Frank Castle and his alter-ego The Punisher were created by Gerry Conway, John Romita Sr., and Ross Andru with Marvel Comics. The Punisher is an action-thriller directed by Jonathan Hensleigh and starring Thomas Jane as the film’s lead Frank Castle. Ultimately, The Punisher (2004) is an extremely underrated movie that just gets glossed over anytime the character is mentioned, and that genuinely doesn’t make a lick of sense. One could point to the film’s exclusion from the streaming platform Disney+ or the limited availability in general on streaming sites and the fact that Punisher properties surfaced after this film bearing no real resemblance to the Punisher portrayed in this film, but that’s all speculative. This all begs the question: why wasn’t the character brought to the screen earlier? Well, he was, but people seem to have just forgotten or, perhaps more dastardly, Marvel has buried the film to suppress this (admittedly failed) iteration of the character. His portrayal in the Netflix series Daredevil and the subsequent Punisher stand-alone Netflix show, both starring Jon Bernthal (who captures the character masterfully), has really brought the character into the limelight and made more frequent appearances (on screen that is) a likely occurrence in the future. He’s probably more of an anti-hero, though he’s been an outright villain, as discussed by Comic Book Resources, I digress. Should The Punisher Be Remembered More Fondly?.Boring Villain (Exacerbated By John Travolta’s Performance).Some (Maybe Unintentional) B-Movie-Like Humor.

Thomas Jane’s Portrayal As Frank Castle.

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