I watched Ghost Rider last night. One of those impulse buys.. checking out at Wal-Mart, there it is in front of me..I just bought it... I wish I rented it instead..
For one, I never read the comics, and not too many of the comic movies are very good anyways.
The CG was great. The acting was good too. The story, not so much. I didn't like how all Johnny Blaze was all of a sudden The Ghost Rider. He never had to come to terms with it, there was no evolution of The Ghost Rider, just BAM, hardcore kick your ass the first time. To make up for it, they started to have him learn to control the power, but that never really went anywhere.
Prior to this I've been on a Tony Jaa kick. (No pun intended)! Ong-Bak and The Protector have got to be some of the best movies I've ever seen. The story line is fair, but Tony Jaa makes it up with those speedy Muay Thai moves. The coreography is brilliant, and Tony Jaa has the creativeness of Jackie Chan (making use of his environment), and the swiftness of Jet Li. No cables, no CG, just straight up Tony Jaa kicking ass. Ong-Bak I think is a little better because it's got that really raw feel to it.