The Punisher (2005) is Brutally Awesome

[@fuzzyslippersyt]

Ok, so I got around to watching Punisher Warzone, and you know what? It wasn't half bad, and I shouldn't have prejudged it based on it's review score. Gore was pretty awesome, Ray Stevenson was a good and more restrained Frank Castle, and Newman as Micro is both absurd but absolutely fitting. I still prefer the 2004 movie, but this one was certainly enjoyable. Shit's all over the Dolph Lundgren one easy.

[@DM-MilkMan]

I really enjoyed Warzone. Not amazing but I agree, the 2004 is better.

[@DM-MilkMan]

Oh, little known fact. The Russian fight in 2004 punisher, when Thomas Jane stabbed the Russian. They didn't use a prop knife by accident. He was actually stabbed. The guy who plays the Russian is also the bouncer in the first John Wick movie. Cheers for the video. Loving these. Brings back so much great gaming memories.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

​@@DM-MilkManKevin Nash, played the Russian to perfection and no sold getting stabbed

[@ComicBookGuy420]

Warzone was closer to the comics, but I enjoy all the punisher movies, faults and all Have you seen Punisher Dirty Laundry?

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Rest in peace ray Stevenson

[@crazedmeat]

I love that the reason saints row exists is due to it initially being an in dev sequel to punisher that was cancelled and reused.

[@suwatsaksri7191]

That's my favorite part of Saints Row 2, it felt like playing a Punisher game but as the villains

[@PaRadaRada]

@@suwatsaksri7191Weird how it went to celeb criminals, the matrix with aliens, hell, a GI Joe game, and now a reboot with dialogue that feels more akin to a “Fast and Furious movie” for a “modern audience”

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

@@PaRadaRada ah, yes, the Cycle of life

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Well it does have the only likable thing about the Ben Affleck DareDevil movie in it Michael Clarke Duncan pretty much playing a street gang version of the King Pin in Ben King on top of that fact you said makes me feel like the sequel already had decided to have the King Pin before changing title and game play a bit to street crime sim Blingbling then eventually getting named Saint's Row for release

[@shortcakeemoji]

wait what

[@ravenbridges6078]

Fun movie fact Kevin Nash accidentally got stabbed during his fight scene with Tomas Jane. Tom thought it was a prop knife he had where the blade retracts into the handle making it look like it stabbed someone but that wasn't the case it was an actual knife. Another great video keep up the amazing work

[@mikepryor7467]

and kevin nash finished the scene stabbed. true kayfabe

[@thebaccyman]

Stuff like this happens FAR too often on film sets lmao.

[@paulchilds1893]

Glad to hear someone giving the Thomas Jane punisher film its well-deserved praise. This game blew my mind at the time, another underrated classic.

[@John-X]

Punisher in the comics: strangles traffickers with their own intestines Punisher in Jane's movie: tickles bad guys with popsicle Give me a break, worst Punisher depiction of all time. The only good thing that came out of it was the Skull logo design.

[@BirdGang6]

@@John-X you don’t have to watch the video if you don’t like it Trolly boy!

[@John-X]

@@BirdGang6 ​ Ya dummy, that's why I _didn't_ watch it. I stopped watching as soon as the uploader said "Thomas Jane's Punisher was the DeFiNiTiVe Punisher." When he said that, boom, opinion discarded, instant dislike, watch history removed.

[@dopekidrepublic]

@@John-X you're sad

[@John-X]

@@dopekidrepublic no _ur_ sad if u think Thomas Jane was an accurate Punisher

[@custardgannet4836]

Punisher Warzone is definitely worth a watch. It's cheesy as hell but has some stand out moments of the Punishers brutality, I think Ray Stevenson did a great job as Frank too and is to my mind the best portrayal of him on screen so far. And you can take that to the bank.

[@dutchvanderlinde2002]

Rip Ray Stevenson

[@iamantieverything87]

Yep. Its let down by goofy writing but the Punisher in that movie is the most Punisher like of any live action portrayl

[@hitmanmonaghan6633]

That killing in the beginning, blowing up the free runners with the grenade launcher, punching that guy’s head in, and the final assault in the hotel. It could have been God like if the story didn’t suck.

[@jaysonspann8042]

The spinning in the shandleer thing was so dumb it really gets to movie off on the wrong foot. Like its hideous. The casting and most of the action however are very great!

[@Cautious_Gamer]

Punisher: Warzone is badass. I'd definitely recommend giving it a watch. Ray Stevenson's Punisher is also fantastic. This game and Blade II need a remake by Insomniac Games.

[@dutchvanderlinde2002]

Rip Ray Stevenson

[@Dukesparrow1999]

Yo! Good news Blades getting a new game, u have to check out the teaser my guy

[@ant7257]

I love both Jon and Thomas but I’ll always have bias for Thomas cause of the amazing voice work he did in the game, being 22 you know the game and movie were a big part of my childhood

[@Assassino275]

SAMEEEEEEE

[@danielsalter2307]

RIP Ray Stevenson Punisher Warzone is underrated

[@HeyFella]

The 80’s punisher movie rules. They honestly are all good in their own ways.

[@Miltypooh2001]

I don't know why but i remember the best aspects of the game was interrogating enemies before wasting them in the most brutal ways

[@benjaminskytoker1155]

The rate you pump out videos helps keep my depression away

[@BladeOpotato]

Another banger video! Punisher was such a great game, and glad it became the catalyst for the Saints Row series existence. Also thank you for being someone else that appreciates the Thomas Jane Punisher movie, it had a lot going on for it

[@HALFSQUASHED]

3:20 Punisher War Zone is fantastic and well worth watching. Ray Stevenson is Possibly my favourite iteration of the punisher so far.

[@custardgannet4836]

Yeah same, I think Ray Stevenson was the bomb in it. Glad to see he will be in the upcoming Ashoka show.

[@HALFSQUASHED]

@@custardgannet4836 I'd never heard of Ashoka tbh, just checked the trailer and it looks good👍, plus the big man seems like he is a main character in it

[@VanguardDeezNutz]

@@custardgannet4836 Not anymore, sadly

[@GameMaster136]

If you haven't seen it there's a 10 minute Punisher fan film that has Thomas Jane in it called Dirty Laundry.

[@loneangler9063]

Moral of the video, Steve Blum is a great voice actor

[@bartisreallykewl]

Jon Bernthal did a great job at portraying a broken violent man. His frank castle could be scary at times especially when tearing through a hallway of guys with nothing but his bare hands and the occasional shiv. The modern marvel character generally sand blast all the edges off but this guy could eat a dozen grown men for breakfast then keep on chewing.

[@clarkkent4734]

As a lifelong Punisher fan, this was and probably still is my favourite game of all time

[@devonschwartz6456]

Absolutely wonderful game. Tons of fun and plenty of replayability!

[@jackcouch8322]

The SBFP let’s play of this game is still their best

[@utterlyumbral3694]

"Is that a rice cooker?"

[@dl30wpb]

I always like how they had a brief cameo of Iron Man in this game. That was before his marvel movie debut.

[@vincentlanuza4351]

I'm so glad we share the same impression on this game. One of the most BADASS game ever created!

[@guitarman0365]

14:58 to 15:56 in an alternate universe i bet tom jane played Rorschach in watchman. he's got the right vibe and a good voice for it. also aside from being punisher this dude was in and carried the best shark movie other than jaws and made the mist watchable, voiced one of the first open world cowboy game characters in Gun so as a 90's kid there will always be a place in my entertainment heart for this guy.

[@ScruffyBeard]

I played this game when I was 10 I still cant fucking fathom what my grandmother was thinking, but goddamn if I didn't love her for buying it for me.

[@fabiancastaneda3878]

You're becoming one of my favorite KZbin channels, great content

[@Sammy_the_best_there_ever_was]

Fun fact The Punisher LED straight two Saints Row 1 volition before they were trash they had the rights to the Punisher game they were going to make a Punisher game it would have been an open-world sandbox which basically you could kill anyone anywhere they lost the rights to the Punisher so they couldn't make the game so decided to turn their Punisher game into Saints Row yes that's the true story of Saints Row 1 from Punisher 2 two legendary gangster game

[@666pulsar]

Keep pumping out the ogs bro so nostalgic watching these

[@XxJohnnyGATxX]

yall dont understand how often I rented this from Blockbuster and would play it after I watched The Punisher (2004) - this is one of my favourite games of all time, I got the PC port and the shit still goes hard

[@LightStreak567]

I miss this game! Oh, 3:28 The Punisher: War Zone was originally going to be a sequel to the 2004 movie, and was going to have Thomas Jane back in it, but he had some disagreements with the direction of the movie and character, and pulled out, which is why they cast the late Ray Stevenson.

[@lasombramagister2668]

I remember me and I guy I was working with at the time both got the game simultaneously and I used to crack him up by coming into work saying "YOURE BARELY SCRATCHIN ME, CASTLE!" in a southern accent like the dude in the library

[@NoName-xi2kx]

The part about the interrogations is that funny about it is the fact that the punishers get deducted points because he kills them after doing it. And yeah it’s a game but we’re playing as the god damn punisher, Frank would’ve approved of such actions plus you’d get bonus points on the creativity of interrogation techniques

[@ajflink]

Fun fact: On the Amazon Prime series The Tick, there is a character who is pretty much a parody of all anti-hero, gun-wielding, vigilante characters from comic books like Punisher, Deathstroke, Red Hood, etc. He is called Overkill. Yes, that is not a joke. That is the character's superhero title. In addition, he kinda visually looks like Adam from Deus Ex Human Revolution. Lastly, he also has a partner that is an advanced yet "classified" military submarine with a sentient AI that is called Dangerboat. If I remember correctly, it named itself that.

[@MethosChannel]

Thomas Jane had the best voice for the Punisher, however, the best "body shape" is probably Dolph Lundgrens Punisher from 1989.

[@NickyHC]

I was 12 then this game came out and I remember playing it religiously, it was my favourite game back in the day! I hope they'll make a remake this game deserves a remake!

[@Shadowsintoyesterday]

The 04 Movie had such an amazing soundtrack

[@ZanderGaming247]

This game was the first time i ever “glitched” a game. On the level where you put the guy in the car crusher, i took a human shield and threw him and he got stuck hanging in mid air. I remember i tried doing everything including shooting his individual limbs and all he did was swing it was hilarious. Crazy. I truly loved this game as a child who was way too young to be playing it. I miss games like this.

[@danielvandusen5724]

Wow, Volition used to make good games that had an edge. What happened?

[@custardgannet4836]

Same thing that happens at most studios, development studios typically have a high turn over where people leave and new people join. Is it the same studio anymore in anything but name if the majority of the staff are not the people who made the previous titles?

[@Gruntvc]

The people who made their best games left. Plus they've repeatedly refused to listen to their paying customers ever since Saints Row 4 released. The Volition who made Punisher, Red Faction, and Saints Row 1 us long dead. I just hope someone else can make a great single player focused Punisher game.

[@Profess84]

I was just saying that I loved the (2004) Punisher film, but I had the Game Cube, the Punisher was only a on PlayStation and Xbox. I liked the Punishers appearance in Daredevil season 2.

[@Gruntvc]

Imagine if The Punisher 2005 got a GameCube release and it was uncensored too. Nintendo tried real hard to attract the hardcore audience with that underrated console. Unfortunately due to lower sales, some GameCube ports were cancelled. I know Area 51 2005 was gonna have a GameCube port, but it was cancelled and only released on PS2, Xbox, and PC.

[@TV-Tony]

I heard in the movie Thomas Jane ended up stabbing Kevin Nash with a real knife in the shoulder instead of a prop retractable one because someone handed him the wrong knife to use for the scene and Nash just kept on doing the scene like the badass professional he is, so that's the take that ended up in the movie. Damn dude.

[@MrHailofbullets]

I love the punisher warzone it is such a violent and over the top action movie.

[@thearianmandalorian]

To me Jane is Punisher, he was a perfect fit. an i even grew up with Dolph being the punisher hehe.

[@ummmidontknow]

You should most definitely check out punisher war zone. Best depiction of the punisher character, in my opinion, and a great movie with its own style at the same time. Shame it didn’t get more attention or a sequel

[@drew6145]

Jane and Bernthal I think capture the character much better. It's more nuanced. Warzone though I do think is a lot of fun. It captured a bit more of the brutality and idea that Frank will mow down just droves of people

[@Berserkerenergy]

So many Great Memories with this Game❤️‍🔥

[@WorldWideWub]

Loved the video, dropped a sub and about to binge your library 👍

[@lifeofatwindad8700]

I liked the comics, i enjoyed the dolph lungren movie. absolutely loved the fact that biohazard sampled it for their music. thomas jayne was a better puniaher but the kills and comic book feel of warzone made it a more fun movie. Bernthals version of punisher was awesome. The characters been treated well.

[@DarkWolf2736]

Check out The Punisher: Dirty Laundry! It's a short film and Thomas Jane reprises his role!

[@kakarotwolf]

Still my favorite ps2 game to this day, and I still own it. The mechanics were so ahead of its time.

[@Akouryo-]

16:30 missed the chance to point out the license plate of the car is ASM 129 aka Amazing Spider-Man Issue #129 which as you said earlier in the video is Franks first appearance

[@monsterhunter66]

That’s a clever reference

[@wiwysova]

Disney ruined marvel marvel with the cinematic universe

[@ParadoxDesmond]

Man I love this game so much i remember playing this for hours on end when I was younger I pray they remaster it

[@0hopscotch0]

Ennis’s Version of the Punisher was my favorite era of the comics.

[@KennyJordana]

They need to make a new Punisher game.

[@abdullaahmedi3990]

I never heard of this game until recently but now I'm interested to try it out as it looks fun. Your analysis and keep up the good work. It was great to see frank working with the superheroes. Also this got me interested yo see the movie

[@gtamastergaming6975]

Honestly idk if you will read this but you should consider releasing a let's play series or live streams the game play as you record the game play for your retrospectives I think your commentary would be awesome to watch over the gameplay and be fun to go through that whole game as you do at the same time and then go back over the retrospective as you do I think that would be sick.

[@ojar91]

We need a new punisher game, imo open world , where he can punch and kick and shoot guns as well as customise and upgrade them.

[@Theirishbasdard]

Thomas Jane will always be my Punisher just like how Christian Bale is my Batman Tobey Maguire is my spider man it's not that I will always see them that way it's just that's what I grew up with

[@WhiskeyAngel]

Masterpiece from start to finish! The different kills level to level is the real treat. Such a shame we never got a sequel or even a remaster. No shit, I actually bought a 360 on Marketplace during COVID just so I could play this on backwards compatibility. Now that's a super fan! I also agree Thomas Jane is the most definitive Castle on screen. Stevenson, Bernthal and Lundgren just Don't quite have it. Travolta was a fantastic bad guy. 2004/2005 Punisher is the greatest by far. I can only imagine how good Thomas would've been in the Netflix series. His portrayal was a lot more crisp, clean, cold, and calculating. What a joy this game was. Long live Frank Castle!

[@troythomas998]

Punisher War Zone is a great violent movie

[@ChrisSealy1997]

Grant Albrect from Destroy all Humans is in this game he also voiced Vice Kings in Saints Row 2006

[@insertname6045]

Underrated channel 💯 Just a side note punisher war zone is the shit I highly recommend you check it out if you’re a frank castle fan

[@Mickey-v7p]

The Punisher: KEEPING FUNERAL PARLORS OPEN FOR BUSINESS 24/7

[@KevTheGalaxybender]

one of my favorite games of all time

[@CHFafard]

Punisher: Warzone was fun! Definitely worth a watch. Fantastic soundtrack, too!

[@callmemim3007]

22:28 pretty sure everyone knows this but Kevin Nash actually got stabbed by a real knife because they forgot to changed to the prop knife

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

It surprises me that a lot of people are JUST NOW finding out that this game from 2005 is awesome.

[@RewindVideoz]

Yeah...before you judge Punisher: Warzone how about you watch it first! It is brutal and Ray Stevenson was an awesome Punisher! It has an 80s grindhouse feel to it and the lighting and color scheme captures the neo grit of the comics. It is highly underrated. If you do watch it, make a video about your thoughts!

[@chrisredfield6274]

I played this game so many times as a kid. Must've beaten it 15 different times. It honestly deserves a modern day remake but Disney likely wouldn't allow it.

[@deltavagen9796]

i used to play this game all day in my youth

[@empiregaming9043]

This is such an amazing game I remember playing this way back in the day who actually agrees with me and thinks that this should actually be remastered or remade because it's absolutely a classic and should be treated as such and made to even look even better?

[@StealthDesert70]

This game was a masterpiece, true peace of video game artwork I wish to remaster this one

[@hank7he7ank50]

I prefer Ray Stevenson's version of the Punisher over Thomas Jane's version. But I can not deny that Thomas Jane love the character of Frank Castle since he voice him in this game plus he made a punisher fan film called Dirty Laundry there he star as the punisher again. I do hope to see him return as the Punisher again. Plus this game is awesome and Punisher will always be my favorite character from Marvel.

[@InReserveProductions]

I'm glad this game is making a comeback, I've seen like 4 videos on it in the last day.

[@Gruntvc]

I've seen all three Punisher films, the Netflix series, and one CGI anime starring him and Black Widow. Yeah, Thomas Jane's film was the best. Warzone is worth at least one watch for Jigsaw and gorey R rated moments. As for the game, this is definitely the best Punisher game. Wish it got the open world sequel, but instead we got Saints Row. Doubt Volition would ever make a game like Punisher 2005 now, how are they gonna relate it to paying off your college debt!? Blah. I truly hope Punisher 2005 gets remastered or even a remake/sequel and remove the censorship. Many modern games make Punisher 2005 look tame with their shiny realistic graphics. The comics that inspired both the game and Jane film are worth reading. Can't say the same for current Punisher comics. They messed him up, again.

[@luanfonseca5179]

always nice to see more videos of you. i have been going over stuff from before i found this channel too

[@Lopez_the_heavy]

The Spider-Man TV show is also where I first seen the Punisher.

[@dulifuli00]

Punisher War Zone is awesome. And really captures the comic books essence.

[@virgintaker9615]

Maybe you can review the suffering sometime in the future?

[@Koi043]

i would love if could try urban reign is such fun game

[@acejunkie1122]

There's also the level in the mansion if you search the docs the dude was one of the daughter abusive bfs and if I remember if you find the Intel first you can kill him, but if you talk to him first you let him go and regret it.

[@connortrowbridge]

He's the judge, the jury, and the executioner. He is Frank Castle. He is the Punisher.

[@SwKinfinite]

You should definitely watch Punisher Warzone! It follows the Punisher Max comic which is the best of all Punisher comics I actually liked Punisher Warzone more than Thomas Janes version tbh Thomas Jane was ok but didn’t capture his strength and ruthlessness. Ray Stevenson did an awesome job really embodying Punishers intimidating brooding aura and ruthlessness

[@robertjohnson5780]

I definitely would appreciate your take on army of two

[@fuzzyslippersyt]

Im familiar with it but haven’t played it, definitely worth a look in the future!

[@ComicBookGuy420]

The executions made this game something different

[@vishy3229]

Such amazing game! A game ahead of its time

[@BlackIce3190]

Punisher War Zone is the most comic accurate movie of them all. Give it a watch.

[@Spread_love01]

I remember this game differently. I remember interrogating some people and they'll say something about having family and it'll trigger a flash memory from frank about his daughter or wife ...and then I end up wasting the dude

[@mayangilharry4262]

If that was iron man’s security I see why he became an alcoholic

[@patbrumfield3624]

Fuzzy I feel like youd get a kick out of the old god father games if you haven't played them, the second one was the best imo

[@morkgin2459]

Godfather 1 he reviewed

[@elusivent]

I saw a KZbinr named Curly naps playing this yesterday and now it's in my feed 😂 but in all seriousness I don't see why they don't make a punisher game nowadays considering that it would be a big hit if done correctly

[@piotrniemczyk7189]

Just imagine: modern day Punisher game made by Hitman devs…. I feel like my pants are wet

[@traestyles25]

the best part of Punisher warzone was the goon doing parkour getting blown up with a rocket launcher mid flip

[@Sammiebebop]

i think the black & white kills were only censored in the pal version it was uncensored in the us version of the game

[@Gruntvc]

I played a cheap Xbox US copy a year ago. Unfortunately, those interrogation kills are censored. Only on pc can you mod the censorship out.

[@flame_101]

I remember playing it on the PS2, and it wasn't censored

[@Sammiebebop]

@@flame_101 thats what im saying could've sworn it wasnt censored it was only censored in europe

[@aleksejsruy]

this channel is so underrated

[@bigmidget117]

@16:30 when the car tries to run Frank Castle over, the license plate says “ASM-129” which is a easter egg and reference to Punisher’s first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man. He was hired by The Jackal to kill Spider-Man in this issue.

[@brandoniswhoiam]

Time to get… BRUTAL!

[@DeadpoolNegative]

It’s kind of crushing this isn’t available in a release or remaster

[@brianban110]

jon beranthal and Thomas Jayne did a great job

[@Thedooooh]

I’ve got tonsillitis. But Fuzzy released the punisher video so it’s bearable🤣

[@pollutedcrimson]

I've never been keen on Jon Bernthal as the Punisher. He isn't intimidating at all to me

[@nickypoundtown9568]

Jon is more psychological

[@custardgannet4836]

Check out Punisher Warzone, it has plenty of faults but Stevenson is definitely an intimidating Frank Castle.

[@evenflow5491]

So wrong about Punisher War Zone. It’s by far the best portrayal of the punisher and way more in line with Garth Ennis