The Spirit

[ezee ryder]

Frank Miller's new film based on the newspaper strip The Spirit created by Will Eisner. Trailer can be viewed here:

http://www.livevideo.com/video/608659D3219B49F989E9D8DF23E724C3/new-trailer-for-the-spirit-.aspx

Has a Sin City vibe going on but looks really good.

[EvilBoris]

Frank Miller's SIN CITY

Frank Miller's 300

Will Eisn..

...Frank Miller's The Spirit

[ChrisF]

Can't wait for this film tbh. Watched the trailer again just on Front Row... CAN .. NOT... WAIT... :)

[Matt]

I think this looks awful from the trailers. Apparently a scene was screened at Comic Con or something recently, and it was horrendous :(

And I say that a signed, fully paid up Miller fanboy.

[RobRoy]

New film by Frank Miller based on the comic books by Will Eisner

http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/thespirit/

Since i love anything with Frank Millers name attached to it i cant wait!

Out Jan 1st

[spagmasterswift]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39450

Great review here, sounds AMAZE!!!1

[RobRoy]

doh :(

im still gonna go see it lol

[spagmasterswift]

The trailer looks great, Sam bussing off his guns made me want to go see it, even if its just to laugh at it...

[Soundwave]

Saw the trailers when I was in Vegas last week & I actually think it looks good.

It's kinda like a Sin City 1.5 which is perfect to tide me over till Sin City 2 arrives the year after :)

I tend to ignore most reviews anyway, simply because my opion of whats good isnt the same as a Paid journalist who has to look at everything a little too critically.

I'll still be there on release date to watch...Scarlett Johansson & Eve Mendes are in it after all :wub: :wub: & if that isnt enough reason to go watch it anyway then nothing will sway you ;) lol

[spagmasterswift]

http://www.blackfilm.com/20081211/features/thespiritspecial.shtml

Some clips here...I fear that not even EDGAR STYLZ!!1 can save this :D

[gamerade]

Never read a Spirit book - they were too expensive/weird/older for my taste, the Octopus for example was a pair of talking gloves !?! The B+W styling ala SIN CITY is starting to get a little old now, I want me retinas burning out not straining to see whats happening on screen.

Gotta luv that review, deffo needs to get a life. I'll wait until someone that can string together a cohesive sentence/argument before taking notice of any reviews. Unfortunately, it only takes one movie in a certain genre, ie SUPERHERO to flop bigtime and all the others in pre-production may stall or be put on hold - AVENGERS (?) - HULK 2 (?)

I think at one point MILLER did appear to lose the plot. Anyone that read DK2 (particularly bad) + All Star BM+R, which I don't think I would have bothered with if not for the J.Lee art. He's definately been living on past glories - it's very easy to be a big fish in a small pond (comics) .

[NW2013]

If the movie is anywhere near as bad as that review we're in trouble. Are there any reviews that haven't been written by a bellend?

[SuperBeatBoy]

I thought it looked completly daft and over stylised in the trailers i've seen. I was going to give this a miss anyway.

[RobRoy]

seen this today and while i can see why people wouldnt like it i really enjoyed it :D

[Zaki Matar]

Never read a Spirit book - they were too expensive/weird/older for my taste

You really should get the older Eisner works! Check out the Spirit Archives: Vol 1-4 and vol 11-26. The first few volumes are more like Dick Tracy. It's Eisner's post WWII work that is totally unique (try volume 12 onwards).

They're fantastic; entertaining stories and amazing artwork. Here's the Barrier essay. If that doesn't get you hungry, then I don't know what will. :wub:

http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Essays/Eisner/essay_Eisner.htm


the Octopus for example was a pair of talking gloves !?!

Yes. Look what they've done to him in the movie! :(

[RobRoy]

Yes. Look what they've done to him in the movie! :(

Well there is a bit at the end of the film which may lead onto the talking gloves if there is a sequel ;)

[johnno15]

Went to watch the spirit tonight I was quite looking forward to it but it was genuinely a terrible movie I almost walked out:thumbd:

Its the worst film Ive seen at the cinema in recent times and Ive watched some shite Id advise anyone umming and arring whether to go or not to not bother:(

[charlesr]

Just watched this - it was pretty funny. What were people expecting? Something serious? It's a comic in film form. Busty laydeees, bling, really big guns, evil baddies... top light hearted fun.

The song during the credits is cool - further searching reveals it's by Christina A, so er.... must be her first ever good song (that I've heard)

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[mekanor]

yeah i dont get the negativity at all. i loved it, it was exactly what I hoped it would be. were people maybe expecting sin city 2 due to similar styling and millers name?