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]

The Spirit

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 & 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

[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

[Zaki]

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.

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!