Okay so the Punisher comics weren't that bad, but honestly can you honestly tell me that's not what they're for.
We get this guy
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Look familiar? He shouldn't. This guy is not the same guy from the first one and when asked about this they had a somewhat good reason. Thomas Jane, the original Punisher, had signed on to do The Mist and was not available when needed. I like Thomas Jane, and I liked the Mist too. But why would you give up on a for sure franchise with adoring fans, to work on a Stephen King film who's track record is 1/20 for good films. The Mist was good, but there's no way that Jane could know that.
Anyway, the story is set after the first one, seeing as the first one was as railroaded as they come after the unfortunate accident of the Punishers past. We see him first in the full on get up...
This is where stuff starts going down hill. We haven't seen this suit yet, and the previous Punisher never mentioned wanting the armor. He was perfectly content with going gung-ho and attacking with a simple t-shirt and kevlar vest. Impracticle? Yes. Bad-Ass, you'd better believe it. Now we get a full armor with an acrylic paint skull on the front and huge ass wings on the side of his neck for a line. How is this explained?
Newman of course. He's the Punishers supplier, which was so well fleshed out in the original...
You know what scratch that. My understaning was that he got the weapons from his dad's weapon shack, in a vengence style "Kill you with the weapons of the man you killed." This motive could still work... but no. This new way is probably a lot more realistic, but then again not. It's completely absurd to assume that a hardened bad-ass like the Punisher could trust someone like Newman with his weaponry, and even to go so far as letting the guy come and go in the Punisher Cave.
The rest of the movie seems like a video game, but seeing as the first game was awesome and this movie comes no where near that it's kind of lost on me. The only part that I liked was when the bad guys get into the Punishers hideout and start shooting up the place. That was awesome...
and then the ending. I had to watch it over a few times and still don't get it. I don't mean the conflict resolution (god know's we called that entering this sham). I mean the final ending before the cut to black, when Punisher takes the time to shoot out a sign to form... something. Maybe my memory is fucked up but I have no idea what the hell I was looking at. I think it was a cross, but who gives a shit.
Anyway, Punisher: War Zone. Okay, but it could have been better. And Thomas Jane you are a fool for not staying with this movie series.
As always Keep Gaming everyone and I'll see you next time,
-WW
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