Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr, Jeroen Krabbé
When Frank Castle's family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as the Punisher.
DVD Release Date: March 15, 2000
Stats: 1,473 reviews
A hard-boiled and hard-core action-packed thriller. Dolph Lundgren is sensational in the lead role, he captures the emotional torture and violnet aggression of the Punisher. Louis Gosset Jr. is teriffic. The story is sharp and the character development is great. A brilliantly don...( read more)
As a Punisher fan from down under,I finally got a chance to watch this Dolph Lundrgen classic among other (i.e showdown in little Tokyo with the late Branden lee). I have to say, he really portrayed the punisher's behavior after the five years of tormented thoughts of his familie...( read more)
Cheesy and cheap 80's action. Like other Punisher films the film is very simple and very violent. Though because of the budget the violence isn't very memorable here. Lundgren makes a surprisingly good Punisher. His version is definitely further gone than either Jane or Stevenson...( read more)
Amazingly cheesy and stupid. Makes the new Punisher look like gold. This is a joke.
Two Lundegren movies in one day, do I hate myself? It thinks it's better than it is, which makes it much more fun. The acting is mostly over-the-top, the plot is plodding and muddled, and the action scenes are quite dark, so it's hard to see and the somber tone is odd because of ...( read more)
This is my favourite Marvel charachter,So I had to watch this.This was alright but not as good as the version with Tomas Jane as Castle,That is just the best.
I just couldnt get past Dolph as Frank Castle.he just didnt fit the part.
really bad script and really really bad acting, action scenes are terrible
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