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Title: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Nicolas Cage | ... | Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider | |
| Violante Placido | ... | Nadya | |
| Ciarán Hinds | ... | Roarke | |
| Idris Elba | ... | Moreau | |
| Johnny Whitworth | ... | Ray Carrigan | |
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Fergus Riordan | ... | Danny |
| Spencer Wilding | ... | Grannik | |
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Sorin Tofan | ... | Kurdish |
| Jacek Koman | ... | Terrokov | |
| Anthony Head | ... | Benedict | |
| Cristian Iacob | ... | Vasil | |
| Christopher Lambert | ... | Methodius | |
| Jai Stefan | ... | Krakchev | |
| Vincent Regan | ... | Toma Nikasevic | |
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Ionut Cristian Lefter | ... | Young Johnny Blaze |
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. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
First of all I have to say that I wasn't particularly much of a fan of the first "Ghost Rider" movie, and much less fan of Nicolas Cage. But still, I decided to sit down and watch "Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance" of out sheer boredom.
Let it be said that "Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance" is actually much better than the first movie. There is a much darker touch and feel to part 2. The movie is more brutal and visual, and you get to see a more violent side to the rider.
Storywise, well then I think the movie was halting, because it was a sort of a weird hybrid mix of "Ghost Rider" and "Rosemary's Baby". It wasn't bad, don't get me wrong, however, it was just something of a cliché. Nothing surprisingly new or inventive here.
The effects and CGI though, were top notch. I liked what I saw and I was thoroughly entertained. I especially like the pyrotechnics and the smoke effects.
"Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance" had a good enough group of actors together. However, in my opinion, the movie was carried by Idris Elba (playing Moreau) and Johnny Whitworth (playing Ray Carrigan). What happened to the Ray character was really awesome. I am not familiar with the "Ghost Rider" comic books, so I have no idea whether or not that character is from the pages, but he was still cool and had really interesting powers.
For a Marvel movie, then "Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance" was actually a surprise for me. Especially because I am not too keen on men in spandex tights running around with super powers. "Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance" was darker, grittier and for a more mature audience.
One thing that I just had to shake my head in disbelief at was the in-you-face-lame raised finger morals with the "an illegal download" and the "crime doesn't pay" comments in the movie. Wow, could it get any more of a cliché? The "illegal download" comment was funny though, but it was not really at place in the intro.