The Spirit (2008)

Or rather, Will Eisner's The Spirit directed by Frank Miller. It’s a film adaptation of the comic of the same name, penned by the legendary comic artist and writer Frank Miller himself. This marks his first solo directing gig after making his debut with the stellar "Sin City," where he had some help from Robert Rodriguez. Miller stuck to that same visual aesthetic from his previous flick and his own comics, so "The Spirit" looks a lot like "Sin City." They even used the exact same technique—green screen.
Honestly, even without Rodriguez, there isn't much to worry about. Every shot, poster, and teaser 1 teaser 2 plot Quote released so far looks incredibly comic-book cool. It's pretty obvious Miller knows what he's doing.🙏

Not sure about you guys, but I'm seriously hyped for this.👍





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Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again. When a Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from The Beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face who has other plans. He's going to wipe out the entire city. The Spirit tracks this cold hearted Killer from the city's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill the masked crusader.

It looks far too good to be true... though with Sin City 2 and 3 on the horizon, we certainly have plenty to look forward to...

I suppose I am somewhat undecided on how to feel about this. To be perfectly honest, the trailers haven't exactly left me breathless; they seem a bit overly stylized for my specific tastes, perhaps even leaning toward a certain plastic quality. While I have a profound appreciation for the aesthetic of Sin City and 300, I find myself wondering if Miller might have perhaps overindulged in his stylistic flourishes this time around.

That being said, seeing Samuel L. Jackson portraying a samurai who is also a Nazi does certainly sound intriguing, I guess. We shall just have to wait and see how it unfolds.

San Diego Comic-Con Clip - and honestly? It's nothing special. 🙄🤷

Comic Con Footage : Spirit vs Octopus Fight - Man... what a joke. Honestly, my faith in this project is hitting rock bottom...🙄🤷

Some fresh and old shots from the movie...

Two new posters...

New trailer out

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

Looks absolutely killer 🙂

Can't wait

It looks way better than that first trailer did!

I don't see the point in churning out a mountain of movies that are all going to look identical anyway. It's just mindless filler. 👎

There are three films out there, all by the same director, even though they look completely different from one another—so let's be honest, three isn't exactly a massive collection

I feel like this movie is gonna be totally comic-book goofy, but also fucking cool😁

They're getting absolutely crushed in the PM lol...

Here's another one...



And we've got X-mas trailer I.

Plus... Women Featurette

I had a gut feeling this one was going to be a dud—like a cheap knockoff of *The Crow* just showing up out of nowhere—but man, these reviews are hitting harder than I expected. We're looking at a 5.5/10 on IMDb and a pathetic 😲 15% 😲 over on Rotten Tomatoes
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Has anyone actually sat through this thing? Is it really that much of a disaster???

Raymond Cruz42 said:I had a gut feeling this one was going to be a dud—like a cheap knockoff of *The Crow* just showing up out of nowhere—but man, these reviews are hitting harder than I expected. We're looking at a 5.5/10 on IMDb and a pathetic 😲 15% 😲 over on Rotten Tomatoes
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Has anyone actually sat through this thing? Is it really that much of a disaster???

Based on those clips I saw (check my posts above), the whole thing looked pretty lame and ridiculous to me... honestly, felt more like a joke than a movie.

I found it completely unwatchable, and despite my absolute best efforts to power through and see it until the end, I just couldn't manage it👎
I don't know, it's just fundamentally dull and mindless... The acting across the entire cast is a total disaster—maybe it was intentional, but it's honestly pretty repulsive 🤷

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Honestly, what a total disaster of a movie. It just goes to show how much Miller actually carried Rodriguez during the making of Sin City... seriously. The guy would probably be better off sticking to the drawing board and letting someone else handle the actual directing.

I watched the movie, and honestly, even though I read everywhere how bad it was, I was actually surprised. It’s got this total trashy vibe and is pretty funny 😁
It’s not bad at all, but if you were expecting something serious like Las Vegas, you're gonna be disappointed—it doesn't really have that visual style either, not even close 😁

Btw, Miller wrote Las Vegas, so there's no debating how much he helped anyone. He's the author of the story; without that source material, Rodriguez would've had a total flop instead of a hit film.
Spirit isn't Miller's anyway, and besides, it was unconvincing and boring in the original, so I guess they just decided to make fun of it 🤣

Justin Wood59 said:I watched the movie, and honestly, even though I read everywhere how bad it was, I was actually surprised. It’s got this total trashy vibe and is pretty funny 😁
It’s not bad at all, but if you were expecting something serious like Las Vegas, you're gonna be disappointed—it doesn't really have that visual style either, not even close 😁

Btw, Miller wrote Las Vegas, so there's no debating how much he helped anyone. He's the author of the story; without that source material, Rodriguez would've had a total flop instead of a hit film.
Spirit isn't Miller's anyway, and besides, it was unconvincing and boring in the original, so I guess they just decided to make fun of it 🤣

Nah, I was actually talking about those little controversies back when their directors' guild wouldn't recognize Miller as a co-director alongside Rodriguez—which led to him threatening to pull out of the whole thing. Their reasoning was pretty ridiculous too, like claiming two people can't direct a single film or something along those lines (completely ignoring the Warshavski brothers, obviously)... but honestly, Spirit doesn't exactly give me confidence that Miller could step up and deliver something better or evolve into a top-tier director. Maybe the movie just didn't land for me because my expectations were through the roof... you know, that whole green screen look and all that...

Maybe it didn't hit for you because you were expecting Las Vegas, but instead, you got a total parody 😁
Like I said, I read all the reviews and went in with zero expectations of it being any good, and honestly? I had a blast.
Samuel L. Jackson and the rest of the crew just don't make sense—one minute they're acting like samurai, then suddenly... 😁, especially when they start training like Nazis and trashing The Spirit.
Or like when Octopus starts rambling about "eggs on my faca" 🤣