Comments on: The Spirit Review http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/03/the-spirit-review/ Blog and Podcast Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:41:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: curtis3 http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/03/the-spirit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-730802 curtis3 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:11:15 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=14241#comment-730802 The look of Miller's The Spirit is actually VERY much like Eisner's original comic strip, except for the very odd choice of doint the monochromatic Sin City thing. If he'd gone full color, like the comic, the visuals would have been virtual duplications of Eisners. Now the STORY--Miller got that so incredibly wrong that no amount of visual lovelyness could have helped it. Miller needs a screenwriter. The look of Miller’s The Spirit is actually VERY much like Eisner’s original comic strip, except for the very odd choice of doint the monochromatic Sin City thing. If he’d gone full color, like the comic, the visuals would have been virtual duplications of Eisners. Now the STORY–Miller got that so incredibly wrong that no amount of visual lovelyness could have helped it. Miller needs a screenwriter.

]]> By: mike http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/03/the-spirit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-592244 mike Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:12:33 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=14241#comment-592244 Only thing i liked was watching paz vega in hardly anything, the rest was shithouse Only thing i liked was watching paz vega in hardly anything, the rest was shithouse

]]> By: sdwise http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/03/the-spirit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-591754 sdwise Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:08:04 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=14241#comment-591754 Dont you people realize its SUPPOSED to be corny, campy, and fun!? Seriousness is blatantly ignored because seriousness has no PLACE in a movie like this. Its made off of a COMIC. Comics in and of themselves are melodramatic and have the cornyest lines EVER. As far as confusing goes... thats crazy. Its one of the easiest movies to grasp that ive ever seen. But it still creates a stand-up storyline. All in all, i loved it. The only thing was the Sin City black and white doesnt match the graphic novel, but it DOES lend itsself well to the overall film. Dont you people realize its SUPPOSED to be corny, campy, and fun!? Seriousness is blatantly ignored because seriousness has no PLACE in a movie like this. Its made off of a COMIC. Comics in and of themselves are melodramatic and have the cornyest lines EVER. As far as confusing goes… thats crazy. Its one of the easiest movies to grasp that ive ever seen. But it still creates a stand-up storyline. All in all, i loved it. The only thing was the Sin City black and white doesnt match the graphic novel, but it DOES lend itsself well to the overall film.

]]> By: Jason http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/03/the-spirit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-583643 Jason Sun, 17 May 2009 23:03:57 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=14241#comment-583643 People expect too much nowadays from movies. Not all movies have to be life altering events. This movie was really entertaining, and, for the life of me, I just can't understand why so many people have hated it with such intensity. Everyone needs to take a chill pill and just erase expectations. No expectations, no disappointments. Maybe I just view movies as how the Spirit views women. All of them have something to love about them. People expect too much nowadays from movies.

Not all movies have to be life altering events.

This movie was really entertaining, and, for the life of me, I just can’t understand why so many people have hated it with such intensity.

Everyone needs to take a chill pill and just erase expectations.

No expectations, no disappointments.

Maybe I just view movies as how the Spirit views women. All of them have something to love about them.

]]> By: dyttuuu http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/03/the-spirit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-567276 dyttuuu Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:17:34 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=14241#comment-567276 I thought the spirit was hysterical. That's just plain damn wierd. I thought the spirit was hysterical. That’s just plain damn wierd.

]]> By: Gee http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/03/the-spirit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-563874 Gee Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:38:20 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=14241#comment-563874 I thoroughly enjoyed it. Im a big fan of these kind of movies. People have slated it,well they'd rather watch some formulaic crap,that Hollywood normally churns out. I for one liked it 8.5/10. Frank Miller "Keep up the good work" I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Im a big fan of these kind of movies.
People have slated it,well they’d rather watch some formulaic crap,that Hollywood normally churns out.
I for one liked it 8.5/10.
Frank Miller “Keep up the good work”

]]> By: ste7en http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/03/the-spirit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-545433 ste7en Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:17:48 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=14241#comment-545433 What a pile of tripe. Here's my take: http://www.screenjabber.com/the-spirit What a pile of tripe. Here’s my take: http://www.screenjabber.com/the-spirit

]]> By: the Spirit http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/03/the-spirit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-530440 the Spirit Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:38:01 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=14241#comment-530440 Oh and the Nazi scene?! What the fuck was that? Miller is clearly a nazi. And not even a real nazi with convictions and tattoos. But a superficial Nazi that just likes Nazi imagery. Good god. Oh and yeah Scarlet Johanson showing cleavidge. Whoopty Fuckin Doo. Good acting performances are harder to come by then a picture of tities. Oh and the Nazi scene?! What the fuck was that?

Miller is clearly a nazi. And not even a real nazi with convictions and tattoos. But a superficial Nazi that just likes Nazi imagery.

Good god.

Oh and yeah Scarlet Johanson showing cleavidge. Whoopty Fuckin Doo.

Good acting performances are harder to come by then a picture of tities.

]]> By: the Spirit http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/03/the-spirit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-530435 the Spirit Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:33:47 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=14241#comment-530435 What a wonderful movie...for an idiot! This flick was THE WORST failure of the the new milenium. What the fuck is Frank Miller thinking by putting his own style on a tribute film to Will Eisner. Especialy when Robert Rodriguez gave Miller the courtesy of adapting his Sin City comics so accurately. If I was zombie Will Eisner I would punch Miller for fucking up my comic with a movie that was seen by thousands. Miller is a dooshbag! Next time he wants to fuck up a classic with his wonderful filmaking skills I hope he warns us. Will it be a cult classic and cherrished by a select few of "smarter then thou" hipster art fags? Who knows? What a wonderful movie…for an idiot!

This flick was THE WORST failure of the the new milenium.

What the fuck is Frank Miller thinking by putting his own style on a tribute film to Will Eisner. Especialy when Robert Rodriguez gave Miller the courtesy of adapting his Sin City comics so accurately.

If I was zombie Will Eisner I would punch Miller for fucking up my comic with a movie that was seen by thousands.

Miller is a dooshbag! Next time he wants to fuck up a classic with his wonderful filmaking skills I hope he warns us.

Will it be a cult classic and cherrished by a select few of “smarter then thou” hipster art fags? Who knows?

]]> By: Drew http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/03/the-spirit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-516509 Drew Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:33:43 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=14241#comment-516509 "Generally, when a film has lots of expository dialogue then that means it failed at the basic idea that film is a VISUAL storytelling medium. The story should be told through pictures." But I would argue that it does do that and that it does it very well, take the scene in the nazi room, and the flashbacks that follow it, I thought those were awesome visuals. “Generally, when a film has lots of expository dialogue then that means it failed at the basic idea that film is a VISUAL storytelling medium. The story should be told through pictures.”

But I would argue that it does do that and that it does it very well, take the scene in the nazi room, and the flashbacks that follow it, I thought those were awesome visuals.

]]> By: Ian http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/03/the-spirit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-516421 Ian Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:34:57 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=14241#comment-516421 Yeah we were all pretty unimpressed in our review of it for the Futile Podcast. http://www.granateseed.com/futilepodcast Yeah we were all pretty unimpressed in our review of it for the Futile Podcast.

http://www.granateseed.com/futilepodcast

]]> By: Ryan M. http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/03/the-spirit-review/comment-page-1/#comment-516033 Ryan M. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:27:11 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=14241#comment-516033 "I don’t see what’s wrong with lots of dialogue and exposition" Generally, when a film has lots of expository dialogue then that means it failed at the basic idea that film is a VISUAL storytelling medium. The story should be told through pictures. "I found that the dialogue wasn’t that important." Which bored me to tears. “I don’t see what’s wrong with lots of dialogue and exposition”

Generally, when a film has lots of expository dialogue then that means it failed at the basic idea that film is a VISUAL storytelling medium. The story should be told through pictures.

“I found that the dialogue wasn’t that important.”

Which bored me to tears.

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