Punisher: War Zone (2008)

Summary: Movie Stats Directed By: Lexi Alexander Produced By: Gale Anne Hurd Written By: Nick Santora, Matt Holloway, and Arthur Marcum Starring: Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Julia Benz, Colin Salmon, Doug Hutchison, Dash Mihok, and Wayne Knight Comic Producer: Marvel Studio: Lionsgate, Marvel Studios, Valhalla Motion Pictures, MHF Zweite Academy Film, SGF Entertainment Rating: R Release Date: December 5, 2008 Run Time: 103 Minutes Budget: $35 Million Box Office: $10,100,036 Plot: 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. The description and information in this episode is taken from IMDB.com and Wikipedia.org. What’s in the Episode? Episode Summary: ComiCast reviews Lexi Alexander's “The Punisher” (2004) starring Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Julia Benz, Colin Salmon, Doug Hutchison, Dash Mihok, and Wayne Knight. What happens when the Punisher meets the Jigsaw? Is this everything fanboys have been waiting for? Or does the New York accent too much? Are the hosts happy about having the skull on the shirt? Tune in to find out. Husky: 1 / The Sock: 0 / Farm: 0 Episode: ComiCast Issue #15 Episode Run Time: 78 Minutes DISCUSS THIS EPISODE IN THE FORUM HERE