Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)

As Johnny Blaze hides out in Eastern Europe, he is called upon to stop the devil, who is trying to take human form.

Directors:

Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor

Writers:

Scott M. Gimple (screenplay), Seth Hoffman (screenplay),

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Violante Placido, Ciarán Hinds

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Cage	...	Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Violante Placido	...	Nadya
Ciarán Hinds	...	Roarke
Idris Elba	...	Moreau
Johnny Whitworth	...	Ray Carrigan
Fergus Riordan	...	Danny
Spencer Wilding	...	Grannik
Sorin Tofan	...	Kurdish
Jacek Koman	...	Terrokov
Anthony Head	...	Benedict
Cristian Iacob	...	Vasil
Christopher Lambert	...	Methodius
Jai Stefan	...	Krakchev
Vincent Regan	...	Toma Nikasevic
Ionut Cristian Lefter	...	Young Johnny Blaze

Storyline

Johnny Blaze, a man who made a deal with the Devil who called himself Mephistopheles at the time (now Roarke), is on the run trying to make sure no-one is harmed by his alter ego, The Ghost Rider. He is approached by a Monk named Moreau who tells him that he can help be him free of the Rider, but first, he needs Johnny's help to protect a boy, whom Roarke has plans for, to help him take human form.

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Plot Keywords:

ghost rider | eastern europe | devil | monk | priest | 

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some disturbing images, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA United Arab Emirates

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ghost Rider 2

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

$57,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$22,115,334 (USA) (17 February 2012)

Gross:

$51,774,002 (USA) (4 May 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Hyde Park Entertainment, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor:  In the sequence where Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) is explaining the deal with the devil the film's directors are pictured shaking hands, while one of them is on fire. This mirroring the cover to 'Pink Floyd''s album "Wish You Were Here."

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Goofs

When Moreau has the tires on his bike shot out and falls off the cliff, he shoots a P90 at the car, with the ejected rounds flying out of the side of the gun. In reality, the rounds eject out of the bottom of the gun, not the side.

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Quotes

Danny: Did we win?
Johnny Blaze: I'm gonna say yes. Hell, yes.

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Connections

Referenced in Special Collector's Edition: Las chicas de la Tierra son fáciles (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Turn It Out"
Performed by Death From Above 1979

User Reviews

A Marvel film far under the average

The first Ghost Rider was already a disappointment – compared to other Marvel adaptations to the cinema, it was far under the average. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, however, is even worse. It didn't even look like a big Hollywood production – the special effects and the action sequences were sometimes absurd going to the ridiculous. It looked like a low budget film – a poor visual with only one or two exciting scenes

• if I can call them exciting.

Then, there is the plot issue. Those 'blockbusters' are not supposed to have a story with philosophical meanings as they are made aiming pure entertainment, but this one actually didn't even have a story. It was totally redundant, silly and cliché – actually kind of ambiguous because the characters were not well explained or explored - things seemed too much up in the air leading the audience to nowhere.

Nicolas Cage also didn't help at all as he was not convincing on what he was doing. But, we can't put all the blame on him – the character was already badly written by the screenwriters who didn't know how to make him interesting. The Ghost Rider is not the conventional superhero – he has an obscure personality. So, where is this aspect on the story? Where is the true nature of the Marvel superheroes? In this film, there isn't any.

What surprises me most is the fact that this film coasted $75 million and no one knew how to make a good use of this big budget. It was a total waste of money and time – not only for the audience, but for the actors too. A superhero movie that promises more than it really has to offer. If you didn't like the first film, you'll probably hate this one.