In the previous Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stunt artist, played by Nicolas Cage, signs a deal with the devil to save his father, who dies eventually, but he is left with the curse of a rider, a worker for the devil. [break]
At the end of the movie, when the devil is ready to strip the curse, Blaze doesn’t give up and says that he’s going to own it. However, in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, he’s trying to get rid of his curse that turns him into an irrational mad man with a bike and skull on fire, killing people for no rhyme or reason.
Directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, in the sequel, Blaze must rescue Danny, a young boy played by Fergus Riordan, who gets kidnapped by the devil’s team so that he can be the “new king” of the underworld as the Satan’s (Ciarán Hinds) human body gets weaker and that’s the story line.
The screenwriters of the movie, which includes Batman Begins and Dark Knight storyteller David S. Goyer, alongside TV writers Seth Hoffman (Prison Break, FlashForward) and Scott M. Gimple (The Walking Dead), you would expect the movie would be magical, thrilling and dangerous, but what you actually get is a long kidnap, run, chase and rescue sequence disguised as a story punctuated by humor which will barely make you laugh.
Compared to the first installment, the rider is much more erratic and the eccentric behavior leaves the audience contemplating whether he is good or evil.
The direction, cinematograph, camera angles and the special effects are all over the place. Even though the movie is supposed to be in 3D, not many effects can be seen but the huge 3D glasses works like magic if you fall asleep during the movie and no one will realize it, unless you’re snoring.
Even though the trailer seems interesting and the editing and the camera works look perfect in it, it actually has been used in some weird ways in the movie, especially during Blackout’s (Johnny Whitworth) scenes.
One can’t figure out whether he’s moving super fast or is it from the victim’s point of view or is he just super evil to have a cold-weather like effect all the time. A simple 3D effect would’ve sufficed!
Also, Blaze’s wardrobe’s been changed, which actually isn’t that bad, but, again, special effects of his skull on fire and the action scenes could’ve definitely used more of the technology which in turn would’ve made it more interesting. The editors and the special effects team could’ve done a better job.
All in all, the movie is less than average and unless you’re a huge fan of Nicolas Cage or don’t mind sleeping during the movies (if you’re forced to watch it); you can or should watch Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.
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