Another Spirit Featurette

[theMan-Bat]

http://www.clipupload.com/clip/showphoto.php/photo/14615

 

[rogue trooper]

This new clip is lovely: http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-spirit/26912/video/the-spirit-clip-no-1/2347163

 

[Johann Krauss]

Awesome

 

[IDrawDeadPeople]

All of the joyless brooding and murdering criminals aside, the one scene of Denny that really screams "Eisner" is that awesome moment where the mugger is running away and runs right into Denny's fist, and it looks like Denny catches the purse while the mugger drops. It's really cool.

 

[theMan-Bat]

The more I see, the more I like.

 

[IDrawDeadPeople]

I really would feel a LOT more hopeful IF... and it's a big if... any of the preview materials showed a single sign of Denny's whimsy. That seriously is what lost me. I'm not saying the film won't have it, but they really haven't wanted to advertise him as a guy with a love for life. He just comes across as miserable... even when he's talking to himself about still breathing.

The mugger scene shows some promise. But, he still seems like an uptight guy, which he isn't. That "Get me a tie!" clip just sucked my enthusiasm down the toilet.

But, that mugger scene is really promising.

 

[Crockett]

This new clip is lovely: http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-spirit/26912/video/the-spirit-clip-no-1/2347163

Anybody got a another link, doesn't work for me.

 

[IDrawDeadPeople]

Try it again, but be patient. It may have a delay, but it works.

 

[Crockett]

It says "We're sorry. AOL Video is temporarily unavailable."

 

[rogue trooper]

Seeing this clip really is comforting, to me anyways, being dissapointed that Punisher War Zone(I liked the movie alot, and if you haven't seen it, go see it) is not doing well at the box office, The Spirit should be able to bring the crowd.

 

[CrimsonMist]

i liked the snowball throwing bit. That was nice. Then killing the criminal, and doing those crazy back flips up the fire escapes came along. After that though, was alright. Still not seeing it, but i did truly enjoy the snowball bit.

and the clip about Central City was being choppy, and the producer was annoying the hell out of me, so i stopped watching it. I'll get to it later.

and where the hell are all the Michael Uslan interviews? Has he done any for this film recently, other than talking about the Animated Series?

 

[Bubastis]

I like that he throws a snowball. Quite a bit, actually. Not much else that I liked.
Except for the score. David Newman's score might be the highlight of the movie. The use of harmonica is really cool. But other than that, not much about the new clip says that it'll be different from the trailer. I hate how strong denny is, I hate how acrobatic he is, and I hate how brooding he is.

But it isn't all bad.

 

[IDrawDeadPeople]

Yeah, the snowball toss was really a super nice touch in the vein of how Eisner wrote Denny to be 'charming' even to his adversaries.

I went and rewatched the clip again (see... I AM trying...), and the snowball to get attention bit and the purse snatcher were awesome. There ARE little moments between the dialogue and plot that are true to the way Eisner wrote the character. I just wish that the 'filler' wasn't what was seeming to be the better part of the film.

See, I'm reasonable... if I can just overlook the Spirit killing people, the superpowers, the Daredevil level acrobatics, the pheremone thing, Samuel L Jackson as Samuel L Jackson, Lorelei and the call of the siren, all of the 'damns', how miserable and gruff everyone comes across, and the hardboiled dialogue, I'll be loving this.

And, I haven't mentioned the costume change in months! (This sentence doesn't count. t

Baby steps. I'll look at the little positives.

The snowball toss and the purse snatcher bit are really nice.

 

[Crockett]

But I already wrote that it said "We're sorry. AOL Video is temporarily unavailable. Go to AOLVideo.com to watch thousands of other videos." Like wtf, am I supposed to refreshed the page until it works?

 

[Crockett]

Hold on, in the first post and the second post, does theMan-Bat & rogue trooper post the same stuff or what?

 

[theMan-Bat]

No, rogue trooper's is entirely different than mine.

 

[Ziggyman]

Really cool...Everything is pointing in the right direction for me!

IDD is starting to come along now eh...Man-BAt and rogue...!

 

[rogue trooper]

...to a certain point, yes.

 

[IDrawDeadPeople]

Really cool...Everything is pointing in the right direction for me!

IDD is starting to come along now eh...Man-BAt and rogue...!

I'm just trying to show that I don't hate the film for the sake of hating. I'm not anti-Miller for the sake of being anti-Miller. As an Eisner fan and a Spirit fan, there is a lot that upsets me, but I'm not just spitting venom all over a film for the sake of trashing it.

The stuff that's good will get credit from me. I've said all along the cinematography is great, Macht is great casting, Miller's story boards are really good, etc. Stuff like that I've never had an adverse position on.

Those two moments I mentioned from Rogue Trooper's clip are really Eisner-esque and capture the true Spirit for a few seconds. It's credit where credit is due.

 

[theMan-Bat]

But I already wrote that it said "We're sorry. AOL Video is temporarily unavailable. Go to AOLVideo.com to watch thousands of other videos." Like wtf, am I supposed to refreshed the page until it works?

Which one are you having trouble with? The one rogue trooper posted or mine?

 

[Ziggyman]

I'm just trying to show that I don't hate the film for the sake of hating. I'm not anti-Miller for the sake of being anti-Miller. As an Eisner fan and a Spirit fan, there is a lot that upsets me, but I'm not just spitting venom all over a film for the sake of trashing it.

The stuff that's good will get credit from me. I've said all along the cinematography is great, Macht is great casting, Miller's story boards are really good, etc. Stuff like that I've never had an adverse position on.

Those two moments I mentioned from Rogue Trooper's clip are really Eisner-esque and capture the true Spirit for a few seconds. It's credit where credit is due.

You were spitting venom all over the film and Miller just a few months ago my friend!

 

[IDrawDeadPeople]

Like I said... not without reason. I don't hate it for the sake of hating it.

It's a disappointment on an astronomical level to me as an Eisner fan because of how much it gets completely wrong, without apology.

The little areas where I can heap some praise have nothing to do with my overall view of the wasted opportunity to get Eisner's ideas out on film.

They are simply me giving credit where credit is due.

My overall view of Miller hasn't changed - his ego and his one recycled story filled with brooding toughguys and ****es have made it difficult to see Eisner's whimsical 'everyman' buried underneath all of the Millerisms.

There are aspects that look great. The rest is simply there to remind Eisner fans of what an enormous creative ego can do to a potentially faithful film.

 

[Heretic]

Sadly, everything Ive seen from this movie looks horrible. Wheneevr I see the trailers in theaters, the room fills with groans over how cheesy it looks.

Keep in mind, if this stuff had been in Sin City 2 it would have "fit" better, but the fact that it's parading around pretending to be The Spirit (which anyone who has actually read the Eisner books will find few familiar aspects).

I will say that the new Christmas themed commercial that is showing is the best preview yet.

 

[Josh Bond]

But I already wrote that it said "We're sorry. AOL Video is temporarily unavailable. Go to AOLVideo.com to watch thousands of other videos." Like wtf, am I supposed to refreshed the page until it works?

I had the exact same problem. Here you go http://www.trailerspy.com/trailer/1514/The-Spirit-First-Official-Clip

 

[OctaviusINC]

This new clip is lovely: http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-spirit/26912/video/the-spirit-clip-no-1/2347163

Wow. Sin City 2 looks really great! Almost as good as the 1st!

But where's the clip from the Spirit movie?

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