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First (?) review of The Spirit! Whores whores whores!
Oh No They Didn't! —
... you. I’m just guessing, based on your slate of releases and that you pride yourself on your budget-consciousness.) I apologize if I got a little (or a lot, even) long-winded and rant-ish. I was inspired by the worst movie I’ve ever seen: “The Spirit”. Folks, this movie is that bad. I heartily recommend it if you have a strong stomach and an even stronger sense of Bad-Movie-Love. Otherwise, steer clear. God I want to see The Watchmen already. Source.
Do 6 Scenes From THE SPIRIT Portend The Film's POssible Suck??
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... here... So, as you may know, Frank Miller's adaptation of THE SPIRIT has been getting kicked around a bit ( HERE is one example). You can get a better sense of the film for yourself from six scenes that are newly posted over at BlackFilm. See them... ...
BuzzKill: The Spirit
TheBadandUgly.com —
... It looks like the backlash against The Spirit is starting - well, continuing - over a week before the film’s release. AICN is holding up a severely negative review that reveals little about the film besides claiming that it’s…worse than Battlefield Earth? ...
Six Degrees... of everything — ... You can read the whole review here. If you don’t mind ranting it is a very interesting read. I will wait for some more reviews until I decide whether I really want to go and see this at the theater. Maybe DVD will have to do. ...
Online Ranter Calls 'Spirit' "The Worst I've Ever Seen"
Get The Big Picture —
Ain't It Cool News has a tendency to be a
little hyperbolic. Something's either the best or the worst thing they've ever
seen. That's an oversimplification, but it happens quite a bit. Case in point:
Jondough saying ...
El Gringo Says THE SPIRIT Is 'absolutely deprived of anything resembling life'...
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... here... Yesterday, we received a review of THE SPIRIRT from a reader who called it the worst film he'd ever seen ( HERE ). Now comes this review from El Gringo, who just caught THE SPIRIT at a screening in Paris. While he didn't call it "the worst film he's ever seen", El Gringo doesn't seem to have much of love for Frank Miller's new movie. Not much at all... Here's El Gringo... i happened to attend a paris premiere screening of frank miller's latest flick ("latest" if you consider he didn't have a lot to do with sin city, apart from being the one who inspired it all - ...
"The Spirit", Worst Film Ever??? Even Battlefield Earth?
Oh No They Didn't! —
... and that you pride yourself on your budget-consciousness.) I apologize if I got a little (or a lot, even) long-winded and rant-ish. I was inspired by the worst movie I’ve ever seen: “The Spirit”. Folks, this movie is that bad. I heartily recommend it if you have a strong stomach and an even stronger sense of Bad-Movie-Love. Otherwise, steer clear. God I want to see The Watchmen already. link
Early Buzz: Frank Miller’s The Spirit is Worse Than Expected
/Film —
... AICN: “I’ve seen something that has taken the top prize from “Battlefield Earth.” … “Okay, Mr. Miller. Let’s get it on.” … “Seriously, it’s not. You clearly don’t have any idea what you’re doing. Someone, ANYONE, over at Lionsgate should have known this. Fuck, it’s their JOB to know this. But they didn’t.” … “Folks, this movie is that bad. I heartily recommend it if you have a strong stomach and an even stronger sense of Bad-Movie-Love. Otherwise, steer clear.” ...
Buzz Monitor: Frank Miller’s The Spirit Gets Flushed by Critics
Film School Rejects —
... A spy report from AICN claims that it “takes over the top spot from Battlefield Earth.” While the folks at ...
First official review of The Spirit online
Total Film News —
... and confirmed what a lot of bloggers already knew - it's rubbish. Reviewer Justin Chang describes Frank Miller's full directorial debut as 'Miller-lite' and claims it's The Dark Knight's antithesis. He also says it's: "feverishly committed to its own beautiful, hollow universe to the exclusion of any real narrative interest or engagement with its characters."Chang's opinion certainly chimes with early reviews already posted on Ain't It ...
Alexandra DuPont Fails To Get Into Christmas’ THE SPIRIT!!
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... . If the studio publicists are smart, Scott will get invited to a lot more screenings from here on out! Here’s gorgeous genius heiress Lexy, who already gets invited to everything even though she’s a tad less effusive than Scott: [image] The Spirit: FAQ (By Alexandra DuPont) ____ Q. What's the upshot? Boy, those ...
