10 Underappreciated Comic Book Movies That Deserve A Second Chance

When you cast Nic Cage as a superhero you know exactly what you’re in for and Ghost Rider uses him effectively enough to compensate for its banal plot.

In order to stop a demon who looks like one of South Park’s emo kids from finding the contract of San Venganza (which will allow him to rule the Earth), Nic transforms into a flaming skeleton who in one of the best sequences saves Rebel Wilson from a mugging. He punishes the mugger by giving him the “Penance Stare”, sucking out the guy’s soul and leaving a black-eyed corpse behind.

There’s a lot of silly fun here, including a scene where Nic transforms into the Rider in a prison cell and floors every convict dumb enough to take him on, but best of all is the chase sequence that follows. Pursued by a police helicopter, Nic grabs the landing skids with his flaming chains, forces his way on board and tells the pilot, “You’re £$%&ing me off!”

Then he roars away on his bike, shattering windows as he goes. Every movie should have a sequence like that.