Spirit of Vengeance; the new Ghost Rider film that I was lucky enough to get a screening for from Kingdom Comics has just ended it's screening here in Birmingham, Al. I had the whole ride home to think this over and talked, at length with my buddy who accompanied me; and the biggest thing I am wrestling with is; was it a good movie, or was it a guilty pleasure flick... I think a little bit of both. First things first. This is not a "MARVEL" movie, but a Marvel Knights flick; the same fine…

I was unsure of this for a while. Being sick of Johnny Depp, I considered this film to be passable at best; cute, maybe get a few good laughs, but I simply did not know what to expect. During the set-up, they give a quite funny and completely unexpected nod to Fear and Loathing and it did get my attention, but it wasn't until I saw Ned Beatty give a "Deliverance" reference did I fully grasp how hard they were swinging with…