"In certain "extreme" situations, the law is inadequate. In order to shame its inadequacy, it is necessary to act outside the law. To pursue natural justice. This is not vengeance. Revenge is not a valid motive, its an emotional response. No, not vengeance-but punishment." -Frank Castle (a.k.a. The Punisher)
The other day while I was at Wal-Mart shopping for something else, I came across the Extended cut of The Punisher starring Thomas Jane. So I bought it. I'm glad I waited and got this version as the added footage explains so much more and really gives the movie back some of the coherency and
punch I always believe it was intended to have. But with or without that, it was still a movie I have found myself compelled to watch over and over again. Never tiring of it.
For some reason I cannot really explain, I love this movie. Every time it's on a premium channel I have to sit down and watch it. I've been through numerous rationales for why it calls to me and no matter what else I am doing, I have to sit down and watch this version of The Punisher, which stars Thomas Jane.
Well one could look at the photos I have included of TJ as Frank Castle/The Punisher and conclude it's got to be the sexy look he's got going in this movie. However, this is the only movie aside from Deep Blue were I find Mr. Thomas Jane even remotely attractive (he does have a nice chest and I am happy to see he hasn't given into the latest thing about all male actors having to have smooth, hairless chests). So no it's not how he looks per se.
I do know he has one of those voices I find very intriguing and wonderful to listen to. If he and Timothy Dalton, Jensen Ackles, Sam Elliot and Richard Chaves ever did a movie together I would probably melt into a puddle just from listening to them talk LOL:) But even that isn't enough to explain my attachment to this movie.
The production release describes the plot of The Punisher as this:
The Punisher walks through the world we all know, a world darkened by war, crime, cruelty and injustice. He has no superpowers to battle the evil he sees - only his fierce intelligence, his years of combat experience and, above all, his iron determination to avenge those wronged by society's villains.Sometimes I think it's my own innate need to tilt at windmills and my own intolerance for unfairness or how some people seem to get away with things and doing things to other people and not have retribution brought down on them.
Sometimes I think it's because Frank Castle is so adrift and alone in the world having lost all the people he cares about. The only thing keeping him going is a fierce need to stand between other innocent victims and the terrible thing that happened to him. He's such a loner. He plays by his own rules and sets his own boundaries.
One of these days I'll figure it out. Til then, I have a really great extended cut of this movie to watch whenever I want to. To be able to listen to Thomas Jane's voice and get all shivery over it cause he does have a nice voice. Oh and he aint to bad to look at in this movie either;)
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