Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)

Johnny Blaze, tortured by the Ghost Rider's curse, gets a chance of redemption through protecting the Devil's son, whose father is pursuing him.

Directors:

Mark Neveldine (as Neveldine), Brian Taylor (as Taylor)

Writers:

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

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Idris Elba

4 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:

marvel comics | comicbook movie | weapon | motor vehicle | ghost rider character | 

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Taglines:

He rides again.

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Christopher Lambert underwent three months of sword training and shaved his head for his role.

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Goofs

Driving on wrong side of road. Cars are American with European tags.

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Quotes

Moreau: Without the Rider, we stand very little chance against Roarke.
Johnny Blaze: I thought you were supposed to have faith.
Moreau: I do. But also, I think we should have weapons.
Johnny Blaze: Guns and wine. Naughty priests.
Nadya: [touches an automatic gun] I'm starting to like you again, Moreau.

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

Velvet Itch
Written by John Barrett
Performed by Bass Drum Of Death
Courtesy of Fat Possum Records
By arrangement with Spirit Music Group, Inc.

User Reviews

Weird Sequel to say the least.

When the movie was first announced, i was thinking do Ghost Rider really need a sequel? Probably not, but oh well why not? Took me a while to finally see it and yesterday, i rented it.

Now i will say that i don't read the comic, and although the first movie was not stellar, it was a good cheesy fun for me. I really like Nic Cage too as an actor. But the first 2 things i noticed with this movie... they just threw you out in the story like BAM... OK i can live with that, even tough some more background especially on the other characters would had been appreciated. But the second thing... the camera. Its really rare i complain on camera work and the direction, but in this movie i tough it was awful... shaky cams, bad angles, weird specials effects for some scenes.

This is more or less what made me think the movie was weird, and although a couple nice scenes where you can see the budget, i was thinking it was a direct to DVD B movie. I didn't watch the first one for a while, i think i will do soon because there some parts of the story that i didn't really get, like they didn't match with the first movie.

As for the Rider suit, it was way better in the first movie, sharper, more style, i know what they tried to accomplish with this one, but it came out as not as good as visual look. Also, i didn't got why he had to look at the guys for like 2 minutes before burning them up, it was not that long in the first movie? Anyway Ghost Rider 2 end up being a disappointing sequel to a first movie that was not a masterpiece, but a good cheese fest that i really liked. This one looks cheap, plain an simple, badly film, story is "you saw it a million time". I actually liked the Carrigan character tough, i think he was the best part of the movie.

Details

Official Sites:

Marvel Official Facebook

Country:

USA United Arab Emirates

Language:

English Romanian

Release Date:

17 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ghost Rider 2

Filming Locations:

Romania

Box Office

Budget:

$57,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$22,115,334, 19 February 2012

Gross USA:

$51,774,002

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$132,563,930

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Hyde Park Entertainment, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1