Comments on: The Spirit Review

By: IntelliQ

IntelliQ — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:50:51 +0000

It was painful to make it past the 15 minute mark, but I did. I wanted so badly to find something to like about this movie after seeing Sin City but alas there is nothing whatsoever positive to say about this.

Whimsical, bad acting, horrible plot, and wtf with Samuel Jackson lol.

By: twistedburton

twistedburton — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:34:54 +0000

This makes me want to see it… or at least part of it. Half a star?!? That’s pretty darn bad.

By: Spirit lover

Spirit lover — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:31:35 +0000

HEY!!!!! i thought The Spirit was funny!!! granted the first time i wached it i was like ” what the hell???” and went almost comatose for the next hour but i wached it again and laughed my ass off ( much like what happend when i wached “Zoolander”)
so dont bash the movie i think it is artistic and funny, and the Spirit is HOT!!! XP

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:25:25 +0000

Thanks, Paul. Stick around, I think you’ll like our site.

Vic

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:22:36 +0000

I’ve watched the first 30 minutes of this abortion and I have to applaud your review. It fits. When I read it, my thoughts were echoed. It’s amazing, your thoughts match my thoughts!
You might say we’re kindred… ehh… spirits?

Don’t pay to watch this movie

By: Ken J

Ken J — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:27:22 +0000

I’m not a cat, I’m not THAT curious.

By: Bill Blume

Bill Blume — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:26:11 +0000

I know this thread is an old one, but I see nowhere else to post this… I’m gonna make an odd prediction about “The Spirit” once it becomes available as a DVD rental. I think this movie will do incredibly well via NetFlix, and even as a DVD sold over the Internet by Amazon and its ilk. Why? This movie turned into something no one wanted to be seen going to the theater to watch. The catch: it was on everyone’s radar. Movies like this (”Spice World” comes to mind) do great as something sold or rented online. The Internet provides the opportunity to indulge curiosity without having to be publicly humiliated.

By: Rosario Dawson Talks ‘Sin City 2′ - Screen Rant

Rosario Dawson Talks ‘Sin City 2′ - Screen Rant — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:30:23 +0000

[...] to watch, the action was over-the-top but in an enjoyable way (something Frank Miller’s own The Spirit tried and painfully failed to do) and overall it was a unique film that absolutely warrants [...]

By: ste7en

ste7en — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:19:03 +0000

A poor poor excuse for a movie. Here’s my review: http://www.screenjabber.com/the-spirit

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:41:01 +0000

@D-E-D-P-O-O-L

I understand exactly what you’re saying, I just don’t believe Millar succeeded at doing what you say he was aiming for. Not even close.

Vic

By: D-E-D-P-O-O-L

D-E-D-P-O-O-L — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:33:34 +0000

yes we are. I guess I meant that I was disappointed that he didn’t see it from the same view as I took it (like the lil list I gave before) I’m not offended by any means I just want people to give the movie a chance from a different perspective.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:18:10 +0000

I have no problem with your opinion, nobody has a problem with that, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. My response is because of this line from you:
“The point of the movie was to be cheesy… i thought you would pick up on that because you’re usually pretty good at appreciating things like that.”

Where you’re assuming that Vic doesn’t realize that it was supposed to be campy and cheesey. I was pointing out to you that he did, but still didn’t find it entertaining. We all cleared up now?

By: D-E-D-P-O-O-L

D-E-D-P-O-O-L — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:14:21 +0000

yes i acknowledge that he said that but MY opinion is that it is…well not really typical ‘funny’ but its so awkward that it makes you look at these elements in other films and comic books and you laugh to yourself because it makes all those themes look ridiculous. such as:

1- falling in love with every woman he meets… so often in movies and comics the main character seems to be chasing every girl and the girls just fall for it no matter how dumb it seems.

2- the bad guy has a ridiculous plot that most times its really really impractical. (this is emphasized in the spirit with the nazi uniforms and the killing of the kitten cuz comeon that’s just wrong! only nazi’s would kill a kitten!)

3- all the visual elements and lines have inheret meaning towards the theme of the film. (Frank Miller in my opinion was using his famous “Sin City” elements to highlight these visual themes that he was spoofing, red means rage or passion, dark is sinister, yellow is cowardly etc. and the horrible lines were highlighting these points, such classic cliques lines were used that you could read or hear the old batman series in the golden age… “this is a job for SUPERMAN!” etc.)

this is what i’m getting at. and being a huge comic fan and movie buff I LOVE the use of these elements to ‘make-fun” of these types of movies without resorting to lame humor like the examples i used of Scary Movie and others.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:59:52 +0000

dedpool, I think Vic specifically said in his review that he doesn’t mind when a movie is intentionally cheesey, and he even acknowledged that this is one of them, but he says that it even fails to be entertaining in that cheesey campy way as well.

“See but here’s the problem: “Camp” is actually supposed to be funny.

And what happens when camp fails to be funny? You’re just left with “stupid.””

By: D-E-D-P-O-O-L

D-E-D-P-O-O-L — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:49:15 +0000

btw, all the rubs on Frank Miller and hurting his image… You can’t judge an artist on one work and without realizing what he was going for. Frank is still an amazing creative, look at this movie from a ‘film student’ point of view and maybe you can start to appreciate my line of thinking a little bit. plus Frank’s Batman rocks. so that’s all.

By: D-E-D-P-O-O-L

D-E-D-P-O-O-L — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:18:54 +0000

The point of the movie was to be cheesy… i thought you would pick up on that because you’re usually pretty good at appreciating things like that. My view is that it was ‘making fun” of Comic Book vs. Film Noir… plenty of films have been made like this… umm pretty much any Mel Brooks movie does the same thing. The new ‘cool’ thing in hollywood is to make comic book movies. Every time something becomes popular there will be an amazing group that will make fun of it… the best groups do it in a respectful creative way rather than those stupid “scary movie”
Go after the theme and the symbols and styles… comeon!

my point is… The Spirit rocks in my book… any movie that combines Nazi uniforms, melting kittens and really big guns is alright in my book

By: jb

jb — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:59:16 +0000

hands down, no question, the worst movie i’ve ever seen at the theatres. i feel like taking up the role of stan and kenny from southpark when they ventured to Gibson’s house to reclaim their cash for The Passion.

By: GUNSMITH

GUNSMITH — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:14:39 +0000

MILLER, AWSOME AWSOME WRITER,,,MILLER DIRECTOR,,STICK TO WRITING AND LEAVE THE DIRECTING TO PEOPLE WHO DO IT FOR A LIVING.

By: Jess H.

Jess H. — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:05:44 +0000

oh wow love how i cant spell

By: Jess H.

Jess H. — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:04:20 +0000

@Ken J.

Welcome to Holleywood and Life! lol