SuperHeroBooks - The Punisher

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Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Starring: Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton, Eddie Jemison, Rebecca Romijn
Directed By: Jonathan Hensleigh

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0012236162438
Format: Anamorphic
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-09-07
Running Time: 123
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: 2004-04-16

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Summary: Cheap
Comment: I ordered this movie because I wanted it in HD. I have the regular DVD and I watch it more than all my other DVDs. I got it cheap and very quick.
Me happy, me likey.

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Summary: A worthy edition
Comment: I thought that this movie was pretty good already, but the addition of the extended scenes and the whole missing storyline was well worth the buy. The animated beginning should have never been cut from the theatrical version. This movie and the director's cut of the Abyss are two that give you the whole story. 5 stars.

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Summary: punisher
Comment: The Punisher [Blu-ray]very good action packed movie and sound great on surround sound. better than most sound in theaters.

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Summary: I liked it
Comment: The Punisher has been in the Marvel comics world since 1974.

He's probably changed a bit during that time. I hadn't followed him much, partly because I stopped reading comics in 1983.

I liked the movie. The character and story were believable. And John Travolta played an excellent villain.

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Summary: Overly harsh punishment
Comment: A sleazy showcase of sadism, slapstick and sentimentality, this version of The Punisher is only marginally better than forgettable Dolph Lundgren version. Good performances from Rebecca Romijin, Ben Foster and John Travolta, and a cameo by Roy Scheider, don't quite make up for the way the film turns slaughter into a joke by veering drunkenly from the subfusc to the ridiculous.

Reviews I've read suggest that the directors' cut manages to explain away most of the plot holes, but I feel no urge at all to see it: I'm not sure what comics readers did to deserve this, but whatever it was, we've been punished enough already.

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Each DVD at launch will include a 28 page mini-comic inside the amray case.

The comic is the first ever prequel comic to a movie. It is an alternate origin story to the Punisher and ends with the opening dock scene of the movie. It is written by Garth Ennis, premiere writer of Punisher comics, and the cover is illustrated by Tim Bradstreet. The comic is being written exclusively for this promotion, and will not be anywhere else in the marketplace for 6 months. The comic is full color and has a retail value of $2.25.

10,000 comics out of the total run will have a unique cover and be positioned as a limited edition. They will be randomly inserted into the DVDs and randomly distributed to retail.