Product Details

• Actors: Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba
• Directors: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
• Format: AC-3, Blu-ray, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English, French
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed: French
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony
• DVD Release Date: June 12, 2012
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (395 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B005LAIGWS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,740 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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Editorial Reviews

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In its best moments, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is an amusingly gonzo popcorn movie fueled by the combined manic energy of its star, Nicolas Cage, who reprises his turn as the tormented Marvel Comics antihero, and directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (Crank, Gamer). The trio's performances in front of and behind the camera seem to indicate their wish for Spirit of Vengeance to be regarded not as a sequel to the wan 2007 Ghost Rider film, but rather an entity unto itself, and in truth, the picture does work overtime to distance itself from its predecessor, from its fast-and-loose origin rewrite at the picture's opening to its tonal shift towards darker, meaner territory. That doesn't entirely translate into a better film: though the script, based on a story by David S. Goyer (Blade, Batman Begins), bears greater resemblance to its comic book origins than its predecessor, its story, which sends the Ghost Rider on a mission to protect the son of Satan (Ciarán Hinds), is unable to thread its diverse elements, which include a listless rendition of veteran heel Blackout (Johnny Whitworth), po-faced, high-tech monks led by Christopher Lambert, and Idris Elba's fighting priest, along with assorted exorcisms, rituals, and come-and-go powers, into a cohesive and believable film. That, of course, may make no difference to viewers who have come for the sheer spectacle, which, in spite of a greatly reduced budget, is provided in spades by Neveldine/Taylor's caffeinated direction and Cage's by-now trademark acting excesses (in his most unfettered moments, Cage approaches Klaus Kinski/Timothy Carey levels of scenery consumption). In doing so, they inject a sense of breakneck fun into the proceedings, regardless of its absurd elements, sorely lacking from the previous Ghost Rider adventure. Extras are limited to six deleted and extended scenes, none of which add up to anything special; those seeking more supplemental features should investigate the Blu-ray edition, which includes commentary by Neveldine/Taylor and a feature-length making-of documentary that details the film's rather torturous path to completion. --Paul Gaita

Product Description

Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance - Nicolas Cage returns as Johnny Blaze - still struggling with his curse as the devil's bounty hunter - is hiding out in a remote part of Eastern Europe when he is recruited by a secret sect of the church to save a young boy (Fergus Riordan) from the devil (Ciaran Hinds). At first, Johnny is reluctant to embrace the power of the Ghost Rider, but it is the only way to protect the boy - and possibly rid himself of his curse forever.

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110 of 131 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first in EVERY WAY if you are a fan of the Ghost Rider going in... April 28, 2012

By Scott Kozlowski VINE™ VOICE

Format:Blu-ray

Something you'll notice if you read any of these reviews is that a good portion of the 'bad' reviews compare this movie to the first Ghost Rider movie. Well, I have a problem with that. I have been a long time fan of the Ghost Rider going back to the Original 70's comics. The first movie which purports to give us the origin of the Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider has next to nothing to do with the source material at all. The first movie turned Johnny Blaze into a goofball who eats Jelly Beans out of a martini glass and keeps the powers of the Ghost Rider against the will of the Devil. If you like that then you are no fan of the Ghost Rider.

Johnny Blaze was a hard drinking, tortured soul who was tricked by the 'devil' and turned into the Ghost Rider against his will. He spent the entire run of the original comic series doing everything he could to be freed from his curse. Johnny Blaze doesn't listen to the Carpenters. Johnny Blaze doesn't watch TV specials about monkeys. He's not got time for that crap.

This movie, while it does have it's own problems, plays closer to the 'real' Ghost Rider in every way. Blaze fights the demon for control constantly. He seeks an escape from the Spirit of Vengeance at every turn, but he uses the Ghost Rider to his advantage at times. THIS is the spirit of the original book brought to life. Not the campy crap-fest that the first movie was. While the writers did take some creative licence with characters, parts of the origin, and pretty much completely ignore the first film (thank god), they build a rider that is much more like the one we see in the pages of the Ghost Rider comics. This movie brings us a darker, more menacing Ghost Rider. When the Rider is on screen, he's unsettling. He revels in the destruction and death going on around him. He laughs maniacally as he uses massive mining machines infused with hell-fire to destroy his enemies, and toys with them like a cat would a wounded mouse...

The 'enemies' of the rider in the first film were epic emo-fairy failures. They are easily dispatched and offer no real challenge for the Rider. Well, the same can be said about this movie, but at least here they are outmatched by the rider because they are mere mortals facing off against a demon/angel of vengeance/justice. When the 'heavies' show up in the form of Blackout and finally the Devil, they aren't much of a challenge either, but then again they put up a better fight than the ones in the first film.

Blackout is not the Blackout from the comic, but here he is realized better than most comic book movie villains. He puts up a fight but there's never really much danger for the Ghost Rider from any of the bad guys.

Where this film falls apart is that the story is at times confusing, Cage often jumps into 'Crazy Cage' mode and ruins some scenes, and a lot of the dialog is just silly. Where it succeeds is the Crank-style mayhem that is unleashed whenever there is action going on, the visual effects of the Rider are ramped up and embrace the dark side of the Character. The Flaming Skull in this go around is LEAPS AND BOUNDS better than in the first. In every way possible the Rider is BETTER rendered here in character and appearance.

See this if you are a fan of the Ghost Rider and not the first Movie that tried to make the Ghost Rider into a Spiderman style super-hero. THIS is the heart of the Ghost Rider. Dark, Gritty, Campy and FUN! Now if they would just ditch Cage and get a decent writer to give a third movie a go...

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars If you loved the first one, you'll hate this one July 1, 2012

By Joshua Peterson

Format:Blu-ray

I first want to say that when I saw the trailer for the Ghost Rider, I had no idea it was a comic book series. I'm not into comic books by any means, but I do love Marvel and DC movies. For the most part, they're well produced and packed with action. The greatest comic based movies are the ones in which the main character first discovers or receives his or her powers (Ghost Rider, Iron Man, etc). I love the often comedic, awkward transition from regular, every day person to super human.

I'm a huge fan of heavy metal music, and you'll usually find me adorned with skulls in one way or another, and I have a motorcycle, so naturally, I was pumped to see a movie about a flaming skeleton who rode a sick, flaming motorcycle, and hunted demons. The first Ghost Rider movie grossly exceeded my expectations. I loved every minute of it, and I've nearly worn out my blu-ray copy of it. I didn't get a chance to see Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance in theaters, but when it came out on blu-ray, I bought a copy believing that it would be just as enjoyable, for me, as the first one was. Only a few minutes in, I knew it was going to be horrible, and after suffering through the entire movie I felt compelled to read some reviews to see what other people thought.

Apparently Ghost Rider was a comic book series from the 70's (I was born in 1985), and Spirit of Vengeance closely followed the story line presented in those comics, so the people who are really into those comic books hated Ghost Rider and loved Spirit of Vengeance. As I mentioned before, I wasn't aware it was a comic book series, so whether or not the movie followed that series was of no matter to me.

Right off the bat, Spirit of Vengeance brings it's viewers up to speed on the Ghost Rider story in a wannabe-Tarantino style, but instead of using cut scenes from the first movie, they reenacted scenes from Ghost Rider using different actors, in different situations. As I watched I found myself saying, "Wait, that's not how it happend..." The movie goes through a few major plot points of Ghost Rider, then tells another story of how he changed how he felt about being the Ghost Rider, then tells the story about how he "fled to Europe," all in the opening two minutes. As the movie begins, we find a completely changed Ghost Rider character, with a different bike, a different outfit (what happened to the "nice jacket?"), in a different country, and with a different outlook on life. And when Nicholas Cage changes into the Ghost Rider, the skull is different, the flames are different, the bike doesn't change much (except for some flames coming out of it in a few places), and he's basically wearing charred, black leather pants and a charred, black leather jacket. Already, the awesomeness of the character has been reduced to nothing special. And now, anything he rides changes into a "Ghost vehicle" that he can wield however he pleases.

These are all minor points, nit picking I suppose, but overall the movie was just horrible. The acting was terrible, the plot was ridiculous, the characters were never properly introduced, I could go on and on. It may sound like no big deal when I say the Ghost Rider's appearance was different, but imagine if you watched Iron Man, as it is, then watched Iron Man 2 to find that Robert Downy Jr. wore a green suit and never mentioned any sort of reason for the change. After reading the reviews of this movie, I can say one thing for sure. If you loved the comic book series, and hated Ghost Rider for being so apart from the comics, you'll probably like this movie. If you loved Ghost Rider, however, I can almost guarantee you'll hate Spirit of Vengeance. It's not Ghost Rider 2 by any means. It's someone else's idea of how the Ghost Rider comic book series should've been portrayed in a movie.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars What Where They Thinking July 5, 2012

By Scott Ragsdale

Format:Blu-ray

Think of this movie as a reboot and not a sequel, first off. It is much closer to the comic than it's predecessor, but the cinematography is terrible as is the acting. Absoultly horrible. One scene you get Johnny Blaze trying to fight off being the Ghost Rider which was absolutely hysterical, only to crash his bike......seriously. Why Europe? His main weapon, Penence Stare looks more like a love scene......in fact I am wondering if it worked at all.....then the the meeting with the gent who know where to find one of the principle bad guys is at some weird gathering where it looked like a MMA smack down......against a pig......seriously. Rent/Borrow the movie and save your cash. It is very apparent that Hollywood will not do Ghost Rider any justice at all, just like ruining Punisher......sorry to say.