The Spirit Takes A Beating At The Box Office

note that the movies above Spirit starred people like Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Adam Sandler, Jim Carey, Will Smith, etc.

On top of that who wants to see that kind of movie on Christmas, you ask me, the day that they decided it came on Christmas it sealed the fate of the movie

The movie was horrendous

i was reaaaaaally looking forward to it myself, i was even excited when i heard frank miller was doing it. I was pumped ever since i saw the trailer. I never expected it to be doing this bad. I'll have to be the judge.

I'm a big Eisner fan.  I tried adding a lot of content to the Spirit pages here.  I, too was skeptical when this came out.  I felt embarrassed that I made my girlfriend see this with me Christmas night.  Other than that, I don't want to talk about this.

Sigh...

I saw the previews and almost laughed......Could someone tell Samuel L....."don't make anymore movies"
Love Scarlett so much.......and love her look for the movie....to bad I won't be seeing her.

Industry people are saying Valkyrie bombed with $20+ million. If thats a bomb what does that make Spirit? It barely beat Doubt which was showing on half as many screens.

Valkyrie had a budget of between 75-90 million (that's it?).  I'm not sure what the budget on The Spirit was.

i wasn't really looking forward to the spirit at all....i don't think that i'm going to go see it....i might rent it....might

I didn't see the movie yet but I don't remember the Spirit ever being a big deal to begin with,

It's not like The Spirit is a well known comic......I don't expect The Watchman to do anything either.

"Wow, Frank wants to write about a "Slut" in his words. Surprise

Frank Miller said:

"The character has a terrifying side to him. This is a man who’s died and came back to life. So it twists into fantasy. And of course there are tons of women in it. There have to be — it’s The Spirit. They’re all in love with him, and he’s in love with all of them. You might say he’s a bit of a slut"

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"Graft said:

"Wow, Frank wants to write about a "Slut" in his words. Surprise

Frank Miller said:

"The character has a terrifying side to him. This is a man who’s died and came back to life. So it twists into fantasy. And of course there are tons of women in it. There have to be — it’s The Spirit. They’re all in love with him, and he’s in love with all of them. You might say he’s a bit of a slut"

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People who read comics know who Will Eisner is. 

Check out some of these reviews here.

It also got a dismal 15% at Rotten Tomatoes.  It's just such a shame.

WOW those reviews are killing him!

Don't waste your money on such a disappointing movie, G-Man! I still kick myself for going to see it. I wish I could go back in time and stop myself from seeing it, because no amount of therapy will help me recover from such a traumatic event. If I HAD TO pick one positive thing about this movie, I'd have to go with Eva Mendes. And yes, I'm only saying that because she's a delightful bit of eye candy.

I feel a little guilty for not seeing (and reviewing) it.  I also put some time in the character pages here in preparation for the movie.  I just feel I'll really be let down if I see it.  I'm sure it'll be on Blu-ray soon.

"I actually just came from seeing the movie The Spirit... and it really wasnt that good... even my man Samuel L. Jackson looked bad in that film... the only good thing in that film was the Sweet Shot of Eva Mendes backside in the film... otherwise that movie really wasnt that good... I was hoping for much more than what I got overall...
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"King Saturn said:

"I actually just came from seeing the movie The Spirit... and it really wasnt that good... even my man Samuel L. Jackson looked bad in that film... the only good thing in that film was the Sweet Shot of Eva Mendes backside in the film... otherwise that movie really wasnt that good... I was hoping for much more than what I got overall...
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ok let's see a scan of Eva!"

I never read The Spirit, so I wasn't really into it to begin with it.  A friend asked if I wanted to go, so I went.  I was disappointed in the whole ordeal.  As the movie progressed a number of people walked out.  I think this movie only demonstrates exactly how much Snyder and Rodriguez had to do with the making of his other movies.  I am hoping that Sin City 2 doesn't turn out like this.

Dare I say it?  This was predicted by many to fail, not that I wanted it to be the case.  Despite my disliking for the character and the strip (with exception to how Eisner portrayed his women)--sorry, my opinion---I didn't want this to bomb.  I don't want someone to fail when they are producing what obviously is a labor of love.  I'm not that much of a jerk.

The trailer, like I've previously written, revealed all that had to be seen.  Over the top acting,  painful dialogue, a character not many people know, and a "re-hash" of Sin City and 300's FX. 

If I were you, I'd save my money and not worry about providing a review.  You are probably too nice to refrain from seeing this movie, but I'd save my pennies for the Wolverine movie. 

My 2 cents. 

Guess that answers my question of whether or not this would've been a decent movie if it wasn't called "The Spirit."  That's how I felt about X3.  If it wasn't called X-Men, I wouldn't have not liked it as much.

that sucks.

Even if the movie had done well, which I wish it had because I liked it (maybe for the sentimental reasons G-man noted above) I don't think another would be made. It seemed to wrap itself up pretty well. Sue there's room for a sequel with that ending but it just doesn't seem necessary or it would be like more of the same and with another Sin City movie in the works I really doubt Miller would even want to do another one.

I thought the movie was pretty good. i'm suprised it didn't do better in the box office.

"I thought the movie was pretty good. i'm suprised it didn't do better in the box office."

"I was really hoping for better with the film... it was a total waste of the $ 8.00 I spent to see the film... and what makes it even worst was they didnt even have any new trailers during the previews...

starts to cry
"

it would be ok it Samuel L jackson never did another movie and i would be happy if he waz not nick fury but he could pull it of we will have to see.

"I saw the previews and almost laughed......Could someone tell Samuel L....."don't make anymore movies"

"it would be ok it Samuel L jackson never did another movie and i would be happy if he waz not nick fury but he could pull it of we will have to see.

"I saw the previews and almost laughed......Could someone tell Samuel L....."don't make anymore movies""

"I thought the movie was pretty good. i'm suprised it didn't do better in the box office."

"King Saturn said:

"I was really hoping for better with the film... it was a total waste of the $ 8.00 I spent to see the film... and what makes it even worst was they didnt even have any new trailers during the previews...

starts to cry
"

That's the worst .....I love trailers."

there was a very complicated aspect to this movie.  take it at face value, and this thing sucked the big one.   even the story line was pretty altered from the comics.  at least when movies are horrible, their one redeeming quality can be staying true to the original plot.  this one didn't even do that.  it took some big liberties. 

but the complicated thing is that this IS the spirit comics.  if you've read them, you know how over-the-top, silly, and yet, entertaining they are.  in that respect, the movie REALLY went for it, and because of that, i give it credit.  the real failure wasn't the movie itself, just the lack of foresight to realize that the spirit is not compatible with the silver screen.  if this was going to succeed in front of a modern audience, they needed to go in a COMPLETELY different direction with it.  it's worth a rent, just to fulfill the curiosity, not an $8 ticket. 

Yeah... it pretty much sucked. But hey, it looked nice, if you liked the whole Sin City kind of look.... If not then the movie pretty much has no redeeming qualities.

Frank Miller was one of the best authors in the 80s and mid-90s, now he's just a Sin City-Esque parody of himself... That's such a shame :(

Being a comic fan and hearing all the negative press as well as seeing how uninteresting the trailers and previews were, I'm not even going to justify that movie with $10 out of my pocket.

sigh... why does every writer think that any movie that has a dark theme always wins big with the fans... Eisner's "The Spirit" was more lighter and more on the side of superman on the early 40's, 50's and 60's... it's not like The Dark Knight... and frank miller is not good at writing light movies... "The Spirit" should have been like a detective and also a crime fighter... and also a ladies man in... not much of a serious character but bring some humor to the character... not like a carbon copy of Batman...  and also the movie would have worked if it was not done in a Sin City and 300 style...

Sigh... I would think that would be what Mr. Eisner would envision "The Spirit" movie... just returning to the basics... because you can't portray a character that is not well known as spiderman or superman in a draker theme...

frank miller is losing his mind

"frank miller is losing his mind
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"sigh... why does every writer think that any movie that has a dark theme always wins big with the fans... Eisner's "The Spirit" was more lighter and more on the side of superman on the early 40's, 50's and 60's... it's not like The Dark Knight... and frank miller is not good at writing light movies... "The Spirit" should have been like a detective and also a crime fighter... and also a ladies man in... not much of a serious character but bring some humor to the character... not like a carbon copy of Batman...  and also the movie would have worked if it was not done in a Sin City and 300 style...

Sigh... I would think that would be what Mr. Eisner would envision "The Spirit" movie... just returning to the basics... because you can't portray a character that is not well known as spiderman or superman in a draker theme..."

Frank Miller is overhyped and overrated. 

I saw the movie that weeked and well...I Loved it, it was great, AND THIS IS FOR MUFFY!, I LOVED IT, Mr.Sam.L was a great villan he had the ranting down, the costumes down, he was perfect!. ya there was some parts that were childish but I think it made the movie more fun, I give it a 4 out of 5. why not a 5 out of 5 well there where some things that where over done, but other then that the movie was great.

I noticed a lot of naysaying about the movie, and I'm surprised to hear it from comic book fans. If you haven't seen it, then see it yourself and make your own judgment. I saw it the Friday it came out, and I really enjoyed it.

I saw it... and still... disappointed...

Oh man...

I liked it.  It was kind of cheesy and corny. Just like the Spirt himself ... it was a fun Saturday afternoon film. I didnt know if the Film style would fit, but i liked it too.

I got more enjoyment from it that the X-Men films for sure !!

hahaha... thnk u 4 putting d point g-man...