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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)

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Average Rating: 3.9/10
Reviews Counted: 99
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 81

With a weak script, uneven CG work, and a Nic Cage peformance so predictably loony its no longer amusing, Ghost Rider: Spirt of Vegeance aims to be trashy fun but ends up as plain trash.

Average Rating: 4/10
Critic Reviews: 15
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 11

With a weak script, uneven CG work, and a Nic Cage peformance so predictably loony its no longer amusing, Ghost Rider: Spirt of Vegeance aims to be trashy fun but ends up as plain trash.

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Nicolas Cage reprises his role as Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance. In this gritty new vision for the character, directed by Neveldine/Taylor (Crank), Johnny is still struggling with his curse as the devil's bounty hunter - but he may risk everything as he teams up with the leader of a group of rebel monks (Idris Elba) to save a young boy from the devil... and possibly rid himself of his curse forever. -- (C) Sony

PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.

Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Mark Neveldine , Brian Taylor

Written By: David S. Goyer

In Theaters: Feb 17, 2012 Wide

On DVD: Jun 12, 2012

Box Office:$51.8M

Sony Pictures

A goofy, gonzo thrill ride, Vengeance is a bad movie sequel so bad it's good -- a bad movie that's almost a great bad movie.

March 23, 2012 Full Review Source: McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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Roger Moore

McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Top Critic

This is a boring movie. The over-the-top outlandishness can't disguise that the whole 95 minutes represent one big snooze-fest.

February 19, 2012 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Top Critic

Whether Cage is still paying off castles, appeasing the IRS, or rebuilding his comic book collection, it's clear he's decided, for now, to trade his talent for cold, hard cash.

February 18, 2012 Full Review Source: New York Daily News

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

Top Critic

Spirit of Vengeance is weighted down for long stretches in the middle, as it starts to treat its own religious hokum plotline with undue seriousness.

February 18, 2012 Full Review Source: Variety

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Andrew Barker

Variety

Top Critic

Shot in Romania and Turkey, the scenery is terrific and gives you something to watch other than this confusing mess. Johnny Blaze, you're just a candle in the wind, mate.

February 17, 2012 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Linda Barnard

Toronto Star

Top Critic

The film, though, has some redeeming qualities, including the presence of Idris Elba as the obligatory good guy, who encourages Johnny to get Danny into the protective custody of a religious order.

February 17, 2012 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

Top Critic

All things being equal, I would rather have seen Crank 3D.

April 30, 2012 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

Campy humor and excellent visual effects help star and ever perplexing Nicholas Cage, who once won an Oscar.

April 16, 2012 Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

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Bruce Bennett

Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

"The prophecy says the ritual will take place ..." tells you that this movie was entirely dictated by location. The ritual could take place in the middle of Times Square and it would still end up looking like it was shot in an anonymous Romanian nightclub.

April 6, 2012 Full Review Source: Examiner.com

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Adam Lippe

Examiner.com

An unwanted sequel to one of the worst comic book films ever made blasts onto the screen with such assaultive energy that memories of its predecessor are incinerated from your brain.

March 17, 2012 Full Review Source: Moviedex

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Tom Clift

Moviedex

Beyond the action there isn't much going on. It has a dud plot that attempts to reboot the story of the character. Cage revels in his own insanity and you have to wonder if the guy gives a crap anymore.

March 17, 2012 Full Review Source: The Popcorn Junkie

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Cameron Williams

The Popcorn Junkie Source: The Popcorn Junkie

Astonishing effects, brilliant production design, great locations, relentless pace and some wry lines well delivered give the film excellent entertainment value

March 17, 2012 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

Although Spirit of Vengeance never reaches the madcap heights of Neveldine/Taylor's unhinged Crank, it's an inventive, wonderfully weird, and surprisingly focused one-shot comic-book adventure.

March 15, 2012 Full Review Source: Quickflix

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Simon Miraudo

Quickflix

Every action scene serves as an oasis, sparsely scattered in the desert of B-movie dullness.

March 15, 2012 Full Review Source: Flicks.co.nz

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Liam Maguren

Flicks.co.nz

"Ghost Rider" is coming to suck out your soul. Or, at least $14 from your wallet. Paul Chambers, CNN.

March 11, 2012 Full Review Source: CNNRadio

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Paul Chambers

CNNRadio

It was exactly what I expected it to be, and I was fine with that.

March 7, 2012 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Elba has his usual charisma and Hinds has a powerful presence of lurking menace, but a film that explores what happens when the Ghost Rider has to urinate while enflamed, and does so with a wink and a smile, is not to be taken seriously

March 5, 2012 Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews

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Andrea Chase

Killer Movie Reviews

Under the turbocharged bad-trip direction of 'Crank' auteurs Neveldine and Taylor, this impossible and absurd scenario seems inspired not by a comic book but by a drug fiend's delirium.

March 2, 2012 Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

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John Beifuss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

In every way an improvement upon its predecessor, though as humongously stupid as its predecessor was, that says very, very little.

March 2, 2012 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

If they would have just had more crazy Cage, and a faster 'Crank'-style film, it could have worked.

February 27, 2012 Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review

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Jeff Bayer

The Scorecard Review

Memorable mainly for its cheesy CGI fakery.

February 26, 2012 Full Review Source: SSG Syndicate

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Susan Granger

SSG Syndicate

What an unholy mess is 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,' in which a man who made a deal with the devil roams the earth in search of bad guys.

February 25, 2012 Full Review Source: KWQC-TV (Iowa)

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Linda Cook

KWQC-TV (Iowa)

Blecch!!!

February 25, 2012 Full Review Source: Tucson Weekly

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Bob Grimm

Tucson Weekly

Cage appears to find his role as this second-tier Marvel Comics antihero alternately silly, tremendously fun, and the means to a decent paycheck for not all that much work.

February 24, 2012 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

A slight improvement in style, but unfortunately, the movie still lags behind in the script and character departments.

February 24, 2012 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

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Audience Reviews for Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

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I really disliked "Ghost Rider", so when the sequel came out, I was like "who cares?" But being the movie nut I am, I decided to give it a chance(it was free, so why not?). First thing's first, this isn't really a sequel. It's more of a revision, new take, redo, I dunno what you would call it, but the only thing

April 25, 2012

Everett Johnson

Super Reviewer

An unforgettable high-energy thrill-machine of a movie that totally blows you away. It`s intense, thrilling, hard-boiled and wickedly entertaining. This movie kicks serious ass. A full-throttle, edge of your seat action-packed thriller that roars across the screen with blistering suspense and amazing special effects. A

June 30, 2011

Al S

Super Reviewer

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Quotes

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1. Danny: Did we win?
2. Johnny Cage/Ghost Rider: Yes. Hell Yes.
– Submitted by Mooch G (23 days ago)
1. Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider: Merry Christmas you assholes!
– Submitted by Carlos A (46 days ago)
1. Nadya: I'm not afraid of you.
2. Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider: Yeah? Well, you should be.
– Submitted by Aaron K (2 months ago)
1. Danny: What happens when you've got to pee?
2. Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider: Well It's Fricken Awesome! It's like a flamethrower!
– Submitted by Brian S (2 months ago)
1. Danny: Hey, what if you have to pee while you're on fire?
– Submitted by Cindy B (2 months ago)

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