What was wrong with the first Punisher? Tom Jane is a badass, there were guns and bad guys and a montage scene in which he built an entire car… what was missing?
Gore!
You don’t make a movie like Punisher, from a comic founded in mostly punishing people and skip the gore. There was the typical cheese-action-violence, but not the over-the-top gore fest from annurism-town that was required.
Unfortunately Jane has too much good sense to want to be associated with what Punisher 2 turned into: Punisher: War Zone – an over-the-top gore fest on par with the likes of Dead Alive or Riki-Oh:
I don’t even care how good or bad the script is… who cares when people are punching their fists through dudes faces. When that happens, you pretty much stop asking yourself: “Is this going to win an Oscar?”
You should be asking yourself: “How come I’VE never punched through someone’s face?”… maybe because you are a pussy?
Check out the Punisher: War Zone Red-Band Trailer:
Thanks IWatchStuff!
That scene was like a slasher movie. Jason himself couldn’t have done better. It is insane and I’ve found myself thinking about it a few times since I saw it two days ago.