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When a motorcycle-riding stuntman offers his soul to Mephistopheles in order to save the life of the one he loves most, he is forced to play host to a powerful supernatural entity whose flaming skull ... read more read more...visage strikes fear into the heart of his enemies in this feature-film version of the long-running comic series. By day, Johnny Blaze (actor and comic-book devotee Nicolas Cage) is one of the world's best-known stuntmen, but when the sun goes down and he is in the presence of evil, the death-defying daredevil bursts into flames to become the indestructible, motorcycle-riding antihero known to the world as the Ghost Rider. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Mark Steven Johnson

Release Date: February 16, 2007

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DVD Release Date: June 12, 2007

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  • jmanard52
    May 11, 2008
    jmanard52
    Not the worst comic adaption ever but not bad. Decent action film nothing more.
  • fb100000145236770
    April 21, 2012
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    Growing up, I read a lot of comics. Mostly Marvel(DC just kinda sucks compared to Marvel), but I never really read "Ghost Rider" much. I knew of it, and had read one or two, but really never cared much for the character. But anytime a Marvel movie comes out, I gotta watch it. ... read more I watched this in the theater the weekend it came out, and thought it was horrible. Revisiting it 5 years later, it is still bad. The effects are OK. Some are cheesy as hell, some are neat, but nothing really special to write home about. The story is kind of lame too. A young stunt driver(Johnny Blaze, played by Nicolas Cage), sells his soul to the devil to save his father from cancer. The devil cures the cancer, but kills his father anyway and then uses Blaze as his bounty hunter. By day he is a famous stunt driver, but by night he becomes the Ghost Rider, a daredevil,motorcycle riding demon with a skull head that is on fire. He fights evil(even though he is suppose to work for the devil) and he tries to win back his long lost love(Eva Mendes). The acting is bad, Cage is his usually hammy self, and Mendes is just a pretty face. This sits next to "Elektra" as one of the worst Marvel movies, and makes me glad I passed on the comic.
  • phubbs1
    February 29, 2012
    phubbs1
    This really is modern day cgi crap, the whole thing is very weak, no balls about it and some dreadful dreadful effects that look laughable seeing as its a major release. Aimed at the teens it lacks any grit or realism and even worse...it looks plastic and tacky.

    There isn't rea... read morelly anything done correctly here, even the makeup looks bad on Bentley! The cast is good and shows this could/should of been kick ass but its so watered down its embarrassing to watch.

    Cage is wrongly cast as 'Blaze' simply because he's too old, sure he's wild enough to play a crazed demon possessed biker from hell but he doesn't look the part in any way.

    A great comicbook character with a very poor almost made for TV film, it feels rushed and aimed squarely at toy sales and other merchandise, nothing more, complete waste.
  • moonrivers
    February 18, 2012
    moonrivers
    A special effects laden extravaganza w/o (if you'll excuse the pun) much of a soul, like many "big" movies nowadays. Everyone does a competent job (except maybe the writers) only who cares? Maybe the adolescent market this is aimed for ... ?
  • aquateen2
    November 6, 2011
    aquateen2
    Ghost Rider is essentialy why I dont like super hero movies. You get Nicolas Cage, a very talented actor not being able to do what he does best. Create thrills and excitement for his audience. Ghost Rider was steaming. A steaming pile of crap.
  • neoshredder
    November 2, 2011
    neoshredder
    Okay, I'm just going to level here, don't expect a good plot from this movie. I mean, it's decent, but not great, basic premise is the devil kidnapped Ghost Rider's (Johnny Blaze) girlfriend and now he needs to fight the demons and save her, that's pretty much it. It does have a ... read morepretty exiting climax though, and it does take an occasional twist and turn, but not enough to fully immerse you. The main reason anyone watches this knows, is for its action scenes, they are fricken awesome. When you see the Ghost Rider shooting fire and whipping chains around (that are also on fire), riding his motorcycle at breakneck speeds, ramming into people (did I mention the motorcycle is on fire), and shooting fireballs (FIIIIIIRE!!). The action scenes are awesome, plain and simple. Nicholas Cage does a surprisingly good job of acting out the part, although some deliveries are a little "iffy" at times. The dialog is cheesy with a capital "C". It contains a bunch of one liners and puns, which at the right times are actually pretty funny. The cheesy puns and one liners actually does do a very good job of making it feel like a comic book, think about it, how many times has a comic book hero said something like "Stop villian!", or "That was shocking" (according to that cliche were the villain punches an electric box conveniently behind the hero), or even "You're out of your mind!". See? If you want an engrossing story and amazing acting, look elsewhere, but if you want an action packed, fast paced action movie with a cheese factor, then this is the right pick for you.
  • riverdale237
    September 3, 2011
    riverdale237
    I am a huge Ghost Rider fan. I honestly believe he's one of the coolest heroes out there. That said, this is the biggest dissapointment to a Ghost Rider, Mark Steven Johnson and Eva Mendes fan I've ever seen. The fight scenes are horrible, the special affects are something out of... read more an 80's video game and the acting has about as much emotion as a rock.

    Let me clear up by saying I like Nicholas Cage. He's not amazing, but he's an alright actor and there have been a few performances he did that I really liked. Unfortunatley, he was the absolute wrong choice to play Ghost Rider. Ghost Rider is an exciting, dark thrill seeking anti hero out to deliver justice to the wicked. Cage conveys none of that. There are times where he seems to be falling asleep.

    But Cage was not the real problem with this film. That would go to Peter Fonda, whose performance as Mephisto is pretty much the exact opposite of the real Mephisto. His acting was horrible, with absolutley no emotion or effort. As for his appearence. He looks pretty much nothing like comic book Mephisto and is about as intimidating as Jack Black.

    The plot holes in this movie are numerous. Why is it that the police target Blaze? Why suspect a celebrity who was nowehre NEAR the site of the murder for murdering someone? So what if he had a motercylce, so does a lot of other people! And why is it that Blaze is not even REMOTLEY affected when he finds out he sold his soul to Mephisto?

    The fight scenes were pretty awful two. They lasted about 2 seconds! To think this was based of a comic book with downright awesome fight scenes.

    Luckilly, not all was bad however, Wes Bentley did a fantastic job as Blackheart, the devil's son. He was cruel, malicous and a great villain. Eva Mendes did a great job too as Roxanne, even if the real Roxxanne was just a dumb blonde. Sam Elliot was pretty good too

    Bottom line, this is by far the worst comic book movie I've ever seen. I have got to write a reboot someday.
  • DreamExtractor
    August 24, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    Ghost Rider is not a terrible movie, but many terrible things happen in it. The plot was not very fun, I saw it about a month ago and i alkready have forgotten it, it never is able to go the full step when it tells a story. The actors were okay, i'm a big fan of Nicholas Cage b... read moreut having Eva Mendes was just a way to have a hot co star. The effects and action worked well for me, a lot better than I thought it would have been. It is a fun movie, but it never was able to take the full step into beng a great comic book movie like Spiderman or Iron Man or The Dark Knight.
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    July 16, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Ghost Rider is one of the biggest, most disappointing super hero film that I have seen along with X-Men The Last Stand. Ghost Rider is one of the worst super hero films as well. What's really sad about the film is that it the potential in being something truly unique, but sadly, ... read moreit missed the mark on so many levels. Nicholas Cage is a very hit and miss actor, and when I say he misses, he really does miss the mark. Ghost Rider is just another one of those misses for Nick Cage. Don't get me wrong, he's made some really good films, but with Cage is that he has bad films than good films. Ghost Rider could have been a terrific film, but instead it becomes crap with it's poorly developed characters and storyline. What's really stunning is that some real talent such as Peter Fonda and Sam Elliot are wasted here, and Ghost Rider is just a boring film. I felt that the film was a missed opportunity and the filmmakers could've done something great with, but it feels like they took the easy way out and made something very bad. If you're looking for a bad superhero film, then Ghost Rider is that film. Another Nicholas Cage dud. Hopefully the reboot won't suck, but it doesn't look promising considering that Nicholas Cage is reprising his role as Johnny Blaze.
  • StarCrossedVoyager
    May 11, 2011
    StarCrossedVoyager
    An ok movie but it didnt keep me interested. i liked it when the horse and bike were together and also nicks face when she said "is something burning?" ahahahahaha

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Critic Reviews

Stephen Hunter
February 24, 2007
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

Mainly the movie's about riding a bike at the speed of sound while your head is burning. They can do anything these days, which isn't quite the same as saying they should do anything these days. Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
February 21, 2007
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

So much flatter than it was on the comic-book page. Full Review

Randy Cordova
February 21, 2007
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic

Provides just enough pop thrills and slam-bang action to make it perfectly acceptable matinee fare. Full Review

J. R. Jones
February 21, 2007
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

The story doesn't arc so much as unspool like a stretch of desert highway, but the Ghost Rider is such a powerful amalgam of hot-rod iconography that this is still fairly watchable. Full Review

Nathan Lee
February 20, 2007
Nathan Lee, Village Voice

The blank, frenetic exhaustion of the final reel acts like a kid who tries to snap out of a candy-binge coma by snorting lines of Pixy Stix. Full Review

Jack Mathews
February 20, 2007
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

Rarely in Hollywood have so many labored so hard with so much time and such financial resources to fill a movie screen with as vast an array of spiritual gibberish, literary poppycock and pure flummer... Full Review

Lisa Rose
February 20, 2007
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger

It's not quite a thrill ride but it isn't a total embarrassment for Cage. It's certainly no worse than Wicker Man, which depicted the actor chasing hippie chicks in a bear suit. Full Review

Jan Stuart
February 20, 2007
Jan Stuart, Newsday

Surprised as I am to concede it, Ghost Rider smokes. Full Review

Jeannette Catsoulis
February 20, 2007
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

Is the world ready for a flaming Nicolas Cage? Full Review

Peter Travers
February 17, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The real evil in this flick isn't Blackheart (Wes Bentley), the devil's son, it's the soul-sucking devil of modern cinema: Hollywood formula.

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    • Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider: You know alcohol gives me nightmares.
    • Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider: Your pissing me off!
    • Caretaker: The thing about legends is...sometimes they're true.
    • Caretaker: It's said that the West was built on legends...and that legends are a way of understanding things greater than ourselves. Forces that shape our lives. Events that defy explanation. Individuals whose lives soar to the heavens...or fall to the earth. This is how legends are born.
    • Caretaker: Any man who's got the guts to sell his soul for love...got the power to change the world.
    • Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider: You can't live in fear.
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