Another good comic character suffers from a bad film

Rating: 4/10 (31 March 2013)

After watching this film I have to say I was highly disappointed. I am a big fan of the Ghost Rider comics and it saddens me to see how poorly this film went and how far off it was from the books. I don't think anyone who's not read the books will truly get how awful this film really is. Where to begin?..How about Nick Cage being Johnny Blaze. I've seen some OK films featuring Cage but whose idea was it to cast him as Blaze? Not only does he not look like Johnny but he acts nothing like him in the comics. Blaze sits around in bars drinking his sorrows away..Not sitting around eating jelly beans and making jokes. Ghost Rider was also cheesy with him pointing at people and Cage making him walk around like he was the terminator..Ugh. My next complaint would be about Blackheart. I cringed at the sight of him since he looks like an emo,and not only that but why when has BH ever been human? Anyone who's played Marvel vs Capcom 2 for example knows what Blackheart REALLY looks like.
The acting was pretty corny and the film had hardly any action. I felt like Eva Mendez was there for nothing more than eye candy at best. A PG-13 rating was also uncalled for because Ghost Rider isn't suppose to be a kid friendly hero. Sorry parents but GR isn't meant for your kids..he's suppose to be dark,scary,and makes you mess your pants when he shows up..Not be all jokes and happy go lucky like Spider-man. Ghost Rider is a highly underrated character when it comes to the comics and although this film probably helped his popularity..I doubt it did much for his reputation. I wouldn't recommend watching this film unless you care nothing for the comics and have absolutely nothing better to do