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Frank Miller lures another femme fatale to THE SPIRIT... and a great DP to photograph her!!!

Huh huh huh. by rev_skarekroe	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:57:52 AM
DP.
no, this movie will not by the projectionist	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:58:35 AM
no, this movie will not rock. I might kick ass, but rock, not so much
said it before by Lost Prophet	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:05:06 AM
Linda Fiorentino is the definitive femme fatale from the last 20 years. Any other attempt must be compared to her performance in The Last Seduction.
Ahh...Monster Squad reference by Bert Fischer	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:06:21 AM
It's like playing Six Degrees of Frankenstein.
Eva Mendez is worthless. by MaxTheSilent	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:09:38 AM
Who keeps hiring her? Has she ever displayed an OUNCE of acting talent?
bill pop did team america by Automation Overlord	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:10:03 AM
i hope he'll be able to handle the giagantic size of scarlett's boobies
My wang will rock by Teh Suk	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:10:19 AM
During the Eva and Scarlett makeout scenes.
THIS SOUNDS GREAT! Darkman rules! by StrokerX	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:10:30 AM
Darkman is the SHIT! One of my favorite superhero movies of all time. Glad the DP will be on this.
" in a Frank Miller movie" by BigFo	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:19:57 AM
The Dude is awesome and all but He's only directed 1/2 of a movie w/ a kick ass director standing over his shoulder. Might be a little early to assume everything he craps is gonna be gold.
EVA MEH-NDES by BringingSexyBack	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:23:38 AM
How can they put that skanky J-Lo wannabe alongside Scarlett? At least put up Roselyn Sanchez (and make her say Esecret Eservice).
Frank Miller will do a good job by Arghh	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:26:23 AM
Frank Miller will do a good job directing this film, drawing storyboards is a lot like drawing comic books.
I'm posting this in several talkbacks... by cornponious	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:39:40 AM
just so people will know that I'm not a troll, I'm a legitimate poster, and that I will always honor my word (unfortunately). About a week and a half ago I stated that Superbad would not make more than 4 million dollars in its first weekend. I stated that if it did, I would post my 1989 highschool graduation photo. Well, here it is: http://tinyurl.com/38pulv Please, be kind.
Army of Darkness by Unlabled	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:52:23 AM
sweet, best movie ever?
I'm withholding judgement by Cerebud	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:52:50 AM
Sure he's getting big names because of the success of Sin City and 300, but what has he done to make those into MOVIES? His comics work has been crap lately, so I'm not sure he'll be making a great movie here. Maybe I'm wrong. I hope I'm wrong, if for nothing other than Will Eisner's immortality.
Can somebody please help me out? by Charlie Murphy	Aug 22nd, 2007 09:01:54 AM
I'm reading Darwyn Cooke's "The Spirit" and it's great. Very light, and very fun. is it anything like eisner's books? i've never read a single one. I'm a little worried about Frank doing a really super dark Spirit movie (unless of course that's how he's supposed to be) are there any Eisner Spirit books you'd recommend? i'm off to the comic shop later.
I really need to read some Spirit comics by Bloo	Aug 22nd, 2007 09:14:29 AM
so I'm in agreement with Charlie up there, recommendations. also lest anyone forget Frank Miller was responsible for Robocop 3 so forgive me if my enthuism is a little...lukewarm
Unlabeled by runfoodrun	Aug 22nd, 2007 09:23:08 AM
I'm with you, it's my favorite ever. ED2 might be the better film, but man there's just something about AOD. It's been my fav since the first time I saw it.
Eva Menedes: Great Tits, No Talent by LaserPants	Aug 22nd, 2007 09:34:47 AM
Usually that doesn't bother me in the slightest, but with Eva, it does. I mean, Ghost Rider was already awful, she just made it unbearable. Of course, if she showed her rack, it wouldn't have bugged me, and if I was plowing her from behind, I wouldn't complain about her lack of personality, but in a moviefilm that I'm supposed to enjoy? Theres gotta be more talented trim to poke, Frank.
WE MUST LOVE THIS MOVIE BEFORE IT IS SHOT! by believe_it	Aug 22nd, 2007 09:40:50 AM
nimrods. all of you. believe it.
Bill Pope by lost.rules	Aug 22nd, 2007 09:42:55 AM
He can make any movie look great. Lots a reasons to be excited about this, but he's number one.
Miller Hated Robocop 3 by Saluki	Aug 22nd, 2007 09:51:05 AM
... So much that he made a super badass sex-part comic based on his actual script. Try to find it, it's pretty crazy.
cornponious by FILMFUNK	Aug 22nd, 2007 09:51:40 AM
you have John Cusack hair.
"The Spirit, the tits, and the asses." by pipergates	Aug 22nd, 2007 09:53:58 AM
the sexiest scandinavian blondie, the hottest chica latina and the most badass motherfucker all in one movie, can that Macht guy handle all this? can Miller? hope he keeps i touch with Tarantino and Rodriguez when he needs a guiding hand.
I just want them to answer the question driving me nuts by chrth	Aug 22nd, 2007 09:58:35 AM
Why does The Spirit have a secret identity? His alter ego is dead, and I haven't seen any evidence (in the originals) that he has any family that could be threatened if the bad guys knew who he was. So why bother?
Wait..who is getting DP'ed???? by EUROPA	Aug 22nd, 2007 09:59:40 AM
Is it Scarlett? Or is customers?
enthusiasm? not too much by tonamania	Aug 22nd, 2007 10:33:33 AM
Miller's not a director (don't give me that Sin City crap - that was all Rodriguez); agreed his later stuff is not what it should be and he makes for a funny "actor" (loved that dialogue with Mickey in Sin City as the priest)
I just hope they film Eva Mendes by Spandau Belly	Aug 22nd, 2007 10:50:06 AM
from the two specific angles at which she looks okay.
And will Scarjo do her trademarked Blank Stare? by Spandau Belly	Aug 22nd, 2007 10:52:14 AM
If she just keeps staring off into space eventually she'll get an Oscar for it. I guarantee you.
Mendez is ugly and can't act by Andy Warhol Jr	Aug 22nd, 2007 10:54:02 AM
I'll never watch a movie with her, no matter who directs.
I want to kiss Eva Mendes by Osmosis Jones	Aug 22nd, 2007 11:02:45 AM
Right on her sexy mole.
SCARLETT + MENDEZ ARE BADLY OVERRATED by The Breasts of Midol Girl	Aug 22nd, 2007 11:06:10 AM
REST ASSURED, WE WERE AT COMIC-CON RECENTLY, AND THE WAY THE GUYS WERE DROOLING OVER US, IT'S CLEAR WHO SHOULD REALLY BE STARRING IN THIS MOVIE.
... by tango fett	Aug 22nd, 2007 11:18:58 AM
...what?
charlie murphy by wilbur gray	Aug 22nd, 2007 11:22:33 AM
Charlie-I believe DC has put out a few Archive editions of the Eisner Spirit.Also,if you go to a back issue shop,you may find the Kitchen Sink published reprints from the 70's-'80s.The lighthearted approach Cooke takes is only a patch on what Eisner did in his post WWII years with the character.Mr.Carrion in the original was a way more sinister figure than Cooke's reimagining,emblematic of the noir approach Miller is seeking.Some of Eisner's stories barely feature the Spirit at all,but focus on such Twilight Zoneish situations as a guy who can fly or another who can kill by saying,"Drop dead!"Good luck with finding these original stories,they are justified classics.
Eva GHOST RIDER Mendes? by Gilkuliehe	Aug 22nd, 2007 11:24:13 AM
Right, who gives a shit then.
Mendes finds herself in wet paper bag... by Sad_Lieutenant	Aug 22nd, 2007 11:37:04 AM
... dramatic stalemate ensues.
bill pope... by Director17	Aug 22nd, 2007 11:43:52 AM
kind of sucks. The handheld shots in spiderman were the worst I've ever seen....and the matrix isnt anything but a flat green filter over everything. Hows bout a roger deakins..or someone with talent?
thanks wilbur by Charlie Murphy	Aug 22nd, 2007 11:54:26 AM
i'll look into them
And the award for darkess geek reference ever goes to.. by Argentino	Aug 22nd, 2007 12:05:16 PM
Quint. His father player the father of a main character? How the fuck did you know that?! I mean, I also have some useless and unusual information in my head but that the most obscure reference I've ever heard!
And the score stands...Scarlett 1 by ewokstew	Aug 22nd, 2007 12:23:13 PM
Eva 0
NO Eva! by Saltoner	Aug 22nd, 2007 12:25:53 PM
Plain and simple, she sucks. Why Frank, why?
Femme Fatale and DP in the title of this post by darquelyte	Aug 22nd, 2007 12:36:57 PM
I thought this was about a porn film.
Why all the Eva haters? by stewiegriffin	Aug 22nd, 2007 12:41:22 PM
Eva rocks, you guys are a bunch of fags...then again I already knew that. That being said, I can't wait for this movie to be out.
Everyone assumes Frank Miller will be a great by comedian_x	Aug 22nd, 2007 12:41:51 PM
director because he drew some comic strips. Setting up shots is only half the job though; he also has to cast the right people and draw great performances out of them. His cast so far doesn't indicate that.
Eva Mendes and Scarlett Johansson in the same movie? by epitone	Aug 22nd, 2007 12:41:53 PM
Wow! What a brilliant casting coup! 2002 is really going to be a great year for that studio.
and to whoever said Jennifer Esposito by stewiegriffin	Aug 22nd, 2007 12:46:20 PM
was hotter than Eva...uhm Esposito is like 50 years too old dude, might as well cast Sharon Stone for that matter. Eva's hot and she got the part so quit your pussy ass whining. You don't like it, stay home playing with yourself looking at pictures of Uhura.
They should have gotten Will Eisner to direct it... by Transmetropolitan	Aug 22nd, 2007 01:11:05 PM
Oh, right.
Mendes is Gorgeous! by Jellyfishing	Aug 22nd, 2007 01:21:33 PM
I absolutely love the tubby basement dwelling bastards that sit on these boards talking about how someone is 'unattractive.' As if any female would give them the time of day, let alone one as gorgeous as Eva Mendes. Hilarious.
More importantly... by Jellyfishing	Aug 22nd, 2007 01:23:20 PM
Have any of you even READ The Spirit? How anybody thinks this could be an exciting movie is beyond me. It's up there with The Phantom.
I'm not familiar with The Spirit by hktelemacher	Aug 22nd, 2007 01:36:29 PM
but is Quint throwing around the term "femme fatale" a little too lightly? Not every female role in a noir-ish property is automatically a femme fatale, not even in Miller's world.
Bill Pope. Nice. by Jakes Nel	Aug 22nd, 2007 01:42:18 PM
The man shot Team America. Nuff said.
hktelemacher: no, he's spot on by chrth	Aug 22nd, 2007 02:09:23 PM
I won't go so far as to say Eisner invented the femme fatale, but the ladies in The Spirit definitely qualify for that moniker.
Eva Mendes is hot but more wooden than an ochard by Big Bad Clone	Aug 22nd, 2007 02:17:33 PM
Ghost Rider was a fucking mess that was made somewhat enjoyable by the sight of her in those skin tight dresses. But the moment she opened her mouth... Oh course, after Sin City, we couldn't expect any woman in a Frank Miller scripted movie to have anything close to natural dialouge.
speaking of femme fatales... by Transmetropolitan	Aug 22nd, 2007 02:19:34 PM
When is someone going to remake Double Indemnity? Rodriguez should get all over that, maybe. I dunno, what directors today understand noir enough to make a good new Double Indemnity while being true to the source material? Thoughts anyone? Even bother to re-make that classic?
Reality check: Eva Mendes cannot act. by brokentusk	Aug 22nd, 2007 02:31:11 PM
She is really sexy and has an amazing body, but she is a terrible actor. I'm glad to see that a lot of people here agree with me on this, because I've been feeling for a while like I'm the only one who can see this (judging from the fact that she keeps getting cast in high-profile films and keeps sucking in each of them). If you disagree with this, I offer GHOST RIDER as evidence.
big bad clone by tonamania	Aug 22nd, 2007 02:36:41 PM
now that you mention it, I'm going through the scenes and dialogue in my head: rosario dawson - funny; goldie chick - blanker than ScarJo (Kill 'em for me good, Marv - HA HA HA!); Alba - terrible; Brittany - good performance for a weak character. good observation - was he like married and divorced a bunch times? gay maybe?
3 over rated hotties by tonamania	Aug 22nd, 2007 02:40:36 PM
ScarJo (that blank stare); Eva (was she an MTV chick at some point?) and Jessica Biel (for a glint of hope like 'the Illusionist', she puts in 5 turds like 'chuck & larry' REA-LLY nice to look at though.
Biiil Pope!!! Fuck yeah!!! by the_man_from_Rio	Aug 22nd, 2007 02:49:03 PM
he of team america fame!!!
Too bad Eva Mendes can't act. by Imagikafan	Aug 22nd, 2007 03:04:13 PM
My enthusiasm for this movie just took a hit.
Sophie Howard, Lucy Pinder, Keeley Hazell should join! by Spandau Belly	Aug 22nd, 2007 04:03:29 PM
And the film should take place on a trampoline to stay true to its comic book roots (ie being for total wankers).
Mendes is hot but by Doc_Strange	Aug 22nd, 2007 07:20:31 PM
She is a TERRIBLE actress. I had a friend who went to high school with her and all she wanted to do was act. Looks like all those years of training hadn't paid off. She can't even pull off a convincing Mexican accent and she's fucking Mexican too. Now that is an insult.
A "comic book" guy directing a movie is like having... by Bob Cryptonight	Aug 22nd, 2007 08:53:50 PM
...a music video guy direct a movie. Good luck, Frankie.
I h8 both these chicks by darrenspool	Aug 22nd, 2007 10:15:31 PM
I FIND THEM QUITE UN-HORNIOUS. cornponious, YOU SUCK.
Thanks for the heads-up on the Robocop 2 comic by And Nicolas Cage as Fu Manchu	Aug 22nd, 2007 10:53:32 PM
Just finished reading it. So much better than the theatrical Robocop 2&3.
Doc_Strange by Munro Kelly	Aug 22nd, 2007 11:19:21 PM
Actually she's Cuban-American.
Bob Cryptonight by Punch Man	Aug 22nd, 2007 11:42:28 PM
what exactly is your point?
My point is regardless of her ethnicity..... by Doc_Strange	Aug 23rd, 2007 01:24:12 AM
She can't speak Spanish and she sure as hell can't produce a good accent. Really, it's not that hard. All looks, no brains? Check.
I thought Eva Mendes would be photographed in a DP! by MrMysteryGuest	Aug 23rd, 2007 02:47:37 AM
:( :P
I doubt this will make a lot of money by Doc_Strange	Aug 23rd, 2007 03:04:19 AM
I didn't even know about the Spirit until I read Eisner's Comics and Sequential art book. I don't think it's an immensely popular character but I've been wrong before. But if history is any indication, movies that feature characters from yesteryear rarely if ever do very well when translated to the big screen. Look at the Phantom and The Shadow. Now we have the Spirit? I don't know.......
Mendez is ugly by Andy Warhol Jr	Aug 23rd, 2007 06:00:50 AM
And cannot act.
WHO´S FRANK MILLER? by Wilclas	Aug 23rd, 2007 06:31:16 AM
Anyone..?
Wilclas, Frank Miller is by Spandau Belly	Aug 23rd, 2007 06:59:12 AM
the chap who delivers my post. He's always got a cheerful demeanour and a joke to tell, not to mention a sound knowledge of football. But I'm surprised they let him direct a film. He must have told some Hollywood mucker a really good joke or something. Unless there's somebody else in the world by that name.
Good or bad, I will see Frank Miller's effort..... by JDanielP	Aug 23rd, 2007 11:23:44 AM
.....on the BIG SCREEN.
Mendes by Cobbio	Aug 23rd, 2007 01:36:12 PM
I think Eva Mendes is quite hot and she seems pretty cool in interviews. She's got this cute girl-next-doorness steeped in ample Latina curves. Yeah, it works for me. Anyway, as much as I'm a fan of her looks, I'm not yet sold on her acting ability. She seems a bit... lightweight to me. "Ghost Rider" wasn't much of a vehicle for anyone's acting chops, but she came across as especially wooden. Maybe she'll kick royal ass in Miller's new film and give a nicely nuanced peformance. But I'll need to see it to believe it. Still, Scarlett Johanssen in a Frank Miller movie? I'm there.

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