Punisher: War Zone movie review

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here are my thoughts on the punisher war zone movie!
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[EvisceratorBand]

Oh...yeah, I still don't remember bro. It's been forever since I've seen that version.

[derpenstein]

I meant to type "fire hydrant".Does that ring a bell? If not, just try to remember the stupidest tufkcing thing you can remember!

[EvisceratorBand]

Yeah, that's another thing. I wonder if anyone at all thought that was even stylish. Only John Woo would know how to make something look stylish. Even then, it still wouldn't fly with me. That John Woo stuff is something I'd have enjoyed as a kid, but when it comes to the Punisher, I'd rather see something tactically correct, being that the character's a former Gunnery Sergeant in the Corps (as shown in that picture from the archives) let alone a former special forces instructor.

[EvisceratorBand]

Yep, that was definitely a quick and easy thing to do and it made me think to myself "So THIS is how a one-man fireteam would get shit done,". I bet Ray put a lot of thought into the character enough ask actual Marines how that kind of thing would work. I could tell by the way he was holding his assault rifle like you're supposed to: on the shoulder, looking down the sights. None of that Rambo hip-fire bullshit.

[EvisceratorBand]

Yeah, see I don't even remember that part because I've only watch the thing once.

[derpenstein]

Oh and not only is the chandelier thing dumb tactically, but the way they filmed it... from the choice to drop the frame rate and increase the exposure time, to the camera angles, to the editing, made it seem even more slow, clumsy than it had to. That bit was so silly and I'm sure it ruins the film for a good percentage of the audience, seeing how it's the very first thing the Punisher does in the movie.

[derpenstein]

Yeah this movie really nails the idea that Frank is basically the perfect gunman. Always picks the right tool for the job and always uses the most advantageous tactic. I love when he fires the grenade launcher through the hole in the door.

[derpenstein]

Yeah the 2004 Punisher was a decent attempt to bring the semi-comedic "Welcome Back Frank" series to film. But they made it so frivolous and inconsequential that, even as a massive fan of Punisher, I've never felt the need to re-watch. The action was poorly staged and badly filmed to boot. And finally, what the FUCK is up with the whole fire extinguisher sequence? I could almost see Garth Ennis writing that to be funny, but it just didn't work in a movie.

[EvisceratorBand]

Yeah, that chandelier thing was just a little untactical. The end action sequence was awesome though. Did a little bit of urban warfare one-man room clearing exactly like a trained professional would, which adds a bit of realism to what the Punisher is about.

[EvisceratorBand]

It's the Punisher I'VE been waiting for. Thomas Jane's version wasn't so bad whenever it was the newest version back in 2004. However, when Punisher War Zone came out, it's exactly what I wanted it a Punisher movie to be.