Comments on: DVD Review: THE SPIRIT http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2009/04/27/dvd-review-the-spirit/ When film critic Will Pfeifer isn’t watching movies, he’s reading about movies, talking about movies, thinking about movies or dreaming about movies. Now he shares that unhealthy obsession with you. From Hollywood hits to Japanese obscurities, from Oscar night to the summer season, he’s got movies on the brain — and on this blog. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:35:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: echo4charlie http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2009/04/27/dvd-review-the-spirit/#comment-1619 echo4charlie Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:27:14 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2009/04/27/dvd-review-the-spirit/#comment-1619 I'm with you, Brian, when it comes to movies like Watchmen, The Punisher, and things of an already mature (content) nature. I guess that I just don't visualize the Spirit in that type of dark, graphic storyline............................................... I’m with you, Brian, when it comes to movies like Watchmen, The Punisher, and things of an already mature (content) nature.

I guess that I just don’t visualize the Spirit in that type of dark, graphic storyline………………………………………..

]]> By: Brian M http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2009/04/27/dvd-review-the-spirit/#comment-1618 Brian M Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:05:13 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2009/04/27/dvd-review-the-spirit/#comment-1618 I disagree about needing to meet middle ground. he worst thing you can do do a movie is water it down to meet a certain rating or to cater to a larger audience. If a film is PG material, fine. But don't alter your tone or story just to expand your audience. I disagree about needing to meet middle ground. he worst thing you can do do a movie is water it down to meet a certain rating or to cater to a larger audience. If a film is PG material, fine. But don’t alter your tone or story just to expand your audience.

]]> By: echo4charlie http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2009/04/27/dvd-review-the-spirit/#comment-1617 echo4charlie Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:56:35 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2009/04/27/dvd-review-the-spirit/#comment-1617 I love the films of superheroes, and the old "pulp" heroes, even as campy as they get (i.e. The Shadow, Doc Savage, The Phantom, and I'll even throw the Rocketeer in there, as his story is set in a "pulp" setting, even though he hadn't been created, actually, until the '80s). This one, however, looks so bad, and no positive reviews have even come out, I'll wait it out until it is $ 5 at Target (which won't be long....as, it is not selling so well). As bad as it may be, I'll add it to my collection for that price. I have not heard one good thing about this movie, which is too bad. the source material is rich, and, in my opinion, is "how can you go wrong" action film material. Apparently Frank miller found how to go wrong. The worst part, for me, is how dark they are trying to make these superhero movies, now. I like them, but, they are more geared toward adults, and not meeting the middle ground needed to be suitable for family attendance, as well. It can be done....Bryan Singer did it with the first two X-Men films (which, subsequently, were the best of the series), they pulled it off with The Phantom and The Shadow (albeit, yes, they were a bit campy). We're losing our way when you take a pulp hero like The Spirit, make it too gory for children, and then, on top of that, make it so bizzare that even adults can't stand it. I love the films of superheroes, and the old “pulp” heroes, even as campy as they get (i.e. The Shadow, Doc Savage, The Phantom, and I’ll even throw the Rocketeer in there, as his story is set in a “pulp” setting, even though he hadn’t been created, actually, until the ’80s).

This one, however, looks so bad, and no positive reviews have even come out, I’ll wait it out until it is $ 5 at Target (which won’t be long….as, it is not selling so well). As bad as it may be, I’ll add it to my collection for that price.

I have not heard one good thing about this movie, which is too bad. the source material is rich, and, in my opinion, is “how can you go wrong” action film material. Apparently Frank miller found how to go wrong.

The worst part, for me, is how dark they are trying to make these superhero movies, now. I like them, but, they are more geared toward adults, and not meeting the middle ground needed to be suitable for family attendance, as well. It can be done….Bryan Singer did it with the first two X-Men films (which, subsequently, were the best of the series), they pulled it off with The Phantom and The Shadow (albeit, yes, they were a bit campy).

We’re losing our way when you take a pulp hero like The Spirit, make it too gory for children, and then, on top of that, make it so bizzare that even adults can’t stand it.

]]> By: Brian M http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2009/04/27/dvd-review-the-spirit/#comment-1616 Brian M Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:30:37 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/movieman/2009/04/27/dvd-review-the-spirit/#comment-1616 Just watched it myself this weekend, and oh MY is it BAD! I couldn't turn it off, though - it HAD to get better, right? (It didn't - it got progressively worse and worse). On a side note, why are you paying anything to rent movies? Just get them from the library like I do. They get pretty much everything that comes out. Your wife even works there, right? Just watched it myself this weekend, and oh MY is it BAD! I couldn’t turn it off, though - it HAD to get better, right? (It didn’t - it got progressively worse and worse).

On a side note, why are you paying anything to rent movies? Just get them from the library like I do. They get pretty much everything that comes out. Your wife even works there, right?

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