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May 17, 2007
God's gonna sit this one out
Mike's a pretty big fan of the Punisher comics, so when he saw The Punisher dvd the other day, he had to pick it up. We watched it tonight, and I enjoyed the movie a lot more than I thought I would. I mean, I didn't think I'd hate it or anything, but I didn't think I'd love it either, which I totally did. I went into this with very limited knowledge of the Punisher (read: only the little bit Mike's told me as he reads the comic books), so I think it was easier for me to get into the movie since I didn't know how things should be. Predictably, I HATED the scene where his entire family died. I get that it had to happen because it's part of the Punisher backstory, but, sweet Bridget, that was hard to watch. (Also hard to watch? The scene where one of the bad guys is trying to convince a guy to give up the Punisher's whereabouts by ripping out his facial piercings. :cringe:) And, Thomas Jane as Frank Castle? Hot. I'm looking forward to seeing the second Punisher movie more than I'm looking forward to seeing Spider-Man 3. (Mike: "Sacrilege!")
Posted by oracle at May 17, 2007 10:23 PM in entertainment / the fourth year / watching