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The Trade Papers Have Their Reviews Of THE SPIRIT Up!! Is It The Next DARK KNIGHT Or The Next STEEL??

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 then pull in a different sort of aficionados -- those who celebrate films such as "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" for their silly acting and overripe dialogue. …

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First
by Maceox
Dec 18th, 2008
08:53:50 PM
Firs...
by Hotscot
Dec 18th, 2008
08:53:58 PM
Steel it is
by seppukudkurosawa
Dec 18th, 2008
08:54:25 PM
Wow I am empty
by Maceox
Dec 18th, 2008
08:54:46 PM
Poor Will Eisner
by brock landers baby
Dec 18th, 2008
08:58:12 PM
Ah well, it could be worse
by seppukudkurosawa
Dec 18th, 2008
09:01:21 PM
Is anyone surprised?
by dr sauch
Dec 18th, 2008
09:01:36 PM
Well, duh...
by BrooseTheScharuk
Dec 18th, 2008
09:02:26 PM
Smells like Teen Spirit
by Groothewarrior
Dec 18th, 2008
09:02:37 PM
Yeah, damn...Frank Miller, what did you do?
by tile_mcgillus
Dec 18th, 2008
09:05:21 PM
what are you retarded?
by lex romero
Dec 18th, 2008
09:06:52 PM
Frank Miller
by David Assholehoff
Dec 18th, 2008
09:08:59 PM
"C'mon, Sam Jackson! Come on! Come on, come on, come on!"
by JackPumpkinhead
Dec 18th, 2008
09:09:31 PM
THE SPIRIT that never was - Brad Bird's ANIMATED ADAPTATION!!!!
by halsolo
Dec 18th, 2008
09:10:59 PM
Telling us all what we already knew
by tolomey
Dec 18th, 2008
09:12:46 PM
Oh, and...
by David Assholehoff
Dec 18th, 2008
09:13:55 PM
I like Sin City and Rocky Horror...
by Amy Chasing
Dec 18th, 2008
09:14:25 PM
I'm starting to think this might be good!
by ironburl
Dec 18th, 2008
09:15:56 PM
LET THIS BE A LESSON!! To Orson Scott Card
by xevoid
Dec 18th, 2008
09:18:46 PM
Crap
by BizarroJerry
Dec 18th, 2008
09:19:08 PM
Also...
by BizarroJerry
Dec 18th, 2008
09:24:14 PM
The last bit in the HR review is funny
by eggart
Dec 18th, 2008
09:27:29 PM
The solution to America's energy crisis:
by blindambition238
Dec 18th, 2008
09:29:02 PM
I hope this doesn't hurt SIN CITY 2
by Mullah Omar
Dec 18th, 2008
09:29:29 PM
Bummer..
by MetalMickey
Dec 18th, 2008
09:30:42 PM
Sin City 2 might be safe
by blindambition238
Dec 18th, 2008
09:31:43 PM
looks like all you jackasses
by BilboFett
Dec 18th, 2008
09:35:23 PM
THIS MOVIE SUCKS!!!!
by neophool
Dec 18th, 2008
09:36:39 PM
300 and Sin City are highly stylized.
by Amy Chasing
Dec 18th, 2008
09:45:31 PM
I love Rocky Horror and Batman & Robin.
by Power_Girl
Dec 18th, 2008
09:47:51 PM
Y'know Miller will blame Eisner for this...
by KongMonkey
Dec 18th, 2008
09:47:54 PM
I knew this was in trouble as soon as I heard the words
by morganmorgan
Dec 18th, 2008
09:51:36 PM
This Jackass Owe Nothing.
by monolithik
Dec 18th, 2008
10:02:27 PM

by monolithik
Dec 18th, 2008
10:05:06 PM
My chili screams...
by Godovhellfire
Dec 18th, 2008
10:06:15 PM
I always thought SIN CITY was ridiculous
by Ye Not Guilty
Dec 18th, 2008
10:06:42 PM
Brad Bird's spirit...
by Nasty In The Pasty
Dec 18th, 2008
10:06:45 PM
"Nothing was reviewed"
by kesoze4
Dec 18th, 2008
10:07:40 PM
The music was half the style of Sin City.
by Amy Chasing
Dec 18th, 2008
10:08:41 PM
Brad Bird Should Direct a Superman Movie
by catlettuce4
Dec 18th, 2008
10:09:11 PM
One fuckwit thought this looked better than TDK
by G100
Dec 18th, 2008
10:22:44 PM
Comic creators create comics, filmmakers make films...
by Chishu_Ryu
Dec 18th, 2008
10:23:45 PM
Talking about this. . .
by WerePlatypus
Dec 18th, 2008
10:37:44 PM
But was it as bad as Punisher: WZ?
by blindambition238
Dec 18th, 2008
10:42:24 PM
ok, so...
by illegaltouching
Dec 18th, 2008
10:44:37 PM
@ illegaltouching
by 11ZOMBIES
Dec 18th, 2008
10:57:23 PM
For the last time...
by ROBRAM89
Dec 18th, 2008
10:59:15 PM
FRANK MILLER: ASSASSIN
by BranMakMorn
Dec 18th, 2008
11:01:02 PM
Not liking TDK could inversely equal loving The Spirit.
by thebearovingian
Dec 18th, 2008
11:17:12 PM
This has looked like shit for ages...
by gringostar
Dec 18th, 2008
11:20:04 PM
Why isn't Steel on DVD yet?
by NinjaRap
Dec 18th, 2008
11:25:03 PM

by Joey_Redballs
Dec 18th, 2008
11:26:48 PM
"I want this muthafukin' Spirit, out my muthafukin' city!"
by YotzVonFrelnik
Dec 18th, 2008
11:32:09 PM
Well Miller fucked up RoboCop really good..
by King Conan
Dec 18th, 2008
11:36:03 PM
The Spirit 2: Electric Boogaloo.
by Fa Fa Fooey
Dec 18th, 2008
11:37:26 PM
This Will Hurt Sin City 2!
by Joey_Redballs
Dec 18th, 2008
11:38:23 PM
that Electric Boogaloo joke is DEAD ALREADY u ass!
by King Conan
Dec 18th, 2008
11:39:17 PM
I'm still gonna watch it...
by parallax_r
Dec 18th, 2008
11:54:45 PM
NinjaRap...
by MR. MURDOCH
Dec 18th, 2008
11:59:56 PM
miller should not direct??
by cloudrider`
Dec 19th, 2008
12:04:27 AM
how do you know miller fucked robocop?
by cloudrider`
Dec 19th, 2008
12:15:48 AM
spirit of poop...
by 13thMonkey
Dec 19th, 2008
12:25:25 AM
@ Amy Chasing
by ranting_dude
Dec 19th, 2008
12:34:23 AM
What has Hercules got against this film?
by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World
Dec 19th, 2008
12:37:25 AM
Why is anyone predicting a big opening?
by Bass Ackwards
Dec 19th, 2008
12:45:19 AM
Get ready for Buck Rogers....?
by sanzaru
Dec 19th, 2008
12:46:58 AM
cloudrider`
by gotilk
Dec 19th, 2008
12:51:50 AM
"Tonight we dine IN HELL" WAS ridiculous...
by polyh3dron
Dec 19th, 2008
12:54:39 AM
Bass Ackwards
by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World
Dec 19th, 2008
01:13:43 AM
If Eva Mendes Sucked My Cock Every Night After Shooting....
by thelordofhell
Dec 19th, 2008
02:08:40 AM
I thought you guys hated the media establishment...
by MisterE
Dec 19th, 2008
03:03:11 AM
Finally! Another Showgirls!
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Dec 19th, 2008
03:47:42 AM
STEEL!!!!
by cornponious
Dec 19th, 2008
03:53:55 AM
This movie will be a massive flop
by hallmitchell
Dec 19th, 2008
04:39:30 AM
No Way Can This Top SHOWGIRLS
by LaserPants
Dec 19th, 2008
05:19:35 AM
Frank "Career Implosion" Miller
by LaserPants
Dec 19th, 2008
05:20:49 AM
Frank "Cocaine Binge" Miller
by LaserPants
Dec 19th, 2008
05:20:58 AM
300 and Sin City were both ridiculous
by Laserhead
Dec 19th, 2008
08:08:03 AM
I knew this film was in trouble...
by Tin Snoman
Dec 19th, 2008
08:08:51 AM
LaserPants
by Laserhead
Dec 19th, 2008
08:09:47 AM
I think the letdown for me is even bigger because
by Big Jim
Dec 19th, 2008
08:17:42 AM
That bitch
by TheBlackKnight
Dec 19th, 2008
09:41:40 AM
hopefully this won't ruin
by tsfogg
Dec 19th, 2008
10:22:29 AM
Paging Mister JonDough
by ArcadianDS
Dec 19th, 2008
11:40:16 AM
Showgirls would have been better if it had Clarence Bodikker
by most excellent ninja
Dec 19th, 2008
12:14:15 PM
I can't wait to see this film.
by antonphd
Dec 19th, 2008
02:29:00 PM
Sin City and 300...
by BizarroJerry
Dec 19th, 2008
09:16:14 PM
Frank Miller is a living legend
by theplant
Dec 23rd, 2008
07:50:18 AM

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