The Movie Itself: Our Reviewer's Take With Superman, Batman and Spider-Man responsible for the lion's share of big-screen blockbusterdom these days, what's a Hollywood studio to do when it needs to save itself at the box office? Apparently, they raid the Marvel and DC vaults for any even remotely marketable, half-remembered character that they can spiff up with CGI and try to pass off as cool.

So it went with 'Ghost Rider,' the latest entry in Hollywood's continued obsession with superpowers and spandex. Though he's a character unfamiliar to most mainstream moviegoers, Sony apparently felt he had enough potential cachet to helm his own big-screen adventure. Alas, as re-imagined here, poor Ghostie seems like the second-rate character you're stuck playing in one of those Marvel Alliance videogames for the PlayStation, not a star capable of steering his own Hollywood franchise. Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) was only a teenage stunt biker when he sold his soul to the devil (Peter Fonda). Years later, Johnny is a world renowned daredevil by day, but at night, he becomes the 'Ghost Rider.' The devil's bounty hunter, he is charged with finding evil souls on earth and delivering them to hell. But when a twist of fate brings Johnny's long-lost love (Eva Mendes) back into his life, he realizes he just might have a second chance at happiness -- if only he can beat the devil and win back his soul. Outlaw Chopper Pc Game there.

But to do so, he'll have to defeat Blackheart (Wes Bentley), the devil's nemesis and wayward son, whose plot to take over his father's realm will bring hell on earth -- unless Ghost Rider can stop him. While it earned a more than $100 million at the domestic box office last winter, 'Ghost Rider' took a drubbing from critics and diehard fans alike. I wish I could say that the critics were wrong and this is just another case of a fun entertainment being misunderstood, but 'Ghost Rider' really does suck pretty hard. Director and screenwriter Mark Johnson previously helmed 'Daredevil,' the now-notorious Ben Affleck-in-red-spandex laugh-fest, and for my money he's batting zero-for-two. I don't know if he's just been stuck with bad comic book script adaptations or if he has a thing for low-rent, second-tier superheroes, but Johnson is fast becoming the of the genre. Adobe Media Encoder Cs6 Torrent on this page.

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The film's first problem is that Nic Cage is about twenty years too old to play this part. He looks pretty ridiculous in his faux-Ghost Rider getup, and his love scenes with Mendes are extra-queasy because of the age difference. Cage is also, tonally, all over the place. It would seem that Johnson didn't know what to do with him, so he just let him go at it and figured he'd save it in the editing room. Pt Sans Pro Extra Cond Bold. The result is a mess -- Cage pouts like a teenager on the verge of a temper tantrum one moment, than plays fiery, adult bravado the next, but the overall effect is that he just seems psychotic.

Cage can be great in serious roles when he has a strong director, but in material like this, he just seems to be camping it up like it's all a lark with a big fat paycheck at the end. Just as misguided is the script. I will freely admit that I'm not familiar with the Ghost Rider character and comic storyline, but a vast prior knowledge should not be required to understand a movie about him. The narrative is nearly-incomprehensible at times.

Johnson acknowledges in this Blu-ray's supplements that the film was heavily altered during the test screening process, and indeed it feels like a case of trying to please every demographic. What falls by the wayside is clear character motivation, believable villains and a love story we care about. Every plot 'twist' and emotional beat is made too clear (and usually telegraphed totally in advance), yet all the connective tissue either wasn't there in the first place, or has been test-screened right out of the movie. It's a bizarre concoction, and all of the actors, not just Cage, seem completely lost in the muddle. It's worth noting that both the Blu-ray and standard-def DVD versions of 'Ghost Rider' are hitting video as an 'Extended Cut,' with nine minutes of additional footage. Alas, there is no amount of extra material that can fix the inherent problems with 'Ghost Rider.'