rider. The new directors, Neveldine & Taylor, are the Crank guys and the screenplay is credited to two TV writers (Scott M. Gimple & Seth Hoffman) and one of the men behind Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy (David S. Goyer, who at some point probably tried desperately to get his name removed). Columbia Pictures showed admirable restraint in not selling Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as being "from the writer of The Dark Knight," although that would have been technically accurate.

A certain amount of cheese is acceptable, even desirable, in a movie such as this. Some of the most entertaining action/adventure movies layer it on like a pizza. In the case of Ghost Rider: Sprit of Vengeance, Neveldine & Taylor turn the "campiness" dial to 11 with as much limburger as they can gather, but they forget a key element - the "action/adventure" one. This is a boring movie. The over-the-top outlandishness can't disguise that the whole 95 minutes represent one big snooze-fest. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is essentially a mixture of nonsensical story elements, bad special effects, and endless exposition. People talk and talk and talk like they're stuck in a parody of a Dan Brown novel, and they simply won't shut up.

For some reason, Cage seems trapped in movies about demons and devils: the first Ghost Rider, Season of the Witch, Drive Angry, and now this one. Neveldine & Taylor should have used Drive Angry as a template - it recognized what it was and never tried to be anything more. The chief problem with Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is that it never embraces its utter awfulness. As a result, it's impossible to enjoy on any level. It's a complete mess.

For acting to be this bad in movie not directed by Michael Bay or George Lucas, it has to be intentional. Nicolas Cage cackles like a constipated chicken and Ciaran Hinds interprets Satan as a twisted imitation of Mr. Potter from It's a Wonderful Life with a bad case of pink eye. Violante Placido sounds like she's speaking English phonetically and Johnny Whitworth tries desperately to chew scenery with more gusto than Cage, but finds himself overmatched. Still, even though everyone seems on board in this attempt to earn an ensemble cast Razzie, it's less enjoyable than it should be - well, most of the time.

I won't spend much time on the 3-D because what's the point? In the ever-growing collection of 3-D offerings, this is among the most ill-conceived of selections. It's not the worst 3-D I have seen (in fact, it avoids a lot of the most common 3-D sins), but it adds absolutely nothing except a $3 surcharge. I'm not going to recommend seeking out a 2-D version, however, since the only iteration of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance worth exploring is one in 0-D.

Comic book movies, no matter how disappointing, generally manage to deliver at least halfway competent action scenes, but that's not the case here. It could have something to do with the shoestring budget that makes Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance appear to have been shot using a maxed out credit card with a low limit.

I'll admit to having laughed a few times during Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, although I have no idea if the things that caused me to chortle were intended to be funny or not. It's that kind of movie. Even if the whole thing was intended as a send-up of comic books, it doesn't work. Parodies should be engaging, not sleep-inducing. This is one of those production disasters that offers little to bad movie aficionados and less to those who want to experience a coherent narrative. Limburger cheese is often referred to as stinking like dirty feet and that's a kind way to describe the stench given off by this film.… Expand

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Boozerx7Feb 17, 2012

This is so bad that its not even funny. Lame, poor script and dialogue, flawed logic, terrible acting from the cast, bad CCIs, super cliche. I dont even think there's anything positive from this film. hopefully they are not planning a trilogy.

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ShahalimFeb 17, 2012

The first Ghost Rider was just okay, with awkward CGI, but it got the 'feel' right (to a certain extent). Spirit of Vengeance has better CGI, and that's the only thing I could think of about this sequel. It's always ironic that Nic Cage is aThe first Ghost Rider was just okay, with awkward CGI, but it got the 'feel' right (to a certain extent). Spirit of Vengeance has better CGI, and that's the only thing I could think of about this sequel. It's always ironic that Nic Cage is a self confessed Ghost Rider fan, when he single handedly makes Ghost Rider less scarier than a chihuahua in a tutu. Pointless story, characters that I could care less, and the lamest version of the 'Devil' ever. Sh*t, Ray Wise makes for a much cooler Devil. And does Nic Cage has his own deal with the devil? To overact in every movie? Avoid and catch it on cable.… Expand

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cameronmorewoodNov 15, 2012

An unbearable experience. You will literally want to rip your own eyeballs out before its over.

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zNeverSleepingOct 8, 2020

É como se todos envolvidos nesse projeto estivessem perdidos, mas se recusassem a parar.

A cinematografia é confusa, forçando movimentos frenéticos e slowmotion a todo momento, com cortes e ângulos incompreensíveis. As atuações fazem jus aoÉ como se todos envolvidos nesse projeto estivessem perdidos, mas se recusassem a parar.

A cinematografia é confusa, forçando movimentos frenéticos e slowmotion a todo momento, com cortes e ângulos incompreensíveis. As atuações fazem jus ao tópico anterior. Eu não sei, mas devem ter pago uma coxinha pro elenco, e dai já não dá pra esperar muita coisa. Cenas de medo, angustia, drama e "psicóticas" se tornam cômico de tão pastelão que é. Simplesmente não convence. A historia do filme anterior foi super ignorada, apenas para tapar os furos e não precisar justificá-los, afinal, é muito mais fácil só pegar o que interessa. Os personagens são terríveis, e ponto. Não há o menor desenvolvimento, apenas baseando-os em arquétipos pobres e fingindo que basta.

Pra não dizer que tudo é ruim, a CGI do motoqueiro me parece legal. A mudança de comportamento dele seria interessante se o filme fosse razoável, mas como quase tudo é demasiadamente ruim, fica difícil associar isso como um fator isolado bom.

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Mr-K05Apr 15, 2012

The film is moving in the same old pattern,blow up things and fight evil.Is not something special.You can clearly see how Nicolas Cage bored playning this character,it's a totally waste of money,despite the fact that visual effects is evenThe film is moving in the same old pattern,blow up things and fight evil.Is not something special.You can clearly see how Nicolas Cage bored playning this character,it's a totally waste of money,despite the fact that visual effects is even more better than the first one and a fast paced direction from the creators of Crank and Gamer… Expand