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Watch: Punisher: War Zone 2008 123movies, Full Movie Online – Frank Castle, the ex-military man whose family was killed by criminals, who became a vigilante known as the Punisher, goes after a whole mob family and gets everyone except enforcer Billy Russoti. He tracks Russoti down and chases him into a vat that is used for crushing bottles. Frank turns on the crusher hoping it would take care of him but it doesn’t. He survives but sustains very severe injuries that even with plastic surgery his face looks like a jigsaw puzzle. So he decides to adopt the name Jigsaw. Frank who killed one of Russoti’s people who unknown to him is an undercover Fed, decides to pack it in. But when he learns Russoti didn’t die and is looking for the money he entrusted to the Fed and will go looking for it at his home which means his family is in danger. So Frank tries to save them. But Russoti wants revenge on Frank so he breaks out his brother who is so crazed that he is committed to an asylum, to deal with him. And also another Fed who’s a friend of the man Frank killed wants him too..
Plot: Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the “Punisher Task Force” hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished.
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Ratings:

	5.9/10 Votes: 63,955
	29% | RottenTomatoes
	30/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 940 Popularity: 22.912 | TMDB

Reviews:

To be fair, Punisher: War Zone is the most accurate representation of the comic we’ve had to date. The gore, extreme violence, and borderline sadism is very much a part of the comic. Ray Stevenson is spot on as Frank Castle. Dominic West is not so good as Jigsaw but at least his gang is more competent than Travolta’s.

Given that this came out in the same year as two other big comic book movies, there is one big thing that Punisher: War Zone contributes: proof that a female director can make an unforgivingly cruel but kick ass action flick, so I don’t understand how more of them aren’t being given the opportunity to do so.

***The best of the Punisher movies with a weak last act***

The Punisher first appeared in the Spider-Man comic in February, 1974, and became a semi-regular foe/ally in that mag, but was more apt to appear in Daredevil in the 80s until the character got his own mini-series in 1986 and then his ongoing titles: The Punisher (1987), The Punisher War Journal (1988) and The Punisher War Zone (1992). The character was so popular at the time that he inspired a black & white magazine as well (1989).

The reason The Punisher was and continues to be so popular is because he’s essentially an over-the-top version of “Dirty Harry” and “Deathwish”: Frank Castle’s family is killed by the mob while on a picnic in Central Park and so he declares war on all criminals wherein he becomes their judge, jury and executioner. Unlike Daredevil, a lawyer who utilizes the justice system, The Punisher just kills ’em all.

The first movie version was 1989’s “The Punisher” with Dolph Lundgren, which was a disappointment. Lundgren was good, but the movie was too Grade B cartoony and it took too many liberties. Still, some consider it a cult flick. The 2004 movie with Thomas Jane curiously transferred the character from New York City to sunny Florida, specifically the Tampa area. There were other oddities that didn’t sit well, but Jane was good as the protagonist and there was enough good in the flick to marginally enjoy it.

This 2008 rendition, “Punisher: War Zone,” was originally intended to be a sequel to the 2004 movie with Thomas Jane, but delays in the production caused him to pull out. Lexi Alexander ultimately got the gig as director and she pitched the idea of doing the film “as a throwback to ’80s era action films” with 6’4” Ray Stevenson taking over as The Punisher.

Jigsaw (Dominic West) makes for a memorable villain with Loony Bin Jim an entertaining wacko sidekick (Doug Hutchison). Wayne Knight plays Microchip and Julie Benz the wife of an undercover agent that Castle mistakenly kills on one of his missions. The towering Colin Salmon stands out as a police agent intent on tracking down The Punisher.

It was a good call to bring the story back to New York City and, honestly, this has to be one of the best-looking big city movies I’ve ever seen, no kidding. The cinematography/locations/lighting are exceptional. While the movie has the urban grittiness of Nolan’s Batman trilogy, it balances it out with amusing cartoonish-ness. There is some quality drama, like Castle’s anguish over killing a “good guy” and his dealings with the dead agent’s widow & daughter, but it’s not overlong and dull like in “Batman Begins” (2005) and “The Dark Knight” (2008). Unfortunately, the last act, while serviceable, could’ve been better.

At the end of the day, “Punisher: War Zone” edges out the 2004 movie as the best film version of the character. It’s more faithful to the comics and overall more entertaining even though it totally bombed at the box office.

The film runs 1 hour, 43 minutes and was shot in Montreal, Quebec.

GRADE: B/B-

Exactly what you’d want in a Punisher movie
I saw this a couple hours ago in Fullerton, CA. I was a reader of the comic, and am a fan of what we’ve seen from Marvel lately. This movie is just what I wanted, and what I expected.

Ray Stevenson is perfect as Frank Castle, and everyone else is at least good enough for an action movie. Dominic West is over the top as Jigsaw – which is what Jigsaw should be! A horribly disfigured mob boss with a vendetta is not a subtle thing to begin with.

As for the “respectable” critics’ complaints: 1. Violence: Of course it’s violent! What part of the title “Punisher: War Zone” implies peaceful conflict resolution? He’s not the “Admonisher”. The gore and violence is not at the level of a “Saw” film, but it is high. It is rated “R” for a reason.

2. Dialogue: I think the critics have been spoiled by “Dark Knight” and “Iron Man”. Those were comic-book movies with extraordinarily good dialogue. “Punisher: War Zone” is no worse than a “Predator” or “Rambo: First Blood”. Not great, but not awful. This is not supposed to be “Hamlet”.

3. Script: The story moves along well, and when there’s a break in the action (which isn’t very often), the film doesn’t drag- it’s always going somewhere. Not perfect, but good. Much better than the critics have made it out to be.

All in all, a good time, and one that I’ll buy and re-watch as soon as it comes out on DVD.

Blood splattering gun play for fans but not much else
Frank Castle (Ray Stevenson) is the violent vigilante Punisher. He goes after a notorious mob family but crazy muscle Billy Russoti (Dominic West) escapes. Billy takes over the family business. The Punisher tracks him down and sends him into a glass crusher. He survives to become the villain Jigsaw. In the gunfight, Frank kills an undercover Federal agent. Billy comes looking for his money from the agent’s wife Angela (Julie Benz) and girl. Fellow agent Paul Budiansky (Colin Salmon) vows to stop Frank but the Feds are more interested in some imminent threat. Billy breaks his psycho brother Jim (Doug Hutchison) from the insane asylum. Frank must protect Angela from the Russoti brothers.

It’s dreary without being gritty. It needs to be more grounded in realism. I don’t know if it’s Wayne Knight but this feels like a comic book movie with darker lighting. I keep expecting Knight to do comedy. It’s a lot of blood splattering gun play. Ray Stevenson gives an one-note performance. There isn’t much flow and the pacing doesn’t build. This is a movie ripped from the comics for the fans but not for many others.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 43 min (103 min)
Budget 20500000
Revenue 10089373
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Action, Crime, Drama
Director Lexi Alexander
Writer Nick Santora, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway
Actors Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Julie Benz
Country United States, Canada, Germany
Awards 1 win & 1 nomination
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Arricam LT, Zeiss Master Prime and Angenieux Optimo Lenses
Laboratory Technicolor Digital Intermediates, Los Angeles (CA), USA (digital intermediate), Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm (Fuji Eterna Vivid 160T 8543, Eterna 500T 8573)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Dolby Vision, Super 35 (also 3-perf) (source format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic) (Fuji Eterna-CP 3513DI), D-Cinema