Punisher war zone film

War zone plays it hard and fast underneath cybernoirish. But they are drawing elements from earlier runs such as marvel knights and the war zonewar journal days as well, ie. However, he must return to his war on crime when a mobster who was hideously disfigured at his hands assembles a gang of violent psychopaths to cause mayhem on the streets of new york. In celebration of the films 10th anniversary, and in the context of the past decade of marvel and dc worldbuilding, we take a look back at what makes. War zone is a 2008 film and the third adaption of marvel comics punisher series. After an unsuccessful script of punisher 2, the film series was then rebooted again in 2008 with the film punisher.

War zone which has since been cancelled and the punisher film rights were taken back by marvel and the series will be again rebooted by marvel as part of the marvel cinematic universe. The film follows frank castle the punisher as he targets his war on crime against disfigured mob boss billy russotti, aka, jigsaw. The muchmaligned first scene actually set the tone for rest of the movie for me, when punisher goes on a killing spree on the dining table, killing everyone on the table, menwomen alike, in different, but extremely bloody way. The film was released by marvel knights pictures, an offshoot of marvel studios dealing with movies for mature audiences.

Since the second film has the same title as the first, its hard to tell them apart, but why would you want to. The highest new entry was comicbook sequel punisher. War zone is a great action movie, developed in an adequate pace and with a solid story and good acting, special effects and soundtrack. The third film adaptation of the punisher, released in 2008. War zone includes digital copy 4k ultra hd bluraybluray 2008 at best buy. With ray stevenson, dominic west, julie benz, doug hutchison. It tells the story of frank castle, a vigilante driven by the violent deaths of his family. War zone 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. You used to be able to depend on a bad film being poorly made. War zone is a 2008 american action film based on the marvel comics character the punisher. Alive and splendorified in garishness and cartoon bloodshed, this is the punisher i crave, not gritty and earthbound, but catastrophically insane, having abandoned reason and logic for a.

Perfect movie for fans of punisher and violent action movie fans in general. Predstavlja trecu po redu adaptaciju istoimenog stripa u izdanju marvel comicsa, odnosno reboot filmske serije koju je trebao zapoceti the punisher iz 2004. Believing that threats of violence, torture and murder are acceptable crime fighting tactics, here he confronts a violent psychopath and his gang with gruesome results. War zone 2008 online full streaming in hd quality, streaming punisher. War zone director working on arrow season 4 gregg katzman jun 5, 2015 the director of marvels violent movie, punisher. It follows the punisher 1989 starring dolph lundgren and the punisher 2004, starring thomas jane and john travolta. War zone available as singledisc and 2disc special edition this is a movie in which a man literally punches through someones head. Its a superhero film thats ahead of its time the kind of film that feels like a reaction to the past decade of marvel and dc films, rather than a. Poor acting, and ray stevenson isnt a very good punisher unlike the previous film which had a decent punisher actor. Where the 2004 punisher movie was more focused on a revengefueled story rather than bloodfueled carnage, punisher. War zone is a 2008 action film based on the comic book vigilante and antihero the punisher, a character whose adventures are published by marvel comics. War zone is a 2008 action film based on the comic book vigilante and antihero the punisher, a character whose adventures are published by marvel. War zone is a 2008 american action film based on the marvel comics character the punisher why it sucks. Aided by his trusted sidekick, microchip wayne knight, he almost kills billy russoti dominic west and leaves him horribly disfigured.

Marvel comics vigilante character the punisher gets another bigscreen outing in this third film incarnation of the character, this time from green street. War zone is a 2008 american superhero action thriller film based on the marvel comics character the punisher, directed by lexi alexander. Neither of those films made good on the seemingly simple task of translating one of the comic. While its predecessors at times brought the violence to a point of it being uncomfortable for viewers the torture sequence, this time around the film knows where to draw the line true, its incredibly violent, but the scenes are quick no. We have all the details surrounding this new film starring ray stevenson. War zone is a 2008 american vigilante action thriller film based on the marvel comics character the punisher, directed by lexi alexander. Theres no denying the vim, verve, and energy that director lexi alexander hooligans brings to punisher. The film is a reboot that follows the war waged by vigilante frank castle ray stevenson on crime and corruption, in particular on the disfigured mob boss known as billy jigsaw russotti dominic west, rather than a sequel to 2004s the punisher. War zone film is heavily based on punisher vol 7 comic book series published by marvel comics under max imprint. The third film adaptation of the punisher, released in 2008 ruthless vigilantehero frank castle ray stevenson, waging his oneman war on the world of organized crime, sets his sights on overeager mob boss billy russoti dominic west. In november 2007, while the film was in production, sony pictures worldwide acquisitions group acquired all international rights to the project and another lionsgate sequel crank 2.

While there is a story to be found in here, this sequel undoubtedly works more as an action film than its predecessor. War zone shares with the studios flagship saw franchise not only a dimly lit, pukegreen and fetidyellow aesthetic but also, absurdly enough, a villain who goes by the name jigsaw. The movie shares the exact same problem as punisher 2004, too much mindless action with very little substance. War zone is still the best punisher adaptation polygon.

Ruthless vigilantehero frank castle ray stevenson, waging his oneman war on the world of organized crime, sets his sights on overeager mob boss billy russoti dominic west. Action thriller based on the marvel comicbook, starring ray stevenson and dominic west. This is the third time the punisher has been brought to the big screen. The film is not a sequel, and has no relation to 2004s the punisher, directed by jonathan hensleigh puts frank castle against the criminal billy russoti who becomes jigsaw after castle disfigured his face. Frank castle known as punisher ruthlessly demolishes organized crime, but.

Ray stevenson dons the mantle of frank castle in the 2008 reboot, punisher warzone. This film marks the third time that the punishers come to the big screen previous iterations have starred dolph lundgren and thomas jane and unrepentant fans. War zone is an entertaining, unique and bleakly funny take on wellworn superhero fare, i think there is an element of that at play here as well. All are a bit cursory and quick, but not bad for what they are. The 2008 action film features ray stevenson as castle, who does battle with a disfigured mob enforcer known as jigsaw. The ruthless vigilante considers hanging up his guns when he learns a gangster he killed was actually an undercover fbi agent. However, he must return to his war on crime when a mobster who was hideously disfigured at his hands assembles a gang of violent psychopaths. The movies mcguffin is a bioweapon destined for the ragheads in queens, but the threat to national security takes a back seat to director lexi alexanders gleeful depiction of the. Days of revenge song by ramallah band was used in the comiccon trailer. War zone was released back in december of 2007, and just hit dvd shelves this week. Spider man and the other super heroes often hunted after the punisher and they were often deeply troubled by the punishers behavior. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Opening with a sceneyelp recalling the brides headshot in kill bill, the teaser trailer for director lexi alexanders punisher.

The first liveaction film in 1989, was released theatrically worldwide then straight to video in the u. War zone brings the action to dvd and bluray on march 17th jan 23, 2009. Punisher war zone is a 2008 american, german action film based on the comic book character frank castle played by ray stevenson irish actor a k a the punisher, the film follows the original story of frank castles war on crime and corruption except on this film is more of a one man war against disfigured mob boss billy jigsaw russotti played. War zone recalls the excessively violent, dialoguechallenged actioners of the 1980s, and coincidentally feels two decades out of date. In celebration of the films 10th anniversary, and in the context of the past decade of marvel and dc worldbuilding, we take a. War zone was, there is an understandable tendency to romanticize and mourn the film fans wanted it to be.

Frank castle known as punisher ruthlessly demolishes organized crime, but it starts an even bigger war. Punisher war zone british board of film classification. The punisher war zone is crime action thriller based on a marvel comic. War zone, like its predecessor the punisher 2004, is a violent, gritty film. After russoti is left horribly disfigured by castle who accidentally kills an undercover fbi agent during his attempted hit, he sets out to get revenge on. Frank castle, aka the punisher ray stevenson, turns the streets of new york city red as he wages a one man war against the crime syndicate responsible for the death of his wife and two kids. Besides the three liveaction films, the character was also the subject of two fan films and has appeared in several animated films. War zone is the third in a series of punisher movies. War zone plays like a smashed neon cathedral, like a posttraumatic 21st century retelling of warren beattys dick tracy movie. This film captures the feel of the punisher comics nearly perfectly. Those similarities dont extend to intricate death traps, though lexi alexanders film is nonetheless a torturous affair, save for those moments when its just comically bad. Jigsaw, microchip, detective soap, agent paul budiansky, pitsy, ink, nicky. Since it seems like most have not seen it, judging by its box office receipts, i wanted to throw my two cents in to tell you whether its worth watching. Ratna zona je americkokanadskonjemacki akcijski film snimljen 2008.

And, this wouldnt be a bad thing if it werent so poorly executed. War zone, announces shes going to direct an episode of dcs tv show arrow. War zone on 123movies, gomovies, gostream or 123movieshub new link. War zone is an exploitation film full of gratuitous violence that never lets up. Lionsgate also landed financing from the german fund mhf zweite academy film. War zone is the third feature film adaptation of the marvel comics character frank castle, aka the punisher. War zone is the third attempt to bring the punisher to the big screenit follows two different movies called the punisher, 1989s lowbudget dolph lundgren effort, and a biggerdeal 2004 movie starring thomas jane and john travolta. The second film was released in theaters and starred thomas jane. War zone official trailer third time seems to be the charm for the skullemblazoned marvel comics vigilante, who punishes his way across the screen in a gory gas of squishy violence.