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Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished.
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Julie Benz, Doug Hutchison, Wayne Knight, Colin Salmon, Ray StevensonDirector: Lexi Alexander
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I am a fan of the Punisher, mostly because he is mortal. His driving motivation is not to do good, it is to revenge the deaths of his family. There have been several attempts to turn the Punisher into a movie franchise but none seem to have gained enough of a following to define that franchise. That is until now.
For me War Zone is the best of all the Punisher movies. Sure it is low budget, the dialogue is often very much in keeping with the comics, there is a lot of testosterone and some very over the top performances. But that is its strength. Punisher War Zone is a movie that knows exactly what it wants to be. It is very well made, very violent and very bloody. The action is very well put together. You could almost draw a parallel to this and Sin City although this is not that comic.
The key for the franchise for me is Ray Stevenson as the Punisher. He has a quality onscreen that draws you to him. There is something almost graceful and predator in his movements and at the same time quite vulnerable in his features. As I frequently do with characters of this genre I weighed Ray Stevenson's worth as a possible Jack Reacher and he came very close to the ideal.
So all told, within the context of the genre I have no hesitation in giving this four stars. A great Friday night movie with the boys and for a fan of the comics.
For me War Zone is the best of all the Punisher movies. Sure it is low budget, the dialogue is often very much in keeping with the comics, there is a lot of testosterone and some very over the top performances. But that is its strength. Punisher War Zone is a movie that knows exactly what it wants to be. It is very well made, very violent and very bloody. The action is very well put together. You could almost draw a parallel to this and Sin City although this is not that comic.
The key for the franchise for me is Ray Stevenson as the Punisher. He has a quality onscreen that draws you to him. There is something almost graceful and predator in his movements and at the same time quite vulnerable in his features. As I frequently do with characters of this genre I weighed Ray Stevenson's worth as a possible Jack Reacher and he came very close to the ideal.
So all told, within the context of the genre I have no hesitation in giving this four stars. A great Friday night movie with the boys and for a fan of the comics.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Utterly brilliant mindless trashy rubbish. A direct translation of comic book (sorry graphic novel) spatter to the silver screen. Villains are vile, heroes anguished, cops equivocal about the vigilante, damsel in distress is gorgeous (as is her little girl - aaaaahh!), bloodshed is, errrr.... graphic, justice is done. What more could anyone ask? Especially at the ridiculously cheap price this film is available - less than a pint of beer, even including postage. Buy it now - you owe it to yourself.
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I never watched the original Punisher film starring Dolph Lundgren, though that was apparently less about the Punisher than a vigilante film.
I am a big fan of Thomas Jane's Punisher. Although it wasn't true to the comic book origins (Castle's family is killed by mobsters after they witness an execution in Central Park), it gave an air of humanity and allowed us to side with the Punisher in his quest for justice.
Stevenson's Punisher is far more darker, grittier and truer-to-life than Jane's. You could see it as the Punisher years after he has taken on the mantle, becoming less human and more killing machine. It stays true to the comics and fits in with Garth Enis' Punisher MAX series (which I'd recommend to all fans of this film).
As others have said, the villains aren't really 'villainous' - rather like the Saints in the first film, there's no reason to fear them.
But the film itself has many characters from the MAX series, giving it almost a comic book feel as you instantaneously recognise all the characters.
The Punisher MAX comics were awesome and this film is as brilliant as any of them. I hope Stevenson comes back for another round.
I am a big fan of Thomas Jane's Punisher. Although it wasn't true to the comic book origins (Castle's family is killed by mobsters after they witness an execution in Central Park), it gave an air of humanity and allowed us to side with the Punisher in his quest for justice.
Stevenson's Punisher is far more darker, grittier and truer-to-life than Jane's. You could see it as the Punisher years after he has taken on the mantle, becoming less human and more killing machine. It stays true to the comics and fits in with Garth Enis' Punisher MAX series (which I'd recommend to all fans of this film).
As others have said, the villains aren't really 'villainous' - rather like the Saints in the first film, there's no reason to fear them.
But the film itself has many characters from the MAX series, giving it almost a comic book feel as you instantaneously recognise all the characters.
The Punisher MAX comics were awesome and this film is as brilliant as any of them. I hope Stevenson comes back for another round.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
great great great
if you want to see the bad guys punished without the waffle this is for you true to the punisher comics good storyline and a some laughs you don't need anymore maybe a budget... Read more
Published 11 days ago by James Redford
"..COOL ACTION.."
If you thought the original was good guess again, warzone is an action-comic masterpiece, looks like its right off the pages of the comic, a brilliant cast and story packed with... Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Drury
Disappointing
Having enjoyed the previous Punisher I hoped for more of the same. Sadly its simply a mixture of Robo cop and the old style Batman and Robin comical series. Read more
Published 5 months ago by A. Murphy
Great comic book action!
The first Pumisher film was a joke. The second was a step in the right direction. This one got it right! Full of gritty, violent, action, in true comic book fashion. Read more
Published 8 months ago by A. J. Alldis
Darkest Knight
`Marvel Knights' is an offshoot of `Marvel Studios' that has not had the most busy of slates in recent years, in fact `Punisher: War Zone' is there biggest release to date. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Sam
Punisher: Naff Zone
Whilst the Punisher starring Thomas Jane wasn't as true to the comics as many would have liked, it felt real, the bad guys actually got, punished.... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Zentron
the best punisher movie yet
this is for me,hands down,the best Punisher movie hands down.i liked the story and there's plenty of action.also,there's no lame dialogue in this version. Read more
Published 22 months ago by falcon
Really bad !
Glad I got this film at a very reduced price.
A waste of Stevensons' & Dominic Wests' talent
Wait til it's on Ch4 10pm one Sunday, you'll probably be in bed by 10.45!!!
A waste of Stevensons' & Dominic Wests' talent
Wait til it's on Ch4 10pm one Sunday, you'll probably be in bed by 10.45!!!
Published on 15 April 2010 by Emsworth Hermit
THE PUNISHER - PUNISHES
Wasnt really expecting a great deal from this movie , so I was err pleasantly ( if pleasantly is the right word to use lol ) surprised to see that in this the latest version of THE... Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2009 by XANDER
Dire
It scares me to notice other reviews say this is better than the other films.
Yes, Jigsaw's part is quite hammy, what the hell else could you do with that script? Read more
Yes, Jigsaw's part is quite hammy, what the hell else could you do with that script? Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2009 by George Kaplan
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