Being a superhero,this film is all it's supposed to be ---FUN

Rating: 6/10 (29 March 2010)

Ghost Rider, despite receiving many negative reviews and a great deal of cruel criticism grossed a total of 228,738,393 dollars. Ghost rider imitates the everlasting battle between good and evil through a past and present legend for legends are a way to understand things beyond our knowledge as said by the movie narrator. It has action sequences, suspense, and a love story that leads to nowhere –but still fun to watch. Being a super hero (apparently a fact neglected by reviewers) it's all it's supposed to be –FUN.
The film is based on a comic character of the same name appeared in Marvel comics, the story starts with Barton and Johnny Blaze, a father and his son performing death defying motorcycle stunts, Johnny being in love with Roxanne (Eva Mendes) decides to leave town to be with Roxanne who is sent by her father to live away with her mother but Johnny accidentally finds out about his father's medical condition and the fact that he was diagnosed with cancer, trapped in anxiety Johnny becomes an easy prey for Mephistopheles ( Peter Fonda ) who offers to cure Barton Blaze's cancer and have Johnny's soul in return and tricks Johnny into signing this contract. Years later Johnny becomes the most famous stunt rider known for cheating death and surviving killer stunts and that's where the action kicks in. Johnny Blaze is summoned by Mephistopheles to retrieve the contract of San Venganza , a thousand souls worth contract and prevent it from falling in the hands of Blackheart (Wes Bentley) his own son ,despite Johnny's disapproval he is turned into a ghost rider by night with furious powers and no mercy at all. Returning to himself in the morning Johnny meets a man called the caretaker (Sam Elliot) who lives alone in a cemetery chapel reveals important information and answers Johnny's unspoken questions of the mission awaits him.
The Characters are well cast; Gothic Makeup and dark outfits were used by actors to resemble the evil looks needed for their roles. True no one will get an Oscar here for their performance but Johnny Blaze the ghost rider who tries to defeat his fear, the cold pure evil son Blackheart (Wes Bentley) and Roxanne (Eva Mendes) reporter still in love with her childhood sweetheart, all seemed believable to me.
Cinematographer Russell Boyd relied on black foggy scenery creating the perfect mood and feeling of the old American west. As for effects, amazing computer generated visual effects were designed on a shot by shot basis to create Johnny Blaze's skull flames which turns smaller and blue to display any emotion other than rage. As for the ghost rider's voice manipulated by academy award winner sound designer Dane Davis, it was described by director Mark Steven Johnson as "deep, demonic, mechanical lion's roar" a precise description I thought.
For all superhero movie fans, this one is worth watching.