I LOVED The Punisher's origin story but man it's heartbreaking (blind reaction) 

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Thomas Jane is an underrated actor who doesn't get nearly enough credit for his talent. He not only did a good job playing the punisher, but he also voiced him in the video game. So quite literally anytime i read a punisher comic, i hear Thomas Jane's voice when the punisher speaks

In Soviet Russia, Waldo finds you.

The Punisher’s original comic origin is that he wasn’t an FBI agent but a retired but decorated U.S. Marine. One day when he and his wife and 2 kids are at Central Park for a picnic they witness a mob execution. In order to make sure there are no witnesses they shoot Frank and his family, but miraculously he survived. The cops wouldn’t help him because they were in the pocket of the mob, so when Frank heads home to mourn his family the mob blows up his house trying to kill him but they fail. Enraged that the fact that the system had failed him and his family, and that no one was going to get justice for him or his family. He decided to take matters into his own hands by killing the mobsters who killed his family and the cops who covered for them. He then dedicated his life to going after the criminals who the system wouldn’t touch. He became The Punisher.

The thing I love about this version of Punisher is just how somber the ending is, there’s no fanfare, no victorious feeling, he succeeds in punishing the Saints, and then goes to video game himself. I think the line about good memories saving your life works really well for a character whose worst memories are what define him the whole movie. The long zoom at the end of the movie, no music, just monologue and he puts his head down at the end of the shot. As if to say, there’s nothing to be proud of or happy about here, because there isn’t. The world is dirty and sometimes for Justice to really be done, someone has to get dirty, and that shouldn’t be necessary or celebrated. Glad you watched this one! Thank you for a great reaction as always!

This is the Punisher I grew up with. I absolutely love Bernthal's Punisher and absolutely take him over this, but this version does hold a special place in my heart. Bernthal has a specific rage to his Frank, Jane has a coldness that's equally terrifying.

Other people have commented that the Russian actor was actually stabbed by a real knife and didn't break character. It was supposed to be a trick knife. Holy hell!

After this, I recommend checking out the Short Film: "The Punisher: Dirty Laundry". Stars the same actor, Thomas Jane.

The Harry Heck guitar scene is so cool. That cigarette swap is slick af

Asking the Punisher to get rid of the skull emblem is like asking Superman to get rid of the S symbol on his costume.

Now you need to watch the Daredevil and Punisher series!!!

Frank's father is played by Roy Schieder, of Jaws fame 😉

It's hard to believe this movie is now TWENTY YEARS old. But it still holds up

BTW the actors playing Joan and Dave were in 2 different X-Men movies, Joan is played by Rebecca Romjin who played Mystique in the first 2 X-men movies and Dave is played by Ben Foster he played Angel in the 3rd X-Men movie

Another fun fact. The fluffy guy , bumpo, was a brilliant stand up comedian in the world. He did this role so well,I've only just now realised who he is.

The reason why he still wears that shirt not only because of his son but because he’s basically in his classic comic book from what I remember

"He just needs more gadgets and a nicer suit..." That's... just Batman

The one from Netflix Daredevil was also pretty good, got his own spin-off show for 2 seasons.

He takes his own gravestone and dumps it on the bad guys golf course, With the date of his death chiseled off. All to send a powerful message its too EPIC and too badass and I love it.

There's one more Superhero you need to introduce Mary. Ghost Rider (Nicolas Cage)

Loved Tomas Jane as Frank Castle. He actually voiced him in a video game version of The Punisher that came out around this time. Loosely tied to the movie but not directly tied. Whenever I read anything Punisher related his is the voice I hear

Please consider reacting to the Daredevil and Punisher Netflix shows. These shows will tie in to the upcoming MCU show Daredevil: Born Again. Charlie Cox, Vincent d'Onofrio and Jon Bernthal really knock it out of the park. 2 amazing series and not just for superhero content, but in general.

The obytuary writter joke made laugh more than it should XD

The way he monologs then murders John Travolta's character at the end is probably the most satisfying and hilarious death I've ever seen in cinema, and I've watched some hilarious deaths in movies. Some intentional others unintentionally hilarious

This has the best revenge plot of all film history, the way he tricked the main bad guy to kill both his wife and best friend to pure after destroying the business is genius.

Thomas Jane is still my favorite Punisher. He can get beat down to a pulp but he still looks tough as hell.

Punisher War Zone is the more authentic take on Punisher based on the comics You should definitely give it a watch

It's a tragedy there was never a sequel to this movie. At least not an official one, there was an unofficial short. The Punisher isn't a superhero. He started as a Spider-Man villain, but got retconned into an antihero once edgy, dark characters became cool (and increased sales).

My favorite thing about this movie is that every single stunt was practical. The only CGI in the entire movie is the flames on the side of the building at the end.

I love this version so much, it’s in my VHS collection, gonna watch it tonight before it premieres here tomorrow.

"Where's Wally is supposed to be nice" lol that killed me.

The Waldo actor actually got stabbed during that scene and he continued on like nothing happened. That's some serious dedication! BTW, Waldo is Kevin Nash, so props to him.

I Love JB Punisher, But man Thomas Jane Punisher is such a Favorite of mine 💀🤘 I met Thomas at a Convention years ago and got a few Props from this Lot's of Love for this Gem 💯👏

I think this movie is very underrated. Thomas is great as Frank and John Travolta is awesome as the villain. Punisher Warzone, I understand overowers the character. Jon Bernarthol is great as Punisher as well. He is the best version of the character in the second season of Daredevil series and his own series that he gets.

2:16 Yep. Normally this would be set in NYC, but it was decided to set it in Florida because Downtown Tampa did not have any residential area, which made it easier to film.

Punisher is an antihero Mary. Like Blade, Frank Castle isn't afraid to get his hands dirty to keep people safe from scumbags.

this is my favorite version of the Punisher. Thomas Jane did an amazing job. There is a short movie on youtube to follow this up as well.

The Punisher first popped up in "Amazing Spider-Man" #129 in '74 , largely as an "anti-hero" counterpoint to Spidey's "no killing" policy. Wolverine's first appearance was also in 1974, but even he only rarely killed anyone in his first several years. Thomas Jane is a PHENOMENAL actor in any role he plays.

“i can hear what you’re thinkin’…”

Highly underrated movie. 10/10 for me since I was 14 and saw it in the cinema.

I really like this version. Yes, it's an early marvel movie, but it’s a great way to introduce the Punisher for sure

The Punisher is based on a series of Charles Bronson movies called Death Wish. The reason why Marvel created this character was so that they could show people that their main Heroes wasn’t violent. An activist group was going after Marvel back in the eighties claiming that their comics were to graphic. And their characters were violent. One of the writers wanted to create a character that was supposed to be super violent and was only to be in one issue to show that the main character was not really violent. At that time there was The Death Wish movies these movies were considered to be the most violent movies of the time staring Charles Bronson. The idea was to have The Punisher show up in the comic have a quick fight with the hero and then have a change of heart after the fight over weather he should kill the villain. This obviously backfired when Marvel received lots of request from readers to bring the character back.

Mary name dropping *The Expanse* I knew there was another good reason I follow your content!

fun fact the punisher stunt man made a cameo on spiderman 2 when mary jane left the wedding

"Nosy neighbors!" The pierced one is played by the wildly underrated Ben Foster. He's fantastic in so many movies but almost never gets the spotlight. Try Hell Or High Water, with Chris Pine, or Pandorum, with Dennis Quaid, for some of Ben's best. Ben's also great in Alpha Dog, but that movie is really hard to watch after we lost Anton Yelchin so young 😭😭😭

If you still want to know what the name of that song its Broken by Seether - ft. Amy Lee, the whole soundtrack is really good, though.

Thomas Jane was one of the first versions that fascinated me after John Bernthal. But something I love about this version of punisher. Although it is similar to its origins in the comics, it has an intentionally dependent narrative that does not stop opting for the essence of the character. And Mr. Jane, your version is really very underrated. And he himself felt that it seemed pointless to have done so. It's your discretion, and I love it!!!

Early 2000s Marvel is my favorite. Wesley Snipes’ Blade Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine (Bryan Singer’s X-Men) Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man Ben Affleck’s Daredevil Jen Garner’s Elektra Eric Bana’s Hulk Tim Story’s Fantastic Four Thomas Jane’s Punisher And Nicholas Cage’s Ghost Rider

The Punisher is inspired by a fictional character called "The Executioner," a Vietnam vet (Mack Bolan) who lost what remained of his family to the Mafia, and he began a war against the Mafia. While the original writer penned 37 novels for the character, it apparently has gone on to where there have been hundreds of novels printed. Near as I can tell, this novel series was also an inspiration for concepts like "Lethal Weapon," which was probably also inspired by a 1973 book / 1974 movie called "The Super Cops," which launched edgy buddy cop shows like "Starsky & Hutch" in '75 (as opposed to by-the-book shows like "Dragnet" or "Adam-12"). "Serpico" is a classic early movie ('73) in this "edgy cop drama" vein.

I think the reason why it is rated lower than you thought Mary. Is because of the difficult mix of how the Punisher sets about his revenge. I understand what the director was going for, and it is clever. But the Punisher is a character who would straight out kill the bad guys! Him “punishing” people is what he learns to do! The EXTENDED CUT is superior to this, and is worth checking out as it adds so much more! 🤔

The punisher theme In this movie is so damn 🔥🔥🔥….wish it was used again

The actress who played the waitress was cast in another marvel movie. She was the blue Xmen villain Mystique.

fun fact 23:00 (not used in the film obviously) Kevin Nash, playing the Russian (i think that was the name) actually got stabbed by a real knife on set. He talked about it a few times in interviews

The guy playing Harry Heck is Mark Collie. A real life musician who's got some really good songs!

Fun bit of trivia.. when fighting the Russian, Thomas Jane accidentally stabbed the other actor, for real. I don't remember if the stunt prop failed or they accidentally left a real knife But.. yeah

The Russian is criminally underserved in this. He is one of the funniest Punisher villains. He gets his head chopped off, then has Frankenstein-esque surgery which leads him to develop massive tits ! The 80s Dolph Lundgren one is well watchable also.

If you're curious, the 1980s punisher movie with Dolph Lundgren and the 2009 one with Ray Stevenson are pretty fun to watch too and their Punishers are pretty different from the other

I was obsessed with this movie growing up. The tie in video game was very brutal and even banned in several countries.

Underrated Marvel movie, I loved Thomas Jane as the punisher

In the comics, The Russian (the guy in the striped shirt) is indeed a mutant with superhuman strength. However, he is vulnerable to heat. That's why the boiling water does so much damage to him.

Fans actually hated Thomas Jane before they learned how dedicated he was to the character, and how much he wanted it to be comic accurate, after that, fans wished he was he played the character in the MCU before Jon Bernthal got casted.

The Punisher comic book character is about vengeance in every storyline because of his tragic story

Frank Castle died the same day as his family and now he only cares about punishing the people that hurt others.

Kevin Nash taking a real knife in the shoulder and staying in character.... that's as hard core as it gets.

The Punisher as a character is interesting as he doesnt just attack the enemy he attacks his connections, his ego, his illusions and his friendships. Then he takes the target.

I’ll always love this movie and Thomas Jane’s portrayal, even though they didn’t let him make the type of R Rated Punisher movie he originally wanted. I never wanted anyone else as Punisher, though I have accepted Jon Bernthal when he debuted; he instantly crushed the role and has been amazing since.

"He needs a better suit..." Sorry Mary, but that's what The Punisher wears 😅 Black on black with a giant white skull for people to shoot at 🤣🤣🤣 Thankfully he tends to wear armor beneath 😉

The punisher is a vigilante not a superhero, he’s more like an antihero.

Fun Fact: In the comics, the Punisher first appeared trying to assassinate Spiderman under the assumption that Spiderman had went rogue. The writers added a touch to him by showing his outrage when he found out Spiderman wasn't rogue. Which showed what kind of character he was and the rest is becoming history.

Worthwhile Thomas Jane movies: - The Mist - The Punisher - Thursday - Deep Blue Sea

BTW the neighbor is played by Rebecca Romain who is also Mystic from the Patrick Stewart X-MEN

I've always enjoyed this movie, and The Punisher as a character. He has always been a darker and more realistic character because he is not a superhero, but a man who had to become the best at delivering justice/vengeance against the worst of the worst. There is an extended edition of this film that fills in some gaps in knowledge and there is also a short film entitled The Punisher: Dirty Laundry also starring Thomas Jane (the same actor). Nearly all the stunts were practical in this film as well, even the flaming man flying through the air during the family reunion massacre, which just doesn't happen in today's movies.

One of the most satisfying revenge flicks ever imo.

Mary you weren't ready for the story of Frank Castle 😂

The "Where's Waldo" looking guy is called The Russian, played by Kevin Nash. Also in the scene where Thomas Jane stabbed The Russian, he accidentally grabbed a real knife instead of the prop. Kevin Nash stayed in character and didn't flinch when he was stabbed. It wasn't until the called "CUT" that Nash said they accidentally used the wrong knife. He laughed it off while everyone else was concerned for him, and Nash just asked that they bring him some beer to his trailer.

24:55 You know in the comics, Punisher used a pizza to blinded the Russian before using a tub of lard neighbour to suffocate him.

Punishers super power is basically John Wicks.. Pure, Undistilled Will Power and Rage.

Always a good time with Thomas Jane

It actually was supposed to be filmed in a bigger city up North. But Travolta didn't want to commute. It also one of Seethers best songs ever featuring Amy Lee. (The songs objectively much better than the movie and was Waaay more popular than the movie.) I always love watching this movie. Being very familiar with Tampa there's several notable spots I recognize from filming. Unfortunately a few of them, including Frank's loft apartment are gone now.

I am gonna say Thomas Jane's pain when yelling Mariah always gets me every time.😢

This is the best live action version of the Punisher in my opinion 🤷‍♂️

The giant Russian in the Waldo shirt is pro wrestler Kevin Nash. In the scene where he gets stabbed, Thomas Jane actually stabbed him because the prop knife malfunctioned. Kevin took it like a pro, pulled it out, went to the hospital, and was back next day filming. So the next time you think pro wrestling is all fake, remember Kevin Nash. FYI Nash and Jane are still good friends to this day, he knew it was an accident.

This movie is so underrated. Travolta always gets me with "My son didn't need to impress me." Also it's always crazy how pre-2010s anti-LGBT bigotry was so ubiquitous it's inclusion here is just assumed to be understood.

I love this movie so much. The big bridges are for boats to go underneath.

I loved this movie too. I never understood why it got so much hate.

Fun Fact: Punisher lore goes much deeper and further back than just his family being killed by mobsters. Frank Castle is a deeply disturbed individual, someone who was a little TOO good and TOO comfortable with being a soldier. He was in several wars and had seen some very messed up things, along with that saw the worst sides of terrorists, governments, police, civilians, criminals, he literally had seen the worst sides of humanity EVERYWHERE. Problem was he wasnt someone who had PTSD.......he was someone who struggled to confirm to normal life, someone who was too adapted to war. Frank Castle was a Full Glass Of Water just BEGGING for a reason to spill out. The mobsters gave him his dark purpose back in life......at the cost of his loved ones. He is the pinnacle of anti heroes. No one tops The Punisher when it comes to a hero that you SHOULDNT be rooting for.

Great reaction vid, Mary! Love you for reacting to this! I'll be watching more of your vids! A++

There was a storyline that was deleted but available in the extended cut. It shows that Frank's partner in the FBI was a gambler and in debt. To pay off that debt, he tells the Cuban brothers everything about Castle. They, in turn, hand that information over to the Saints. That's how they knew everything about Frank and where he was. In the end, that partner kills himself because of the guilt.

The Punisher is to brutal to be a hero 😂 he's more of an Anti-hero the comics are even more brutal lmao

This movie was an excellent retelling of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a clever role reversal between the hero and the villain from Shakespeare's original play. The Bard's stories are timeless!

him giving away the money like that would actually launder it.

Ah...now you have to watch all The Punisher films and TV series to decide who's your favourite.

Frank's wife is played by Samantha Mathis. She was in an amazing 90's teen movie called "Pump Up the Volume", with Christian Slater. Her role in that, started my lifelong appreciation of gothy-looking ladies. You really should check out the movie, when you can. Incredible alternative music soundtrack.

Fun fact. The "Where's Waldo(Wally)" guy actually got stabbed when Frank Castle stabbed him. He had the wrong knife, it was real. The guy just kept acting.

If this came out today it’d be loved

Thomas Jane was the 2nd actor to play The Punisher in live action . The 1st was Dolph Lundgren in the 1989 Punisher movie making it the also the 1st R rated Marvel movie. The third actor to play the character was Ray Stevenson ( Ahsoka series) in Punisher: War Zone 2008; 3 years before playing Volstagg one of the warriors three in the MCU THOR films. Actor Jon Bernthal from The Walking Dead also played the character in DareDevil live action series before The Punisher 2017 series which is kind of funny because TWD actor Norman Reedus voiced the Punisher in 2013 animated movie Iron-Man: Rise of Technovore.

I dont care what people say, i love this movie, and he is my favorite punisher

"God's gonna sit this one out." Coldest Line Ever

Thomas Jane was awesome as Punisher, this film doesn't get the props it deserves

That torture scene with the popsicle was also from the original Punisher movie with Dolph Lundgren.