I saw it forever ago (late 90s) but I remember liking it a lot despite not liking action movies at all back then. I remember thinking it was kind of trippy and digging the colors. Haven't seen it since that first time, but I bet it would look good on blu-ray. Anyone have any inside info on that?
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The Punisher is my favorite comic book character of all time. I liked the original PUNISHER, but I just didn't care for Dolph as The Punisher. He just didn't fit, IMO. The Tom Jane Punisher was ok (loved Kevin Nash as the Russian!), and PUNISHER: WAR ZONE was spot on for me. Ray Stevenson was a GREAT Punisher, and more or less how I imagined the character. They also didn't shy away from the ultra-violence that made the PUNISHER: MAX series so gritty and close to what the character is.
That being said, I would absolutely buy a Blu of the Dolph Punisher, if it was uncut. I haven't seen the uncut version.
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I contacted the director (Mark Goldblatt) a few months ago through Facebook asking him about the movie. Here's what he said:
"There was a longer first assembly which included events leading up to Frank Castle's "death" and the birth of The Punisher, but we all (me, producers, studio) mutually decided to jettison that stuff and have a slightly more elliptical structure. It exists as a "workprint version on a PAL German dvd that's hard to find. Has some interesting stuff in it though.
It would be cool to have a special edition, or at least an unrated edition, but honestly I don't even know who owns the rights anymore. Thanks for asking."
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The workprint that's on the Austrian XT Video DVD is definitely a much better cut of the film; IIRC there's snippets missing here and there, but the biggest addition to the workprint is a 20 minute preamble that establishes Castle's life before he became The Punisher. It's just a shame that the workprint on that release is in very bad shape.
Goldblatt's Punisher is a really solid action picture. I love Lundgren's performance here, but I'm a Lundgren fan generally. (I liked Ray Stevenson's performance equally, but Punisher: War Zone was a bit more of a mess - although a fun little film.) The decision not to use the Punisher's iconic t-shirt used to irk me, but now it seems like a sensible idea to me.'You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. Still the same. Pissholes in the snow'
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Originally posted by Newt Cox View PostThe Dolph film is my second favorite of the Punisher films. With Warzone being my favorite. I hate the Thomas Jane one. Mainly cause of Travolta's horrible acting.Rock! Shock! Pop!
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There's a pretty ridiculous amount of info on the work print and deleted scenes here, including some clips and stills.
http://www.dolph-ultimate.com/dolph-in/punisher.html
Also, I remember as a kid when this came out that it bothered me that Dolph didn't have the skull from the comics on him, but that when they did the comic adaptation of it, he had the skull. DUMB! See?
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