Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchinson

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, h...( read more  read more... )e 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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R, 1 hr. 47 min.

Directed by: Lexi Alexander

Release Date: December 5, 2008

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DVD Release Date: March 17, 2009

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  • August 2, 2009
    Fun for the whole mafia executed family. Punisher blows up a guy doing a flip through the air with a bazooka; I rest my case. If you're watching for storyline and acting youre a fool
  • June 21, 2009
    Excellent film! Bien sur, faut s'attendre a voir des fusillades, des morts et tout ce qui vient avec! Ce deuxième opus est beaucoup plus violent, et beaucoup plus sanglant aussi!

    Je trouve cependant dommage que le personnage principale, Frank Castle, ne soit pas jouer par le mê...( read more)me acteur. Cependant, Ray Stevenson joue à merveille l'homme sans coeur ni âme qu'est le Punisher.

    On pousse aussi beaucoup plus loin que le premier opus où on voyait l'évolution du personnage de Marvel. Cette fois-ci, on est selon moi dans le sommet du Punisher. Il n'a cependant jamais oublié sa femme et son garçon. On peut aussi apercevoir sa relation avec un ancien coéquipier de la police.
  • May 2, 2009
    Definitely not as good as the previous one, but it wasn't as horrible as I thought it would be. The 2 crazy Italian brothers made it funny and interesting, and there was a lot of action.
  • April 25, 2009
    Late Post:

    Now thats what Im talkin about! Punisher Warzone is by far the BEST Punisher movie ever made!

    Gun totting, adrenaline pumped, extremely grotesque kill shots, Oh yeah! That was bloody awesome!

    So
    ...( read more)it has a few cheezy lines, but I found them quite bareable. A bit over dramatic at some point, and it still had a few holes in it most especially on the villains part of the story. If youre able to get past those then you'll be able to enjoy this.

    Im not a comic geek so I cant really say if this was spot on or what, but I was able to watch the other Punisher movies before and I didnt like the one with Thomas Jane and can barely remember the one with Dolph Lundgren in it, but I can actually watch this one over and over again. Bring on the bullets! Yeehaw!!

    Keywords: Vengeance, Vigilante Justice

    Director: Lexi Alexander
    Rated R for Heavy Violence and Gore
  • April 22, 2009
    An explosive, stylish and incrediably exhilerating action-packed thriller. Ray Stevenson is outstanding, he gives off a type of grittines and moving approach to the character that will not disapoint one bit, he shows it perfectly the harsh violent side and the emotionally broken ...( read more)side of the character of Frank Castle. A hard-hitting and exhilerating thrill-ride thats loaded with jack-hammer action. An exhilerating adreniline-rush. A slick and very well-crafted film. Director, Lexi Alexander has crafted a very cool, faithful and very fine comic book adaptation worth seeing. An intensely brutal, very vicious and stone-cold action flick. The violence is as gritty and as brutal as what is potrayed in the comics.
  • November 7, 2009
    Definitely and obviously a different director than for the first one, much more gratuitous blood and gore.
  • November 2, 2009
    this actually lived up to somewhat good expectations.
    Great action and surprisingly some artistic aesthetics at some moments.
    Sounds ridiculous but the cinematographer was able to pull it off.
    There was also some great b-movie moments such as the punisher punching somebody throug...( read more)h the head.
    Though it was plagued by some useless comic relief(when it was already occupied by some true-to-comic-book dark comedy) and some miscasts,but it worked much better than the last two punisher flicks by a long shot.
  • October 31, 2009
    Soooo blah! I think I actually preferred the one with Thomas Jane over this (still haven't seen the Lundgren Punisher). Ray Stevenson does look the part, though.
  • October 28, 2009
    Lets be honest Punisher films have always been a letdown... Saying that this one is better than the others but is still not great. This is the closed the films have come to the comics but it still misses the mark. Ray Stevenson makes for a far better and believable Frank Castle t...( read more)han Thomas Jane managed but part why though seems to be alittle bored of his one-man war. The saving grace of this film is the action scenes which are good. Good for a rental if you like action films
  • October 28, 2009
    this is a extremely good action movie.you should see this

Critic Reviews


December 5, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today

At one point, the Punisher is asked who punishes him. The better question for those who made this inane bloodfest is: Why punish us? full review

December 5, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post

With its dopey fight scenes, grimy look and goopy gore, this movie is so far from ept that inept is the wrong word. It's anti-ept. full review

December 5, 2008
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Does it have to be so witless, so stupid, so openly contemptuous of the very audience itâe(TM)s supposed to be pandering to? full review

December 5, 2008
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

If most of the budget has gone to ordnance and blood squibs, director Lexi Alexander films the sprays of gore with an artisan's eye, and the results make effective if morally indefensible movie red meat. full review

December 4, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

You used to be able to depend on a bad film being poorly made. No longer. The Punisher: War Zone is one of the best-made bad movies I've seen. full review

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Comments


  • subdivmaniac
    September 29, 2009
    I'm the Punisher's comics fan. And this movie is the best representative for that comic book.
    Forget the Punisher - Thomas Jane,.. Punisher War Zone is the real PUNISHER movie!!!
  • jochemg26
    April 14, 2009
    BUENA PELICULA,ACCION TOTAL.
  • YautjaHuntress
    January 17, 2009
    i'm a fan of the movies and the comics, dose anyone know when it comes out in Australia?
  • emeka79
    December 5, 2008
    This film did Marvel Knights soo much justice.
  • ahahalex
    December 4, 2008
    It's seem to unreal! :O DON'T LIKE THIS KIND OF MOVIES! but the *bad guy* seem pretty cool... but I prefer Joker in The dark Knight
  • RavenclawStudent
    September 23, 2008
    Go to http://www.iheartmusic.com/cc-common/artist_submission/player_punisher.html?art=166869&gateway=exiting and listen to the song. My uncle made it and what ever song has the most votes will be in this movie! Thank you!
  • darkwatson2
    July 27, 2008
    why has this film not got thomas jane in it?
    its stupid that their not using the same guy from the last film
  • itbegins2005
    May 8, 2008
    NO THOMAS JANE?!?

    This movie had better kick REAMS of ass...
  • robrowboski
    April 22, 2008
    I still really wanna see this movie even though i'm bummed Jane isnt in it
  • TheScotishWelshMan
    January 9, 2008
    this looks kinda bollocks is it the same guy

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