The Punisher R
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 2 hours, 4 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: September 7, 2004
- Originally Released: 2004
- Label: Lions Gate
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Thomas Jane & John Travolta | |
Performer: | Laura Harring, Samantha Mathis, Will Patton, Rebecca Romijn, Rob Schneider, John Pinette & Ben Foster | |
Directed by | Jonathan Hensleigh | |
Edited by | Steven Kemper | |
Screenwriting by | Jonathan Hensleigh | |
Composition by | Carlo Siliotto | |
Produced by | Avi Arad | |
Director of Photography: | Conrad W. Hall | |
Executive Production by | Christopher Eberts |
Entertainment Reviews:
Ultimately, Frank's victim -to-vigilante transformation is so morally unexplored it's emotionally alienating.
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Time Out
[K]ick back, and wistfully remember a time when someone named Dolph could be a movie star.
Entertainment Weekly
There isn't a moment in The Punisher that isn't borrowed or stolen from another movie.
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Observer
Rating: 0.5/4 --
Standard, styleless revenge fantasy.
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Big Picture Big Sound
[T]he film, directed by Jonathan Hensleigh, is consistently well-acted, and has some scenes of real power.
Chicago Sun-Times
Rating: C- --
If you thought "Daredevil" was lousy, then you'll be thoroughly irritated by the asleep-at-the-wheel pacing of the story of the Punisher's origin.
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ColeSmithey.com
Cliched, at times cheesy, and even campy due to the over serious earnestness of Hensleigh's direction, this is one punishment that will make you laugh and cry at the same - but for all the wrong reasons.
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Behind The Lens
Product Description:
Marvel Comics presents a second big-screen version of THE PUNISHER, with this action-packed adaptation from screenwriter-turned-director Jonathan Hensleigh. Frank Castle (Tom Jane) is a retired F.B.I. agent spurred into action after the merciless slaying of his wife, father, and son. Adopting the superhero guise of The Punisher, Castle aims to wreak vengeance for his dead family by tracking down the culprits responsible for their demise. All clues point to Howard Saint (John Travolta), a ruthless businessman and nightclub owner whose son was mistakenly killed by Castle in a botched undercover operation back in his F.B.I. days. Unique amongst Marvel superheroes, The Punisher possesses no special powers, just remarkable strength parried with a blind determination to avenge his family. As he hunts down Saint, Castle surrounds himself with three fellow societal outcasts to get the job done, namely Joan (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos), Bumpo (John Pinette), and Dave (Ben Foster). Director Hensleigh eschews flashy CGI effects for the bulk of the movie, and instead reverts to old action-movie staples such as thrilling stunt work, gunfights, and huge explosions. The old-fashioned feel suits The Punisher well, providing an apt mirror of the hero's own lack of super powers. Hensleigh winds the film through a thrilling white-knuckle ride to its spectacular conclusion, ultimately providing a highly appropriate movie for one of Marvel's lesser-known comic book heroes.
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- UPC: 012236162438
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