R.I.P. Ray Stevenson

@Flaynustheflayedanus4815

9 ай бұрын

Fuck, I had no idea 😢

@thiagots85

9 ай бұрын

RIP

@kentown8115

9 ай бұрын

he has killed it i ahsoka

@Gods-bad-boy

9 ай бұрын

Yeah I just heard that. It's sad. This was actually my favorite Punisher too

@alexmartin3143

9 ай бұрын

Titus Pullo… Baylan Skoll… Guy from Dexter… All great roles… R.I.P.

Thank you Ray Stevenson. You will be remembered as the most bad ass Punisher. Rest in peace.

@wadewilson8011

9 ай бұрын

RIP Ray, But not the most badass. John B is.

@michaelblaine6494

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely,Jon nailed it. I wish they gave him more Punishery things to do though😜 you know where he’s like a shark that never stops hunting violent criminals. In every season(including DD) he had a finite mission. Season one ended with him in therapy for Pete’s sake🤣

@Dragonfury3000

9 ай бұрын

I prefer Dolph Lundgren he looked disturbed and menacing

@topdawg2003

9 ай бұрын

Nope Thomas Jane easily. @@wadewilson8011

@topdawg2003

9 ай бұрын

Being dead doesnt make it the best so no it wont, not even close.

Punisher War Zone and Dredd are criminally underrated, and would make for a bloody great double feature! 🛡 💀

@tipofmitt

9 ай бұрын

Just watched today....again.

@Captain-ug2op

9 ай бұрын

Great take agreed

@anthonyleong9901

4 ай бұрын

I agree

@Spiritcr1jsher

3 ай бұрын

I agree. Punisher warzone was like a comic

The one role I truly loved (and still love) from Ray Stevenson.. No disrespect to Jon Bernthal,Thomas Jane and Dolf Lungren, they were all great..But Ray Stevenson really looks like the comic book Punisher...and really acted the part...I dont care if critics gave bad reviews...I think Warzone nailed it ..One of my favorite movies all time... Love you Ray Stevenson..R.I.P. Til Valhalla...

@joshmaxwell7968

9 ай бұрын

I thought he was great in Kill The Irishman.

@GuilePatrick

9 ай бұрын

@@joshmaxwell7968 never seen it..Got to look for that...

@djassassinuk

9 ай бұрын

@@joshmaxwell7968 That's a great movie

@sondog501

9 ай бұрын

Gotta say, dat Netflix' punisher is and will always be what the punisher should be. Out of all the Netflix marvel shows, this is the one I watch twice a year. But this movie in itself is true cinematic show stopper!!!!

@gregryan4333

9 ай бұрын

Ray is my favorite Punisher and I loved Jon as the Punisher in the Daredevil show. Once he got his own show it was horrible in no fault of Jon's, the writing just went to crap. I think we can all agree that we want to see the Punisher just destroy his enemies. Yes you can put the back story of what made him become the Punisher but he was way to soft when he got his own show

Ray Stevenson was an underrated actor. From Rome, Black Sails, Cold Skin, The Other Guys, Ahsoka, Kill The Irishman, and other roles, Ray showed his immense talent. RIP Ray. You'll be missed.

@darylobey8867

9 ай бұрын

I liked him in gi Joe ❤

@babayagaslobbedaknobba

9 ай бұрын

@@darylobey8867 I had actually forgotten about that. Yeah, he was good on that movie, too.

This guy will always be my favorite Punisher. Rest easy 😢 You were AWESOME!!!

I met Ray after the Punisher was released on DVD an even have a signed blu ray copy. He was one the nicest celebrities I've met!!

@Cerdo_asqueroso

9 ай бұрын

Que bueno mi rey, que bueno. Felicidades.

This movie is far better than about 95% of the MCU at this point.

@357malcolm

9 ай бұрын

And 💯 % better than dc

@Hoi12336

9 ай бұрын

Ray stevinson R.I.P is the best thing about this movie, he is awesome the best punisher imo, the action and violonce is great but besides those i think this movie is not good, but still a guilty pleasure movie for me that i can enjoy.

@mikeadams7904

9 ай бұрын

100%

@kryptonianpatriot4637

9 ай бұрын

Agreed

@marlonclark-pp9wg

9 ай бұрын

make it 100%

🙏😔 R.I.P. Ray "The Punisher" Stevenson, you really embodied the look of the punisher.

This is far and away my favorite Punisher live-action adaptation. Lexi Alexander lifted so many scenes directly from the comics. She really understood the character, and more importantly, the audience. And the parkour scene was so far beyond brilliant! "Welcome Back, Frank" was an adequate comic book title when it was the one that brought Frank Castle back down to Earth, literally. But it would have been a terrible movie title.

Have to agree with you, Minty. Loved this movie, the previous Thomas Jane movie was fine, but it lacked the blood that some punisher fans were expecting. Enter War Zone, I thought the tone and violence was spot on for the character. I was confused by the reaction to it. Ray Stevenson was a great Punisher.

It’s an EXTREMELY underrated movie

Not enough love for Lexi Alexander actually adapting the *gasp* source material and giving fans what they want.

@MadMax-de5uh

Күн бұрын

Even though she didn’t want the skull lol

Ray Stevenson is my favorite Punisher. This movie is faithful to the comics, and that's probably a big reason why it didn't have a wider audience.

He was the greatest Punisher in my opinion.

RIP Ray Stevenson. Great actor, gone too soon and had so many great characters to bring to life

Warzone is without a doubt the best cinematic Punisher film! I love it! Ray Stevenson absolutely crushed it as Frank may he Rest in Peace 🖤

I love this version of The Punisher. And like Karl Urban's version of Dread, both needed sequels. Rest in peace, Ray Stevenson. You were the best!!

@lowket

9 ай бұрын

Also: i would love to see a team-up of Punisher, Dread and Robocop vs. a team of A-list Bad Guys.

@Giambijuice

9 ай бұрын

You both spelled Dredd wrong 😆 It's all good ❤

I will never understand why this movie was hated so much????? His rendition of the Punisher was awesome. Bloody and gritty, just like the comics. Love this movie. Rest In Peace Ray

Ray Stevenson nailed the character. Too bad most viewers didn't see it that way back then. Rest in Peace. Thanks for excellent video. I always liked this adaptation. Keep up the great work!

Agreed 118%... Best Punisher movie bar none. This is reflective of the comic book near perfectly. Ray Stevenson looks the most like Frank Castle than any other actor. Never thought of it as an 80s throwback, but you are dead on with that point.

Ray Stevenson was my favorite Punisher and War Zone was my favorite Punisher movie. Thank you, Ray, for doing my favorite comic character justice. RIP. Thanks for covering this, Minty!

"PUNISHER: WAR ZONE 💀" is a ridiculously UNDERRATED comic book superhero movie ! Ray Stevenson IS... "THE PUNISHER 💀" ! It's as if he stepped right out of the pages of a MARVEL comic book ! This film deserves significantly more praise than it actually received since it premiered in theaters back in 2008 ! So disappointing that we will NEVER get a sequel since Ray Stevenson passed away and all ! RIP Ray Stevenson 🙏🙏🙏

I too love this film. Its just so unapologetically brutal and violent and that just makes sense to me for the character. Ray did such a great job playing him.

I have to agree with minty . This was probably one of the best adaptations for the punisher . This comes from a long time fan I literally have a complete set of the punisher punisher war journal punisher war zone and any and all the max and the crossovers so yeah I definitely like The punisher. It seems to be the problem with people trying to bring the punisher to the screen is how to showcase it and bring it to the screen in a tasteful manner . It's kind of tough to do when someone's main angle is killing criminals and killing them in a brutal way

@wadewilson8011

9 ай бұрын

I disagree.

@jasontodd1896

9 ай бұрын

Agree

"... because without the skull logo, he´s not the punisher, he´s just angry-vengence-man." You nailed it! 👍👍

I like the part where he shoots the bad guys.

@MrRoda8143

9 ай бұрын

the best was taking out parkour guy with a grenade launcher lol. It was comically hilarious and awesome at the same time

@bigkmoviesandgames

9 ай бұрын

@@MrRoda8143 yeah that's the scene really combined two of my favorite things; my hatred for parkour scenes in movies and explosions.

RIP, Ray. You are still one of a kind...

There is actually a tactical reason for Punisher's death's head logo and not just aesthetics. It's meant to catch the attention of the enemy and draw fire to his center mass where his armor protects him instead of, say, his head.

@tapiolautavaara9532

9 ай бұрын

They finally realized, he's not an alien from Krypton and bulging pectorals under a tight t-shirt would just get completely ripped to shreds by bullets, knives and shapnel. Ray looks like he has the full intention of getting into a firefight to dominate.

@mattadders9819

9 ай бұрын

The origin of the Skull emblem was explored in two issues of The ‘Nam comic in the 80’s

This one to me is a fun popcorn action Punisher, while Tom Jane was a more intelligent, planned-out Punisher- capable of intense violence, but planned out to perfection- more like an actual Special Operator would do. Bernthal was an outstanding choice between the two, and to me the best Punisher actors are Tom Jane and Jon Bernthal.

Thank you Minty, I love this movie. The violence had to be at the level it was, it was matching the material. Those MAX comics were insane and beautiful. Ray was a perfect Punisher.

In the previous Punisher had its moments that it lifted straight out of the comics (like the torch on the pan of meat and using a popsicle to torture), but Ray was and always will be the definitive Punisher! You are missed Ray and rest well. Thank you for spreading the word Minty and I pray more people find this movie. Ray was also brilliant in Book of Eli. Stay blessed all.

This movie doesn't get all the praise it deserves. It is really faithful to the comic books, well directed and really fun. I understand that the sheer violence it shows plays against it but I think it deserves better. Also it is a better depiction of the character than the Netflix series.

@xanthe0mann

9 ай бұрын

YES!! I mean, I agree. I have been telling everyone I know that 'This' is the Punisher!

Punisher : war zone was a brilliant movie that truly captured the punisher comics and was enhanced by ray stevenson performance, it had a great cast and was well written. This is the best version of a live action punisher with the exception of the punisher: dirty laundry short film. What truly sucks is that it wasn't promoted very well. It's interesting that you compared war zone to Dredd, both movies definitely capture the darkest, grimmest dispair of human society. Both movies have the obvious aspects of blood and violence, but also share a moody claustrophobic atmosphere that not only represents the scenes or sets ,but also a feeling of being trapped in a world where evil seems to be everywhere and the bad guys seem to be winning. A world where the good guys are often hunted, by the people they are trying to save. A world where the people who have chosen to stand against the darkness, are constantly forced to question themselves and challenged to remain true to their values and beliefs, lest they fall victim to the darkness. As much as I enjoyed the netflix punisher series, Punisher War Zone truly captured who Frank Castle is and why he does what he does.

Ray was an awesome actor and I loved his Punisher! Rest In Peace sir

I'm a first generation Punisher fan. I liked him precisely because he wasn't every other character. He wasn't a superhero. He didn't have some silly sophomoric behaivioral code. He was a counter-culture character within the counter-culture of comics long before Deadpool was dreamed up. He was always over the top, without becoming a parody, and that's how we wanted him. As far as I'm concerned, the only person who should have played him in the 80s or 90s was Tom Berenger. WarZone is, by far, my favorite and Ray Stevenson, by far, the best.

@mikeadams7904

9 ай бұрын

Berenger?

The skull is used as a target for criminals to aim at since Frank wears body armor he can take a bullet there

A 2004 Punisher 10 right is still my favorite, but Ray Stevenson made an awesome Frank Castle. Jigsaw was hilariously evil as was the over-the-top action.

Ray Stevenson was PERFECT casting for this role! Perfect! I LOVED this film. It gets a LOT of flack that it doesn't deserve. RIP Ray...

If you were a fan of the Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon Punisher run with the Tim Bradstreet covers, you loved this movie, it still holds up for me as the best adaptation of a comic ever.

It's literally a throwback to 1980s action movies? I'm sold 🤩

You’re not alone. The BEST screen version to date!

Rest in peace Ray Stevenson. You are by far the best Punisher! The movie is by far the closest to the comic books as you'll ever get! He should have a trilogy! R.I.P 🙏

"No James, That's no way to punish the Punisher."

The BEST on screen version of the Punisher!

The pencil up the nose scene was a classic!

To me Ray was THE Punisher. He was the Marvel MAX Punisher personified. It's a great pity Ray is no longer with us to reprise the role. As for the film itself, I really liked it and come back to it often.

Just watched the video a few days ago. Watching Warzone because of you. Damn it's a fun movie. RIP Ray. Thank you for all your videos!😎

I LOVE this movie! ☆☆☆☆☆ I first heard about this flick when I saw it listed on the budget cinema's marquee. The budget movie house in my town showed movies for a buck fifty -- after films left the big theatres but a few months before they came out on DVD. So with a couple I knew, we all smoked some grass and went and saw it in the early afternoon. We all liked it so much, after the movie we went out to the parking lot, smoked some more grass and went in to spend another buck fifty to see it again. The only movie I have seen twice in the theatre since STAR WARS. "I want my applesauce!" Love it! Great movie! WAY underrated! I would have HATED a PG-13 version. Great video, Minty! ❤

I agree wholeheartedly. I saw this movie out of town in one of the best theaters and I absolutely loved it. Ray Stephenson is my favorite Punisher, as well. R.I.P. and thanks for a great performance of one of my favorite characters ever. Thank you Minty for challenging me yet again on facts of my favorite movies. This was a great video and I always look forward to your next one. Keep up the great work.

Thank you always for sharing this experience Minty.. For me this is def as I remember the Punisher EXACTLY like the comics.. Ray even looked the part and more so played Frank Castle really well.. R.I.P You'll be greatly missed

I absolutely loved this version. When I was in Iraq in 07,I read the whole whole Warzone series, and Ray Stevenson IMHO was a great fit!

Perfect timing as I just re-watched it a week ago! RIP Ray Stevenson....

I still maintain that the thing that really killed this movie was that it didn't get advertised very well prior to release. It was fun, brutal, and reminded me perfectly of the Punisher: MAXX series of comics. I loved it!

@user-dy4rp6bq8e

9 ай бұрын

I had the Punisher skull painted on my vehicle in Iraq in 03 still have a photo of it ,been a fan from the beginning RIP Ray you are and will always be the PUNISHER.

@regidon6816

9 ай бұрын

how many men women and kids did u kill in iraq? heard the number wa around 3 milli? which percentage of tht number was you?@@user-dy4rp6bq8e

It’s a crying shame that people couldn’t recognize this as by far the best punisher that has been produced to date along with dread. What a shame rest in peace Ray Stevenson you are a great actor. I think it’s criminal that people cannot have gotten behind this movie like so many greatmar movies that fell. Pray to the critics who are obviously not true fans. Ray Stevenson you will be greatly missed.

I never even knew about this movie the year it came out. I NEVER saw a trailer a commercial NOTHING. Then one day I "found" it on the internet and gave it a watch. I FELL IN LOVE with the movie. I was blown away with the balls to the wall violence. My 20-year-old self was pleasantly surprised. It helped the 2004 version was one of my favorite movies and the Punisher is one of my all time favorite superheroes

Loved Ray Stevenson since Rome. Titus Pullo is the one true Punisher. RIP Ray. You are missed.

Every actor to play Punisher was right for that particular film or series. Yet Ray Stevenson didn't just play Frank Castle he was Frank Castle. Warzone was extremely brutal, action packed and over the top. Very underrated. I own a DVD that has all three Punisher films so if I want I could have a Punisher marathon. But Warzone is my favorite version of the three, including Jon Bernthal's version of the Punisher. Don't like what Marvel Comics is doing to the Punisher now but the live action Punisher films will live on forever especially Ray's film. R.I.P. Ray Stevenson.

I have to say punisher war zone is my favorite punisher movie. And I have seen all the punisher movies even the 80s one. Great Job Minty!!!!

Ray Stephenso ...... May the Force with you. Rest easy.

What I love about the movie is the fact, that they pay great homage to comic book Cover-Artist Tim Bradstreet. Re-anacting some of his amazing covers in some scenes and even naming the "Brad Street Hotel" after him.

I agress with you Minty. This is the beat Punisher move. It reminds me of the Punisher comics that I had been reading back in the 80s and 90s. Rest in peace Ray Stevenson you were the best Frank Castle.

Saw it in the theater. Absolutely loved it. Total badassery. So violent it was almost more like a slasher flick. Fine with me.

Best rendition of The Punisher to date! Captured the character and the comics to a tee! Brava Lexi Alexander, I wish she had gone on to make some more great action films. R.I.P. Ray, you were, by a long stretch, the best Punisher.

Minty your channel is great You get over 10% engagement That’s pretty good There are some guys getting a lot more, but there are a lot of guys getting a lot less I always find your stuff entertaining

I also thoroughly enjoyed this movie. While not exactly thrilled with Dominic West's performance as jigsaw, all other casting was great. One of the things I enjoyed the most about this movie was the use of lighting in the scenes. That all being said, when I saw the Karl Urban Dredd movie I couldn't help but compare it to Warzone. Both are about violent pursuers of criminals who enter a building and have to find the big baddie - like an 80s video game. I may have to give both Punishers a rewatch. While the Thomas Jane movie was a little less violent than we all wanted to see the Punisher be, it has its merits. Particularly, Thomas Jane. Ray Stevenson is great, don't get me wrong, but Jane played a better brooding psychologically troubled character.

Nice. Some love for this kick ass movie. I had such hopes for the character with Ray in the role.

Along with the Lundgren flick and the Netflix series, War Zone is the other part of my top three visual representations of the Punisher. RIP Ray Stevenson! Because of his rendition of Frank Castle, I was enjoying the movie from beginning to end.

Punisher war zone is freaking AWESOME!! A guilty pleasure indeed and thank goodness they kept the skull logo! RIP Ray Stevenson aka the punisher!

I watched this film last night after watching your vid and it was great fun, thanks for the great content 👍

The most comic book accurate Punisher in cinematic history

I didn’t know this movie existed. If I had I would have definitely watched it. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I’m watching it tonight.

Good timing. I saw this film for the first time last week. I really liked it, mainly because Ray is ideal casting.

Great movie! Definitely the greatest Punisher depiction on film to date

I saw this in the theater with my brother and we loved every minute of it.

Thanks for pointing out he was in HBO's Rome, I had no idea that the guy from Ashoka everyone was raving about, and had recently died was one of my characters in Rome. Now I too feel their sorrow.

My all time fave Punisher. RIP Ray.

My favourite Punisher, Ray actually embodied the only comic accurate Frank Castle in live action form. R.I.P. Ray.

I agree, best Punisher film, Ray Stevenson will always be the Punisher, once again another great job Minty.

I had not heard of this movie until now. My partner and I watched it last night. So much fun.

Love this movie. It's on prime video in the US right now

I came up on the comicbooks. This Punisher movie is my favorite of the lot. The others are good (I will ever have a soft spot for the Dolph Lundgren movie; we comicbook fans had so little back then,) but this was the best realized Punisher movie.

I know the script wasn’t great but I always loved this movie. Felt like more of a Punisher flick than the one with Thomas Jane

Nice to see so many folks who like War Zone as much as I do and who share my view that Ray Stevenson did an amazing job!

I agree with you, I really liked this version and think Ray Stevenson was perfect for the role and did an excellent job. Also I really liked the Dred version with Carl Urban quite a lot. Thank you for the time and effort you put into your channel and I look forward to watching as long as you’re willing to keep entertaining everyone here.

funny you machined dread ( sence i just watched your show on it ) lookes like i have 2 movies to hunt down and watch . keep up the good work minty .

RIP Ray. He was the best Punisher and this is the best Punisher in movie/tv. And the white skull is supposed to be bright and bold, the first thing criminals see and shoot at, as that is where Frank's body armor is at. Awesome job Minty

I think the reason alot of people didn't like this flick is because it was a funny book movie, and people thought the character was going to be a standard hero, but Punisher is anything but ordinary, he is a brutal ,vengeful killer, turned that way by a horrifically romantic reason, he literally wants to kill all evil, and through little moments by good writing his humanity and empathy shine through. People were not ready for a complex character like that.

The late, great Ray Stevenson looked like he literally stepped out of the comic book panel to dole out vigilante justice. Compared to the other guys who played the character, Ray is the perfect Punisher image. R.I.P.

Best Punisher ever. Thank you Ray, R.I.P.

Personally, I was such a fan of the Tom Jane Punisher that I didn't care for this one when it came out originally. I just felt like a low budget movie in a year of big budget superhero movies. But you've convinced me, I'll give it a second viewing.

I thought this was a great punisher movie and you hit the nail right on the head with your assessment of this movie and Dred keep up the good work

Great video Minty!

Thanks for the Video 😀

This movie is awesome ! Thank you Ray, and R.I.P.

RIP Ray Stevenson. I loved the 2004 film so much and wanted Thomas Jane back, I didn't give WarZone a chance until a few years ago.

2004's The Punisher is my favourite movie based off of a comic book (character). Although that claim requires an asterisk as it doesn't beat out The Dark Knight if the category title extends to "watching from start to finish", as I often skip the family massacre scene and the piercing ripping scene. I have the double feature blu-ray that includes War Zone, but haven't had the time nor motivation to watch the non-sequel. I had heard it was more violent than the Thomas Jane one. I certainly won't just dismiss it out of hand, but it really has a long way to go to climb those ranks and topple the Thomas Jane version from its perch.

My favorite Punisher too! Once some page asked the question who is the best punisher and I tagged Ray and he actually liked my comment, it was cool! R.I.P.

I always loved this movie and this portrayal of the character.

Minty is so right Punisher Warzone is such a must see it's also my favourite if the 3 Punisher films and I'd like to say R.I.P. Ray Stevenson you will be missed 😢