Episode Eighty-Eight - Punisher: War Zone (2008)
- Author
- Trev Snyder & Chris Sorgiovanni
- Published
- Tue 30 Jan 2024
- Episode Link
- https://sites.libsyn.com/290192/episode-eighty-eight-punisher-war-zone-2008
The "New Year's Punishment Party" concludes, with our look at 2008's Punisher: War Zone, Frank Castle's final big-screen adventure (to date). In the wake of 2004's Punisher film, attempts were made to create a sequel starring Thomas Jane, but over time the project evolved into a brand-new reboot with a different (and controversial) director, different leading-man, different continuity, and a vastly different tone. Starring the late, great Ray Stevenson, War Zone is an over-the-top, colorful, campy, and extremely bloody take on the Marvel Comics anti-hero. But is this wild swing of a movie truly in the spirit of the character, or is it the misguided mess many critics accused it of being at the time? Listen on to find out our thoughts.
