Punisher: War Zone (2008)

Punisher: War Zone: Directed by Lexi Alexander. With Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchison, Colin Salmon. Frank Castle, known as the Punisher, ruthlessly demolishes organized crime, but it starts an even bigger war.

“I really enjoyed The Punisher (2004) though I donu0026#39;t think Thomas Jane made a good Punisher he is a competent enough actor to have pulled it off.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhen I heard about this one 4yrs later I had no interest, I was frustrated that it had essentially been rebooted and that Jane was no longer playing Frank Castle.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHere we are 9yrs later Iu0026#39;ve finally given it a chance and Iu0026#39;m saddened I didnu0026#39;t earlier. Punisher: War Zone is not the brainless action flick cash grab that I expected, in fact it rivals the 2004 version.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor a start Ray Stevenson is perfectly cast as The Punisher, he looks perfect and blows Jane u0026amp; even Lungren out of the water. He thoroughly takes the role and makes it his amidst a host of great actors and characters.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eExtremely violent and quite loyal to the original material this is something I could have gotten behind if it had become a franchise.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;m not an action junkie, in fact Iu0026#39;d say it is by far one of my least favourite genres but when its done right like it is here it makes for some great entertainment.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIgnore the critics and put the 2004 version aside for a moment, War Zone is a damn decent film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Good: u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRemarkably violent (As it should be) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAwesome soundtrack u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eVery competent cast u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRay Stevenson makes a great Punisher u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Bad: u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAccents are hit and miss u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRecasting/Reebooting so soon after the last movie was a stupid move u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHero is a Christian, villain is an atheist. Overwhelming irony u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJigsaw monologue scene was dumb u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThings I Learnt From This Movie:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI would love to see this Punisher added to the Marvel Universe u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eR-Rated superhero movies were a thing before Deadpool u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJulie Benz is ageless”