The Punisher (DVD 2005)

Story:
Marvel Comics presents a second big-screen version of THE PUNISHER, with this action-packed adaptation from screenwriter-turned-director Jonathan Hensleigh. Frank Castle (Tom Jane) is a retired F.B.I. agent spurred into action after the merciless slaying of his wife, father, and son. Adopting the superhero guise of The Punisher, Castle aims to wreak vengeance for his dead family by tracking down the culprits responsible for their demise. All clues point to Howard Saint (John Travolta), a ruthless businessman and nightclub owner whose son was mistakenly killed by Castle in a botched undercover operation back in his F.B.I. days. Unique amongst Marvel superheroes, The Punisher possesses no special powers, just remarkable strength parried with a blind determination to avenge his family. As he hunts down Saint, Castle surrounds himself with three fellow societal outcasts to get the job done, namely Joan (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos), Bumpo (John Pinette), and Dave (Ben Foster). Director Hensleigh eschews flashy CGI effects for the bulk of the movie, and instead reverts to old action-movie staples such as thrilling stunt work, gunfights, and huge explosions. The old-fashioned feel suits The Punisher well, providing an apt mirror of the hero's own lack of super powers. Hensleigh winds the film through a thrilling white-knuckle ride to its spectacular conclusion, ultimately providing a highly appropriate movie for one of Marvel's lesser-known comic book heroes.

Comments:
The Russian Rocks!!! Way Better Then The Punisher!!!

When you start watching the movie, after so many re-makes of this movie, you almost fall asleep, especially with such a poor actor as Tom Jane who isn't a rough cop person, but more of a weakling, desk-type kind of man.

UNTILL the russian comes into action and has the job to kill him!
Then movie hits off and i started to laugh so hard that they heard me across the street, the russian is like the terminator, nothing can kill him, hes so strong!

He gets a knife in his chest, doesn't affect him, he just keeps coming after him, he throws the punisher through a wall, and walks through the wall ( sound familiar? the terminator 2? ). Frank finally manages to get a gun, but because he's so beaten up, he barely can lift it, and the russian puts the gun on the table, gets something heavy and smashes the guns barrel to pieces, hilarious!!!

Ofcourse the punisher has to win, so he throws some sort of boiling water in his face ( end of terminator 2? ) and pushes him of the stairs and he breaks sadly his neck then :S

That was 1 hell of a amazing hilarious and cool action scene, that gives you the right to rent or buy this movie alone already.

The rest is borrowed from other movies again & all and pretty standard, just watch that russian action scene, after that its safe to turn your TV of or something, but that action scene just pure ROCKED!