Didn't expect Ron Perlman, but it was pretty cool.

Jane was always the best Punisher.

Didn't get anything out of it.

I would argue Jane wasn't necessarily a great Punisher, but was in the best movie, with a well realized version of the character. He's more than capable of making good, with the right material, and what seems to be genuine interest.

This clip's frustratingly devoid of any of the things that made Jane's outing a worthwhile picture. I would think the trade-off between the 2004 movie and another outing with Jane was always supposed to be something with a slightly harder edge, still retaining the sense of purpose and genuine interest, and a respect for the source material. The lack of presence and ineffectiveness of the character, aside; this doesn't seem like anyone is particularly interested, save for perhaps a director or technical participant who has hopes for bigger things (if not better).

#DirtyLaundry feels like a return to War Zone's shallow, aimless wallowing in urban unpleasantness. It certainly doesn't strike me as representing the ethos of the character in any of his most memorable forms, which used to be the endgoal for this type of thing, which the studio got in the way of (not the creators). Cribbed soundtrack raises the question of whether or not another someone didn't learn the wrong lessons from a Nolan Batman.

The character can quite comfortably have a foot in the grindhouse, but should be doing more than gratifying the sensibilities of an audience of the characters being punished. The violence should always have a point, and when The Punisher is at its best, some sort of sense of humor, too.

At the end of the day, we're in an era of sound and fury signifying not much. The Xbox kids are probably already getting their jollys off it and it's a softball that's all too plausible for a low budget payday, these days. You couldn't say it doesn't meet the requirements of being made, but if I'm gonna have The Punisher be pointless crap, I'll probably stick with ninjas and Lundgren. At least they were fun.

There's only so much plot you can fit into a short.

But I would say there was a "point" to the violence in this. It seems to be depicting a Frank who's either attempted to retire from vigilantism or is caught at a point just after his film where he's avenged his family but isn't yet sure what to do with himself, as though his comment to Perlman's character about being "six months sober" was referring to more than just alcohol and his purchase of the whiskey was a metaphorical fall off the wagon rather than a literal one, particularly since he didn't drink any of it, after all.