Actor of the millenium I must say. - A Bomb's Facebook post yester night.
You pose a good question and you may be right, sir. Sam Elliot is quite the awesome actor. He's got the southern twang, the raspy voice, and the most gorgeous lip accessory known to man. Silver flowing hair, and a B. A. persona. When it comes to mustaches, there really is only two that need to be discussed. Sam and Magnum P.I. It's a close race. Anyway, Ghost Rider did really poorly compared to other Marvel films that have been released recently. This was Nicolas Cage's last resort at being a super hero in a film. He had Superman wrapped up, only to be replaced at the last minute. He is a bit of a Superman nut, and really took the snub personally, but he is also a comic book freak, so he was not going to be denied forever. Eventually Ghost Rider came along and he did get to be the super comic book hero he so longed for. Unfortunately due to poor numbers and extremely poor ratings, it's already up for an entire revamping, including the cast. Sorry Nic. Ghost Rider was not horrible. Actually I quite enjoyed it. It took a butter knife and lots of patience for me to get it out of a broken DVD player in order to watch it the first time. It was worth it. When Nic makes a deal with the devil to save his fathers life, he becomes the Ghost Rider, a flaming skeletal figure who rides a motorcycle and destroys the wicked. He only turns at night and people can see him. The CG on the Ghost Rider was surprisingly good. When he transforms in one fluid motion, it's kind of awesome. Nic, after a long night of snappin necks, ends up in a cemetery, where he meets "The caretaker" played by Sam Elliot. Sam understands where he is, mentally, and offers to help the confused man. It's definitely worth watching at least once. I do think the Ghost Rider is one of the coolest characters ever, and I hope to re-mix turns out really well.
Update!!!! Nicolas Cage will be reprising the role of the Ghost Rider in the upcoming sequel. News to me. Earlier this year I had read this was not the case. My apologies
NBM rates Ghost Rider - Great
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Nice! another good Sam Elliot movie- A-bomb
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