Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor seem like a perfect fit for the Ghost Rider franchise, coming off the insane Crank films, but according to early word they’ve failed miserably. Sony debuted the film at Harry Knowles‘ geek-filled b-day bash, Butt-numb-a-thon, and it was received terribly. Some said “Ghost Rider 2 manages to make me look fondly back on Ghost Rider,” and others stated “Ghost Rider 2 makes Ghost Rider 1 look like The Dark Knight.” A few had praise, saying it was “B-movie pulp, and just all-around goofy fun.” But overall, it was not a strong showing.
We have the new full-length theatrical today for Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance and it still looks to be some sort of ridiculous fun, but I can easily see how this could get tiring in feature-length form. I’m liking some of the cinematography choices and Nicolas Cage looks to be as insane as we’d imagine, and with a shapeshifting Ciaran Hinds as our villain. Hey, I’ll at least see it for Idris Elba. Check out the trailer below via Yahoo for the film also starring Violante Placido and Johnny Whitworth.
Synopsis:
Nicolas Cage returns as Johnny Blaze in Columbia Pictures’ and Hyde Park Entertainment’s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. In the successor to the worldwide hit Ghost Rider, Johnny – still struggling with his curse as the devil’s bounty hunter – is hiding out in a remote part of Eastern Europe when he is recruited by a secret sect of the church to save a young boy (Fergus Riordan) from the devil (Ciaran Hinds). At first, Johnny is reluctant to embrace the power of the Ghost Rider, but it is the only way to protect the boy – and possibly rid himself of his curse forever. Directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Screenplay by Scott M. Gimple & Seth Hoffman and David S. Goyer. Story by David S. Goyer. Based on the Marvel Comic. Produced by Steven Paul, Ashok Amritraj, Michael De Luca, Avi Arad, and Ari Arad.
Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance hits 3D and 2D theaters on February 17th, 2012.