Anyone feeling bad for picking on The Spirit, Frank Miller's directorial debut, which has earned a staggeringly low $18 million in its two weeks of release? No? I didn't think so. So here's a "promotional" video, asking you to consider The Spirit for Worst Picture at the upcoming Razzies, along with many of the film's finest reviews. I honestly don't think it's needs any assistance. (Via FilmDrunk)
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is Frank Miller directing a new star wars holiday special?
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@Steph If you don't like Miller's style, then WHY DID YOU SEE THIS MOVIE? I'm shocked that some people went into this film expecting a faithful adaptation. The film's biggest problem was that Frank Miller was trying to emulate Eisner's sense of humor. ...and asking for a new Star Wars Holiday Special doesn't exactly help your credibility either.
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I'm sick of Frank Miller. Can't we just get Kerry Conran to do Buck Rogers instead of Frank? Even if the plot sucks ala Sky Captain, at least it would LOOK something like a Buck Rogers 30's retro future instead of looking like Frankie boy's "Sin City/300/Spirit" bovine excretement. Hell I'd watch a Del Toro remake of the freaking Holiday Special! Wookiees kicking ass!
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@ Gabe Felton I agree with you. Especially in the Star Wars prequels making a kick-ass movie if it was directed by a proper director. Who would you guys pick to direct the prequels? I pick Guillermo Del Toro.
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Here's what it is... I want you to stop raging about the Spirit. Stop and remember the fun and adventure that comic book films are intended to be... and realize that Frank Miller is not a director. The visuals were beautiful, stunning even, as they were on Sin City and 300. Frank is just pulling a George Lucas. All the prequels would have benefitted from a proper director, as would The Spirit. That said, re-watch (or perhaps watch for the first time) The Spirit with this in mind: it is a superhero-crime noir movie in a blender with the over the top camp sensibilities of Rocky Horror Picture Show. Think of it like that and you'll enjoy it far more than if you go in expecting Citizen Kane.
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'Worse than Battlefield Earth'? That's about as insulting as you can get.
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@NeoXorn I don't know, <i>It didn't happen in the comics</i> isn't really a flaw unless it's based on a specific comic or story. I obviously can't speak for every comic, but I do know he's done WAY crazier things in the early issues than write his name with lighter fluid or whatever. No, the physics don't really make sense, but neither did a lot of the stuff in The Dark Knight, and everyone seems to view that as such a superior movie to such illogical nonsense as Daredevil.
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I'm with Snoodle at the dialouge being horrible. I went with somebody that liked it, I tollerated it but have seen worse in the last few days like, Max Payne. I still need to check out the DD directors cut, as I've read its tons better than the stuff they actually released in theaters.
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As far as Daredevil goes, I'll try to rewatch it sometime. Maybe you are right. I do remember thinking it was kinda cool how they meticulously planned out matts apartment so that it was like a blind person lived there. Bullseye needed a costume though. I can live with Kingpin not being white. The actor they chose to play him is one of my favorites anyways. Elektra needed less clothing also. Minor Details. I hope they eventually do a reboot of that franchise.
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@ Friginator What's not to like in Daredevil Director's Cut? How about the flaming DD symbol left intact? I can't remember Matt doing it in the comics. As if a blind super-hero will bring a lighter fluid just to meticulously draw his "logo" after battle so that snotty reporters will lit up to flames.
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A good portion of the dialogue in The Spirit physically hurt to hear...x_x
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@telezombie Watch the Director's cut of Daredevil. Other than the playground scene, what was not to like? The second Fantastic Four was okay, too.
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I will have my revenge for those movies one day. Someone owes me about 10 hours of my life and I aim to collect.
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NOTHING could be as bad as Daredevil, Fantastic 4 (both of them), and Elektra. I REPEAT....NOTHING. Be glad it was mildly entertaining and I do mean Spiderman 3 and The Spirit here. It could have been a whole lot worse.
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@Zach Oat: Yeah, now that you mention it, the whole Sandman thing was really tacked on. The dancing doesn't strike me as a big deal, though. Venom seemed like a natural part of the story, though. I just don't get it when people compare it to movies that were clearly much worse.
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I ask the internet again, am I the only one that absolutely loved this film? It was so ridiculous and weird and crazy. The action sequences were good, Sam Jackson was at his best, and it had the best one-liners I've heard in years. I'm gonna get this DVD Day 1 and comparing it to Spider Man 3 is like comparing Apples to Rotten apples dipped in sewage. To close, I say to all critics of this fine film, "I'M GONNA KILL YOU ALL KINDS OF DEAD!"
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Who are these people who really thought there was NOTHING AT ALL WRONG with Spider-Man 3? "Hey, Peter, you know that guy who killed your uncle? The one you got revenge on and who made you realize that with great power comes great responsibility? Well, it turns out this OTHER guy killed your uncle. Yeah, sorry about that. The witnesses were unreliable." More than Disco Peter ("My black suit makes me angrier... and dancier!") and the afterthought that was Venom, that really bugged me. It effectively wiped out his reasons for being Spider-Man, all because they apparently couldn't come up with a way for Spider-Man and Sandman to meet otherwise.
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Disco Peter Maybe...
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@zsasz Why is everyone attacking Spider-Man 3 all of a sudden? What was wrong with it?
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If this movie wins an award from the Razzies, will Frank be there to accept the "award"?
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i havent seen this yet...but there is no way...no way in hell, that this movie is even nearly as coma inducingly horrific as spiderman 3. surely. sure this might be really bad..but didnt we all expect it to be lame. spiderman 3 on the other hand didnt originally look like it was made by retards for retards.
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You didn't like Spider-Man 3? Anyway, the Spirit was at least entertaining, which is more than you can say for "Hancock."
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Yeah, The Spirit was so bad it made Spiderman 3 look like Spiderman 2. My favorite parts were the waaay out-of-place product placement, the whole scene with 'Muffin' and what we all called the 'Exposition Cat', (the cat the Spirit feels he needs to tell his WHOLE origin to). Hopefully they'll never let Frank Miller direct again.
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