Ghost Rider

Today was a very long day. I was exhausted after yesterday's interview and it seemed to carry over to today as well. Just mentally drained, all the stress from the interview just wore me out.

So after work, I decided to catch a late matinee of Ghost Rider. I've seen previews for this for months and the special effect looked incredible.

The movie is pretty good. It centers around a young stuntman named Johnny Blaze who sells his soul to the devil to save his father's life. As he grows older, he becomes a very famous stunt cyclist basically cheating death over and over, until the devil comes to call in his marker. When evil comes near him at night, Johnny becomes the Ghost Rider, with the flaming skull and supernatural motorcycle.

The special effects are incredible, very well done, and the story is pretty true to the comic from what I recall. I especially love handsome daddy bear Sam Elliott as the Rider's mentor. The biggest let down though was Nicholas Cage. I expect better acting from an Oscar winner and he constantly seems to gesture in Elvis-esque poses that makes me roll my eyes.

Did I enjoy the movie? Yes.
Would I watch it again? Yeah.
Buy the DVD? Maybe.