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From the creator of "Sin City" and "300" THE SPIRIT is the story of a slain rookie cop who returns from the dead to fight crime in Central City and track a cold blooded killer (The Octopus) all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women wanting to love, seduce or kill the masked crusader. Starring Gabriel Macht (as The Spirit), Eva Mendes (as Sand Saref), Sarah Paulsen (as Ellen Dolan), Scarlett Johansson (as Silken Floss), Paz Vega (as Plaster of Paris) and Samuel L. Jackson (as the Octopus).
Amazon.com
Moments of startling beauty punctuate the comic-book action flick The Spirit, written and directed by Frank Miller, the legendary writer/artist behind the reinventions of superheroes like Daredevil and Batman and the creator of the comic books of Sin City and 300. The Spirit (Gabriel Macht, Because I Said So)--once a beat cop named Denny Colt, now a resilient masked crime-fighter who returned from the dead--tangles with his nemesis, the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson), and a slew of slinky dames along the way (played by Scarlett Johansson, Paz Vega, Jaime King, and more). But the real struggle is the Spirit being pulled between the girl he loved once (Eva Mendes) and the girl he loves now (Sarah Paulson, Down With Love). Miller applies his trademarked hyperbolic tough-guy approach--a perverse mixture of ultraviolence and melodramatic sentimentality--to the whimsical 1940s detective hero created by Will Eisner. Unfortunately, the combination is unlikely to satisfy fans of either artist; The Spirit is a mishmash of cliches and half-baked plots, plucking threads from several of Eisner's puckish tales but never reweaving them into a satisfying new story. The actresses provide plenty of eye-candy but little substance, while Macht is just bland. But Miller has an undeniable eye; the movie, with its exaggerated artificial visual style, is littered with images that dazzle and ravish. --Bret Fetzer
Beyond The Spirit on DVD
Review:
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant mix of The Spirit and Frank Miller's style
If you 'get' Frank Miller, and like the way he tells a story, you will love this misunderstood/underrated and brilliant movie.Everyone thinks they 'get' Frank Miller... 'neo-noir', 'gritty', 'crime drama', I suppose there is a point there, but no one seems to understand that his stories are told with a sense of joy, and a flair that is unique. I enjoyed Sin City (the movie) greatly, but... I was missing that joy. Robert Rodriguez's influence is just too strong and it makes the movie much bleaker than the comics. I didn't like 300 (the movie) at all, though the massive over-usage of slow motion and sub-bass had a lot to do with that, but it too was missing the joy... they made the movie about being brave instead of about the joy of battle even against insurmountable odds, and a glorious death (which was a Spartan thing and Frank got it, but Snyder didn't). Here with The Spirit, Frank made a movie only Frank could make, and I loved it. Loaded with that unique sense of joy that only, only Frank Miller can create.All of the so-called 'movie reviewers' and so-called 'comic fans' that didn't like this movie, just simply didn't 'get' it, or don't like Frank, or don't like The Spirit. Most of these people have never read Frank's comics, or any The Spirit comics, any yet feel 'informed' enough to just assume that because it wasn't what they expected, it must suck. Wrong. I've seen comments about how small most of the femme fatales roles were... there are like seven of them since Frank was trying to get them all some face time. What do these people want? 20 minute monologues for each girl? Or for Frank to narrow it down to 2? Why? Why does a character have to have a huge role just because they are played by a known actress? If they had boring names and boring outfits, and weren't known actresses would anyone have complained? How about the 'inconsistent tone/all over the place' comments? Yes, because every movie must always be serious, or always be silly, or always be melodramatic, or always be zany for it's entirety. I'm sorry but that concept is just too daft for words. News Flash: life has inconsistent tones, and since the movie follows several characters coming to the same end point, it, you know, makes sense. Grow up, and step out of the group-think, comics fans and movie reviewers.Bottom Line: this movie is an absolute ton of FUN. Pure, joyful, unadulterated Frank Miller fun. Enjoy.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun movie
Another great film with good actors, storyline with a a couple of humorous scenes. I enjoyed it.
4.0 out of 5 stars the most unapologeticaly Frank Miller thing
First off, let me just say that this movie goes HEAVY on the Frank Miller style, both visually and story-wise. So if your not a fan of Frank Miller's writing or visual style, then stay far away from this. Now I was a big fan of the film adaptation of Sin City and this movie looked a lot like that from what the trailers showed, so I watched it out of curiosity and It's definately a tough movie to recommend. On the one hand, the visuals are fantastic and perfectly recreate Frank Miller's comic book style into live action. There is some really unique artistic visuals and imagery in every scene and they actually do a pretty good job of blending the characters into the very stylized background and environments; it doesn't just look like a bunch of obvious green screen or CGI. I'd actually argue that this movie does a better job at adapting Frank Miller's visuals than Sin City did. Unfortunately, the story itself is so pretty juvenile to say the least. If you thought that Sin City or 300 had a sexist depiction of women, then you haven't seen nothing yet. To put it bluntly, this movie's story feels like it was written by a horny 13 year old. The main character is constantly talking in this overly melodramatic internal monologue where he describes everything with erotic undertones. Every single female character in this movie is not only sexualized to the extreme but also acts as a femme fatale who constantly comes onto our main hero. And the villain of of this movie is played by Samuel L Jackson who hams it up as a mad scientist who calls himself the octopus and constantly talks about how much he doesn't like spilled eggs(a strange motif that is never explained). It's completely nonsensical and is so over the top that it almost feels like a parody of Frank Miller's style more than anything else. Now, all of that having been said, for what the movie is, it is pretty entertaining. Sam Jackson is clearly having a fun time acting it up as the villain and the story has enough weird stuff in it to keep itself pretty entertaining, even if most of it is underdeveloped or poorly explained. And all of the women are very attractive and look great in the sexual attire that the film has them wear. If you can get past just how juvenile and silly this film is, it can be pretty enjoyable.
5.0 out of 5 stars Really great but not everyone will understand it
This is one of cult movies and most people either love or hate. I got it instantly and loved it right away. The haters usually find the dialogue and acting really terrible because they expect a modern day comic book movie. But this doesn't fit that mold.The Spirit takes place in the 1930/40's, so the key to understanding this comes from books and movies from that period—hard boiled detective novels, film noir private detective movies like Sunset Boulevard, and movie serial shorts of the time (1940 Green Hornet or 1943/1949 Batman serials—both are available on YouTube). There is particular style of storytelling specific to that era...the dialogue is forced with odd speech patterns and a strange, stylized, "hip" slang that most people today think is strange. Miller's inspiration draws upon them and results in a heavily stylized drama.Those who don't like The Spirit aren't familiar with those archetypes (or only minimally) and have never seen those movie classics. I would suggest you familiarize yourself with film history of that era before watching this. It will make a difference in your perception and whether you like it or not. For those who have an appreciation of the era (along with a sense of humor), you'll probably like it.
El Spirit de Miller
Excelente servicio, la entrega fue rápida. A pesar de las críticas la película es una muestra de el cariño que Miller le tiene al personaje.Quien diga que la película es mala lo invito a leer los comics de Eisner y verá que Miller respetó la esencia, el aspecto visual es totalmente la que usaron en Sin City y se ve muy bien
Es ist ein Comic!
Mit etwas gemischten Gefühlen habe ich den Film angefangen, da einige Rezensionen doch sehr negativ ausfallen. Doch insgesamt bin ich positiv überrascht. Zum einem das Bild! Selten habe ich einen derart ästethischen Look gesehen, (vielleicht noch ansatzweise bei 300), der kompromisslos das zeigt, was der Film ist - nämlich ein Comic. Keine andere Comic-Realverfilmung ist im Vergleich in der Bildsprache derartig nah am anderen Medium wie dieses Werk. Hut ab! Und das übrige?Ja, die Dialoge sind kongenial albern und oberflächlich - oberflächlich betrachtet. "Sehe ich wie ein braves Mädchen aus?" Ja, die Charaktere (besonders die Frauen) sind Abziehbilder und bieten doch beim näheren Hinsehen mehr Tiefe und Zerissenheit als bei Filmen, die eben kein Comic sind. Auch die gescholtene Nazi-Szene bekommt ihren Sinn, berücksichtigt man, dass die Comicvorlage im Amerika der 30er entstand.Einzig und allein für den Handlungsaufbau würde ich einen Stern abziehen - es fehlt doch der ein oder andere Spannungsmoment. Doch diesen Stern addiere ich wieder in Verneigung vor Frank Miller (von Haus aus ja Comic-Autor), der es geschafft hat, das eine Medium ins andere zu tranferieren und quasi eine neue Kunstform zu schaffen -im Ergebnis vergleichbar mit Filmen wie 300 oder Sky-Captain and the world of tommorow. Der Film lebt von seiner Optik und von seiner überzogenen Situationskomik.Rein technisch geht die Blu-ray völlig in Ordnung und wird der Bildsprache durchaus gerecht.
Noir stylie graphic novel animation
Arrived on time , The Spirit is in the same sort of Noir graphic novel style as Sin city ,and its worth a watch if you like that sort of thing , really liked the bit with Samuel L Jackson in a Nazi outfit 😀👍
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Movie was in good condition and worked fine.
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Description:
From the creator of "Sin City" and "300" THE SPIRIT is the story of a slain rookie cop who returns from the dead to fight crime in Central City and track a cold blooded killer (The Octopus) all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women wanting to love, seduce or kill the masked crusader. Starring Gabriel Macht (as The Spirit), Eva Mendes (as Sand Saref), Sarah Paulsen (as Ellen Dolan), Scarlett Johansson (as Silken Floss), Paz Vega (as Plaster of Paris) and Samuel L. Jackson (as the Octopus).
Amazon.com
Moments of startling beauty punctuate the comic-book action flick The Spirit, written and directed by Frank Miller, the legendary writer/artist behind the reinventions of superheroes like Daredevil and Batman and the creator of the comic books of Sin City and 300. The Spirit (Gabriel Macht, Because I Said So)--once a beat cop named Denny Colt, now a resilient masked crime-fighter who returned from the dead--tangles with his nemesis, the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson), and a slew of slinky dames along the way (played by Scarlett Johansson, Paz Vega, Jaime King, and more). But the real struggle is the Spirit being pulled between the girl he loved once (Eva Mendes) and the girl he loves now (Sarah Paulson, Down With Love). Miller applies his trademarked hyperbolic tough-guy approach--a perverse mixture of ultraviolence and melodramatic sentimentality--to the whimsical 1940s detective hero created by Will Eisner. Unfortunately, the combination is unlikely to satisfy fans of either artist; The Spirit is a mishmash of cliches and half-baked plots, plucking threads from several of Eisner's puckish tales but never reweaving them into a satisfying new story. The actresses provide plenty of eye-candy but little substance, while Macht is just bland. But Miller has an undeniable eye; the movie, with its exaggerated artificial visual style, is littered with images that dazzle and ravish. --Bret Fetzer
Beyond The Spirit on DVD
Review:
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant mix of The Spirit and Frank Miller's style
If you 'get' Frank Miller, and like the way he tells a story, you will love this misunderstood/underrated and brilliant movie.Everyone thinks they 'get' Frank Miller... 'neo-noir', 'gritty', 'crime drama', I suppose there is a point there, but no one seems to understand that his stories are told with a sense of joy, and a flair that is unique. I enjoyed Sin City (the movie) greatly, but... I was missing that joy. Robert Rodriguez's influence is just too strong and it makes the movie much bleaker than the comics. I didn't like 300 (the movie) at all, though the massive over-usage of slow motion and sub-bass had a lot to do with that, but it too was missing the joy... they made the movie about being brave instead of about the joy of battle even against insurmountable odds, and a glorious death (which was a Spartan thing and Frank got it, but Snyder didn't). Here with The Spirit, Frank made a movie only Frank could make, and I loved it. Loaded with that unique sense of joy that only, only Frank Miller can create.All of the so-called 'movie reviewers' and so-called 'comic fans' that didn't like this movie, just simply didn't 'get' it, or don't like Frank, or don't like The Spirit. Most of these people have never read Frank's comics, or any The Spirit comics, any yet feel 'informed' enough to just assume that because it wasn't what they expected, it must suck. Wrong. I've seen comments about how small most of the femme fatales roles were... there are like seven of them since Frank was trying to get them all some face time. What do these people want? 20 minute monologues for each girl? Or for Frank to narrow it down to 2? Why? Why does a character have to have a huge role just because they are played by a known actress? If they had boring names and boring outfits, and weren't known actresses would anyone have complained? How about the 'inconsistent tone/all over the place' comments? Yes, because every movie must always be serious, or always be silly, or always be melodramatic, or always be zany for it's entirety. I'm sorry but that concept is just too daft for words. News Flash: life has inconsistent tones, and since the movie follows several characters coming to the same end point, it, you know, makes sense. Grow up, and step out of the group-think, comics fans and movie reviewers.Bottom Line: this movie is an absolute ton of FUN. Pure, joyful, unadulterated Frank Miller fun. Enjoy.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun movie
Another great film with good actors, storyline with a a couple of humorous scenes. I enjoyed it.
4.0 out of 5 stars the most unapologeticaly Frank Miller thing
First off, let me just say that this movie goes HEAVY on the Frank Miller style, both visually and story-wise. So if your not a fan of Frank Miller's writing or visual style, then stay far away from this. Now I was a big fan of the film adaptation of Sin City and this movie looked a lot like that from what the trailers showed, so I watched it out of curiosity and It's definately a tough movie to recommend. On the one hand, the visuals are fantastic and perfectly recreate Frank Miller's comic book style into live action. There is some really unique artistic visuals and imagery in every scene and they actually do a pretty good job of blending the characters into the very stylized background and environments; it doesn't just look like a bunch of obvious green screen or CGI. I'd actually argue that this movie does a better job at adapting Frank Miller's visuals than Sin City did. Unfortunately, the story itself is so pretty juvenile to say the least. If you thought that Sin City or 300 had a sexist depiction of women, then you haven't seen nothing yet. To put it bluntly, this movie's story feels like it was written by a horny 13 year old. The main character is constantly talking in this overly melodramatic internal monologue where he describes everything with erotic undertones. Every single female character in this movie is not only sexualized to the extreme but also acts as a femme fatale who constantly comes onto our main hero. And the villain of of this movie is played by Samuel L Jackson who hams it up as a mad scientist who calls himself the octopus and constantly talks about how much he doesn't like spilled eggs(a strange motif that is never explained). It's completely nonsensical and is so over the top that it almost feels like a parody of Frank Miller's style more than anything else. Now, all of that having been said, for what the movie is, it is pretty entertaining. Sam Jackson is clearly having a fun time acting it up as the villain and the story has enough weird stuff in it to keep itself pretty entertaining, even if most of it is underdeveloped or poorly explained. And all of the women are very attractive and look great in the sexual attire that the film has them wear. If you can get past just how juvenile and silly this film is, it can be pretty enjoyable.
5.0 out of 5 stars Really great but not everyone will understand it
This is one of cult movies and most people either love or hate. I got it instantly and loved it right away. The haters usually find the dialogue and acting really terrible because they expect a modern day comic book movie. But this doesn't fit that mold.The Spirit takes place in the 1930/40's, so the key to understanding this comes from books and movies from that period—hard boiled detective novels, film noir private detective movies like Sunset Boulevard, and movie serial shorts of the time (1940 Green Hornet or 1943/1949 Batman serials—both are available on YouTube). There is particular style of storytelling specific to that era...the dialogue is forced with odd speech patterns and a strange, stylized, "hip" slang that most people today think is strange. Miller's inspiration draws upon them and results in a heavily stylized drama.Those who don't like The Spirit aren't familiar with those archetypes (or only minimally) and have never seen those movie classics. I would suggest you familiarize yourself with film history of that era before watching this. It will make a difference in your perception and whether you like it or not. For those who have an appreciation of the era (along with a sense of humor), you'll probably like it.
El Spirit de Miller
Excelente servicio, la entrega fue rápida. A pesar de las críticas la película es una muestra de el cariño que Miller le tiene al personaje.Quien diga que la película es mala lo invito a leer los comics de Eisner y verá que Miller respetó la esencia, el aspecto visual es totalmente la que usaron en Sin City y se ve muy bien
Es ist ein Comic!
Mit etwas gemischten Gefühlen habe ich den Film angefangen, da einige Rezensionen doch sehr negativ ausfallen. Doch insgesamt bin ich positiv überrascht. Zum einem das Bild! Selten habe ich einen derart ästethischen Look gesehen, (vielleicht noch ansatzweise bei 300), der kompromisslos das zeigt, was der Film ist - nämlich ein Comic. Keine andere Comic-Realverfilmung ist im Vergleich in der Bildsprache derartig nah am anderen Medium wie dieses Werk. Hut ab! Und das übrige?Ja, die Dialoge sind kongenial albern und oberflächlich - oberflächlich betrachtet. "Sehe ich wie ein braves Mädchen aus?" Ja, die Charaktere (besonders die Frauen) sind Abziehbilder und bieten doch beim näheren Hinsehen mehr Tiefe und Zerissenheit als bei Filmen, die eben kein Comic sind. Auch die gescholtene Nazi-Szene bekommt ihren Sinn, berücksichtigt man, dass die Comicvorlage im Amerika der 30er entstand.Einzig und allein für den Handlungsaufbau würde ich einen Stern abziehen - es fehlt doch der ein oder andere Spannungsmoment. Doch diesen Stern addiere ich wieder in Verneigung vor Frank Miller (von Haus aus ja Comic-Autor), der es geschafft hat, das eine Medium ins andere zu tranferieren und quasi eine neue Kunstform zu schaffen -im Ergebnis vergleichbar mit Filmen wie 300 oder Sky-Captain and the world of tommorow. Der Film lebt von seiner Optik und von seiner überzogenen Situationskomik.Rein technisch geht die Blu-ray völlig in Ordnung und wird der Bildsprache durchaus gerecht.
Noir stylie graphic novel animation
Arrived on time , The Spirit is in the same sort of Noir graphic novel style as Sin city ,and its worth a watch if you like that sort of thing , really liked the bit with Samuel L Jackson in a Nazi outfit 😀👍
Happy with purchase
Movie was in good condition and worked fine.
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