Frank Miller’s The Spirit Trailer #2
A new trailer for Frank Miller’s upcoming film The Spirit has found its way online today, but as usual it’s getting pulled off YouTube so sneak a peek while you still can. I loved the first teaser trailer for this movie, even though it looked a lot like Sin City. The new trailer is a bit harder to judge, however. It showcases the various women characters in the film, before introducing Samuel L. Jackson as the main villain, The Octopus. Regardless of Samuel L. Jackson, who seemingly can’t help being hammy on screen as of late, something tells me this is either going to be totally brilliant or a complete disaster. Frank Miller’s lack of experience directing for the screen could lead to something fresh and new, but it could also be borderline unwatchable. Check out the trailer below and see what you think. The Spirit hits theatres on December 25th.
Comments (18)
I didn’t like how they put the catchphrases in the trailer
Posted by Drew on July 15th, 2008This will not go over well with the masses. It looks like a cross between a music video, a shampoo commercial, and a fan film. And the question still stands and I think its a valid one. Was frank miller out Franked Millered by Sin City and 300? Will he look like a copy of a copy of his own work?
One things for sure I’ll I’m seeing Benjamin Button day one. If I have time I may watch this.
Posted by theman on July 15th, 2008The only thing about this trailer that doesn’t look annoying as hell is Scarlett Johansson. I hate that she exists, it doesn’t seem fair that she elevates all these shitty trailers by being in them.
Posted by Henrik on July 15th, 2008I for one cannot stand Scarlett Johansson…she was the only unsexy lady there. Overrated.
But the spirit looks cool but I will wait for reviews before committing my Twelve bucks. If there are neg reviews then it’s a DVD rental for me.
Posted by 1138 on July 15th, 2008I’m still not seeing anything in the trailers, images, or rumors about this movie to suggest to me that it will be any good, so why am I still planning to see it when it comes out this Christmas? I guess I’m hoping that it will be at least somewhat reminiscent of the Spirit comics. I really doubt that it will, though.
Posted by Rian on July 15th, 2008This whole trailer reminds me of a Calvin Klein perfume commercial. Looks like shit. Hopefully we’ll see a better trailer before the movie comes out.
Posted by Primal on July 15th, 2008I’m a little nervous about this now…it looks a little too ambitious for Miller. I was excited now…I’m not really sure.
Posted by Mike on July 15th, 2008Worst thing is that this film should be titled Frank Miller’s Will Eisner’s The Spirit. There is nothing in this trailer that remotely conveys The Spirit as Eisner did it.
Posted by Swarez on July 15th, 2008I think this trailer should be called “The life and times of Greg Gaspari”, judging from the amount of women in it.
Posted by Henrik on July 15th, 2008That looks pretty cool. But I’m kind of sick of the overstylized pseudo-animation. I hate to harp on but there is something to be said for good production design, practical special effects, and mise-en-scene and lighting that is working with “real” objects and subjects.
Posted by Ian on July 15th, 2008…..”I think this trailer should be called “The life and times of Greg Gaspariâ€, judging from the amount of women in it.”
Oddly enough…I wear a mask everyday.
Great post.
Posted by Greg on July 15th, 2008The teaser was good but this is a mixed bag. Just like Sin City; I hate how CG backgrounds can make the frame look so horribly flat. I also didn’t like the shot of Samuel L with the comic booky action burst behind him in the slightest and Gabriel Macht looks kind of ridiculous. I hope it all comes together but from this it is so hard to judge.
Posted by Ryan M. on July 16th, 2008Ugh. Looks awful.
Posted by krew on July 19th, 2008looks DREADFUL. the original trailer made me want to see it – that makes me want to avoid it.
Posted by catho on July 21st, 2008I agree with Swarez. It’s unfair to judge a film by a trailer, so I’ll refrain from saying the film looks like shit. However, it looks virtually nothing like Will Eisner’s Spirit. I have a lot of what Eisner created, and talked to Eisner quite a bit during the last 10 years or so of his life (just to qualify my exposure to him). My uneducated view (having only seen the trailer) is that EIsner would have really disliked this.
Posted by Rich on August 9th, 2008So many of you are dismissing this movie based on a trailer, and claim its a copy of sin city. Did you like sin city? From my understanding many people did, therefore i think we can conclude this movie might be good. Can you name a movie so far frank miller participated in that was crap? Lets not judge the book by its cover for now I say.
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