Trailer Review, Comic-Con Special: The Spirit Teaser #2

Posted by Paul Clark


Unlike Watchmen, I’m not especially familiar with the source material for this one. But I like this teaser’s, uh, spirit. Instead of summing up the plot of the upcoming movie, it puts its gallery of beauties front and center, as well as the title character’s weakness for them. If there’s one thing Frank Miller learned from his stint co-directing Sin City, it’s the necessity of filling up a comic-book movie with gorgeous women, and he certainly did a bang-up job here. I’m still not sure about the rest of the movie- by the time Samuel L. Jackson shows up in an SS uniform, I’d long since stopped trying to figure out the story. But if nothing else, this should be a treat for the eyes, and since it’s getting released right in the thick of Oscar season, that might be all it needs to be.


Comments

danrimage said:

Jesus, this looks unwatchable.

July 23, 2008 9:02 PM

superelectric said:

This seems like a long, girthy turd to lay at Eisner's grave. If Miller gave up on recreating the warm, rich, and character-centered qualities of the original Spirit, he should've just passed it to another director, instead of busting out the black-and-white filter and shouting "Miller Time!".

July 27, 2008 9:47 PM

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