Not exactly what i was expecting.

I never followed the Ghost Rider series, mainly cause my Mother is Christian; Dude with a flaming skull head No no, "Its demonic" she said. So I wasn't allowed to read the comic or watch the movie. Luckily I have some cool family members who (secretly of course) allowed me to watch it at their house. I pop in this DVD watch it and after is done the first thing that came out of my mouth was “GOD THAT MOVIE SUCKED” I was super disappointed.  Fast forward to January 2012 I’m watching TV and a Trailer for a new Ghost Rider flick shows up, I’m watching this trailer and it looks really good, I’m liking the look of the action, it looks like it’s a fast pace than the last movie, I’m having high hopes right now. So Yesterday (Saturday February 18^th 2012) I go out to see it with a few…………..”Acquaintances”
 
Ghost Rider Spirit of vengeance takes place after the first movie (No really?), Johnny is still dealing with his curse of being the Ghost rider. He is soon approached by a mysterious church to save a boy being hunted by Roarke(aka the Devil). At first he refuses but soon finds out that this kid may be the key to lifting his curse.
 
Ummm yeah Ok………ummmmm yeeeeeaaaaahh. So…….. *scratches head* Where do I start. Ummm  that was “intresting”. OK I will say this It was better than the first movie, I will give it that. And I will admit it was a super fun movie to watch (especially with friends). As I predicted (from watching the commercial) it was a really fast paced movie, it had a Crank 2/Roadhouse feel to it as evidenced in the shaky camera heavy metal style filming. At times though the movie felt abit too over the top and little immature (flaming pee really……Really……..Really) Perhaps it’s just me though as when I went to see this I was expecting it to be a little Darker and on a more serious tone than it was. Unlike the first film there is a ton more action and I really liked the updated Ghost Rider design. The Story wasn’t hard to follow and it wasn’t the greatest, if you watched the first movie and saw how it ended you will be wondering why he’s even trying to get rid of the curse in the first place. Some things didn’t make sense.
 
And that not the only thing the Acting was horrid I think now I know why my Sister hates Nicolas Cage, Dude seriously what was that? I understand your trying to keep within the tone of the movie but that was so amateurish its awful. And don’t get me started on the other guys, like Johnny Whitworth’s character Ray; the guy is just there, who are you?
 
Ghost Rider Spirit of vengeance is a fun, Wild, over the top, film filled with humor. It is the definition of thoughtless action. And that’s basically all it delivers on. If your going to see this movie for those reasons then by all means go ahead, watch it and enjoy. For everyone else if you are looking for that Dark portrayal of the character I suggest you stick with the comic books, or at least the first movie.