3/4  Great action and tons of blood
I think this is the best Punisher yet! Okay, well that doesn't say very much unless you love action movies. If you do love action movies then this is a fun one. Lots of blood, guts, explosions, head blowing off and a fast moving story line... (read full)

4/4  On the Defensive
Okay I'm going to have to defend this movie until the bitter end. First off I'm a huge punisher fan and that says most of it right there. Warzone is over the top and the action is brutally good fun. This movie is not for everyone, in fact ... (read full)

3/4  INSANELY violent. but awesome.
Closer to the Marvel Comics source, this film marks the third time that The Punisher comes to the big screen. With previous verisons starring Dolph Lundgren and Thomas Jane. This movie is slightly better than those were. The extreme violen... (read full)

1/4  1/4
Action: 3/3 + Comedy: 0.5/2 + Good vs Evil: 0.5/1 + Love/Sex: 0.5/1 + Special Effects: 0/1 + Plot: 0/1 + Music: 0/1 = 5/10 or 50%.

Let's just get this out of the way: there should be no more Punisher films! I love comics, but the Punish... (read full)

1/4  Third Time Punishes the Audience Some More
Let’s start with the good, shall we? Ray Steveson is the third, and best cast, actor to take on the role of Frank Castle. In this latest version Frank is a former military officer whose family was gunned down when they witnessed a mob hi... (read full)

4/4  Punisher: War Zone Quick Review
This movie was awesome! My favorite so far seen in theaters. Its funny but yet adventurous and keeps ya on your toes. I loved it.

4/5 good overall but held back by mediocre villain
  by Poshu Oshu (Dallas, TX)
i have to say this movie did alotta things right. this is definitly my favorite actor to portray the punisher. he certainly has the mannerisms down. there are alotta scenes that show the punisher being who he really is, a brutal killer with an agenda. he is also extremely well trained. as i understand it they had special forces trainers on set to teach proper technique for breaching a hostil room. i loved everything they did for the "good guys" part in this movie. however the villain they worked up is lackluster at best. jigsaw is a low level mob boss who gets his face cut up and decides to go up against the special forces nightmare that is the punisher by using his psycotic brother "loony bin jim". so a mediocre villain and a standard crazy guy are the best they could come up with to throw at punisher?

plus the inclusion of some freerunners for about 10 seconds seems totally unnesicary. yeah they do some cool acrobatics but they are taking out almost as quickly as they show up, little too much build up for a red shirt character.

overall this movie gives me hope. it's an excelent first attempt and it puts punisher on the right path to being the kind of character half of comic book fans love and the other half see as a viscous psycopath. if they keep with this crew and this style, but add a villain who is worthwhile for punisher to fight, a villain worthy of a film. then we'd have a great movie.

1/5 Skip It
  by Carlos Blanco (Puerto Rico)
Need proof that some of the reveiws here are made by people getting paid to do so? Some people actually gave this movie 5 stars!!! What a joke. This movie is almost if not worst than Catwoman (I'm not kidding). The acting is horrible. Don't they screen the movies before they release them in theaters? I agree that the previous Punisher movie wasn't as good either but It sure as hell A LOT better than this one. Hell, I'll even watch the Dolph Lundren version than this crap.

4/5 If you Like the Punisher, I think you'll like this movie
  by JahSoulsSun (Lindenwold, NJ)
Punisher War Zone is a blood bath. A shootem up with a vengeance plot. No love story to slow you down, there is a constant action feel to almost the entire movie. The guy playing the Punisher is how I picture the Punisher from the comics. Way better casting than the John Travolta version. If you like gunplay, over the top violence, and of coarse... THE PUNISHER, then this movie will do you no wrong! The Blu Ray looks decent, but not the crispest picture I have ever seen. Although, it is a dark movie, and with that being considered, it looks pretty damn good.

5/5 Black Action-Comedy
  by P. Titus (Colorado)
I must say that this movie takes what you would read in a comic book, and then super-imposed it on the silver screen with some of the most brutal, but entertaining violence you've ever seen this side of a guillotine! I thought that the acting was First-class over-the-top especially with some of the acting from the main villains brother! I mean some of the lines I heard were so funny, I thought I would sht my pants!!! LOL "Yummy,yummy for my tummy" Arrrrrrrrhhhhhhrrrr!!!!!!!! I mean FUNNY! If you like to see a goory end to some bad guy's and some one-liners that would put Chevy Chase to shame, look no further than this movie, it's beautifully violent and over the top lunacy that is SO watchable and enjoyable, I would give it ten stars if I could1

4/5 Better Action. Worse Acting
  by Keith C. Kopel (Pequannock, NJ)
When I saw the trailer for Punisher War Zone I was really excited because it reminded me of the action and vengeance that the original Punisher possessed in the comics. From the opening scene, the movie sets the bar high with a crazy amount of action. For people who thought Thomas Jane was a bit of a pansy in the last Punisher movie, you'll love Ray Stevenson as Frank Castle. Ray Stevenson was in the HBO show Rome and he was perfectly cast for this role. Punisher War Zone is a brutal no holds barred movie that has lots of in your face action and violence. On the other hand, the acting in this movie was absolutely terrible, but you're most likely not watching this movie to witness Dominic West's acting chops. Dominic West, from HBO's The Wire, plays the villian Jigsaw. His New York Italian accent made me cringe at times and is worse than Angelina Jolie's Macedonian accent in Alexander. Hearing the Italian accents will remind most people of the Sopranos and that isn't a good thing. Overall, I really did enjoy this movie because of the mindless violence and back to basics that the comic book Punisher is about:vengeance and retribution.