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  • thunderbolt
    Hi Ernie!!!
    • Feb 15, 2004
    • 34211

    #46
    ^^^ The cartoon version would have been great, and 10 times better than this poc. Brad Byrd was attached to it, too.
    You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie Banks

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    • The Bat
      Batman Fanatic
      • Jul 14, 2002
      • 13412

      #47
      Originally posted by thunderbolt
      ^^^ The cartoon version would have been great, and 10 times better than this poc. Brad Byrd was attached to it, too.

      Yeah...that would've been cool! I LOVE Brad Byrd...Man, I've watched "The Incredibles" 100 times!
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      • palitoy
        live. laugh. lisa needs braces
        • Jun 16, 2001
        • 59201

        #48
        Originally posted by The Bat
        Yeah...that would've been cool! I LOVE Brad Byrd...Man, I've watched "The Incredibles" 100 times!
        I didn't know Byrd was involved, that's too bad he would have nailed the Eisner style.
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        • PNGwynne
          Master of Fowl Play
          • Jun 5, 2008
          • 19444

          #49
          Dear lord. I finally just watched this abomination. I'm not a hard-core fan of The Spirit like I am with Captain Marvel, but I've read several reprints and DC's recent offerings and enjoyed them a lot.

          Film noir meets costumed hero isn't an idea I dismiss, and I could handle the film Spirit's healing factor, but the film itself--writing, direction-- is just almost onanistic Frank Miller self-indulgence.

          How he could claim to be a friend of Eisner and churn this out is beyond me. It really saddens me that this came out after Eisner's death, after he had protected the character. That said, Macht gave it a good effort. But I can't even enjoy it as a piece of "so good it's bad" schlock. It's a piece of...something else.
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          • palitoy
            live. laugh. lisa needs braces
            • Jun 16, 2001
            • 59201

            #50
            yeah it's total trash. it's so galling that he was a friend of Eisner.
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            • YoungOnce
              Career Member
              • Aug 29, 2007
              • 966

              #51
              Some creations are such a triumph of their medium that they lose what makes them great when transferred to another media. I grew up a huge fan of The Spirit and Eisner's storytelling. But this movie didn't even try to find what made Eisner's creation work so well.

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