The Punisher
The Punisher
2004
An undercover FBI agent becomes a vigilante assassin and sets out to unleash his wrath upon the corrupt businessman who slaughtered his entire family at a reunion.
(Source: IMDB)
"Those who do evil to others - the killers, the rapists, psychos, sadists - you will come to know me well. Frank Castle is dead. Call me... The Punisher."
The Punisher
Frank Castle
Howard Saint
- Origin story
Villain's plot:
After the murder of his son during an arrest, Howard Saint kills the entire Castle family.
Rankings:
Spearing a bad guy through the chest, and then ziplining down, gunning baddies along the way, was the most 80s action you could have asked for.
I liked Thomas Jane at the time, though looking back, it suffers from not being John Bernthal.
The story behind the skull t-shirt was a bit convoluted, but I liked that they incorporated it into the flak jacket, along with the trenchcoat.
Notes
This one doesn’t get enough love. Yes, John Travolta is terrible and the acting is very bad in some spots, but the action still holds up quite well.