Frank Miller's The Spirit

[YoungOnce]

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.

[palitoy]

yeah it's total trash. it's so galling that he was a friend of Eisner.

[PNGwynne]

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.

[palitoy]

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.

[The Bat]

^^^ 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!

[thunderbolt]

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

[palitoy]

If they took the Spirit out of that teaser, stuck Batman in his place, and changed a few words of the intro, that would be just about what I had in mind.

That's pretty easy to swallow, Batman has had so many interpretations that an audience easier accepts different versions.

It's harder with the Spirit because he's been pretty consistant over the years. I'm not terribly upset about this because I don't know if a Spirit movie is really all that neccesary. There was talk of a cgi animated feature a while back, I would have enjoyed that more.

[The Bat]

ever since "Sin City" I've wanted a Frank Miller-style Batman movie, using similar effects. If they took the Spirit out of that teaser, stuck Batman in his place, and changed a few words of the intro, that would be just about what I had in mind.

That's actually, a really COOL Idea! We just don't want Miller to write it! Unless We had some else adapt TDKR, or Year One for Him...and stay faithful to the Material...which Miller Himself, seems no longer capable of doing.

[Bizarro Amy]

If I hadn't watched the trailer knowing what "The Spirit" comic was like, it would sound like a pretty good movie. It just doesn't seem like the same character. However, I think that the actor would make a good Denny, even if they made a movie more true to the comics.
I know I'm going to catch flack for this, but ever since "Sin City" I've wanted a Frank Miller-style Batman movie, using similar effects. If they took the Spirit out of that teaser, stuck Batman in his place, and changed a few words of the intro, that would be just about what I had in mind.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Yes, the Spirit has that film noir/pulp fiction quality but it's ALSO tongue-in-cheek. Obviously Miller doesn't get that....

Miller gets that, but it's a severed tongue from a raped and murdered stripper in the cheek of a mutalated cannibal.

Chris

[The Toyroom]

But I'm guessing, the Spirit has been around a long time...and that Wil Eisner is no longer with Us, to have Him as an Advisor??

Yeah the Spirit debuted in 1940. Willl Eisner passed away in '05. He's probably rolling over in his grave right about now...

[The Bat]

I get it, you like Frank Miller.

Not always Brian.Do I like His early Batman & DareDevil stuff...YUP! And loved Sin City & 300....INCREDIBLE!

But I understand where You Guy's are coming from as Spirit Fans. I feel the same when He mucks with Batman(All Star). You know...it's ironic...Robert Rodriguez brought Frank Miller on to co-direct Sin City...because He said, "I don't want to make Robert Rodriguez's Sin City...I want to make Frank Miller's Sin City". And of course, that's not what Miller is going to do with the Spirit...He's going to make it His own. But I'm guessing, the Spirit has been around a long time...and that Wil Eisner is no longer with Us, to have Him as an Advisor??

[The Toyroom]

That trailer has me asking the question..."Has Frank Miller ever read Will Eisner's Spirit?"

Yes, the Spirit has that film noir/pulp fiction quality but it's ALSO tongue-in-cheek. Obviously Miller doesn't get that....

[palitoy]

Well....I've been dying to see Sin City 2....I guess I won't have to wait as long as I thought.

I get it, you like Frank Miller.

[The Bat]

Well....I've been dying to see Sin City 2....I guess I won't have to wait as long as I thought.