What attracts you most to the GR movie?

[FlameHead]

Just to see what people are most interested in with this movie, what is it exactly that's attracting you to it?

I know for some it's Nic Cage or Eva Mendes (which is why I seperated all the main actors), others it's just the character himself. Maybe it's the motorcycles... Whatever be your pleasure, let us know.

For me, of course it's the character himself. I've been waiting for this movie for a very long time, just to see the flaming demon on a huge screen.

[InVictus]

Hmm...let me see...ah a difficult one this...
Naturally GR himself:D

[Vartha]

I've always loved the idea of GR no matter who the host was, the idea was very cool to me. I loved all the Marvel Monsters.
I really didn't like Vengence that much for some reason. I guess he looked too alien to me.

[WiscoD]

There are soo many possabilities with the GR character. Ari A. said in an interview that the opportunity to do crossover movies havent presented itself because you must first start with the origin story of the heros first. But since Blade and GR have a history together, and the Blade movies have run there course, what about a Cage/snipes, GR/Blade movie? That would be awsome to do the Midnight Sons as the first sequel to Ghost rider. If anything, this idea would'nt be a predictable hollywood sequel. Heck, if i was any good at art, id try a Mock-up of a Midnight Sons poster with cage and snipes in charactor.... What do you guys think??

[Mr Nick]

Well, the poll's pretty conclusive so far, eh!

On WiscoD's GR/Blade crossover idea. That'd sure work a lot better than some ideas. I'm kind of selfish with my superheroes though; I like them to be the sole hero, although cameos from others would be neat.

There's also the rights issue. If characters are at two different studios, they can end up battling for control of the project, if they even get to that stage. That's one of the reasons Freddy vs Jason didn't happen years ago.

I wonder if they'll ever make that mythical Batman/Superman crossover though. Those two have a real interesting chemistry and such a contrast of style. Could be well cool.

:)

[WiscoD]

My thoughts usually are the same way when it comes to heros, but this would be soo "thinking outside the box" when it comes to sequels, that makes it soo appealing. Snipes/Cage in the same movie would be HUGE!!!! And a project like this could serve as a stepping stone for the studios to see if a Superman/Batman movie is logisticly possable..

[Lord Valumart]

Nic and the bikes, but mostly Nic.

don't hit me!

[The Hellrider]

GR first, then Nic Cage and the "supernatural/western/biker" thing.

:ghost::up:

[TheCardPlayer]

Hmmm...lemme see....

Guy on a coolass chopper.....Spikes, chains and a skull....on fire.


Sounds like freaking money to me!

[Mr. Freeze]

Ghost Rider of course, never really read the comics but i did read one with him in it with Spider-man,Venom,Wolverine in it

[BURNFOREVER]

Burning Skull.
Black Leather.
Spikes.
Chains.
Harley from Hell.
Damnation.
Redemption.
My Hero.
That´s it.

[KenK]

I've never really followed the character that exstensively to consider myself a fan, but I like the concept, and I want to see if those involved can pull it off. Fantastic Four proved they could do Human Torch justice. A little more imagination, and Ghost Rider won't seem like that much of a stretch. The skull's the tough part, really. But yeah, I'm interested in how it'll turn out visually, more than anything.

[Man-Thing]

i always liked Faust, so this is very similar.
I like the story.

[demento]

i always liked Faust, so this is very similar.
I like the story.
As in the legend or the Avatar comic? That series was pretty hard core.

[Man-Thing]

the legend

[FlameHead]

There are soo many possabilities with the GR character. Ari A. said in an interview that the opportunity to do crossover movies havent presented itself because you must first start with the origin story of the heros first. But since Blade and GR have a history together, and the Blade movies have run there course, what about a Cage/snipes, GR/Blade movie? That would be awsome to do the Midnight Sons as the first sequel to Ghost rider. If anything, this idea would'nt be a predictable hollywood sequel. Heck, if i was any good at art, id try a Mock-up of a Midnight Sons poster with cage and snipes in charactor.... What do you guys think??

I think a mock up of the Midnight Sons using the characters we now already have is a great idea. You could use both Cage and Ghost Rider images as two different characters as they both were part of the team. Then Blade and Hannibal King as well. The rest... well, we'd have to cast ourselves.

Nic and the bikes, but mostly Nic.

don't hit me!

Whatever gets you into the theatres man. We don't care.

Burning Skull.
Black Leather.
Spikes.
Chains.
Harley from Hell.
Damnation.
Redemption.
My Hero.
That´s it.

Well Said. Very well said.

[fearthenight]

definatly the character,

[Caliber]

The idea that you can do something good with something bad. GR himself.

[FlameHead]

It's fairly unanimous so far; most want the character... which makes complete sense. Of course, we are in a section devoted to the character. I'm sure there are more people who will go see this just for Nic... which is just fine for me, as long as they go.

[WiscoD]

I already know 2 girls who LOVE Nic and have no idea who Ghost rider is...When i showed them the trailer, they just about went "single mom stripper" on me.. needless to say ill be taking them on opening night . now if i can just get my Nic Cage impression down by the time the movie comes out...

[Mr Nick]

Heh heh. You sly dog!

;)

[Uncanny Orb]

I've collected GR comics since Marvel spotlight #5, he's alway been my favorite character, I've been waiting for this damn movie for 30 years.

[FlameHead]

And now, finally it's happening. Isn't it a wonderfully relieving feeling?

hmmmm... 2 people said Other. I wonder what the other is?

[Isildur´s Heir]

I´m a comic book fan, so, naturaly, the characters and their story.

But, what really is going to make me hyped for this one....or not, is how serious, adult and deep, the movie will be.
How serious the all "pact with the devil" will be played out, how dramatic and tragic it will be to see a man losing his humanity, the moment he is bounded with a demon.

So, far, i´m still undecided....after seeing the teaser...it looked cool, but it also looked a bit on the Blade side.
IMO, a Ghost Rider movie should not be a Blade, but rather an Exorcist or Poltergeist

[FlameHead]

I don't think it should be anything like what's been out before. It shouldn't be modelled after those movies or any movies. It should be it's own vision and so far, from what I've read and seen, it looks like it's going to be just that.

I"m not sure how you see that it's on the Blade side though? I've seen nothing similar...

[Isildur´s Heir]

I don't think it should be anything like what's been out before. It shouldn't be modelled after those movies or any movies. It should be it's own vision and so far, from what I've read and seen, it looks like it's going to be just that.

I"m not sure how you see that it's on the Blade side though? I've seen nothing similar...
When i said Ghost Rider should be more like The Exorcist or Poltergeist, i was talking about the tone and style of the movie, that all supernatural and horror, serious and adult....
GR should go that way too....

As for the Blade reference, well, it´s the same deal.
I think that the teaser is fine...but, when it comes to tone and style, it looked me in the same deal as Blade.
Blade II, i mean, but Blade nevertheless.

Maybe i´m wrong, maybe i´ll change my mind after i see the real teaser or trailer....

[FlameHead]

Yeah, it's really hard to judge anything from the footage we have...

I'm not sure if I agree with you about the serious and adult thing though. I mean, this is still a comic book movie and I mean, the comic was never that tone. It was never really a horror story. It just happens to have a horrific character... and he's not even doing bad things, he's doing good. Well, he does bad thing too bad people for the good of the world.

[Isildur´s Heir]

I'm not sure if I agree with you about the serious and adult thing though. I mean, this is still a comic book movie and I mean, the comic was never that tone. It was never really a horror story. It just happens to have a horrific character... and he's not even doing bad things, he's doing good. Well, he does bad thing too bad people for the good of the world.
I don´t get the "this is still a comic bok movie", but i don´t like it, sorry to say :o
It makes you look like you think comic book movies are lesser movies than any other, and, quite frankly, i don´t agree with it one bit....but, i also know that it wasn´t it that you meant to say...was it? :confused:

It all comes down the way you look at it.
Take Hellboy for example, i love that movie, it´s one of my favorite comic book movies of all times, but, if i was the one doing it, i would had made it a little darker, a little more disturbing...
All about the movie is just top-notch, the acting is superb (Pearlman does, IMO, the best comic book character ever, he is Hellboy), the direction is amazing (i love del Toro), the action, the drama, it´s all there...and i understand why del Toro wanted to make it PG-13, he said that the comic was never R-rated, so, why would the movie be?
I understand...but i don´t agree, because, afterall, Hellboy is a demon that fights other demons and monsters, that alone makes it a little more darker than it was.
I didn´t wanted it to be R-rated, but i would like for it to be a little darker than the "monster hunter" that it was, in same parts.

As for the Ghost Rider, the problem is even greater.
Hellboy cracks jokes, Ghost Rider doesn´t, in fact, there is nothing humourous about him.
Then, the GR is all about demonic possessions and pacts with the devil.
That, IMO, if it´s not done in a really serious and adult way, it will be a little on the blant side, because, one believes in it or not, it´s always a serious and controversial topic.
It´s not a subject that you can take lightly, IMO.
I don´t ask for gore or stuff like that, that, i agree that as nothing to do with the comic book at hand, so, that is why i used The Exorcist and Poltergeist as examples, neither of them use stuff like that and both are horrifying and unsettling movies.

[FlameHead]

What I meant about it being a comic book movie is that it's a movie that already has it's source material. This is not something they are inventing for the first time. With that, they have to abide by a few rules, to make us fanboys happy. If it's not at least close to the source material, then none of us are going to be happy.

The comic was not serious and adult and nor should this movie be. It was never really a horror comic either. It's more an action/adventure comic using a horrific character. The comic is not fully about the pact made with the devil. It's about how Johnny deals with that pact. It's about the good things that the demon inside him is doing, even if it's in a harsh way. It's about the struggle between two beings for the same soul.

You're also right about Ghost Rider not cracking jokes. He doesn't... and nor will he in this movie. Johnny Blaze will be the one crackin' jokes and I think it's going to work. Often times when people are stressed out, not in control of situations or highly emotional they revert to humor to help them deal with it. That's what I picture happening here. That sarcasm that Johnny has is something developed after years of dealing with this thing inside of him. Plus, he's still human. All the characters in this movie are still human (well most of them) and we all need to laugh sometime.

[Cromartie]

It's a marvel movie that's why.

[Vartha]

I can't see Johnny NOT being a wise-a$$.

The only characters out of the Monster group of Marvel that was not too humorus was Jack Russell and Man-Thing. I mean even the Frankenstein Monster and the Mummy had some humorus moments.

[FlameHead]

True enough, though I haven't had the chance to read any Man-Thing stories yet so I really don't know about him.

You sorta need that humour there to offset the horror. Scary things are scarier if you were just laughing 3 seconds before, ya know? Plus, a rollar coaster rider of emotions in a movie is something everyone craves, isn't it?

[Mr Nick]

Totally agree. I'm expecting a nice mix of horror, action and a sprinkling of humour.

Since MSJ mentioned it in connection to the style of the film, I'll bring it up once again: An American Werewolf In London. If you haven't seen it, chaps, do so. You won't regret it.

Jack: "Can I have a piece of toast?"

Now THAT'S how you mix horror and humour.

:D

[FlameHead]

Right, Dark Comedy. That's what I'm all about.

[FlameHead]

Bump-ba da bump bump. Bump Bump.

[Hellion]

Wes Bentley

[Darth Elektra]

Im looking forward to this movie for several reasons,MSJ is a great dircetor! Eva Mendes is hot,but the most important his the cool GR!!

[FlameHead]

Wes Bentley

Awesome. You're the first to say that really. I as well am lookin' forward to seein' him in the flick (though isn't the main attraction). American Beauty is a fav of mine and a lot of it has to do with his performance. He'll make a great baddie I think.

[FlameHead]

Ditto.

If you don't know that last thread I posted too, that ditto does not make sense. Mwa haha.

[FlameHead]

It's really great. I admire Kevin Spacey a whole lot and therefor love all of his movies (except LA Confidential). Wes was great in it and I'm not sure why his career didn't take off. It was probably his choice because, he's quite skilled.

[GoldGoblin]

Burning Skull.
Black Leather.
Spikes.
Chains.
Harley from Hell.
Damnation.
Redemption.
My Hero.
That´s it.

^What he said.

[boydston_14]

I voted the character himself, as Ghost Rider rocks!

[SpiderHulkThing]

ghostriders character. just saw the preview. looks better than i expected.

[xwolverine2]

the director....

i cant say im a GR fan....

[FlameHead]

That's great of you to say XW2. Not a lot of people have faith in MSJ, which is totally unwarrented. He is da man afterall!

[wolfsfang]

He has a flaming skull head

A FLAMING SKULL HEAD!!!

[xwolverine2]

That's great of you to say XW2. Not a lot of people have faith in MSJ, which is totally unwarrented. He is da man afterall!
im the only one that voted that:O

[FlameHead]

No, there's 6.9% like you...

[bulok]

I am totally digging the fact that Nicolas Cage is a comic book fan himself. I love that little tidbit of him having to cover up his very own Ghostrider tatoo for the movie. I think that's great.

Too many actors who "have never read a comic book and didn't know what they were in for" have been getting parts that comic enthusiasts can only dream about. Like Tom Welling, who "didn't know Superman beyond the movies" etc. That just irks me. But oh well.

I like Cage, he was a perfect pick for this movie.

[FlameHead]

Nic being a huge fan certainly gives him a lot of credit in my books. Same goes for MSJ. I wouldn't doubt a lot of members of that team are fans of the comic. I know Avi is.

[Hunter Rider]

The character is what attracts me,Both the effect being GR has on Blaze as well as the kickass vengeance dealer that GR is,most visually exciting marvel character IMO

[OptimusPrimeRib]

For me it's definitely the character himself. GR has been my favorite comic book character since I laid eyes on him. If nothing else he is just so visually stunning. I was always dissapointed that Marvel didn't handle his character better. There are so many good elements to work with, but they let his history get so confusing and hard to follow. To this day I sit at my desk at work and doodle pictures of GR without even realizing I'm doing it.

[Truthteller]

Its just really hard to beat a flaming skull head in terms of sheer coolness. Particularly a living one at that. :o

I too, like at least one other poster I read, was there for the beginning. I bought the Marvel Spotlight with Ghost Rider's origin right off the rack and shortly there after did the same with Ghost Rider #1.

The mythology is compelling also the damnation and redemption, the classical Faustian theme like Man-Thing mentioned.

:ghost:

[OptimusPrimeRib]

That's awsome that you were able to buy the originals when they came out! I hope you still have them?

[Truthteller]

They are bagged and boarded in a box under my bed not 20 feet from me as we speak. :)

<EDIT> And welcome to the Hype!

[Vartha]

LOL I wish I still had my original GR's....I was SOOOO into GR that I had made my bicycle look like the hellcycle (the one with the Round top window) :D
MAN we date ourselves don't we? I still remember coming home with those Marvel Spotlight issues from the drugstore.

[FlameHead]

I wish I had many more of the originals than I have. It's quite pathetic my Blaze collection. Well, as compared to my Dan one anyway...

[xwolverine2]

No, there's 6.9% like you...
oh well thanks thats reassuring:rolleyes: :(

[FlameHead]

oh well thanks thats reassuring:rolleyes: :(

It's 7.58%. Does that help?

[xwolverine2]

It's 7.58%. Does that help?
50% wouldnt help:(

[tzarinna]

I love Nicolas Cage.....but a flaming skull on a bike with chains sounds and looks pretty awesome.

[Rac]

Other (Always have an other)

It's Marvel. :p

[the_joker]

Other (Always have an other)

The special effects, it's going to be amazing

[Nathan]

Other:

The Ghost Rider himself

[Rambaldi]

:ghost: What makes u want to c this movie? Or what is it about Ghost Rider that makes him your favorite or one of your favorite characters?:ghost:

[Warhammer]

I don't.
I am not a Ghost Rider fan.

I just want to see this movie because it looks cool.
Maybe when I am seeing this movie, I'll become a fan.

:p

[Uncanny Orb]

He captured my imagination way back in the 70's when I was but a lad, it was the first comic I ever collected.

[InVictus]

I'm a GR fan because of the skull. I love skulls, as symbol, as art, as anatomy, etcc. And skull plus fire measn badass. And obviously because he's an antihero, he's got a mission, and because of the penance stare.

[BIGGUN]

:ghost: What makes u want to c this movie? Or what is it about Ghost Rider that makes him your favorite or one of your favorite characters?:ghost:


Well...ive been a horror movie fan since i was literally a baby...even watched shows like Dark Shadows, Kolchak, Godzilla movies and anything remotely resembling horror or had some kind of a monster in it. I always loved ghost stories...tales of cursed souls damned to roam the Earth because of something horrible that they did or was done to them in a previous life.
i liked the usual superheroes like Spiderman, Batman ect but could never really keep up w/ them since i felt the stories were kinda "blah"...that was until i found Marvel Team Up w/ Spider Man and GR vs the Trapster. a superhero that had a flaming skull, rode a motorcycle made of pure Hellfire, and burned the souls of the villains? i had no chance...i was hooked the minute i saw the panel of Trapster getting fried screaming "God help me...Im in Hell!"...or something to that effect. :D
Also was a fan of anything horror related in comics...DC's "Witching Hour", Swamp Thing, Grimm's Ghost Stories, Tomb of Dracula, ...if it was spooky good chance i was reading it..heh
Been a GR fan sine about 77/78 and stuck w/ the 90s series until its end.
To me Ghost Rider is the ultimate personification of vengeance...you dont just get beaten to a pulp when you face him you get to experience literally "Hell" for what seems like an eternity. With some of GR's "victims" they carry on that pain until they die...and some will live the rest of their days insane in some kind of mental ward. To say that is harsh is an understatement...its absolutely brutal. Death is too easy...living w/ the pain of what you did to others is far more effective.
Its a cool and unique horror concept that I still enjoy reading...the majority of comic readers might not like it but i dont give a s#$^. This is my kind of comic book character...it may be flawed but it will always be my favorite.
I like many others have been waiting w/ inhuman patience for the past 20+ years that this movie gets made....and finally just short of 9 months we will get our wish. Bring on the bad reviews from Ebert, AICN, CHUD, IMDB ....i will still be there opening weekend and will still enjoy seeing Ghost Rider on the big screen.

[screenamesuck]

My brother always collected the comics when we were growing up and we both ended up drawing Ghost Rider all the time. I then started reading the comics myself and just thought that the stories were much different than other comic book characters. As a character he stood out from the rest also. Ghost Rider just had everything that I loved about comics. Cool character, cool story, cool enemies, etc.... I always thought that the artwork was much better than other comics like Spiderman, X-men etc....

[Midnyte_Sun]

I picked up my first GR (Gen III) comics from a yard sale (issue 5 & 6) back in 1992. I was impressed but I was testing out many comics, at that time, and I didnt get into the series until i picked up the GR comic where Blackout kills Linda Wei the reporter. When I saw how Dan was tortured by GR, but at the same time, GR was troubled on how to stop a killer he was not willing to kill himself.

After that point, I picked up almost every GR comic, and was impressed not only with the story, but the character of the Ghost Rider.

GR is a character that to this day has never reached his own full potential as a being (hero, spirit, demon, whatever). He is committed to his cause (vengeance) but being bonded with a human has raised within himself questions of identity, purpose, and a bigger picture that was always evolving in the story. He was never accepted in the outside world but still did what was right even though the outside world never accepted him. The story may not be unique to Marvel heroes, but c'mon his head is on fire! He seems to be part of a bigger picture that was never fully explained. The mystery behind him left my imagination wide open and kept me coming for more.

The Ghost Rider is a being with great power and unconquerable spirit that demands respect.

[Mr Nick]

It was the look that got me reading. He stands out from all other Captain Hero Man's by a mile.

Then I found I loved the character too.

:up:

[FlameHead]

That was an option, by the way...

[Spider - Man]

I just love seeing all the Marvel U coming to life on the screen. I was never a big GR reader but I acknowledged him as one of the majors. I've always been a Spidey fan specifically, and a Marvel fan in general. I want to see ALL of the Marvel properties do well with the hopes that one day they will do crossover films.
Sooo, the character.

[HighVoltage]

Ghost Rider and Eva Mendes.:up::up::ghost::ghost:

[FlameHead]

I just love seeing all the Marvel U coming to life on the screen. I was never a big GR reader but I acknowledged him as one of the majors. I've always been a Spidey fan specifically, and a Marvel fan in general. I want to see ALL of the Marvel properties do well with the hopes that one day they will do crossover films.
Sooo, the character.

Marvel itself could have definatly been an option in that poll. A lot of folks will watch this just because it's a Marvel flick. Even if they don't know the character, they'll be interested because of Marvel.

I'm with you though, seeing the universe come to life is amazing and I can't wait until that first crossover.

[CrypticOne]

Of coarse Ghost Rider, the character himself. Very cool hero, one of my top 10 of all-time.

[Joker]

the character, followed by MSJ...I dont think i'd be as hyped if another director was doing it, cause that would be a wild card. we know MSJ can deliver when the studio doesnt f**k with him from the DD directors cut :o

[Midnyte_Sun]

I loved the Comic Book and I think GR as a character himself is what attracts me to this movie.

[FlameHead]

Interesting poll bump for the new comers....

[webhead731]

The character himself.

[FlameHead]

Another poll bump. Anyone new here not vote in this one yet?

[Carter-SL]

the character, but since it was filmed in Australia I can't wait to see all the places they filmed at

[3dman27]

i like superheroes in general and this movie seems to me like something different:ninja:

[Canadian Rider]

The character first ... the rest are bonuses of the highest Calibre.

What makes me love the movie before it is even out is that Cage/MSJ are fans. They made it for us ... wow!

EDIT

BECAUSE OF THE AUDIO ... at HIGH VOLUME!!!

[CAH]

1)GR himself
2)MSJ
3)Nic and Eva
4)Sam Elliot
5)Fonda and Bentley

Those are my top 5 reasons...MAN I cannot wait for this film!

CAH

[BrollySupersj]

What attracts me to the movie?

The fact that it's Ghost Rider.

Blackheart

the look and feel of it.

[FlameHead]

Yeah, the look and feel, from what we can tell so far, seem perfect. It'll be a visually amazing film, at the very least.