A fun movie for people of all ages

Rating: 8/10 (1 March 2007)

When I first found out about this movie by accident, I wanted to see it because of its reputation. When I saw it just recently, I was not disappointed. I was not bored at one point throughout the movie. A friend of mine commented that it should have had better special effects, but I thought it was fine as it was. As usual with a superhero movie, it has a girl for which the main hero is in love with.
The story of Ghost Rider is about a young stunt rider called Johnny Blaze who, in exchange for his fathers help, makes a deal with the devil, allowing the devil to have his soul if he fulfills his end of the deal. However, although the devil does uphold his end, he also ensures the death of Barton Blaze in a stunt accident. Having fulfilled his end of the deal, and getting rid of Johnny's father to prevent distraction, the devil has Johnny seek out a powerful contract for him, giving him the power to become the 'Ghost Rider', a being who could pass for a human were it not for his head being a flaming skull. While searching for this contract, Ghost Rider must fight the son of the Devil, as well as a few demons.
One problem I had with the movie is that the enemies don't seem to last very long in fights, dying almost instantly, such as the Wind Demon. Put simply, fights resolve themselves too quickly.
Apart from that, it was very enjoyable, and I would recommend viewing it at least once.