[Trailer] The Spirit

[Krug]

http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/thespirit/

Hmm... Not getting any good vibes..

 

[frankthedm]

Who knows what borrowed ideas exist in the minds of Hollywood?

Put nicely "Looks like it tries to capture the feel of old detective radio shows with the visual nuances of the Sin City movie.'

Put coarsely "Looks like they are trying to get a knock off of "The Shadow" out before Rami can get the real deal to the theaters."

Edit, more info... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spirit

 

[Relique du Madde]

The color contrasts in Sin City were good... the color contrasts using that red tie IS BAD.

 

[Plane Sailing]

Ugh!

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I'm not usually one to get negative about movies...

...BUT FRANK MILLER NEEDS TO GET AWAY FROM THE SPIRIT RIGHT NOW!

Argh. The Spirit is NOT Sin City 2. The LAST thing it needs to BE is Sin City 2. But, apparently, Miller is going to GIVE us Sin City 2 because the he says so. Argh. Argh. Argh.

 

[WhatGravitas]

The color contrasts in Sin City were good... the color contrasts using that red tie IS BAD.

The red tie is funky. The aesthetic is interesting, but a bit too Sin City-esque, not new enough. But does it fit the movie...? Well, that's another discussion.

Cheers, LT.

 

[Mark]

Clearly derivative. If the acting talent and story are good, it could still be worth seeing. Certainly, it will have good production values. I won't write it off, yet.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I won't write it off, yet.

If it wasn't The Spirit, I would agree.

But the problem, for me, is this is just absolutely and utterly the WRONG tone for The Spirit. It works for Sin City. It works for most of other Miller's ultra-dark stuff...but not The Spirit. I like Frank Miller's work a great deal, but I don't like him just attaching his own aesthetic to characters it doesn't really fit with at all just because that's how he likes things.

 

[Mark]

If it wasn't The Spirit, I would agree.

But the problem, for me, is this is just absolutely and utterly the WRONG tone for The Spirit. It works for Sin City. It works for most of other Miller's ultra-dark stuff...but not The Spirit. I like Frank Miller's work a great deal, but I don't like him just attaching his own aesthetic to characters it doesn't really fit with at all just because that's how he likes things.

I assume this is based on a graphic novel? I will only be judging it on its own, as a movie, as I am not familiar with the source material and am unlikely to become familiar with it. For me, the "tone" of The Spirit will be whatever I happen to get from the movie. I am guessing this controversy will not be isolated to your own opinion (I'll bet a lot of people wind up agreeing with you), so I will likely avoid any of the inevitable Spirited discussions until after I have seen the film.

 

[Knightfall]

That was, odd.