Not as bad as I had heard...

[mikesim]

I finally saw Punisher: War Zone last night. Ray Stevenson as the Punisher was pretty damn impressive, enough for me to forget about Tom Jane's run at the character. This was what I expected from the Punisher: lots of guns, lots of graphic killing, lots of dark New York city streets and lots of dead mob guys. The opening scene was a good helping of

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[pollards_picks]

I really liked Tom Jane. I felt he captured Frank and was the victim of a mediocre script and mediocre directing. If he had been in this film, I think people would have had a much different opinion of him. That being said, Stevenson was definitely a good choice to replace him.

The thing I liked the most about Knight is that he didn't do what he usually does in movies, which is play Wayne Knight. He played the role completely straight and did a great job, although I wasn't fond of what happened to him at the end. I'm actually glad they didn't go with the techno angle, though.

I doubt you'll see another Punisher flick for a while. This one didn't do too well and neither did the Tom Jane version, so they may be done with the Punisher for another ten years or so. I think an HBO or Showtime series would go over a lot better.

[mikesim]

I guess Tom Jane wasn't that bad, it was more the script and direction that made me shake my head. If he had been in this film, things may have looked much different.

Punisher on HBO...get Garth Ennis scripting...use his Punisher MAX run as a guide...wow, that would be amazing!