Ghost Rider2007
Ghost Rider (2007)
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Cast
as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider
as Roxanne Simpson
as Blackheart
as Caretaker
as Mephistopheles
as Mack
as Young Johnny Blaze
as Barton Blaze
as Young Roxanne Simpson
as Team Blaze No. 1
as Team Blaze No. 2
as Team Blaze No. 3
as Team Blaze No. 4
as X Games Announcer
as Motorcycle Gang Member
as Broken Spoke Waitress
as Gressil
as Wallow
as Gressil
as Abigor
as Amy Page
as Abigor
as Stuart
as Waiter
as Motorcycle Cop
as Station Master
as Girl in Alley
as Penance Stare Pharmacist
as The Mugger
as Penance Stare Mugger's Girlfriend
as Captain Dolan
as Officer Edwards
as Forensics Inspector
as Guard
as Skinhead
as Redneck
as Innocent Young Man
as Priest
as Surveillance Guard
as Impound Worker
as Officer Mackie
as Window Cleaner
as Helicopter Pilot
as News Reporter
as Street Person
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Critic Reviews for Ghost Rider
All Critics (141) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (37) | Rotten (104) | DVD (16)
It all seems so wearyingly old fashioned: teenage delinquents on motorbikes, creaky incarnations of Satan, a rock'n'roll take on dangerous cool.
It's ridiculous, likable, with some pleasing reminders of the Blade movies.
Grand, empty gestures and loads of CGI effects can't cover up pure schlock. Even the character's iconically cool trademarks -- a flaming skull and a fiery chopper -- are reduced to Velveeta slices. No, damn you, sir.
The plot is as corny as a country and western song.
Nic Cage seems comfortable in the role of the flaming-skulled biker, but the plot holes are too deep even for his Herbie-like arachnid motorcycle to negotiate.
By the time our hero has finally relaxed into his leathers, there's little time left to wrap up the main story, which is some forgettable stuff about the devil's progeny (a googly-eyed Wes Bentley) trying to take over the world.
Audience Reviews for Ghost Rider
And here we go into the controversial end of the pool (That seems to be a theme whenever someone brings up Nicolas Cage.) Now I hate Nicolas Cage as of now (Pre 2000s Cage is the only good Cage) and having him cast as a superhero, especially someone like Ghost Rider, is some of the most bizarre casting I've seen in a movie, and yea he doesn't do the best job as the character of Johnny Blaze but he's passable. Most of the acting in the movie overall ranges from cheesy, to straight up stupid (that bit with the Legion quote from the Bible being one.) But the movie at least tries to be entertaining so I'll give it that, and a couple of the actors really aren't that bad in the movie, Sam Elliot doing his usual awesome performance even if not given that much to work with and while not really in the movie that much, Peter Fonda does a decent job as Mephistopheles. Also the action and CG looks just awesome in this movie, and the stuff all involving the Ghost Rider character, while all being usually brief scenes, is just badass, especially all the crap he does with the flaming chain. Overall, while the film may not be that amazingly good, and it does have a few flaws, it is entertaining enough and it does have some amazingly awesome effects and fight scenes. Just don't see the sequel unless you want to self lobotomize yourself.
Super Reviewer
four stars
Super Reviewer
Someone here thinks there's enough parallels between Elvis' latter day performances as a unitard wearing, kung fu signifying, daredevil cartoon (I recall only utter embarrassment) and a Marvel superhero damned for eternity, to go ahead and make a movie out of it. It actually almost works too. Nick Cage throws in every Presley nuance he can think of except: "thank yah verry verry much!"
Super Reviewer
Ghost Rider Quotes
| Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider: | You, innocent. |
| Gressil: | Have mercy! |
| Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider: | Sorry, all out of mercy. |
| Abigor: | You're a slow learner, aren't you, Rider? You cannot catch the wind! |
| Abigor: | You're a slow learner, aren't you Rider? You cannot catch the wind! |
| Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider: | Monster..... |
| Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider: | Monster... |
| Roxanne Simpson: | I'm not afraid. |