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Nicolas Cage Wants Ghost Rider Sequel

by Fred Topel | December 27, 2007

Summary

Nicolas Cage had never made a sequel until National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Now, that franchise seems to have whet his appetite to return to other characters too. The most likely candidate would be the comic book superhero Ghost Rider. Back to Article

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sensesfail8 writes:
on Dec 27 2007 12:30 AM

Better bad guys would make for a better movie.

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jasperoosterveld writes:
on Dec 27 2007 12:31 AM

Are you joking? That movie was one of the worst movies i have ever seen, terrible dialogue, awefull acting and boring action scenes, damn that movie was bad. Please never make a sequal and Cage, please play in small indie movies and let people see you can still act.

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Bardego writes:
on Dec 27 2007 12:36 AM

Agreed. Wes Bentley's Blackheart was one of the most laughable villains in any comic book movie.

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Dr.TobiasFunke writes:
on Dec 27 2007 01:12 AM

I don't think it will matter much what they do. The last movie left so many people with such a sour taste that they'll all be put off by any kind of sequel. Even in the unlikely event that it turns out to be a GOOD movie.

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Comment writes:
on Dec 27 2007 02:11 AM

All of the villains died in less than 20 seconds. The film was easily the worst i have seen this year. Thanks Nicolas.

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Matanuki writes:
on Dec 27 2007 03:21 AM

They can redeem Ghost Rider the same way they can -and keep teasing they will- redeem Spawn. By, first, taking the characters and their mythology seriously. Second, lose the camp. It didn't work with Daredevil. It didnt' work with Batman. And it's definitely not ever going to work with Spawn or Ghost Rider. Also, enough with the watered down PG:13 movies. These are not PG:13 characters. Of course, in theory, a great Ghost Rider (see also: Spawn, Daredevil, and, as we've seen, Batman) film COULD be PG:13, but that would require expert writing. But that's in short supply in the ranks of go-to comic book film writers.

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crystalwhiteeyes writes:
on Dec 27 2007 04:28 AM

Cage may want a sequel, but they never bothered to ask us if we want another sequel. Answer is no! Next?

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Elixor writes:
on Dec 27 2007 05:31 AM

"All they have to do is call"

I wouldn't be surprised if that's Nic's only criteria to be in any movie. I wonder if he even reads the scripts.

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citizenjames writes:
on Dec 27 2007 06:06 AM

mark steven johnson's DAREDEVIL was a mess and i wasn't surprised his GHOST RIDER was too. the guy wrote one solid movie (GRUMPY OLD MEN) which is hysterical and after DAREDEVIL why anyone gave him GHOST RIDER is beyond me.

and marvel, there are certain properties you have that won't sell lunchboxes and sleeping bags so don't even try and PG13 them. things like BLADE, V FOR VENDETTA and THE CROW work because there is no marketing tied to them and they let them have their R rating. GHOST RIDER should be one of those characters (and so should PUNISHER).

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lonechicken writes:
on Dec 27 2007 06:24 AM

Congratulations Nic. You've found your Battlefield Earth!

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blank blank writes:
on Dec 27 2007 06:33 AM

ghost rider should have been a movie in the planet terror/from dusk till dawn mold... a kick *** action movie that was a little rough around the edges, instead, we got a bs movie in the big city and such... there was a complete disconnect between the source material and the feel and tone of the movie.

MSJ has ruined what potentially could have been two great franchsies... it makes me sad

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Dec 27 2007 06:34 AM

There's this trick I learned-

Expect [most] movies to be truly awful and then it's a win-win; a) the movie is better than you expected and you're pleasantly surprised or b) the movie is as bad as you thought it would be and you can congratulate yourself on being so savvy.

Of course, there are those rare times when you expect a movie to be good and it sucks (the eternal whipping boy, Spiderman 3), but hey- life is a gamble.

Having said all this, I actually kind of dug Ghostrider, because I expected it to be exactly as cornball and cheesy as it was, and I wasn't disappointed-- except for that pussified sh#t where Cage (whom I generally like) ate freakin' JELLYBEANS to give the character 'depth.'

I need to take a moment to agree with Bardego- Wes Bently was about as sinister and intimidating as a goddam# carebear. If you're going to do this sh#t, give it some EDGE, give it some BALLS. They hinted that they *could*, but they have to STEP UP if they do a sequel.

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Gimy writes:
on Dec 27 2007 06:35 AM

woo hoo!!! this was one of THE funniest flicks i have ever seen. i cried laughing, for serious. it was just the worst hunk of sh3t i've seen in awhile...and it got worse up until that hilarious ending.

lay off the R rating bs again...jesus christ. the movie sucked, PERIOD. coulda been rated XXX and it still woulda sucked.

i'm wondering which i think is more laughable now. Battlefield earth and the whole "we're doing a trilogy! seriously...its a trilogy, we think its going to rival star wars" talk BEFORE the movie flopped. Halle Berry begging to do a sequel to Catwoman AFTER the movie flopped. or Cage wanting Ghost Rider 2. all i want is a sequel to Gigli...is that too much to ask? Waterworld 2...c'mon....please???

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ffamilyguy writes:
on Dec 27 2007 07:05 AM

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Well, Waterworld was waaaay better then all those movies.....and at the same time, there was no CGI, just good ole fashion FX. If Ghost Rider was XXX rated, yes it would have been better, EVA naked...HELLLOOOOO! As for a sequel? As long as they get rid of that chessy a$$ music (country western version of 'Ants Go Marching'. Who 'in the name of Zueses BUTTHOLE' approved the music to Ghost Rider? It was BAD!

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ffamilyguy writes:
on Dec 27 2007 07:08 AM

One more thing.....why does everyone seem to like Daredevil? I thought it was drek! Bullseye was gay, Kingpin was small....and....gay, oh yeah, then they made Elektra....hahaha,after she died! Wow, Hollywood is getting soooooo good!

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cswb writes:
on Dec 27 2007 07:30 AM

Yes Ghost Rider was not the greatest movie ever made but seeing as how it came from the guy who directed Daredevil (now there's a comic book ruined for the big screen) it was pretty entertaining, the special effects were nowhere near as bad as they could have been. And for you people who keep whining about the movie being PG-13, their not going to make an R rated special effects driven comic book movie, the movie costs to much and limits their audience. The last R rated big box office success was the Matrix 2 and that was because it had a built in audience. Now yes something like The Punisher should be R rated, I mean the man's a killer you can't make a kid friendly version of the Punisher and not have it suck.

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zgberg writes:
on Dec 27 2007 07:40 AM

"the special effects were nowhere near as bad as they could have been."

I disagree...I think the special effects where pretty close to as bad as possible.

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cswb writes:
on Dec 27 2007 08:15 AM

"I disagree...I think the special effects where pretty close to as bad as possible."

You wanna see something where the special effects are as bad as possible go check out the trailer for Speed Racer then you'll know what bad special effects are.

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HisNameIsFrank writes:
on Dec 27 2007 08:25 AM

Is it that bad,Mr.Cage? Do you really need the money THAT bad? Hell,we can take up a collection for you. Just don't make another ****ty Ghost Rider movie. I think even The Green River Killer was a better movie and that movie made me want to gouge my eyes out!

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Novastar. writes:
on Dec 27 2007 08:36 AM

If Cage ever wins another oscar,i will shave my b alls with a lawnmower.

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Shatter24 writes:
on Dec 27 2007 08:50 AM

Its nice we can all agree on something, that the original Ghost Rider sucked. Most people didn't understand that going to see it the first time. Audiences will be much more savvy a second time around, and with a likely larger budget, it would be a major league flop.

The only way they could salvage the character is to wait 4 or 5 years and start from scratch with a new Johnny Blaze (make him a blond pretty boy to distinguish him from Cage), a new director (how about the guy who did The Crow?), and some legitimate baddies from veteran villians who actually know how to be scary.

No, there should definetly not be a Ghost Rider 2.

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lestatthevampire writes:
on Dec 27 2007 08:51 AM

Yo, guys.. honestly, how about a team up movie... say in the arc of when he and magneto go to hell to rescue magneto's mom. How sick would that be? And a soundtrack by Type O Negative! C'mon producers... I'll write it for free.
We could also add a Jesus Christ figure to piss off the Right Wing!

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bethehero7404 writes:
on Dec 27 2007 09:09 AM

Ghost Rider, to me, ranks up there with Spawn. Could have been great, but it tanked. Spawn, Ghost Rider, Punisher, Daredevil...all could have been great but there were messed up due to Hollywood not wanting to push the envelope. Punisher was not really successful because of it being R but it should have been. I actually liked it.

Spawn was PG-13 and that hurt it. The animated movies were amazing, that should have been the Spawn in the film. Daredevil was all right except the casting, costumes and writing. The entire Daredevil origin and the way he was portrayed was accurate. It was his supporting cast that brought him down.

Ghost Rider sequel...it needs to be an all out R movie that pulls no punches and tries to sell toys rather than a story. We don't need a 2 hour commerical.

Nick, do this one right...you have a frickin' tattoo of Ghost Rider on your arm and you let the first film slip through. If you are that passionate about a character and saw what was going on, I'd stop it and complain.

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asudevil1 writes:
on Dec 27 2007 09:18 AM

I still get a kick out of how all the nerds on this site think their opinions matter. You hated the movie, SO WHAT, most people disagree thus the reason why the movie was successful. GET OVER IT.

P.S. If you are going to attack a movie, do not attack the highest grossing movie of the year, you hated spiderman 3, the vast majority liked, get over it.

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taran72 writes:
on Dec 27 2007 09:26 AM

I agree with going into a movie with low expectations - it worked, and I fairly enjoyed Ghost Rider. I refuse to see Daredevil, that being my favorite comic book character and I just couldn't stand seeing Affleck in the role.

HOWEVER, when you have to go into a movie praying to God it's not the worst movie ever, that still means it sucked. Wow did Ghost Rider suck. Eva Mendez is a bad actress, Cage was in paycheck-cashing mode (hello, Wicker Man!), and yeah the villains were gawddawful. Bad, bad movie.

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taran72 writes:
on Dec 27 2007 09:27 AM

So, in summary: no sequel wanted or needed.

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vaodsi writes:
on Dec 27 2007 09:54 AM

if they make a sequel, i won't go see it. niether will anybody else i know. so they can make a sequel.... i just won't see it. the first was such a waste of time. i actually walked out at parts and went to different movies around the theater.

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rle4lunch writes:
on Dec 27 2007 10:00 AM

umm, yeah. Ghost Rider was kinda terrible. I hated the bad guys, they were pathetic. didn't even put up a fight.

talk about a thrown together movie. it's like it was filmed in 3 weeks.

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NicMac writes:
on Dec 27 2007 10:45 AM

if i took a **** on the floor, slapped some pee on it, put it in the microwave and add power rangers to it--the movie would be better than the original.

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CowboyMovieJunkie26 writes:
on Dec 27 2007 10:49 AM

I would have to agree that the movie did suck. Thank God I rented it first. But a lot of the comic book movies suck. Spider-man 3 was okay. It certainly wasn't the highlight of the series though. The Batman series finally crawled out from the pits off hell in the batcave to do the series justice. And Superman is just a dude who can't die. But all these series have already been established. People knew who these characters were so it wasn't hard to build a movie audience for them.

Hollywoods just trying to cash in on the fact that everyone wants to go see them now.
So they just give it to some dope to write and direct and then it blows chunks. Nick Cage needs to wake up though. Unless they were to give this to Christoper Nolan this would be the only chance in hell you could possible save this disaster of a movie. Even Seth Rogan from Knocked Up could write a better comic book movie!

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hplvr12345 writes:
on Dec 27 2007 12:04 PM

If they made a sequel, it'd have to be much better than the first one. But hey, it isn't Nic's fault the writing wasn't that good...he's not responsible for that. I hate when people say they hate a movie for the writing and blame the star. The star isn't the person who writes the movie most of the time, with a few exceptions. But anyways, the concept of the first movie was good, it could've been much better though. I don't really see where they could go with a second one, though. If they continue to use the Devil as the bad guy it'll get old pretty fast.

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rerun717 writes:
on Dec 27 2007 12:54 PM

After seeing the awesomeness that was the second National Treasure, bring it on. Or don't. Please don't.

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krillbert writes:
on Dec 27 2007 01:08 PM

I loved every second of this hilarious piece of ****.

I'd probably see the sequel on opening night.

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Matanuki writes:
on Dec 27 2007 01:20 PM

In reply to this comment (#1398852)
So the fact that Spiderman 3 made all this money is apparently still driving home this myth that the movie was good. If we were a bunch of studio executives and investors sitting around on New Year's Eve, having drinks and comparing our box office hits and misses over the past year, then, sure, that argument may hold weight. But here it's irrelevant and misleading. The box office numbers only represents ticket sales. It doesn't, however, reflect the quality of the film or, for that matter, the ratio of viewers satisfied with what they paid for. I know a lot of people that paid to see Spiderman 3. Hell, I know people still paying to see this movie on dvd! I myself bought two tickets, doesn't change the fact that both my date and I hated it silly. And with the literal exception of maybe two or three out of sixty plus people that I've talked with about it, I am yet to hear back from anyone who wasn't grossly disappointed. Now I don't know about you guys, but that's the only consensus that interests this humble correspondent.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Dec 27 2007 01:58 PM

The only movie I think I'll dare seeing with Nic Cage in the starring role would be "Nick Cage immitates his peggy sue gets married cockle, gets castrated, suffocated by means of said castration, and goes on to make BaliWood musicals ever after."

I used to LIKE the guy. I used to see movies because of him. Now look at what he's done. Dumping Patricia Arquette for chicks that let their children be named after comic book heros is what has made this man's voice go ever higher!

Down with Nic Cage the Castrati! Make a real #()$)*#$ movie again you #@)($*#)$*$

-Tom=

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jaredisme writes:
on Dec 27 2007 02:12 PM

this idea = suck

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Hamboner writes:
on Dec 27 2007 02:34 PM

I couldn't take this movie as a campy delight. I literally felt uncomfortable watching it... it was like stumbling into a 5-year old kid's fantasy translated as a movie. Eva Mendez didn't even look good in that movie... how does that happen?

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CaptMal writes:
on Dec 27 2007 03:09 PM

Not making Ghost Rider 2 will make it better than the original.

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rowdyfoudy writes:
on Dec 27 2007 03:18 PM

It's Cuba Gooding Jr. all over again. An Oscar winning actor that throws his credibility away by doing ****ty movies. Cut the crap Cage.

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Xphile1000 writes:
on Dec 27 2007 03:18 PM

The movie was good, up til the point, when he fought the bad guys, i will agree, but I think the back story and acting was fairly good for a cage movie.

I'd like to see him up against some of his more known foes, and possibly join up with the other characters in his comics.

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filmboy22 writes:
on Dec 27 2007 04:15 PM

people saw ghost rider because they thought it was so bad its good but no...it was just bad. as bad as they come.

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vcdoni77 writes:
on Dec 27 2007 04:23 PM

I use to think that it was ok that I was a closet Nicolas Cage fan, then I saw Ghost Rider. Since then, I have deadbolted the door, and swallowed the key.

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punktuate writes:
on Dec 27 2007 04:36 PM

Hand the script to the dude who did Batman Begins, Blade (first one), or Spiderman-2 make sure it's directed by someone who does some dark $%^# like Stephen Norrigton (Blade 1 again), Rob Zombie (that would kick @$$), James Wan (Saw 1), Guillermo Del Toro, or Chan-Wook Park (the guy who did Oldboy) these guys could make a badass Ghost Rider movie even with a horrible script cause they would rewrite it or just make sure it kicked @$$....my opinion.....but yes Ghost Rider was pretty horrible not the worst comic book movie but whoever wrote about the music score was on point it must have been the same guy who did the Punisher score that music was like some Captain America $%#% not some grimy killer I thought Nic Cage was perfect casting for the movie and would like to see him do another one but directed to act seriously he's the Spirit of Vengance for godssakes

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arendr writes:
on Dec 27 2007 04:50 PM

In reply to this comment (#1398795)
"If Cage ever wins another oscar,i will shave my b alls with a lawnmower. "

Thanks Novastar. I think my balls just jumped 2 inches inside my abdomen out of fear from this thought.

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Rated_Xpert writes:
on Dec 27 2007 04:56 PM

Since when do the actors choose when they want a sequel. Stan Lee should squash this. Or maybe try a reboot like The Icredible Hulk. Pretend the first one doesn't exist and start over. New cast, new director, etc...

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Pathhh writes:
on Dec 27 2007 05:05 PM

I am gradually losing respect for Cage. COME ON MAN GET UR ACT TOGETHER AND DO A GOOD MOVIE

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BatsInTheBelfry writes:
on Dec 27 2007 05:07 PM

Having not seen Ghost Rider, can someone give me an idea of how lame the villians are? Is it like Blade where they whine the whole movie until they become "all powerful" and then get wasted easily, like The World Is Not Enough where they give the bad guy one thing to make him "different" (feels no pain) and then don't do anything with it, or like Leathal Weapon 3, where you can't even remember who the bad guys were?

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CandyMountain writes:
on Dec 27 2007 06:49 PM

The whole movie sucked, the only way to save it would be to start over from scratch.

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ItchyBarracuda writes:
on Dec 27 2007 06:53 PM

I love how all you people feel so high and mighty making fun of someone's film career and treating them like they're some kind of failure.

Here's how the movie industry works. If your film makes a lot of money, regardless if it was "good" or "bad" when rated by the critics, sequels are made. Why? Because MONEY is what keeps the industry going.

Nic Cage is by no means a joke of an actor, or a laughable one at that. He has been in many MANY good films over the years, and is a very successful actor in terms of money making. You people do realise the film made over 100 million at the box office in a several week course, and many more through DVD rentals and sales.

So I will be laughing when they make a sequel, to spite you all, your almighty and godly opinion that you deem the truth.

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vanilla wafah writes:
on Dec 27 2007 08:48 PM

Ok, allow me to disagree (heresy I know) and say I think that Ghost Rider 2 is possible and it could also be a good movie. The writers just need to decide what sort of movie they want. Instead of corny and stupid and lame cheesy jokes, make it dark and rough. Don't try humor, it doesn't work for this (it could, but the wirter can't write jokes in that would flow and not be awkward). Nicolas Cage wouldn't be my first choice for Johnny Blaze, but the already picked him and he's CGI half the movie anyways. So, that doesn't matter. One more thing, amp up the story a little more. As far as intensity. Send Ghost Rider to Mephisto's Realm. Push him to have to make choices that involve sacrifice, and situations that make Ghost Rider go to the edge. Send the writer's back to a scriptwriting course, make them run through some basic writing excersizes. They can do this, I have good faith, but they have to take it seriously and be committed. They CAN do this, it's just very likely that they won't.

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vanilla wafah writes:
on Dec 27 2007 08:49 PM

Ok, allow me to disagree (heresy I know) and say I think that Ghost Rider 2 is possible and it could also be a good movie. The writers just need to decide what sort of movie they want. Instead of corny and stupid and lame cheesy jokes, make it dark and rough. Don't try humor, it doesn't work for this (it could, but the wirter can't write jokes in that would flow and not be awkward). Nicolas Cage wouldn't be my first choice for Johnny Blaze, but the already picked him and he's CGI half the movie anyways. So, that doesn't matter. One more thing, amp up the story a little more. As far as intensity. Send Ghost Rider to Mephisto's Realm. Push him to have to make choices that involve sacrifice, and situations that make Ghost Rider go to the edge. Send the writer's back to a scriptwriting course, make them run through some basic writing excersizes. They can do this, I have good faith, but they have to take it seriously and be committed. They CAN do this, it's just very likely that they won't.

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mouveebuff99 writes:
on Dec 27 2007 10:32 PM

What they should have done was hire a real director, and a real actor. (Cage has sucked for sometime now. Adaptation was his last good movie.) They should have made the movie about Sam Elliot's character. If a 2nd film is made they should only keep Sam Elliot and start over.

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asudevil1 writes:
on Dec 27 2007 11:33 PM

Wow matanuki you and 60 prepubecent nerds hated it. Well me and over 1 million loved it, that is just the tip of the iceberg of people who liked it. I guess that would make me correct again.

P.S. Anyone whos picture has to do with The Matrix means they know nothing about movies.

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Matanuki writes:
on Dec 28 2007 04:39 AM

LOL. Looks like asudevil1 imagines he has a bone to pick. Apparently we're prepubescent nerds if we hated Spiderman 3. No adults with opinions among us. Hmm. What then, one wonders, does that make those who cannot disagree without the pointless attempts at personal attacks?..

Anyway, I agree with those speaking in Cage's defense. He's not a horrible actor by any stretch of the imagination, and he's also not necessarily wrong for this project. The script and the direction killed Ghost Rider. Add to that the flaccid "villains". For a sequel to work, it wouldn't require recasting Johnny Blaze. For the most part, after reading these posts, it looks like we're all more or less agreed on this topic.

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Jane Doe writes:
on Dec 28 2007 07:03 AM

I feel like my skull's on fire.

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rockster11 writes:
on Dec 28 2007 07:04 AM

Uh how about "No"

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Metalcowboy7 writes:
on Dec 28 2007 07:57 AM

That was a horrid movie. Poor acting - both Cage and Mendez (even worse - if that was possible).

PLEASE no more!

INSTEAD how about another Wickerman - say his long lost brother goes looking for him on that island......

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jerseycajun writes:
on Dec 28 2007 08:07 AM

I think Cage is a good, capable actor, but he's got to start choosing his roles more carefully than "I'll do it", sight unseen. With all the movies he's been cast in, he certainly shouldn't be hurting for cash. But you never know. Fame has a way of making one irresponsible with money.

What he needs is a agent who actually looks out for his client's integrity and who's honest enough to say "you know, Nick, doing 'Ghost Rider 12' and 'National Treasure' may not be the best choice for your career at this time. Folks might get the idea you don't want to take any good roles."

It's debatable whether or not such agents exist in Hollywood, however.

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Tollens writes:
on Dec 28 2007 09:01 AM

As someone who used to read Ghost Rider regularly in the 90's I have to say GR is a bad idea for a movie in general. And that's coming from a fan of the comics, he just doesn't translate well to film.

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asudevil1 writes:
on Dec 28 2007 09:58 AM

Jersey National Treasure was actually a good movie, and the sequel is good too. So good thing he does not listen to prepubecent nerds like you.

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kesic03 writes:
on Dec 28 2007 10:53 AM

In reply to this comment (#1398222)
ABSOLUTELY. better bad guys is a must. less campy and darker of a film. eva has to be recast. and sam elliot should return. need more scenes of the GR doing his thing at night. i want to see him enforcing the streets many times. we only got one when he saved that fat chick under the bridge. not good enough, wanna see him out at night on several nights, taking out bad people.

as a cherry on the cake, make it R. instead of bad guys "freezing people". uhhhgh. the pg13-way, how dumb.

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u1sart writes:
on Dec 28 2007 12:23 PM

COME ON, COME ONE!!! trust me, why would they want to put cage back as ghsot rider, He sucked the last one and now he want to suck some more in a "sequel". Ghost Rider can be reserrected as an exception super hero movie, but they need to understand that Ghsotrider sppose to be dark and gritty, near horror, not some "oh look at me i have fire around me and i ride a bike made from Orange County Choppers... please get a grip, make is scarry and fun to watch.

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sund7cuU writes:
on Dec 28 2007 01:22 PM

In reply to this comment (#1398556)
"......ghost rider should have been a movie in the planet terror/from dusk till dawn mold... a kick *** action movie that was a little rough around the edges......"

I've been telling everyone the exact same thing! I believe there are many different ways to make a comic book movie. The ultra-serious Batman or Hulk approach is fine but we don't need that for every character. The whole concept of Ghost Rider is pretty absurd to begin with, so why not use that to your advantage. Give us two hours of a flaming Harley driving around, with the flaming-horse-Sam Elliot guy beside him, leaving a trail of scorched zombie carcasses. All to a bad-a$$ metal soundtrack. Planet Terror is a perfect example of the so-absurd-it's-awesome approach. I will only be interested in Ghost Rider 2 when they announce that Rodriguez is directing.

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jmo2ski writes:
on Dec 28 2007 03:28 PM

Yes a sequel would be good, the director promise more action, and let's be serious, this movie really needs action, dialogue, and definitely better bad guys. So go for it.

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Mr. Kong writes:
on Dec 28 2007 03:33 PM

In reply to this comment (#1398852)
Aknddon, before you were banned, you said ghost rider bombed.

shut the **** up.

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asuguy1 writes:
on Dec 28 2007 05:39 PM

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on Dec 28 2007 05:51 PM

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chicubs1 writes:
on Dec 28 2007 06:39 PM

How did you get this guy banned? I keep getting PMs from someone that i think needs to be banned.

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DANAD01 writes:
on Dec 28 2007 10:13 PM

Ghost Rider was actually a lot more fun than I thought it was going to be. The movie made $228 million per Box Office Mojo so obviously a lot of people liked it well enough. A sequel would be great if they just had more action!

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High School With Money writes:
on Dec 29 2007 04:37 AM

[b]Having not seen Ghost Rider, can someone give me an idea of how lame the villians are?[/b]

They're basically Power Ranger-ish goth-mo villains, each with THE POWER OF AN ELEMENT (making Ghostie the Fire Elemental). Each of them goes down quicker than a Beijing whore on a wealthy trick. With a twist in the story (or several acrobatics), Sam Elliot could've made an excellent baddie.

[b]Hand the script to the dude who did Batman Begins, Blade (first one), [/b]

Yeeeeehhh... let's give it to David "Lost World" Goyer... cuz I'm sure that David "Blade Trinity" Goyer would be an excellent choice...

No matter whom you deem to pick, they'll always have a credit or ten that won't meet your approval. And if a certain someone didn't yet, he soon will. So what's the point in picking favorites?

[b]but whoever wrote about the music score was on point it must have been the same guy who did the Punisher score that music was like some Captain America $%#% not some grimy killer [/b]

Chris Young = Carlo Siliotto? On what planet? Oh, that right, Planet Punktuate. The planet who sole inhabitant couldn't tell a brassy anthem from a Ennio Morricone homage.

Oh, and thanks for the run-on sentences. Made it really easy to pinpoint your non-points.

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xeronic writes:
on Dec 29 2007 05:08 AM

i will join in and say NAY to a Sequel to this ****ty movie... EVA MENDES ruined the movie before i even saw it. When i actually did see it, it was total garbage.

Do Deadpool movie..kthx.

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High School With Money writes:
on Dec 29 2007 06:24 AM

And by David "Lost World" Goyer, I meant David "Crow 2" Goyer. On Planet Money, it's hard to keep track of Goyers and Koepps and hacks of that nature. A small inconvenience, at most.

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High School With Money writes:
on Dec 29 2007 06:28 AM

And by David "Lost World" Goyer, I meant David "Crow 2" Goyer. On Planet Money, it's hard to keep track of Goyers and Koepps and hacks of that nature. A small inconvenience, at most.

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kROCK writes:
on Dec 29 2007 01:17 PM

Please....no..more Ghost Rider... Nicholas Cage should go into hiding for a while and then choose an actually good movie to reboot his career. You know there's something wrong with you if you actually want to be in a Ghost Rider sequel.

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Dane Cook is NOT Funny writes:
on Dec 29 2007 05:28 PM

I know I am going to get it for this, but I really didn't think it was that bad. I didn't love it and it wasn't well acted at all, but I kinda think that maybe if they had a second chance, they could turn it around. Everyone has to admit, it's an entertaining story, so maybe with a second chance, it would be good. Hey, we watched 1000 Pirate movies and we will have to be stuck with 1000 more Spidermans (that will get progressively worse) , so why not give this franchise a chance?

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reyes writes:
on Dec 29 2007 06:48 PM

In reply to this comment (#1398506)
I gonna have to end it all.

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acton acton writes:
on Dec 29 2007 07:53 PM

well lets look at AVP we were a little hestitant on a sequel til it became rated r then us true fans saw it and loved it so if Ghost rider becomes more violent and a little more realistic looking it has a chance, dedburger dont comment your just digging a hole of stupidity more and more. I like nic in every other movie its hit or miss with him mostly due to the genre of the film he is a good actor.

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kissman24 writes:
on Dec 29 2007 08:53 PM

This movie sucked. A sequel for "Ghost Rider" would be about as necessary as "Universal Soldier 2" was.

I was one of those idiots who contributed to the $45 million opening weekend because I still thought that I might like it despite the rotten reviews. Silly me! I promise that I will not make that mistake a second time around.

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onebadgungan writes:
on Dec 29 2007 09:36 PM

Well, I just watched GR for the first time (like, ten minutes ago), and while it certainly wasn't the best film I've ever seen, it was (flaming) head and shoulders over the Fantastic Four celluloid abortion, the All-Dancing Spiderman 3, and the "Hey, let's urinate all over the characters and concepts" X-Men 3. Combined. It was better than Daredevil.

Yeah, there were some wasted moments. Yeah, there was some corny dialog. Yeah, Sam Elliott looked like he was going to eat the Styrofoam headstones he was in charge of. But if you've ever read a comic, you have to realize that's what these types of characters and films are representative of.

It wasn't perfect, but are you people so jaded and your suspension of disbelief so dead that you can't even allow yourself to enjoy a little escapist fantasy?

I, for one, would see a sequel. And I suspect that pretty much all of you complaining about the film would too, if just so you could cement your "fanboy" cred by complaining about GR2 as well.

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chicubs1 writes:
on Dec 30 2007 12:40 AM

onebadgungan you better watch out or they are going to kill you for not hating the movie, or they will call you stupid.

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twinsfan2715 writes:
on Dec 30 2007 03:56 PM

In reply to this comment (#1398545)
i agree. why does mark steven johnson still have a job?

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Silverevilchao writes:
on Dec 30 2007 08:35 PM

I dunno, I liked the movie. It was short, sweet, and to the point. *shrug*

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DANAD01 writes:
on Dec 31 2007 08:27 AM

Obviously we're not the only ones who liked the movie. It was a big hit and broke records for the holiday weekend. Make it more like Planet Terror? That movie made $10 dollars!

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yankeesrule587 writes:
on Dec 31 2007 01:34 PM

your all sick, ghost rider was an awesome movie....then again i watch a movie to enjoy it, not critique dialogue, and comparing nic cage to ben affleck is ludicrous...i dont think nick has ever picked a bad script in a very long time , yes i liked NEXT also....and i also dont have the time to stare and pick at the special effects which were awesome too.... this is the problem with having basement dwelling internet fanboys runnin amuck, stupidity becomes the majority and no one wants to get flamed so u all fall in line......and let me, being the person with objectivity here comment on the speed racer trailer....if it wasnt overly obvious from the trailer, which I thought was...thats the style they wanted the movie to be, its not bad special effects...its your over obsessive need for "realism" in everything...and last bit before the end of the year, the obsession with R rated movies is close to a crack addiction........every movie cannot be rated R, sorry to tell u all this, im sure there are some of u that think every movie should be rated R, even disney movies....yes ur that sick....u....rated R movies are hard to get into as many theatres as PG-13 movies...best thing for all u to do is shut up and wait for the DVD release for the unrated version....most of u say ur gonna wait for everything on DVD anyways, so just do the world at large a favor and STFU....ur wasting oxygen, my oxygen....please stop, thanks

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Introducing.. writes:
on Dec 31 2007 01:51 PM

Cage will do anything for money nowadays.

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BowieSwimmer writes:
on Jan 01 2008 06:58 PM

whyohwhyohwhyohwhyohwhyohwhyohwhyohwhyohwhy
OHWHYOHWHYOHWHYOHWHYOHWHY...
does Nice Cage continue to plague the world with this terrible acting and even worse hair?

i would rather see a Catwoman sequel, merely because:
a. Halle Berry is sexy as hell [let's wait till the whole pregnancy think ends though]
b. it was so bad, it was hilarious. where Ghost Rider...just made me cry. in pain.

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Jan 01 2008 11:05 PM

In reply to this comment (#1414072)
Yankees-

because very clearly anyone who didn't like the f#cking popcorn silliness of Ghostrider is undoubtedly a fratboy moron. And they're all 'Falling in line' no less.

..Dam#; I even LIKED the movie (a little--see previous) and your comments still annoyed the piss out of me.. If you're going to ***** about wasting oxygen, do something more worthwhile with yours than sound off on people, merely for expressing different opinions. And for the love of whatever highschool or college you barely escaped (still escaping?), please realize that if you feel the need to condescend to ANYONE, s-p-e-l-l o-u-t y-o-u-r w-o-r-d-s. Using 'U' and 'UR' gives you all the authority of Britney lecturing teenage mothers.

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blackjc writes:
on Jan 03 2008 09:21 AM

Just a question...Has a really bad movie ever had a good sequel?

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Pathhh writes:
on Jan 03 2008 11:19 AM

In reply to this comment (#1401652)
National Treasure was horrible. I think one of the worst films of all time

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bluefox2501 writes:
on Jan 03 2008 03:36 PM

In reply to this comment (#1398537)
M

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bluefox2501 writes:
on Jan 03 2008 03:37 PM

In reply to this comment (#1398537)
Man, thats hilarious and probably true.

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coolalexhorowitz writes:
on Feb 08 2009 11:39 PM

I actually feel that a sequel to this movie would be quite interesting. Of course they should develope the idea well before they start any shooting. Without a doubt it is a big moneymaker which could easily break the 100 million barrier and I think Nic did a good job in this role and still has much room for development.

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coolalexhorowitz writes:
on Feb 08 2009 11:47 PM

In reply to this comment (#1423715)
I would argue that the new hulk was much better than it's predecessor even if it wasn't exactly a "sequel." But it goes to show that if enough work is put into it, a franchise can be brought back and it's potential increased.

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