While working as an undercover cop during a gun trade transaction, Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) becomes indirectly responsible for the death of a crime bosses son, who is gunned down by the FBI. Howard Saint (John Travolta) swears revenge for his son's death, and orders a hit on Castle's entire family. After barely surviving the attack, Castle makes preparations for his own revenge against the Saints. -summary When it comes down to vengeance, … more
It's hard to know what to make of THE PUNISHER, Marvel's counterpoint to DC Comics' THE BATMAN. Both characters are vigilantes; both characters have been turned into who they are due to the criminal deaths of their families; and both are mere mortals. However, whereas THE BATMAN was given a big screen reception with star power and a modestly entertaining script, THE PUNISHER -- in its second attempt at the silver screen -- seems to languish in mediocrity. Tom … more
I'm a massive, massive Marvel fan. I like all there character's(well almost all.) But the Punisher was never on my top ten list, until now. When I saw the trailer for "The Punisher" I didn't know what to think I thought this would be just another high octane action flick with allot of dead bodies and destruction. But what I got instead was a well thought out and executed revenge film. This movie never felt to me like a comic … more
I just watched The Punisher last night with my boyfriend. At first I didn't think I'd like it, but it turned out to be a pretty good movie. It's about an FBI agent (Thomas Jane) who turns vigilante because of a mobster(John Travolta) who kills his wife, son and whole family while on vacation. The movie did have some parts I didn't think were necessary and didn't really understand what was going on, but overall it was a good movie. Of course it was a Marvel Comics movie, but good nonetheless. … more