If you're looking for something fun, 'Ghost Rider' isn't a bad bet at all. All in all, everyone looked like they were having a good time, from the six year olds with their parents to the older folks like me who were fans of this comic as kids. The audience laughed at points that were intended as humorous and even jumped at a couple of scenes.

I saw an early (11:45 AM) show and the theater was still nearly full. It's rough around the edges, no doubt, and isn't quite up to the same level as the Spiderman movies to date. There are a good number of laughs in 'Ghost Rider.' This isn't a movie that takes itself too seriously, which is a nice benefit considering how heavy the subject matter could become.

Still, there's a sense of humor at work here, something that didn't play out well in the 'X-Men' franchise and led to that abysmal third installation. Biker itself is a religion and yes if there is biker god then this is how he/she will look. wHEHTHz-rr DIDN'T WORH, '1 again: To HLL, ALwnws IN SEARCH OF THE CHEST 7 THAT HAD'I'HE TPEASUPI' MAP cw rr: THI CLUE THAT. This is, after all, a movie based on a comic book hero, and what superhero worth his heat-vision doesn't indulge in a dose of the melodramatic every so often? It comes with the territory. This biker tattoo design seems to be inspired form the Ghost rider film because Johnny blaze left her gf crying. However, the character in the comics is a regular human who wears a white costume and rides a white painted horse, both covered with phosphorous for a glowing effect. Granted, things get a little melodramatic from time to time, but that's as it should be. The Caretaker/Carter Slade Ghost Rider character is a tribute to the original Marvel Comics Ghost Rider, now called The Phantom Rider to avoid confusion. Nicolas Cage works well in the role his dead-pan humor is well suited to the role of motorcycle stuntman Johnny Blaze, and the scene in which he attempts to explain himself to his long-lost girlfriend is classic stuff, full of awkward pauses and an eyebrow put to good use. It is fun stuff, though, and very much in the spirit of the Marvel comic book of the same name. There won't be any Academy Awards for 'Ghost Rider,' and deservedly so.

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