By Drew Dietsch
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Since he has associated himself with Disney, Marvel films have resumed pop culture to such a measure that many people seem to forget the times before, a world where the letters MCU have made no sense except “union of municipal credit ”.
Although the Disney era of Marvel has embraced and incorporated certain past efforts of superheroes, such as the movies pre-mcu Spider-Man or the Wolverine of Hugh Jackman, there are a lot of movies and TV shows Marvel Plus Aged, they seem to go into the dust.
A popular marvel character is to see their whole story of the film disappear for modern generations and I am here to do my best to see that it does not happen. This is why we must save the Punker movies.
The origins of Punisher start with Spider-Man
Punisher is a controversial characterAnd that says it lightly. Curiously, it was created in The Amazing Spider-Man # 129 Only five months before the release of the 1974 hit movie Death wish. The Punisher – The name of Frank Castle – is a murderous vigilante putting a deadly war against crime in New York.
After gaining surprising popularity with readers and its own comic strip title, The Punisher made the jump on the big screen in 1989 with its first feature film. The problems started there.
The first film of the Punisher made his debut in 1989 and played Dolph Lundgren
1989 The Punisher The film was produced by New World Pictures, a studio led by the beloved and notoriously aware of Roger Corman. The Punisher would end up being the second at the most film produced by New World because of their financial problems. It also meant The Punisher has not been able to obtain a theatrical distribution in the United States, being satisfied with a direct release to video two years after its first in international markets.
Rocky Iv The star Dolph Lundgren was interpreted as Frank Castle, and even if I admit a legitimate affection for the actor brand of Lundgren, it is just to say The Punisher is not his most beautiful moment as Thespian.
This does not help that the emblematic logo of Punisher was removed from his outfit in favor of theme knives on the theme of the skull. Director Mark Goldblatt openly regrets this decision, and I’m sure fans agree.
For a criminal film for vigilance from the 80s, The Punisher It’s not a bad time. The film has won a cult over the years, proving that the power of Punisher was still to be won in the world of cinema.
The Punisher returned for another film in 2004
Frank Castle obtained another blow at the box office in 2004, once again called The Punisher. In the wake of the Big Comic Book Movie Boom from Blade, X-Men and Spider-Man, the Punisher was set up to be another notch in the successful Budget Budget of Marvel.
Until the film flop Kill Bill: Volume 2. This is a disappointment, because the Punisher (2004) is a major step compared to the previous film. Thomas Jane is excellent as Frank Castle and really cares about doing the character’s justice – so much so that he even returned to the character in a short film by Bootleg eight years after the film.
The Punisher (2004) is inspired by Garth Ennis Run’s comic strip with the character, and the film does a good job to maintain a comic tone. John Travolta As the villain is certainly disappointing, but the representation of Thomas Jane and the solid direction of Jonathan Hensleigh punish (2004) much better than its reputation would make you believe.
Unfortunately, when your Marvel film releases two months before Spider-Man 2You are roughly soil.
Punisher: War Zone restarted the character in 2008
Since the Thomas Jane version did not conquer the box office, we obtained a restart four years later with Punisher: War zone. This is where the Punisher has reached its complete shape. Because Punisher: War zone is an explosion.
Take more inspiration from Garth Ennis’s excessive taking on the character, Punisher: War zone Director Lexi Alexander deliberately wanted to inject more ridicule and black comedy In the project, and the film is so much better for that.
Dominic West, as a bad puzzle, gives a mean performance as if he were in an episode from the 60s Batman to show. It’s great. I could look at him in this makeup with this clumsy accent for days.
This does not mean that Ray Stevenson does not do stellar work as a very concentrated and minimalist vision of Frank Castle. He gets the tone so well at every moment, whether it’s a bit of dark comedy or a real emotional rhythm. It is so sad that Stevenson never had another blow with Frank Castle because he nails the dark pleasure of the character so well.
And any film that presents a gangster parkour that explodes by a missile is my idea of a good time.
Unfortunately, Punisher: War zone Again, a fatal blow for the character at the box office, opening in place n ° 8. Frank Castle simply could not take a break.
Some of the films of punishers are erased and can no longer be watched
So here we have three firmly different from Punisher in the films, and everyone has their merits and fans. But it could be more difficult to find and make new fans, because the three films are left in digital dust.
From this recording, Punisher: War zone – A film that I would say is better than any MCU Film, this should make you speak in the comments – has only the availability in streaming on rather Standard definition. Otherwise, you will have to rent or buy the film to see it.
At the very least, Punisher: War zone is available on the most popular VOD services. The Punisher (2004) is only available to rent or buy via the Fandango Dark Streaming Service at home. In the United States, no other digital showcase seems to be carrying it.
The Punisher (1989) are not available on digital windows. You will have to either find a physical copy or buy a digital version in a way that would make Frank Castle consider you a criminal.
The Punisher by Jon Bernthal is the only Marvel wants you to see
If you want a Punisher to diffuse easily, your only access will be The Punisher TV series. With Marvel engaged in their MCU versions of their characters, Jon Bernthal Has resumed the Punisher coat and will probably be the only punisher of many younger fans in the cinema.
Frankly, it sucks. Part of what makes the characters of comics formidable is that different writers and artists provide new taken and creative approaches to longtime characters and the way they are represented. I do not want to live in a world where only one version of Batman is recognizable and celebrated. I want as many different stories and ideas as possible to have a chance for the spotlight.
The same goes for Punisher. The three films deserve their fans and could use more.
