Two chase scenes feature SUVs chasing a woman and a boy in a truck at night. ► Man shoot several monks in a monastery using automatic weapons (we see the monks fall, presumably dead, but without visible blood) a man falls over a balcony to the floor and the camera cuts to other men shooting at a mother and her son running from the building (no one is injured), men chase in SUVs, an SUV drives off the road, crashes and erupts into flames and another SUV drives off a bridge off screen and a man falls over the bridge in close-up (we later see he is unharmed). ► An Orthodox church in Turkey is guarded by ninjas wearing black, the sky turns yellow and red, then black, two men and a woman shoot perimeter guards with high-powered rifles, ninjas fall (presumably dead) and many black-robed and hooded spectators chant incantations as the devil (as an old man) and his young son sway back and forth on a stage: A man shoots guards and spectators, another man tries to grab the boy, the man is grabbed himself and begins to turn to ashes, the boy breathes fire into a man's mouth, the devil pulls the boy into an SUV and drives away, the Ghost Rider flares up, chases the devil and three other SUVs, vehicles drive off the road and explode, the Ghost Rider encounters a demon, he sucks the soul out of him (he turns to ashes), the Ghost Rider wraps the devil in a long chain, and flings him up and then down into the center of the earth, where we see him flaming and screaming as the Ghost Rider laughs and shouts. We see a burned out industrial area with blackened machinery and a firefighter is attacked by a demon and turns to ash. ► Creepy looking monks wear tattoos of scripture covering their faces and bald heads, they touch people on the throat, making the people pass out, and they form a circle and put a young boy in the center on a rock in order to behead him a monk raises a cutlass, but is stopped by a demon, they fight and all the monks turn to ashes and stone. Wow, could it get any more of a cliché? The "illegal download" comment was funny though, but it was not really at place in the intro.VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - A middle-aged man with one bloody eye is identified as the devil he turns a younger man into the Power of Decay, and touching dozens of people makes them turn to stone or ashes. One thing that I just had to shake my head in disbelief at was the in-you-face-lame raised finger morals with the "an illegal download" and the "crime doesn't pay" comments in the movie. "Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance" was darker, grittier and for a more mature audience. Especially because I am not too keen on men in spandex tights running around with super powers. For a Marvel movie, then "Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance" was actually a surprise for me. I am not familiar with the "Ghost Rider" comic books, so I have no idea whether or not that character is from the pages, but he was still cool and had really interesting powers. What happened to the Ray character was really awesome. However, in my opinion, the movie was carried by Idris Elba (playing Moreau) and Johnny Whitworth (playing Ray Carrigan). "Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance" had a good enough group of actors together. I especially like the pyrotechnics and the smoke effects. I liked what I saw and I was thoroughly entertained. The effects and CGI though, were top notch. Nothing surprisingly new or inventive here. It wasn't bad, don't get me wrong, however, it was just something of a cliché. Storywise, well then I think the movie was halting, because it was a sort of a weird hybrid mix of "Ghost Rider" and "Rosemary's Baby". The movie is more brutal and visual, and you get to see a more violent side to the rider. There is a much darker touch and feel to part 2. Let it be said that "Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance" is actually much better than the first movie. But still, I decided to sit down and watch "Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance" of out sheer boredom. First of all I have to say that I wasn't particularly much of a fan of the first "Ghost Rider" movie, and much less fan of Nicolas Cage.
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