The Punisher

As we were going through Netflix trying to find something to watch we can across The Punisher. A classic badass, suspenseful action packed movie. Apparently I’m the only one that has not seen this movie and according to my friends it was a must see. The movie was classic Travolta, being one bad dude. The movie stars Omar Avila, who plays a FBI undercover agent whose family gets murdered. He Takes matters into his own hands when he decides to torture, murder, and punish, everyone that was involved or responsible for the death of his family.

                Before I watched the movie, I had heard of it before, and thought it was an older movie. to me it looked like a 90’s movie, but too my surprise it was released in 2004. This did two things for me, make me feel old, and make me realize how far we have come in such a short amount of time with things like picture quality and special effects. Putting that aside, the plot line was good, It constantly had me guessing what was going to happen next. The action and explosions were really good, sometimes even over the top, but I’m not going to sit here and complain about an explosion being too big. The only real con that I saw was that it could get a little corny during some parts. The movie only got a rating of 6.3 out of 10 on IMDB.com which I think is a little low. If you’re a guy that likes action, and Travolta, you want to watch this movie.

                If I could compare it to any movie I would say that it is like the movie Taken. Both movies are about ex undercover “agents” whose family gets messed with by some bad people. They need to use their skill set they have acquired over there years of working for the government to hunt down and kill. One of the big differences in this movie is that the bad guy is played by John Travolta, who is one of the best in the business to play that role. Have you not seen Pelham 123? One other thing is that the main character in The Punisher survives and makes it through 4 or 5 times more injury in the movie than the main character in Taken. It can be a little corny and unrealistic at times. Overall I give this movie a 8 out of 10 and definitely recommend watching this movie. It is a classic action film with so many great one liners that people will be quoting for years to come.