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Warrior427

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I like this movie im a big fan of the comic book character and I think the movie does a good job of portraying the character very action packed but I think the punisher wasnt buff or tough enough to be the best choice for the punisher and his...
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I like this movie im a big fan of the comic book character and I think the movie does a good job of portraying the character very action packed but I think the punisher wasnt buff or tough enough to be the best choice for the punisher and his acting was a little off like he was tring to hard but the revenge plot line is cool

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Posted oct 19, 2008 11:29 am pt

Reaganfan

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The Punisher is a good movie. It had alot of action, And I think that Thomas Jane did a great job playing the main Characters. The movie has a great cast and this action film is worth watching if you like this kind of movie. I give it 4 stars.

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Posted jul 10, 2008 3:28 am pt

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This is good story in the film. it is tough and gritty, which is how it is supposed to be. The acting might not be amazing, but it has a solid quality to it. They keep it just edgy enough throughout the film to keep it as a rather interesting...
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This is good story in the film. it is tough and gritty, which is how it is supposed to be. The acting might not be amazing, but it has a solid quality to it. They keep it just edgy enough throughout the film to keep it as a rather interesting film.

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Posted apr 10, 2008 1:13 am pt

scraffy009

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All out shoot em up and kick some ass style. Movie was great and the action was great. Acting was a little corny at times but when youre seeing a comic book movie. Aren't they always?

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Posted mar 30, 2008 4:14 pm pt

Ranga15

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The Punisher easily makes its way into my all-time favourites list. I just wish the producers had a much larger budget because apparently the director, Hensleigh, had this huge battle planed for the opening scene but it required a ton of money in...
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The Punisher easily makes its way into my all-time favourites list. I just wish the producers had a much larger budget because apparently the director, Hensleigh, had this huge battle planed for the opening scene but it required a ton of money in which they were not granted.

Let me just start off by saying that I have watched this movie seven times and I am still yet to obtain boredom from the film.
I mean, it has everything you could want in a great, gory action flick.
Greating acting from Thomas Jane and John Travolta.
I loved Travolta's portrayal of his chracter, he really nailed the part.
Jane did exceptionally well too.

The stroy behind the Punisher is about a man named Frank Castle, he is a recently retired secret agent. And on his last assingment, his squad accidently kills Bobby Saint.
The son of Howard Saint. So Howard strikes revenge on Castle and orders Castle's family to be immediantly killed.
Castle's family is murdered and now Castle wants revenge.

Not to say that this movie is suitable for all audiences, there are a few intense scenes.
But all in all, I loved every single second of this movie, don't even bother with renting the film, just go out and purchase the dvd and add it to your collection.
You wil not regret you purchase.

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Posted mar 24, 2008 5:29 pm pt

Gizmo43

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I loved it. Sure I think it would have nice if they had a slightly larger budget. But they did a great job with what they had. Thomas Jane gave a great performance as Frank Castle.

rezpatriot, the film was shot in Tampa Bay

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Posted feb 26, 2008 5:42 am pt

punisherwarzone

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PREATY GOOD NOT WHAT I WAS HOPING IT TOO BE BUT THE NEW ONE WILL BE A HELL OF ALOT BETER THAN THE SECOND. THIS FLIM WAS TO MUCH OF A DRAMA

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Posted jan 29, 2008 2:38 pm pt

rezpatriot

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Good cinematography of miami, really plays on the fact of Miami in the 80's so it could be a hit if you were born in the 80s.

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Posted jan 11, 2008 4:11 am pt

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Horrible. It's about a guy who's family is killed, so he kills them. It dosn't have much action or fighting, it's just horribly violent. Frank Castle (The Punisher) is a very bad person. He kills, gets drunk, broods, kills, gets drunk, ect. This...
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Horrible. It's about a guy who's family is killed, so he kills them. It dosn't have much action or fighting, it's just horribly violent. Frank Castle (The Punisher) is a very bad person. He kills, gets drunk, broods, kills, gets drunk, ect. This movie is so horrible.

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Posted dec 19, 2007 8:37 am pt

GavinGibbons

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an awesome conversion of the punisher comic book, althought the location changes! thomas jane and all of the cast put in a good performace, and we even get a cameo from wrestling legend kevin nash. the story is as upsetting as the comics as frank...
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an awesome conversion of the punisher comic book, althought the location changes! thomas jane and all of the cast put in a good performace, and we even get a cameo from wrestling legend kevin nash. the story is as upsetting as the comics as frank castle and his whole family are hunted down and killed- some how frank survives and decides to punish those who committed this horrible action

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Posted jul 26, 2007 5:07 pm pt

• [+] Rolling Stone
  
  75
  Among the recent spate of comic-book movies, from "Spider-Man" to the "X-Men," The Punisher is unique.

  by Peter Travers | Read Full Review »
• [+] USA Today
  
  75
  Trashy and disturbingly violent yet fairly zippy and amusingly cast.

  by Mike Clark | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  70
  Unlike some of its recent ilk – "Spider-Man," for example – The Punisher is, no disrespect, a thoroughly morose and bilious affair. That is precisely what I like best about it.

  by Michael O'Sullivan | Read Full Review »
• [+] Miami Herald
  
  63
  Considering the horrible buzz that had dogged the movie since its trailers first premiered, The Punisher turns out to be a likable underdog.

  by Rene Rodriguez | Read Full Review »
• [+] Baltimore Sun
  
  63
  The Punisher punishes. That's what he does, and that's all this movie does.

  by Chris Kaltenbach | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  60
  That rare comic book movie that actually feels like a comic book. Which turns out to be mostly, but not entirely, a good thing.

  by Kenneth Turan | Read Full Review »
• [+] Christian Science Monitor
  
  50
  The most entertaining scenes focus on the lovable louts and losers who share the boardinghouse where the protagonist - based on a comic-book character billed as a superhero without superpowers - prepares his grisly exploits. The rest is mayhem.

  by David Sterritt | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
  50
  The second attempt to bring a dark corner of the Marvel comic-book universe to the screen, this comic-book-based revenge story is undermined by its inconsistent tone.

  by Maitland McDonagh | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
  50
  For such a formulaic vigilante film, The Punisher has a far better cast than it deserves.

  by David Hiltbrand | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
  50
  It's a prevailing sense of humor that makes this an entertaining, if silly, film adaptation of the Marvel comic.

  by Carla Meyer | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
  50
  Travolta is terrific as a bad guy, making Saint almost sympathetic. His co-stars however, flounder in a sea of bad lines, with poor Romijn-Stamos getting stuck with the worst.

  by Jonathan Foreman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  50
  The Punisher is so grim and cheerless, you wonder if even its hero gets any satisfaction from his accomplishments.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  50
  There's something to be said for letting a comic book adaptation operate at the level of a comic book--i.e., with cheap laughs and ice-cold sadism.

  by J.R. Jones | Read Full Review »
• [+] Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  
  42
  It's hard to imagine how anyone could sit through this thing except squirming critics and violence addicts in need of a particularly gruesome fix.

  by William Arnold | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
  40
  A tone-deaf muddle that shifts moods more often than its lone wolf vigilante rubs out bad guys, clocking in at a punishingly paced two hours and change.

  by Michael Rechtshaffen | Read Full Review »