"The Spirit" Reviewed - Our Worst Fears Realized

yeah im the same. i mean obviously i wanted a good comicbookmovie to go see over xmas, but im just glad he chose this to direct instead of something i really cared about..imagine he had decided to adapt one of his own works,,like the darl knight returns! shudder

oh yeah Eva Mendes sucks. her acting is terrible & shouldn't even be called acting...sorry had to get that out.

who cares about The Spirit? Why did that movie get made and not...anything else

Because Samuel L Jackson is well, AWESOME. From the robber in Comin to America to Jules, to Mace Windu. The man is a great actor. I've seen 2 movies with him in it that I didn't like at all, those being Formula 51 (which wasn't him, just the movie) and one where he's a diabetic cop and gets kidnapped. Can't remember the name, but it sucked as a movie. Other than that, he's great.

Coming to America,Shaft, Jurassic Park, The Man, Black Snake Moan, Farce of the Penguins, Lakeview Terrace, Pulp Fiction, Basic, A Time to Kill, Freedomland, The Boondocks (as a white guy), Afro Samurai, 1408, The Incredibles, Coach Carter, 187, Kill Bill 2, S.W.A.T., The Negotiator, Rules of Engagement, Juice, Patriot Games, Loaded Weapon 1, Amos & Andy, Mo' Better Blues, Goodfellas, Jungle Fever, Strictly Business, Menace II Society, Assault at West Point

I could go on, but I think that's enough for now.

I haven't seen it... can i reply? ...can i reply or... can i??? Can you hear me now...? Can you "hear" me now...? Can you hear me, now...? Can you hear me NOW...?

The character "the spirit" sucks to begin with so it has nothing to do with Frank Miller as a "failiure" since it was doomed from the begining. It's obvious he wanted to pay "homage" to Eisner being a veteran of the comicbook industry but he could've made himself an animated movie and just air it on HBO or something. Now because of his "dillusions of grandeur", he's single handingly massacreing his career as a film maker. And on top of that, his next project is Buck Rogers?!?!?!?!?! Dude, do yourself, myself and the world a favor and get crakin' on Daredevil already for the love of Jesus jumped up Christ!!!

Shaman--God of War hmmmm! Good one!

Well I must say I'm surprised by downgrading of The Spirit. I myself am a fan of Will Einser work & looking forward to this. And as far a Samuel j.., this guy is so versatile, he could do just about anything. Besides he is the MAN & one of the most high sought after & has one of the highest Movie resumes outthere.

Since just about everyone is debucking the artwork, I guess some people aren't going to like the Black Panter Cartoon that will be on Primetime on BET. Jon Romita Jr. also paid homage to Jack Kirby style. Besides all of this stuff is different.

OK. Sam Jackson, better and more versatile than MOST douchetastic actors out there. Check the resume BRO. Then check the guy's with the biggest box office draw of ALL TIME. #1 being Daniel Radcliffe because of Harry Twatter, Ian McKellan after X-Men and the LOTR trilogies, then you guessed it Samuel L Jackson, who up until recently, was #1. So to say he is a terrible actor is purely hogwash.

sure ive liked movies that got bad reviews, but these reviews are not bad..they are atrocious! like i buy these movie magazines, and the give reviews out of 5 stars. if i think a movie looks good i wont care if it say gets 2 stars, because it could be down to the reviewers tatses. but if a movie gets one star its 99 percent of the time going to suck. i know this because ive been reading these mags for years and have seen (on dvd!) a lot of their 1 star movies..and guess what! welcome to shitsville.

those reviews of the spirit are downright hatefull! we are talking turkey here..it would seem.obviously having not seen it i wont judge.

Is there anything better than Sam Jackson's screaming and wide eyes? hahaha. I prolly wont see this movie in theaters but I'll see it sometime. From what I've seen I think I would enjoy it. True it does look kinda corny, but I love corny haha. And I do believe that a Buck Rodgers movie would be amazing haha he rocks.

this movie cant be that bad...probably would watch it anyways

Basic was a great film, IMO obviously. Yes SWAT and The Man were terrible movies, but Sam's cool in anything he does. I'd say 99% of his work is worth watching again.

Biggest box office draw = great acting

I think not... Not to me. He's a bald black guy with a foul mouth. At least Dave Chappelle is funny. When is Jackson actually acting? Just think he's typecasted all of the time because, well, that's the only role that he can play. What versatility is there? Wellp, good luck riding on the Bandwagon.

I didn't know people smoke after making pointless points.

Anyways.

Coach Carter? Black coach teaching black kids. All right. Let's stop making racial movies so we can forget that we have these issues already. They shouldn't be issue. The only issue here is that Sam. Jackson is a bad actor.

Pulp Fiction could've been done by any man with Jheri curls and a foul mouth. Star Wars... um, what acting? To me, he was a jedi reading his lines.

Black Snake Moan is dumb.

Basic... is weak.

Seriously, let's all just admit that Sam. Jackson is made for only one role in the world of comic book movies and that is Nick Fury. End of all discussions.

P.S. Even then, he will fail as an actor while playing a character that was based on himself.

This movie has the Miller style that looks awesome, so I'm going to see it anyway. Besides AICN (which I have questioned in the past), why the hell would anybody believe a movie review from "Latino Review" anyway? I also sure as hell don't believe Variety either. There are alot of great films out there that major critics bash on that I love to death, and alot of shit movies that great praised when they really shouldn't. If you're a fan of Miller, Spirit, or just think the trailer is awesome, chances are you're going to enjoy this movie.

PS: I [frick]ing hate Sam Jack as well (except in Pulp of course. He's probably the most overrated actor in the past decade. But I could look past that for this flick.

i will admit im a fan of sam jackson and i will also admit he is not a very good actor but does have some great one liners

btw this movie is gonna get killed all kinds of dead at the box office but im might still watch it online

Hyson, thank you for the Episode 2 segwey. Ion I agree with you that Sam is a great actor. But Mace Windu...really? If anyone can say he did a good job acting in that movie you need to have the same perspective as George Lucas-and he directed the films-and they sucked...anyone else?

I didn't say he did a good job acting as Mace Windu, I was merely pointing out the differences in ROLES, not how well he acted in them.

Excellent and compelling points Darkcrow

ouch.

okay, before i write about the movie, i have a few things to say about you weird people,

first of all tho, i haven't read all the comments on this page so maybe not everyone feels this away...

but...what the f**ck is wrong with all you people??? you should GIVE A SHIT that frank miller ruined that comic- you SHOULD ALL give a crap about the Spirit in General!! you should all know as comic book fans , that probably most if not all comics you all read are based apon, inspired by or heavily influenced from any kind of comic that will eisner has produced.- for he revolutionised comics as we know it.

if you are saying this about the spirit- a comic that set the scene and was a massive fundimental yard stick for american action comics- then you will probably be pretty much speaking badly about all of the other comic artists and comics you love. if you are not, then all the comics you read probably just aren't very good.

will eisner is revolutionary in his story telling, tecniques, characters, everything- because his stories actually MEAN something, his characters ACTUALLY have depth, and If you think the acutal art, or sequential tecnique of the spirit, or any will eisner comic for that matter is terrible and not worth making a movie out of, you absolutley know nothing about comics. he was working alongside steve ditko back in the day, when marvel was indeed in it's silverage, and Mr. Eisner's comics were the beggning of a new and better, more creative and more intelligent way of doing comics.


even if the spirit isn't really your thing (because, it isn't the kind of genre i usually read, either) you should all AT LEAST have buckets mount of respect for that comic artist- he was a F**ing genius, I'm shocked that people are syaing they don't even care that miller ruined this movie- let alone that miller should have done one of his own comics- no!! Miller's comics are nothing compared to an eisner comic- just no!!

sorry- it's a VERY strong opinion of mine...but no-one should have dis-respect for will eisner.

*sigh*- secondly, yeah unfortinatly Frank Miller didn't do sin city, 300 and the spirit, he just did, sin city, sin city an sin city...- i mean, they all look the same as eachother. (and they all have bad cheesy scripts) 'nuff said, didn't portray the spirit at all.