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  Written January 3, 2009

  The Punisher , Take 3

  by wwbird

  Third time's the charm, at least it seems to be for Marvel Comic's The Punisher. Yes he spends the entire movie either; a) shooting bad guys, b) brooding, c) shooting bad guys or d) having flashbacks about the death of his family and that leads to more brooding. Yes, the violence is excessive. But that's what the punisher is, it's what he does. If you're looking for the visceral experience of lurking in someone else's first person shooter, this is the movie for you.
  
  I don't say it's a great movie but they did succeed in presenting a version of the Punisher that is true to his comic origins and pulls it off on the screen.

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  Written January 11, 2009

  Marvel Magic

  by stan.tech

  I recommend this movie to any real Comic book fan. You will not be disappointed.

  • 10 out of 15 found this review helpful.
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• So-so
  Written December 5, 2008

  3rd time wasn't much of a charm.

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  I was a hardcore Punisher fan waaay back in the early 90's, so I have a soft spot for the character. Out of the 3 flims, this one is easily the closest to the way Frank Castle should be portrayed. Thomas Jane missed the mark in the last Punisher film, while Ray Stevenson pretty much nails it. Watching Stevenson play a non neutered Frank was basically the only reason I stuck around for the entire film cuz there were a ton of spots that were hard to sit through. We had throwaway characters with horribly cheesy/stereotypical accents, unnatural dialog, forced acting, odd uses of slow motion...I could go on, but don't wanna ruin it for ya.
  
  If you're someone who's just looking for a movie with action/gore with inventive kills and action scenes, you might like this. If you're a fan of the Punisher comics, you might think Marvel is close to getting a Punisher movie right, but just not there yet.

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• Must Go!
  Written December 18, 2008

  This Is The Movie For Male Viewers Who Play M Rated videogames

  by aja3787

  Ok, I have read so many reviews trashing this film. It's unapologetically violent. Grim. Very little story line. Etc, etc, etc...Did Dirty Harry movies get terrible reviews? I dunno, but I know I loved 'em. Did Charles Bronson's "Death Wish" movies get great reviews? I dunno, but I loved 'em. Were "Sin City" or "Kill Bill" over the top and gross? Maybe, in parts....but I LOVED THEM! Sometimes, men just want to see things get blown up, bullets flying, high tech weaponry lighting up the night sky, and baddies getting what baddies deserve so richly for about 2 hours. It's a guilty pleasure, but the film seems to hold to the grim, humorless violent vision of the comic. It's not for everyone. I wouldn't suggest it as a blind date (or first date, or maybe any date) movie. But if you wnat to see what the high tech weapons on the "Military Channel" can do when fired into a room packed with heavily armed thugs, see this movie! If you play M rated video games, see this movie! GUYS, GO SEE THIS!

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  Written December 9, 2008

  Very dissapointing to true punisher fans

  by obi-homie

  I was very dissapointed in this new punisher movie. Punisher has always been one of my favorite marvel characters.The Tom Jane and John Travolta movie was much better and true to the character. Although Ray Stevenson has the look of the dark horse comic punisher, hes not as good an actor as Tom Jane. The villians in the new movie were absolutley TERRIBLE!! Jigsaw and the brother, I couldnt believe it, I almost thought it was a joke, they really sucked. If your a Punisher fan, wait and rent the dvd. If your not, I would say no, dont go see it.

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  Written December 7, 2008

  Lacking in plot, but that's not what you came for. You wanted violence? You're getting it!

  by PolarBer1

  Punisher: War Zone is not for the squeamish. Not even a little bit. There are so many insanely graphic (and creative) kills that I was kind of surprised this maintained an R rating. The opening scene of the film has 3 times the action of the entire 2004 film, and if you don't go "holy ----!" by the end of that, you suffer from an adrenaline deficiency.
  
  The sets are reminiscent of Tim Burton's Batman and **** Tracy. Just enough neon to give NY some color. The action is methodical, with few shaky-cuts.
  
  If you're a fan of Garth Ennis' MAX series of Punisher comics, you'll see a lot of familiar faces (MacGinty, the Bulats/slavers, Pittsy & Ink) and a few familiar kills. But you'll see more blood than anything else, and it's strangely satisfying. Like taking the Ennis run and the 2005 video game and mashing them together into a movie. It's not smart, but it makes sure not to take itself too seriously. The bad guys get what's coming to them, and you get a thrill ride in the process

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• Must Go!
  Written December 6, 2008

  Ignore the negative reviews, its a good solid action movie worth seeing in the theaters

  by polderj1711

  After seeing all the negative reviews on the movie before it was even released I actually made a fandango account to give an actually review of it.
  I went into the movie expecting a cheesy B rated violent blood fest especially after the second trailer was released and I left the theater feeling as though I had seen a pretty darn good action movie.
  Ray Stevenson did an excellent job as Frank Castle, Dominic West?s role as villain Jigsaw was truly terrifying. Not to mention the supporting cast did very well, much better acting than the previous 2004 punisher with Tom Jane which I am still a fan of.
  If you have seen the trailer or are a Punisher fan and have thought about seeing the film, ignore the people posting negative reviews without seeing the film and go out and enjoy a solid action movie with great actors and an good story.
  It is definitely worth the cash and not a, ?I?ll wait for it to come out on video? kind of film.
  
  

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• Must Go!
  Written December 11, 2008

  Hey not a sequel to the 2004 people

  by mlwraven

  This was a great movie if you are really into the punisher then you will expect the violence and gore. This movie stayed more to the true Punisher from the comic books not like the first one. People go to these movies and put them down cause of the violence and gore what do they are what are they expecting when they go . Come on people its the Punisher people and critics what are you expecting other than violence this movie was entertaining action packed gave people who wanted to see the Punisher everything they wanted. To the critics out there that gave there opinions on this movie, I go to see all kinds of movies and most of the times I see you put them down for this and that and I still enjoy them so really I have to wonder how you got your jobs cause really your opinions suck mostly every now and then you get one right but mostly would never pay any attention to what those critics say. I truly do not understand what they expect out of some of the movies they put down.

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• Must Go!
  Written December 7, 2008

  Great Movie

  by dallascowboys249

  This movie was well made. The plot could have been better, but the violence mad up for it. Loved it! In fact this movie was one of the best action movies that I have ever seen. It was money well spend watching this movie. Great Acting also. The Punisher could not have been played better. The first 10 minutes had a "massacre" in it and I loved it! YOU HAVE TO SEE IT! VERY AND MOST RECOMMENDED! infact after I saw this movie I went to the comic book store and bought like 5 Punisher comic books and bout the original movie made in 2004. I LOVE IT NOW! HA HA! GO PUNISHER!

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• Must Go!
  Written December 6, 2008

  Hell yes!

  by nwogiant33

  Now this is the way a Punisher movie should be. I actually liked the last Punisher movie with Thomas Jane, but this one puts that to shame. If you are a fan of senseless violence in movies from time to time, like myself, you'll have a good time watching this.

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  Written December 7, 2008

  Calling all fans of tongue-in-cheek ultraviolence...

  by jwpar

  I can't for the life of me understand all the bad reviews behind this movie. It seems to me it's one of those love-it-or-hate-it movies, but if you're a fan of tongue-in-cheek movies with cartoonish, over-the-top violence (like "Robocop" or "Starship Troopers") then you will have a blast at this movie. My buddy and I were howling with laughter the whole way through, and we were riding a violence high the whole way home, just babbling and gushing about all of the freaking hilarious and awesome scenes in the movie. Also, fans of the Punisher will probably love Ray Stevenson as Frank Castle. He IS the Punisher, and perfectly embodies the grizzled, weary, unstoppable menace that The Punisher represents.
  
  Also, and this is just my opinion, what the piss is up with all these bitches who are reviewing the movie before it's even out? Knock it off, assholes. Or go see the movie, THEN give it a bad review.

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• Must Go!
  Written December 12, 2008

  Go now!

  by cometscollide

  Finally a punisher movie that kicks ass.
  Who wants to see the punisher get his *** handed to him the whole movie till the end, where he finally happens to come out on top? Not me.
  Thank GOD for Lexi! She saved the punisher series!
  
  Go see his movie if you want to leave the theater sayin' ****** THAT MOVIE KICKED ASS!

  • 4 out of 5 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written December 20, 2008

  Finally an action movie that won't have you frustrated!!!

  by bmxmike78

  "Shoot that son of a b****!!!.... YEAH!"(applause).The Punisher: War Zone is an action flick that we've all been waiting for. You know, those movies that have you telling the protagonist what he should do so he doesn't get shot in the back or something? yeah, not this time around. Between shotgun blasts to the face to stabbing villians in the eye with a chair leg. To absolutely brutal frags, oh man it is awesome. The comically quirky parts are obviously for the fans of the comic, but are still hillarious. It's not a dramatic Denzel action flick, but we needed a brutal action flick to satisfy us since the glory days of Sly Stallone and Arnold Schweatyguy. The skull adorned protagonist did however lack enough character development to really reel you into his frame of mind. The movie still served up a fresh plate of the numbed older frank depicted in the Mavel Max series of the comic. I give the 2004 film a 4.5 only to give War Zone a deserved 5 out of 5. LOVED IT! THANK YOU

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• Must Go!
  Written December 12, 2008

  The Punisher-Never Boring

  by mdavidp

  Excitement every moment. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I have seen all three. This may be the best.
  You have to appreciate this film for what it is :a celluloid comic. If you hate comics and deplore stylized violence avoid this one. Here's a bit of heresey. I enjoyed this more than The dark Knight.
  mdavidp

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• Must Go!
  Written December 9, 2008

  Finally they got it right!

  by Punisher1975

  First off I have noticed some people on here mentioning the families death being different than the last, that is because this movie has nothing to do with the 2004 film it is a reboot like the new Hulk film was. This film got the origin right! His family was killed for seeing a mob execution while in Central park. The Punisher is from NY and he was a MARINE! That is all from the comic, the 2004 movie felt the need to change things for the sake of changing things.
  
  As for the Punisher Warzone I loved it! It was great to finally see Frank Castle portrayed correctly on the big screen. The movie was well acted and action packed I was never board for a second! Ray Stevenson is the Punisher period.
  
  Please people get out there and see this film!

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