History Film / GhostRider

* PostModernMagik - The GhostRider of the past hands the current one his shotgun which fires Hellfire (if in the hands of a Ghost Rider).

* {{Leitmotif}}: The Ghost Rider has one, as does Roxanne.

Despite the critical consensus, the film managed to do well at the box office. A sequel is coming in 2012, which will be helmed by Neveldine/Taylor, the guys behind the ''{{Crank}}'' films and ''{{Gamer}}''.

* CallItKarma: The Penitence Stare. If you look into GR's eyes while he's within an arm's reach of you, he can force you to experience every iota of pain you ever inflicted on others without cause in your entire life. Your average hood just realizes he should go home and rethink his life. A CompleteMonster will be reduced to a vegetable - unless they [[OurSoulsAreDifferent don't have a soul]].

* CallItKarma: The Penitence Stare. If you look into GR's eyes while he's within an arm's reach of you, he can force you to experience every iota of pain you ever inflicted on others without cause in your entire life. Your average hood just realizes he should go home and rethink his life. A CompleteMonster will be reduced to a vegetable - unless they [[OurSoulsAreDifferent don't have a soul]]. The latter means GR just slaughters them with his bare hands.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The novelisation ended with an explaination of how Johnny Blaze got off the murder charges, having "some hotshot New York lawyer" make a mockery of the prosecutors case. Said lawyer was supposed to be {{Daredevil Matt Murdock}}.

** "[[Mortal Kombat GET OVER HERE!]]"

* LargeHam: Nicholas Cage.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The novelisation ended with an explaination of how Johnny Blaze got off the murder charges, having "some hotshot New York lawyer" make a mockery of the prosecutors case. Said lawyer was supposed to be [[Daredevil Matt Murdock]]

** Than why not just accept it was a mutant or other radioactive freak running amuck that was passing him self off as ghost demon biker guy person? The bigger problem is that Johnny says "I'm going to fight you with the power you gave me" to Mephisto right after he says he can take it away. Unless there's some paper work he has to sign to get out of his demon monster clause, what's stopping Mephisto from taking his power and stomping him into mud?

Despite the critical conscensous, the film managed to do well at the box office. A sequel is coming in 2012, which will be helmed by Neveldine/Taylor, the guys behind the ''{{Crank}}'' films and ''{{Gamer}}''.

* YouKilledMyFather: Johnny says this outright to the Devil, and it's his reason for not giving up the Ghost Rider powers after he's fulfilled his end of the bargain.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: After beating a bunch of criminals to a pulp after turning into Ghost Rider, he turns and points at the only guy in the cell that didn't try and attack him.

* FridgeLogic: Why is Ghost Rider punishing evil? Since he's, you know, a demon, shouldn't he be out causing it?

**** YourMileageMayVary: I didn't think *staring* at the final boss was really the way to end the movie.

-->'''Blackheart (upgraded):''' My name is Legion. For we are ... ''many''.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Johnny sees a woman being mugged after he stops the mugging. He finds it appropriate to stare into the mans very soul and burn it from the inside out by making him experience the fear from everyone he's ever mugged.

** Blackheart, [[NiceJobFixingItVillain way to set yourself up with a fatal weakness]].

* VariableLengthChain

** Of course, we don't know if they will include this in the whole Marvel ContinuityOverlap or not, yet, so he might be a completely new phenomena in his universe.

* ThouShaltNotKill: The rider won't kill humans, though the Penance Stare leaves its victims [[FateWorseThanDeath mentally ravaged]], SoYeah.