I am so impressed with Neveldine an Taylor, what they have created is beyond imaginings, yes we read about it and had an idea and an expectation, but the experience of watching just this small teaser is completely off the page.... genius!!!
This looks definately like something completely different then the first one. Most people complain that the first gr was a shitty one but i guess they will like the second part. the first one was a good producted movie i think but the second one is more ike what the comics are.
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I am seeing new things each time I watch the trailer! It is a great balance of scary, action, edgy and with an awesome dose of humour at the end! I was concerned about that, loved the humour in the first movie and am so glad to see this version is going to have it too, in a more amped up edgy way. very cool
The "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" trailer popped up online late last week, and what else is there to say about it other than Nicolas Cage closes out the new footage by pissing fire? Well, it turns out there's a heck of lot left to say, which is why the MTV Movies team jumped into the comic book action for an expert commentary.
The trailer begins sweetly, with a score reminiscent of "Lost" and some epic title cards: "He fought the curse ... evil will force him ... to face his demon." But any wacky notion that directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, who also helmed the "Crank" films, have delivered a kinder, gentler Johnny Blaze is quickly dismissed when the music picks up and the flames flicker to reveal our first look at the new Ghost Rider.
It's a look the directors have spoken with us about at length. "We wanted this black skull, with this gasoline fire and this black, inky smoke to get this real feeling of explosions and fire and heat," Neveldine said at San Diego Comic-Con. "That's something we really went for: 'Let's feel the heat in this movie.' "
The grittiness of this Ghost Rider most definitely shines through in the trailer. Charcoal skull? Check. A whiff of gasoline seemingly rising off the screen? Check. Neveldine and Taylor not holding back in this trailer and delivering a full-on look at our hero right off the bat? Check. And they don't stop there, quickly showing off Ghost Rider's signature move, the Penance Stare: He looks into your eyes and makes you feel all the pain and suffering you've ever inflicted on other people. This is no fairy-tale power. This is not X-ray vision. This is a hard-core demonic power, one which was not played very well in the first film. Even in this quick shot, the Stare looks very cool.
Speaking of demonic powers, the trailer got us thinking this film might not just be a sequel to the 2007 original, but to Cage's "Drive Angry," the 3-D action flick that had the actor busting out of hell to inflict gory revenge on his enemies. Crazy talk? Sure. But since "Drive Angry" hardly performed well enough at the box office to justify a sequel, we'll take whatever we can get.
We get to see plenty of Ghost Rider here, but the trailer gives us the briefest glimpse of Johnny Whitworth as Blackout. He's part human, part demon, all bad news. Whitworth is a guy to watch — hardly a household name but one who delivered an energetic supporting role in the largely forgettable "Limitless." With Neveldine and Taylor in control, there is serious potential for killer fight scenes between Blackout and Ghost Rider.
Another character we get a peek at is young Danny Ketch. Comic fans will know him as one of the guys who eventually becomes Ghost Rider. The big departure here is that Danny is a kid. In the comics, he's a young man. While this film probably won't turn into a passing of the torch from Cage's Johnny Blaze to Danny as the next Ghost Rider, it's nonetheless cool to see filmmakers laying the mythological groundwork.
The trailer ends with pure, absurd fun: Ghost Rider declaring that it feels awesome when he pees fire. That's essentially how Cage feels about the movie as a whole. "The Ghost Rider is just the coolest-looking superhero, and it has to be the one that goes to film and looks the best," the actor told us at SDCC. "I think they've achieved that with this."
One of the things Nic and the directors talked about at Comic-Con was the fact that Nic was actually playing the GhostRider versus a CG version.
I think I need to re-watch (is that a word??) the first Ghost Rider because, when I saw the trailer at Comic-Con, and watching it now, I don't see much difference in the CG driven Ghost Rider from the 1st movie, vs. the real NIC Ghost Rider in this one? Can you tell the difference?
His look in GR2 is TOTALLY different from the 1st one. Mark Neveldine mentioned that they really wanted Nic's look to be realistic. I think they've done a great job in presenting this.
I loved the MTV analysis too Lady Trueheart, and I am relly enjoying the huge positive buzz the new GR is receiving on the back of the new trailer!
Lady Grace, up until the first interviews we saw when Spirit Of Vengeance was first confirmed (sometime last year) and it was mentioned that Nic is playing the dual role, I thought he also had played The Ghost Rider in the first movie! I remember comments from the first movie director Mark Steven Johnson that had implied as much as well! Or maybe I had assumed it as Nic had the skull modelled on his own
As an actor Nic has performed in quite a few dual roles, you might be interested in the discussion topic
Yes Lula! I'm so confused. While at comic con, they kept blowing up the fact that Nic would actually be playing the Ghost Rider as opposed to the first time around where most of it was CG effects.
I mean, both Ghost Riders (1 and 2) still look the same to me. Perhaps I misunderstood!!!
You feel like you are seeing less of a difference than you expected Gina? irrespective of the Nic playing the original or not, they look different to me, the skull is different, the suit is different and the whole vibe is definitely different! some things have to be the same in their overall interpretation as it is what the character is?
I am sure NIc's double/ stunt guy still did the most dangerous stunts, though Nic did lots of them from what we have heard in the interviews!
And wow...........In some shots of John Blaze in the trailer, we see Nic like we've never seen him before! that is so exciting to me!!!
OMG the trailer is f***ing fantastic!!!! realy great!! I couldn't listin it with sound (becouse of the laptop I'm on now) but when I get home, the first thing I'm going to do is watch it with sound! he realy does great, and he looks very good!
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Glad you got to see it eva!!! awesome doesn't quite cover it does it!!!! it's just yeeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!
yes you have to listen to it with the sound asap, not least for the awesome voice over at the beginning! is that Nic's voice btw?! and the hilarious bit at the end!!! all the bits inbetween aren't bad either
works well with that soundtrack too right? love how that cuts in and out, very effective!