One of best comic-to - movie adaptations

Rating: 8/10 (5 March 2007)

When I heard that Nicholas Cage would take on the role of Jhonny Blaze AKA the Ghost Rider, I was a little bit unsure...of course he is a big comic book fan no doubt (after all he named his son Kal-El and has a Ghost Rider tattoo) but still I felt the part would not really appeal to him but with Christian Bale managing to pull of a great performance as Bruce Wayne/Batman I thought to my-self lets give him a try. Although I was not totally satisfied I was pleased with his take on as Jhonny Blaze and the film it-self was nothing short of brilliant. Don't get me wrong , its no Oscar winner and we all know that but one thing is for that it is enough to keep any comic book nerd happy. Although some things were changed around (which I dislike), I was willing to let them slide because the actual story seemed to fit in very nicely with the spirit of the comic. Motorcylce stuntman Jhonny Blaze sells his soul to the Devil Mephisto (played in style by Peter Fonda)so he can become the Ghost Rider whose job is track down anyone who escapes from hell. In this case the son of the Devil, Blackheart played to an impressive level by Wes Bentley who is here to unleash hell on earth. Although it is a wafer thin plot, the film moves at a fast pace and does not break off into tiny annoying little sub-plots . There are small doses of romance, and wit which don't through the film of its course. The special affects where dazzling and watching Blaze transform into the fiery entity was definitely something! Too conclude , this film was another great comic to film adaption which any person who is not familiar with the comics can watch and enjoy and gathering from the other positive reviews others are giving it, no one is really listening to the critics. Ghost Rider was not as good as the Spider-man , Blade and X-Men franchise but it certainly blazed passed Dare Devil and Hulk .
GHOST RIDER - 8.9 OUT 10
LEGEND HAS IT THAT THE RIDER IS THE DEVIL'S BOUNTY HUNTER! SEND TO TRACK DOWN ANYONE WHO ESCAPES FROM HELL.