I hope we are out of Marvel characters!!!

Rating: 3/10 (13 June 2007)

I feel a bit guilty writing a negative review of this movie. As another reviewer wisely reminded, it's not like i didn't know it was about a flaming skeleton on a bike!! So I was willing to have some fun with it, and Eva Mendes is only in so many movies, so you HAVE to watch the ones she does.
So, "Ghost Rider", the movie. The plot revolves around the dreaded "sell your soul to the devil". However it takes years for the devil to get his end of the deal, so Johnny Blaze (Ghost Rider's Clark Kent) has become a world famous motorcycle stunt rider. Who am I kidding..... the plot developments and character motivations are so goofy, I can't go thru with it.
The screenplay is so bad that even a sincere effort by Nick Cage and the breathtaking outfits of Eva Mendes can't save things. For example, in his 1st night as a "Ghost Rider" (there have been others?????) he causes about $100M in damages and the total superhero activity for the night is that he saves someone from a mugger. The special effects are impressive enough, but I never got a feel for what they were after. Were they suppose to be spooky or comical or dazzling? They wind up much more video game graphics than real. The net result is a 'by the numbers' sequence of battle scenes (he takes out the Big Bad guy's sidekicks - one by one), a rescue of the lovely Eva and a finale that leaves room for an sequel. Please don't!
All in all, the reported $110 million budget is up there on the screen, its just nothing I'd want to endure again.