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Miller Sent to Showers
Hollywood Elsewhere —
Miller Sent to Showers "A slain cop is resurrected as a masked crime-fighter in The Spirit , but Frank Miller' s solo writing-directing debut plunges into a watery grave early on and spends roughly the next 100 minutes gasping for air ," writes Variety 's Justin Chang . "Pushing well past the point of self-parody, Miller has done Will Eisner 's pioneering comic strip no favors by drenching it in the same self-consciously neo-noir monochrome put to much more compelling use in Sin City . Graphic-novel geeks will be enticed by the promise of sleek babes and equally ...
Variety Trashes 'The Spirit,' Calls It "Disposable Miller Lite Excercise"
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In case you just think we were just being snobby bitches, Variety has just weighed in on Frank Miller's "The Spirit" too and oof, they fucking trash the film and rightly tear it to shreds. "A slain cop is resurrected as a masked crime-fighter in 'The Spirit,' but Frank Miller's solo writing-directing debut plunges into a watery grave early on and spends roughly the next 100 minutes gasping for air. Pushing well past the point of self-parody, Miller has done Will Eisner's pioneering comicstrip no favors by ...
Confirmed: The Spirit Is Crappy
Vulture —
... to dissuade you from spending money on The Spirit next weekend, Variety's Justin Chang just might do the trick. "Frank Miller's solo writing-directing debut plunges into a watery grave early on and spends roughly the next 100 minutes gasping for air," he writes. Also (literally) shitty — the special effects: "When a man falls to the ground, his body covered with white bloodstains, it's unclear whether he's been felled by bullets or by incontinent birds." [Variety] ...
Miller's Spirit Disappoints
Thompson On Hollywood —
... Ever since I saw early footage of Frank Miller's The Spirit at Comic-Con, I've been underwhelmed by the materials on the movie, which I haven't had a chance to see. Todd McCarthy delivers a pan. ...
Spirit, Knight, Watchmen.
GreenCine Daily —
... 's solo writing-directing debut plunges into a watery grave early on and spends roughly the next 100 minutes gasping for air," writes Justin Chang in Variety. "Pushing well past the point of self-parody, Miller has done ...
Early Buzz: Frank Miller’s The Spirit is Worse Than Expected
/Film —
The first movie reviews of Frank Miller’s adaptation of Will Eisner’s The Spirit have begun to hit the interwebs, and it doesn’t look good.
Variety: “Frank Miller’s solo writing-directing debut plunges into a watery grave early on and spends roughly the next 100 minutes gasping for air. Pushing well past the point of self-parody” … “There’s a lot going on here, but none of it sticks — not the shopworn plotting nor the arch, stilted dialogue. The actors often seem to be delivering their lines in ironic ...
The Trade Papers Have Their Reviews Of THE SPIRIT Up!! Is It The Next DARK KNIGHT Or The Next STEEL??
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I am – Hercules!! Frank Miller’s solo directorial debut doesn’t open till Christmas Day, but the trades have their verdicts in now: Variety says: … plunges into a watery grave early on and spends roughly the next 100 minutes gasping for air. Pushing well past the point of self-parody, Miller has done Will Eisner's pioneering comicstrip no favors by drenching it in the same self-consciously neo-noir monochrome put to much more compelling use in "Sin City." … The Hollywood Reporter says: … truly a mess. Fans of "Sin City" and "300" will populate theaters for the film's opening, but boxoffice will fall quickly. The film's campiness might ...
Buzz Monitor: Frank Miller’s The Spirit Gets Flushed by Critics
Film School Rejects —
Over the course of the past few months we’ve been very critical of Frank Miller’s The Spirit. Beginning with the first teaser trailer and continuing well into our Comic-Con coverage, we’ve been less than excited about the footage that has been shown. And by less excited, I am referring to the way we’ve ripped it apart.
For example, we were quick to point out that Comic-Con attendees were sent leaving in droves after Miller introduced a clip in which Sam Jackson, as the overly campy bad guy “The Octopus,” slamming our hero The Spirit with a toilet. Then bursting into ...
First official review of The Spirit online
Total Film News —
First official review of The Spirit online And the news isn't good... BY Sam Ashurst Dec 19th 2008 9:09AM FILED UNDER: Movie news Be the first to comment Variety has posted the first official review of The Spirit 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 ...
Early buzz: 'Lost' promo, Bruce Campbell, 'Alice,' more
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Hey, guys -- thank goodness it's Friday! I've had a crazy week, mostly because I've worked nonstop and haven't had time to go out. Last night I took a break to watch Top Chef , but that was about it. My spouse went to see Role Models and The Day the Earth Stood Still because I made him promise not to see The Wrestler or Wendy and Lucy ! I love this time of year when there are tons of good movies in theaters ... The only trick is finding time to catch them all. Anyway, stay tuned for the final installment of my Top 100 People of the Year list. In the meantime, here are your headlines: - U2 's new album ...
Sagging Spirit
RadarOnline.com —
Will some of the worst reviews in recent memory sink the latest costumed hero franchise-wannabe? The Spirit opens today, based on the classic Will Eisner newspaper comic book insert about a masked vigilante. Comic book artist Frank Miller ( Sin City, 300 ) makes his directing debut in what Variety says "plunges into a watery grave early on and spends roughly the next 100 minutes gasping for air." ...
Frank Miller's Next Gritty, Dark Project: Buck Rogers? [Buck Rogers]
io9 —
... According to the Hollywood Reporter, Miller and production company Odd Lot Entertainment (The company behind The Spirit) are in discussions with Nu Image/Millennium, the production company that currently owns the Buck movie rights, in order to option them and allow Miller to work the same magic on the time-lost space hero that made The Spirit so critically-acclaimed. ...
Alexandra DuPont Fails To Get Into Christmas’ THE SPIRIT!!
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I am – Hercules!! Before we present the lovely and talented Alexandra DuPont’s review of Frank Miller’s “The Spirit” (opening nationwide Christmas Day) I am compelled to give a shout-out to Scott Hoffman over at moviepicturefilm.com, who provided all the quotes for the “Spirit” TV spots we’ve been seeing. They look a lot like this: CRITICS SAY: ONE OF THE BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR FULL OF JAW- DROPPING MOMENTS IT WILL BLOW YOU AWAY Scott Hoffman, moviepicturefilm.com If you missed Scott’s name in those ads? It might be because, while his glowing pull-quotes are voiced by a pro announcer as they linger on screen in large block lettering, you can ...
