Ghost rider motorcycle cop chase1/18/2024 ![]() ![]() In the sequel, he’s holed up in a ruined hovel, wishing he could get rid of the power. At the end of the first film, he announces he wants to be Ghost Rider, refusing to give the power back to Mephistopheles (Peter Fonda). Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Idris ElbaĪlthough Ghost Rider’s origin story is tidy enough (he gets tricked by the Devil into selling his soul), Johnny’s motivations, often inexplicable in the original, continue to be hard to grasp. “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” (2011) The almost sepia-toned Eastern European settings look great, from quarries to old castles, and even the visage of the fiery-skulled Ghost Rider (one of the things the original did well) is improved, as he’s more soot-stained. ![]() This is a faithfully rough-and-tumble “Ghost Rider” movie rather than a slick cartoon. As in: “But at least I don’t have to sit through the first one again.” Granted, that’s a pretty low bar to clear, and when launching into apologetics for this film, I find myself saying “But at least …” a lot. A more coherent originĪ voiceover and montage soon recounts Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider’s (Nicolas Cage) origin story in more coherent fashion than the whole original film, and we’re off and running with a superior sequel. A great car-and-motorcycle chase through the hills of Eastern Europe (where the film is shot) ends with Moreau (Idris Elba, doing a Marvel twofer that year with “Thor”) flying through the air over the side of a cliff, but delivering bullets to the enemy’s tires while falling to his apparent demise. Five minutes into “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” (2011), it’s clear that this is a better movie than “Ghost Rider” (2007).
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