Ghost Rider is probably a very hard character to "get" because they have changed origins, master, motivations, etc. multiple times. Originally it was the Devil that held his soul, then it became Mephisto, then he was a Spirit of Vengeance with no hellish ties and now he's a hellspawn again...I think.
Movie Ghost Rider was a mishmash of all of the above so I feel your pain. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "ravenadal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I finally got around to watching "Ghost Rider" on DVD, last night. I > was never a fan of the comic book. None of the prime elements: > flaming skull, Elvis' 84 leather suit, or flaming hellfire chain > appealed to me. I did dig the motorcycle and, in watching the movie, > those are the scenes that speak to me. The Evil Knievel leap over a > row of whirling helicopter blades is money! > > I know Nicholas Cage was a big fan of the "Ghost Rider" comic book and > that the movie made lots of money ($228.7 million) but WTF????!!!??? > > To me the movie was largely incomprehensible. And, understand, I > LIKES my Devil movies: Rosemary's Baby, Angel Heart, The Devil's > Advocate, Constantine, the Devil Wears Prada - but really, WTF? > > I even went to the Ghost Rider Wikipedia page to gain some clarity and > came away more confused than ever. What a bunch of convoluted > gobbly-gook! > > Hey Keith, while Eva Mendez's blouses couldn't have been smaller, I > wish her part had been larger. > > Oh, and I did enjoy both Sam Elliot's caretaker and Peter Fonda's > Beezlebulb (although, according to Wikipedia he wasn't ACTUALLY Old > Salt or something or other). > > Lastly, does anyone know what became of writer Gary Friedrich's > lawsuit against Sony and Marvel claiming copyright infringement? > > ~rave! >
