PUNISHER: War Zone on DVD & Blu-ray — now available

" Frank Castle (The Punisher) is back, in the return of one of the most popular superhero action franchises from Marvel Comics!

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By Mondo Kane
First published Mar 3, 2009

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Vengeance has a name...

PUNISHER: War Zone on DVD & Blu-ray »

One of Marvel Comics most popular superhero action franchises returns with the March 17, 2009 DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Punisher: War Zone from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Frank Castle is back and it is six years into his vengeance driven zeal as "The Punisher" — and he is now set to take on the mob.

The 2-Disc Special Edition DVD (SRP $34.98) and Blu-ray ($39.99) contains a standard definition digital copy of the film as well as thrilling bonus features including multiple featurettes examining all elements of making the film plus audio commentary. The Blu-ray Disc also features MOLOG™, a BD Live application that allows users to insert and animate shapes, text, audio and other graphics right into the film as well as post "blogs" about the film to share with other registered MOLOG™ users.

(The standard $29.99 one-disc DVD includes Widescreen and Full-screen versions of the film along with the theatrical trailer.)

Punisher: War Zone features a hit sound track from today's hottest rock bands including Slayer, Slipknot, Seether, Rise Against, Hatebreed, Static-X and a new single from Rob Zombie. The film is based on Marvel's Punisher comic book series, written by Nick Santora and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway, and directed by Lexi Alexander.

Starring as The Punisher (Frank Castle) is Ray Stevenson (HBO's "Rome," TV's "Life Line," "Babylon Fields"), along with co-stars Dominic West (HBO's "The Wire," Hannibal Rising, 300, Mona Lisa Smile), Julie Benz (Rambo, SAW V, Showtime's "Dexter,"), Colin Salmon (The Bank Job, Match Point, AVP: Alien vs. Predator, Resident Evil), Doug Hutchinson (TV's "Lost," "Kidnapped," The Green Mile, I am Sam), Dash Mihok (The Longshots, I am Legend, Hollywoodland, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), and Wayne Knight (TV's "Seinfeld," Kung Fu Panda, Rat Race, To Die For, Jurassic Park).

BONUS FEATURES includes: (both DVD & Blu-ray)
• Audio commentary with director Lexi Alexander and director of photography Steve Gainer
• Theatrical Trailer
Featurettes:
• "The Making of Punisher: War Zone"
• "Training to Become The Punisher"
• "The Weapons of The Punisher"
• "Meet Jigsaw"
• "Creating the Look of The Punisher"
Bonus Digital Copy of the film (2nd disc)

The Blu-ray edition adds: BD-Live: MoLog - Movie Blog network connected community and interactive movie blog tool set

PUNISHER: War Zone — Explore further:
» Blu-ray Review by Tyler Shainline »
EXCERPT: "...violent, full of ethnic stereotypes, and light on plot; in other words, it´s exactly like 90% of the comic books the Punisher has ever appeared in."

» Theatrical Review by Christopher Long »
EXCERPT: Of all three "Punisher" films, Lexi Alexander's newest take is the only one that actually gets the character of the Punisher right. He is not a hero. He kills people. Because he's angry. And he's going to stay angry and he's going to keep killing until someone kills him. Sure, he has a code too: he doesn't kill cops or other good people, but he is, basically, your garden variety psychopath, a Travis Bickle with huge biceps and special ops training. His job is killing. His hobby is killing. His three favorite things are killing, killing, and long walks on the beach that end with killing. As played by Ray Stevenson, the first actor cast in the part who actually looks like the Punisher, he is a brooding, humorless but not entirely amoral brute. And that's just about right.

(Click thru the links above for the full reviews)

» History of THE PUNISHER (Marvel Comics) »
(info and pics from Wikipedia's website)

» View the Theatrical Trailer (w/HD) »
(at Apple.com's Trailers website)

» Visit the film's Official Website »
(More about the film, cast/crew, media, games, music, gallery, and interactive comic book)

You Tube Trailer

(Rated R for pervasive strong brutal violence, language and some drug use)

Synopsis:
Vengeance has a name.
Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle (Ray Stevenson, HBO's "Rome") sets his sights on overeager mob boss, Billy Russoti (Dominic West, HBO's "The Wire"). After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out to seek vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished.

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