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This movie is the real Punisher, Jane and previous weren't Punisher .


Some people doesn't like Punisher, but the character is just so.

Comics present a character which kills villains without regret.

Punisher isn't a SUPERHERO, is only a man provided by military training.

Punisher kills villains and villains don't have a second chance to perpetrate crimes.

There aren't other solutions: or you accept this character and his motivation or you hate him.

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I also believed this is the most truthful Punisher to the comics compared to the other interpetation. He's both smart and deadly and brooding all the way which I think how Punisher should be. He's not the type who laugh or even smile at people. Thomas Jane's version is off for me because he's sometimes jokey. Netflix version is ruthless but not too smart. He's somewhat closer to a psychotic personality. Lundgren's version is I think the second best interpretation.

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I also believed this is the most truthful Punisher to the comics compared to the other interpetation. He's both smart and deadly and brooding all the way which I think how Punisher should be. He's not the type who laugh or even smile at people. Thomas Jane's version is off for me because he's sometimes jokey. Netflix version is ruthless but not too smart. He's somewhat closer to a psychotic personality. Lundgren's version is I think the second best interpretation.


I quote you.
The latest versions of Frank Castle both DareDevil or Punisher Dirty Laundry (short) represent Frank Castle as he appears in the comics: the killer of the criminals.

IMHO the limit of the punisher is the nickname of the character (the punisher), and its white skull on the jacket. If they titled the past movie simply "Frank Castle" telling a story about a normal veteran story it got a different feeling. Punisher seems a name of a superhero reminding the classic stereotype so meny viewers think to a superhero discovering a dark character where Frank Castle is not a super hero but a soldier fighting a war in his country, a country which is cruel because of cynical rules. I would have titled this movie simply as WARZONE.

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I wonder where in my statement said that Punisher is a hero. I always know that he's an anti hero but we root for him because he represents our fantasy to get even with people that we don't have the courage to confront face to face.

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I wonder where in my statement said that Punisher is a hero. I always know that he's an anti hero but we root for him because he represents our fantasy to get even with people that we don't have the courage to confront face to face.


My previous comment confirmed what you stated.

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