There was so much incorrect information used in Ghost Rider 2. I was cringing every few minutes I had to hear them speak. I am a HUGE GR fan so I wanted this after I saw watching the first one, I easily can say I prefer the first one. Below are my problems with the movie.
-They messed up his origin once again. Even more so then in the first. First just replaced Craig Simpson with Barton Blaze. Not like the Second.
- The Rider does NOT steal/consume souls like they said. It was made to protect beings with souls and destroy soulless monsters. Danny's run stated this fact.
- There is no clear connection to the first. No mention of Roxanne or even Blackheart. Is this a reboot? A Sequel? Make up your minds!
-Hell, why was the kid even called Danny? He should have been called Daimon or Damian which he basically was cause he wasn't even close to Danny Ketch.
-They made the Rider is a mindless animal which is not the case (You can argue that point cause Zarathos was kinda like that at times, but Noble was far more intelligent.)
-They made the Rider move like a Cobra when he should have moved like a silent bad ass only needing to "flex his muscles" to make them crap their pants kinda like the Terminator.
-That Blue Fire crap never happened to Blaze in the comics as far as I know. I know it happened to Noble (when he became the Angel of Death and One shotted Blackheart) and then Danny when he was under Zadkiel's service. Zarathos was a demon which is why people were still complaining about The Rider being an Angelic creation.
-THAT WAS NOT BLACKOUT!! It was a poor attempt to make him. It wasn't even close to what he really was. He was a psychopathic mutant with a vampire fetish whose powers where creating darkness that the Rider could see through cause his flames were supernatural and shined through it. He never had the decay powers. Hell when he was made a Lilin, he was just himself, but a stronger vampiric demonic version.
-Nick Cage as Johnny Blaze was not half as bad as watching him be the Rider. I get the crazy Nick Cage, but it was it didn't even feel like he was Johnny Blaze.
-Unnecessary scene about Fire peeing and taking Danny on a Motorcycle ride (Killed the tension)
- Rider's suit was just bad looking. Biker look is one thing, Molten leather/Almost Zombie look is just bad.
I'm sure there is more I forgot, but those of the major ones I can remember.
Now the bright spots in the bad movie
- Fighting was solid, but could have been even better if not for Cage.
- Moreau (how ever you say his name) was bad ass.
- Nice to see Chris Lambert, even if he wasn't used much.
-Danny was NOT DANNY KETCH! (THANK YOU JESUS)
Yep, I want Marvel to get the rights back so people don't use trashy writing cause as long as Sony has the rights, it's gonna be trashed. My hope would be if they got the rights back and have a solid director and writers who stick closer to the continuity, they could/should reboot again with Danny Ketch (Then bring in Blaze just not Nick Cage Blaze.) Maybe set up a Midnight Sons movie team up like the Avengers. Gives you a reason to use Dr. Strange in his element and Marvel already has the rights back for Blade so it's seriously doable. May post a bullet on my theory for how to go about a Midnight Sons movie franchise.
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