The first Ghost Rider movie was generic and bland, and the stylised sequel failed to improve on that despite giving us a maniacal Nicolas Cage and the sight of the titular hero taking a fiery p*ss. The biggest problem was no doubt the decision to cast Cage in a role he was a good ten or possibly even twenty years too old for. He just wasn't even remotely convincing as Johnny Blaze and sticks out like a sore thumb in both films. One area in which these movies didn't disappoint was with Ghost Rider's appearance (it's pretty tough to get a fiery skull wrong though in all honesty), but they still never properly delved into his abilities or the mythology surrounding his abilities. There was certainly a half hearted attempt at that, but when you can't even get a villain as great as Mephisto right, it's probably best to just give up... which Sony did after the sequel.