Ghost Rider

Nicholas Cage, Eva Mendes, Sam Elliott

Columbia, 2007

Hmm. Not bad for another Marvel comics movie spinoff. This one however, rates about as high in their movie canon as does the comic book hero himself, that is to say, unless you REALLY like Ghost Rider, you probably won't get much out of this one.

Sure, the actors are all OK, ( and Sam Elliott is eternally "cowboy cool"!!) and I must say that Peter Fonda plays an interesting (but not very unique) Satan. However, I wonder how many people thought it interesting that the guy who made Easy Rider is now playing a Devil who "creates" easy riders!

It has its fair share of special effects and one-liners and at least it knows it is what it is: a comic book on the big screen.

Great version of "Ghost Riders in the Sky" finishes off the end credits, and must be mentioned because it IS perhaps the best part of the movie.

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