I watched the Ghost Rider last week...twice. The Ghost Rider is one my favorite comic book characters. Why? Flaming skull, kick-ass attitude, cool bike (that can run on vertical surfaces), cool weapons (shotgun (that shoots hellfire) and bike chain) and cool superpower (the penance stare!). Another thing i liked about the character is that he is a spirit of vengeance (a cool line from the movie that reflects his character as the spirit of vengeance using his superpower, the penance stare: "Your soul has been tainted by the blood of the innocent. Look into my eyes and feel their pain!").
The only problem i had with the movie is that they chose Nicolas Cage for the role of Johnny Blaze. Well, he wasnt that bad but he wasnt that good either. I really dont think he's really Ghost Rider material. But he was playing Johnny Blaze anyway, so i think that's a bit ok. Of all the human versions of Ghost Rider, i liked Daniel Ketch the most. So, i just hope if the Ghost Rider sequel has Dan Ketch in it, they better choose someone much better and more appropriate than Nicolas Cage.
Another thing, the Rider didn't have much fight sequences. it wasnt action packed. well, the Ghost Rider character really isn't like Spiderman or the Hulk who can engage in action filled fight scenes but the way he finished his villains (who appeared to be better actors than the protagonists in the movie), the Ghost Rider just appeared to be doing his superhero job effortlessly.
Anyway, the Ghost Rider character in the movie appeared to me as a combination of The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin of WWE. Or the American Badass Undertaker.
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