Punisher

Blu Ray - 4/5: Pertaining to Umbrella Ent. version. This Blu Ray comes with 3 cuts of the movie. One is the theatrical cut with has good picture and $#!+. 2nd cut is the UNCUT version which they added all the extended violent scenes which were pretty bloody. Unfortunately, the additions of these extended bloody crap changes the picture quality making the picture oscillate from nice picture to blurred picture and it can get annoying. But hey, I'll get use to it. The 3rd cut is the Goldblatt cut which is the extended cut of additional scenes and all that. The picture quality is VHS quality at best but it's nice to see a different version of the film, I suppose. Also this Blu Ray comes with an audio commentary, two interviews and gag reel which CAN'T PLAY and a trailer that can't be played either. To add to the confirmation, it says Region B but does play on my Region A Blu Ray player.Movie - 4/5: I love this version of the Punisher. I felt they did the Punisher right with this movie because, considering the comics were influenced by b-movie action movies, it seemed fitting. The action was awesome, the story is good enough and the acting was stiff and great.

Australian import. Box says Region B only, but I also have confirmed it will play on Region A devices. Everything played fine for me, but NO PLAYBACK for the Gag Reel or the Theatrical Trailer. I have watched this film on multiple formats and this is the best I have ever seen it - beautiful HD quality for the Theatrical Cut. The Uncut version is SD. The Workprint looks like a bad VHS tape, but it DOES look better than the older, German Workprint version I've seen on DVD. Who knows when we'll see a U.S. release? Worth purchasing if you like this movie and want to upgrade your old DVD version.

The Punisher Blu-ray release by Australian based DVD manufacturing company, Umbrella, is one of the examples of Region Free release with high quality video available to stateside buyers. While the case and classification clearly state “Region B” it works just fine on American Blu-ray player. I have tested it on two so far. A modern LG model and an older Sony model.The release features the main theatrical cut converted to 1080p. As well as standard definition cuts of the Workprint and Unrated cut. The biggest thing here is the fifteen minute longer Workprint which includes the deleted origin you only witness in flashbacks. Video quality is fine, but blemished and the best I have seen for this material you can find on the web. The audio has a temporary score and other unfinished parts. The Unrated cut adds less than a minute of extra gore and violence and comes with a nice commentary track with director, Mark Goldblatt.Also on the disc is two interviews one long interview with the director and a shorter, impromptu interview with Dolph at a fitness club. A gag reel and theatrical trailer are included but do not work because of an authoring error. I was only able to access them through my PC's Blu-ray drive. The trailer is an unimpressive SD 4x3 VHS trailer. The Gag reel is interesting behind the scenes look at production in Australia placed to the tune of Talking Heads “Psycho Killer”. Periodically, the audio of the reel chimes in to the laughter of the cast.The Blu-ray comes in a nice hard plastic case with a reversible slipcover. The reverse side featuring some rather cartoony Punisher art.Overall, as a mega-fan of the movie in America, I was pleased with this import. The only issues I have are the authoring problems and the weird reverse slipcover.

My rating is for the edition. The film itself I give 4.5 stars. I'm a fan.The Edition contains an Unrated version of the film, but the work print alone is worth the price. The extra footage, alternate takes and temporary music gives this version of the film a much different feel, some is from Lethal Weapon, Aliens and other films. I understand why they cut the added footage at the beginning, because it slows the pace a little, but it's always fun to see what could have been.The extras are nice, interviews with Mark Goldblatt and Dolph Lundgren, gag reel and original trailer.Say what you want about production values, Dolph Lundgren looks like the comic book come to life and his performance is elevated by the presence of Lou Gossett, Jr. who is always amazing. He can't help it. His performance is spot on as the redeemed cop who desperately wants to help the friend who saved him from the bottle and so is Lundgren's as the damaged vengeful anti-hero. He's always a bit wooden, but in this case it really works, because Frank Castle is emotionally broken. The villains are all solid. The female detective that teams up with Gossett is good. The down and out actor character would have been better if he didn't rhyme his dialogue. It cheapens a pretty good performance and adds a layer of cheese to the film.The action is great. The story isn't spectacular, but it's solid.Is the film perfect, no, but in many ways its the best theatrical Punisher to date. I say theatrical, because honestly Netflix's Punisher series is the best version of Frank Castle I've seen. I highly recommend you see it. . . Right after you see this.

This film did not get a USA movie release to theaters in the 80's when it was made, but it has a well deserved cult following today. And it should, for this is a high quality action film. Based on the Marvel comic. This movie has Dolph Lungren in the role of Frank Castle the Punisher .The story is the same one told in all of the Marvel Punisher films. Basically bad guys need to be taken out and killed. Unlike Batman who tries not to kill, the Punisher has no problem killing the bad guys in a bloody gory fashion and that is the reason for the R rating. The action is brutal and bloodyThe Bluray has the unrated version so there are scenes and additions not in previous releases of the movie.Dolph is an excellent Punisher and the movie is very entertaining . This Punisher Bluray has excellent extras such as commentary and a work print of the movie.Punisher or Lungren fans will enjoy adding this to their collections. Good Stuff!

THE PUNISHER starring Dolph Lundgren is a late 80s entry into that classic league of Action movies that were so important in my early years. OK, it's not as great or memorable as the Sly & Arnie films of the time but for me, Dolph remains the best screen version of Frank Castle; he is big, brooding, intimidating and absolutely suits perfectly holding a big-a$$ M-60 machine gun! The film was shot on a low budget and it does show here and there but for me, therein lies the charm - it's dirty and gritty looking throughout. I always liked the soundtrack by Dennis Dreith too.This Australian blu ray release has some nice extras on it, including a 'workprint' of the feature and a commentary by the director. It's a shame that a company like ARROW hasn't been able to produce a blu ray as I am certain they would do a great job but this is probably the best version fans can ask for.

You can watch this in two versions: cut R Rated Theatrical Version & Uncut Version. The uncut version restores the cuts but the scenes are inserted in noticeable lower quality. This is also Blu-ray ‘B’ so will work on any UK, European & Australian player. The 15 Rated UK Blu-ray just contains only the cut R Rated Theatrical Version.

Can’t believe it includes different cuts of the movie to choose from to watch .... amazing

Good all round.Quick delivery and so forth.

An even more violent version if that's possible! It is!