The best – and arguably only – way to enjoy 2008’s critical and commercial calamity Punisher: War Zone is to watch it as an absurdist comedy, even though we’re not sure that’s what the intention was.
Marking Frank Castle’s third attempt at silver screen stardom, Ray Stevenson followed in the footsteps of Dolph Lundgren and Thomas Jane before him by headlining a box office dud that didn’t even come close to sniffing a sequel. Not only that, but it’s one of the heftiest flops to ever come bearing the Marvel name, after War Zone topped out with $10 million in ticket sales on a $35 million budget.
The best – and arguably only – way to enjoy 2008’s critical and commercial calamity Punisher: War Zone is to watch it as an absurdist comedy, even though we’re not sure that’s what the intention was.
Marking Frank Castle’s third attempt at silver screen stardom, Ray Stevenson followed in the footsteps of Dolph Lundgren and Thomas Jane before him by headlining a box office dud that didn’t even come close to sniffing a sequel. Not only that, but it’s one of the heftiest flops to ever come bearing the Marvel name, after War Zone topped out with $10 million in ticket sales on a $35 million budget.