No matter how bad this movie is The transformation scene never gets old

Man that scene with Carter Slade and Johnny Blaze riding along to Ghost Riders in the Sky was the most epic thing that I had seen in a Marvel movie at the time.

This is a favorite of mine. Nicholas Cage was great as Johnny/ Ghost Rider. The flame transformations and motorcycle riding were excellent. Even though it didn't lead to an epic duo fight, the sequence of him and caretaker riding into battle was great.

I love the jellybean eating from a martini glass touch. You know that was something born from the insane brilliance that is Nic Cage's brain.

Leaving aside comic origins there are parallels between this film and 1997's "Spawn" movie: a character who has a risky job makes a deal with the devil in return for his services, is granted powers as a result, comes across the previous, older man in his position who now serves as his guide, at first struggles with his role and learns to accept it, and finds himself fighting to save the world against great evil.

Mark Millar once told a story about how he was asked to come up with some lines for this movie, and he asked to see the script but wasn’t shown it

The reason Blaze has eccentricities is because folks with stress or a sense of doom revert to childhood to cope. It is on the DVD extras.

We definitely should get an R Rated reboot especially after seeing the success of movies like Deadpool. As per the actor choice, the 2 potential people i can see as Ghost Rider are either Joel Kinnaman or Nic Cage himself reprising the role.

I love how pathetic the villains are in this movie. Also, the actor of Barton Blaze (the father of Johnny Blaze aka Ghost Rider) is Brett Cullen who would switch to DC with his appearance in The Dark Knight Rises and Joker where he played a father figure again. Talk about type casting! He also plays the father of Blake Lively in The Shallows. And speaking of, doesn't people say that Eva Mendes basically plays her character from Hitch in this movie? Hollywood at his best!

Imagine Sam Elliott as "Whistler" in Blade. 🤔🤔🤔

Let me know what you guys think of this as a recast and possible story. I'd have Keanu Reeves or Garrett Hedlund as an experienced Johnny Blaze then cast Logan Lerman has Danny Ketch. It would be a Disney+ show rated TV-MA. Make it 3-4 episodes (no unnecessary filler episodes), a horror/thriller, and about 45min to an hour each episode. Then I would have this older, more experienced Johnny Blaze teaching the new Rider (Danny Ketch) who is struggling on the concept of revenge vs justice and his new role as the new Ghost Rider in Marvel's supernatural realm, which would be taking inspiration from the story line Howard Mackie wrote in the 90s where Johnny Blaze acted as a mentor to Ketch. Throw in flashbacks of Mephisto regarding Johnny becoming the Ghost Rider and how he defied the devil. Then mirror that to Danny and his journey in defying the devil himself. It will be a passing of the torch story dealing with mentorship, responsibility, and the morality of vengeance despite one's intentions (be it for good or for evil), and how vengeance can be the user's own executioner since the need for vengeance might destroy them in the end. Again, this takes inspiration from the Ghost Rider comics in the 1990s where in the middle of his original run Danny asks the question of whether vengeance really is justice or if it's just its dark imposter. Using a similar concept would be such a cool show in my opinion.

I was exactly 10 years old when this movie came out, so to say I loved it at the time would be an understatement. Still have a soft spot for it ⛓️

I always interpreted the old rider riding off in the end as his metaphorical "ride into the sunset," not to live happily ever after, but literally riding himself and his horse companion to the afterlife together, finally being at peace.

Because of an innumerable amount of viewings as a little kid to present (I was 7 when I got the DVD) I now eat M&Ms from a coffee cup. One day I hope to upgrade to jelly beans from a martini glass

This movie is my guilty pleasure But I still blame AVI ARAD for its failure

The unrated extended cut is vastly superior than the theatrical and makes it an actually good movie.

That Rider transformation sequence is legendary.

Enjoyed this to some degree and liked him as spidey noir but I still would’ve like to have seen cage do Superman if WB agreed on a proper script and budget. Most of the concept art and costume tests from the 2015 Jon schnepp documentary definitely intrigued me and especially with Tim burton jumping ship from this to do sleepy hollow, Hollywood really knows how to experiment

The good: The effects, style and voice of GR himself are good. Cage loves GR and it shows in how he throws himself into the character. Sam Elliot is a great addition to the cast. The Hell bike (and its transformation scene) is awesome. The bad: The dialogue is 85% terrible. The villains are pathetic. The movie is overall way too cheesy for such a dark character. GR's one-liners are so cringy. The plot holes are laughable. Now imagine if George "Mad Max" Miller wrote and directed it instead....

People only hate the first movie because of Nostalgia Critic, CinemaSins and other people telling them that it was bad

I read a story as a kid where a mean biker was accidentally decapitated by a group of pranksters & he came back as a FIRE SKULL monster that rode a motorcycle & he killed the people that killed him

Thomas Jane's The punisher came out in 2004.

That last scene when he lifts his eyebrow was just… the.. worst

3:18 I was in the CBD (central building district) in Melbourne that night. Saw a bunch of ppl hanging around. I asked 1 of the security guards wats goin' on. He said "they're filming a file called Ghost Water". Later found out that it was Ghost Rider lol. Then saw someone surrounded by security being ushered into the car, didn't see who it was but was hoping that it was either Nic or Eva

I would pay good money to have Sam Elliott star in a movie of his own/ origin story as the Pale Rider, Carter Slade set in the Old West

I've always had a soft spot for this film. My only real beef is that there's not enough Ghost Rider, which for a GR origin film is just a bit of a crime!

Not a perfect one, but I still find it enjoyable for many of the reasons listed above. And also agree, better than most of what Marvel (or really Disney) has been putting lately. Really disappointed that the Spiderbait version of "Ghost Riders in The Sky" is not more available. That song is really cool.

I found it difficult to focus on because, yes, I was thinking of The Big Lebowski the whole time.

Im glad Peter Fonda was around for this part. The original Easy Rider.

red and yellow jellybeans... it's a reference to van halen's history of the world concert

So the director is an alum of my Alma Mater and arranged to have the West Coast premiere on campus. I am so glad I didn't have to pay for this!

The 2000s was the unofficial start to the Marvel cinematic universe that us kids loved who are now adults that still love them despite our better understanding of good storytelling.

Well he was supposed to be in doctor strange 2 but they cut it.

I was first exposed to this movie years ago through a music video featuring "Bad to the Bone". The best I describe this movie is that it's like one of those "So Bad It's Good" movies from the late-70s to 80s. All I can say is that while I haven't seen this movie in its entirety, I can say there seems to be a lot of fun to be had with this movie from 2007 than any Marvel movie currently being put out by Disney.

He didn't direct Elektra though, only executive.

I’ve always loved this movie and was surprised to hear it was widely hated … it’s just a fun movie. What’s to hate? … And the whole transformation scene (starting from the alley) is one of the best 👌

I remember laughing hysterically when Sam Elliott just abruptly leaves the movie 🤣

Ghostriders jacket was ripped on his shoulder So he needed to get new,, come on man can't be in a ripped up jacket while working

Correction on punisher’s release year: 2004 not 2005 lol. No worries, it happens

I'm not one of those people that goes into a movie expecting everything to be real or realistic, instead, I simply go to have fun. I had absolute fun during this movie. Honestly, I don't think the directors all that bad, I just think a lot of people are judging too hard. I agree with the dialogue being poorly written, but the adaptation is pretty good, which I agree with that too. My only problem is, they made him into Danny catch, which is the 90s version Ghost Writer, not the 70s Johnny Blaze. The Amalgamated the two. So I have to deduce points for transitioning from one medium to the other. Because honestly, it's just a mix match of the best parts of three three decades worth of the character. That was the most disappointing thing for me.

This is one of those movies that was just hindered too much by the rating. Cage was a phenomenal cast for the role and the only complaint I could ever have is that the action and villains were so mundane. I'd wish Cage could revisit the role in the MCU, but with how they've fallen since Endgame, I don't wish such a fate on any actor today. Until Disney decides that story is more important than agenda, we'll just have to enjoy the two Cage movies we have. Hypothetically though, my fan casting prior to Endgame would have been Norman Reedus.

Call it misfire or whatever you want but is still more watchable and enjoyable than many of the recent outings of the MCU

Nic Cage being Nic Cage That's all you need to remember

you could do a good review on a similar Nic Cage film, Drive Angry.

😂 I thought you were making a joke about the young Johnny Blaze actor looking “Exactly like” Nicolas Cage and “Vice versa” but you were actually being serious!? 🤨 That younger actor looks NOTHING like Cage and looks more like the Blackheart actor if anybody.

I think the weirdness has more to do with the trauma of selling his soul and hating himself than the trauma of losing his dad.

I would still like to see cage play Ghost Rider in the MCU

Ghost Rider was awesome with the lovely Eva Mendes

You need to continue this

Both of the Ghost Rider movies have pros and cons, although I wouldn't call either of them really good movies. There's a lot of potential with the character, so I hope the MCU does him justice one day.

07:54 is that a top gun reference?

We need Carter Slade solo movie😁

This movie is actually fun and enjoyable at times

Spirit of Vengeance was a reboot, just with the same lead actor.

This movie is just fun to watch, cool at times and cheesy at others, not the best but a classic nonetheless 👌🏻

When is the next marvel revisited?

I've never seen this film. I need to check it out.

Yup. Not bad at all. And I absolutely loved to see Sam Elliott in it. Perfect.

This is so much better than any marvel movie today. 🖕 disney

I've seen this film around 45 times (cable got cut, I only had so many DVDs in 2010). This movie is a trash fire but a masterpiece compared to the 2nd

What is with the framerate on this video? Everything else is playing fine on YT but this is running at like 18 FPS.

This is a fun movie, if you check the nitpicking and just overall being a critic at the door. It could certainly be better, but it could certainly be worse, too. There's a lot to like, and if someone is just looking for a fun movie, I'd recommend it.

I love this movie:) Didn't like the second one as much, they seemed to mess around to much with what could hurt Ghost Rider and what couldn't and it got messy.

yeah, mark steven johnson doesn't have a good track record when it comes to comic book movies. credit, alot of the blame go to fox for making changes at the last minute and rushing out the movie to compete with sony's sam raimi's spider man trilogy during this era.

This movie is better than any marvel movie that came out the past 2 years

I want Keanu to play GR/Blaze. Guy already loves motorcycles.

I don't remember much about this movie, it's one of the early Blu-ray releases and I decided buy it just for the picture and sound quality. I should give it another watch.

I liked it but I was disappointed too that the old Ghost Rider didn't get at least one battle and then ride off. Also thought The henchmen put up a little bit more fight maybe even them using all their powers at once to take him down and then he figures to beat them one-on-one. And the only last thing I was annoyed with was how they immediately conclude Johnny Blaze was the cause of the destruction of the street when clearly it was Supernatural

The ending was stupid. Black heart knew the pin and stare couldn’t work on him. Then continues to consume all those souls so that Ghost Rider could then defeat him. I get it you need to write up a way for him to win, but can’t Ghost Rider just send people back to hell? He did that in Spirit of Vengeance and I believe in the comics just chases Blackheart away.

"Random role by Rebel Wilson", haaa the ignorance of yankees, that was like her big break role, she still looking like Tula from Fat Pizza that cameo role was literally her stepping role from the Aus to Us market, but hey JoBlo knows....

It's not the best superhero movie, but it's definitely not the worst. There are great elements and it's a shame that the second was so terrible.

One of the reasons he made the movie is that I heard that he needed the money.

I saw it on big screen & watched it again recently. Pretty cool, flawed but cool

I loved this movie as a kid & still do as an adult🔥

I would love to see gust Rider marvel version

Broncos Country…. Let’s ride…

Woo for the Needful Things callout, one of the best Stephen King adaptations, and one of my favourites of his books.

Awesome movie, especially for it's time with Blade being really the only other good comic book movie, I believe. But that gravedigger scene of him riding with Johnny just to turn around infuriates me. They set up something amazing just to rip the rug from under us. Idk if he was scared, or if he simply used up all his power, since he said "this is the end for me." But if that is the case, why waste it simply on the ride over there????? Except for the obvious cool shot. But if he means literally cannot go any farther, why go that far in the first place??? Who knows how far they travelled. Now he has to go back alone possibly in human form. Or he could mean that it has to be Johnny that defeats Blackheart or whatever his name is, and he's just saying it isn't his battle. Which is just horseshit. Just very bad writing at that particular part

I knew ghost rider was in trouble when I learned it was gonna be PG-13. I remember going in theaters not knowing what to expect. My cousin loved it, and I hated it. The villains were the lamest ever! He took them out in seconds. They could have been so fucking cool! This group (the hidden). Were the PERFECT match for ghost rider! So how the fuck did this still turn out lame? WTF It moves at such a slow pace. The bad guys are like some bored demons with nothing to do. Their not terrorizing the city. Their not taking hostages. Burning churches. NOT SHIT! WTF everybody looks cool, but that's it. It was just mild. Marvel has a habit of turning all superheros PG-13 no matter who the fuck it is..,.

I loved the story but as mentioned the pacing and dialog seemed very off...I went into it thinking Nick Cage was a strange choice but left feeling he was perfect. In general I did like this movie.

Loved the first movie! They tried to go "darker" on the second movie, but that script was boring...

09:41 coolest scene in the movie

Not a masterpiece but I Do enjoy this film. Having Eva Mendes helps a Lot ❤

NOT THE BEES

I always saw this as more of a rock opera stage play. Everybody's overacting, it has only a few sets but the music and visuals are cool. Like what Meatloaf is famous for.

I really loved both movies and the Spiderbait Black Betty cover. Still do :)

"But-Why?" He's Nicolas Cage. Nicolas Cage.

The 1st Ghost Rider is a Good Movie... And his Bike is Awesome !!!

I Am ok with this movie, I also own it on dvd+ I am proud that the second Ghost Rider movie was filmed in my home country Romania 👌🥇👌🥇🏅🏆🏅🏆😊🥳🥳🥳

Nicolas cage for Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider in the MCU., then have him hand off to a new actor for Danny Ketch or Robby Reyes.

I miss stand-alone superhero flicks with no forced interconnectivity issues.

This review is MUCH easier to watch than the actual movie... have attempted it twice, failed twice. Rotten Tomatoes got it right.

The first movie is a guilty pleasure of mine not gonna lie

If your movie’s special effects don’t look particularly great,show less of them and let the audiences imagination do some of the work..Movies like Ghost Rider(and plenty of others too!)seem to revel in showing u every cgi second. Less is more sometimes

God damn it I loved this movie when I was a kid. Played the PSP game and had the action figures to go with it

Mark Steven Johnson is a terrible writer director who doesn't understand the characters. If you listen to the Ghost Rider director commentary, he characterizes Johnny all wrong. The movie alone takes away the whole traveling circus lifestyle, which was a bigger part of the comic. They don't mention Zarathos. Cage was miscast, as was Roxanne. Ghost Rider and Johnny Blaze are my absolute favorite characters.

#IBlameAviArad

GR 2 is really good. The villian is dumb but they kicked everything up and it's a fun watch.

The red and yellow jelly beans, think about it......its fire 🤦🏾‍♂️

I like this one. Unfortunately Ghost Rider live action movie quality nose dived for the sequel.