Monday, December 08, 2008

The Punisher: War Zone

Sometimes you just want a good action flick filled with guns, explosions and cheesy dialogue. Well, unlike Max Payne, The Punisher delivers. Directed by someone you've never heard of and starring another guy you don't know, Punisher somehow delivers that popcorn action treat of cinematic violence. It was like "Hostel" crossed with a Steven Segal film. Bad acting but enough ultraviolence to cover for it.

And when I say violent, I mean violent. 100 men dead, half of which suffer grevious headshots, broken bones and legs blown off to grenades. A man swirled around in a glass recycling bin that shreds him up faster than an onion in a Cuisinart. The Punisher hanging upside down from a bungee rope attached to a chandleaire using the kickback from his two machine guns to slowly spin around. And that's just the first 5 minutes of the movie.

I'm not saying it's good, I'm just saying it's entertaining. And the finale will not disappoint.

Rating: 5.5 out of 10

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