In the True SPIRIT of Bah, Humbuggery...
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Category: FORUMS on NON-NOMINATED 2008 RELEASES w/LYNX!
Forum Name: THE SPIRIT
Forum Discription: As the Last Big Bomb of 2008, This Just Hadda Be Added...
URL: http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3360
Printed Date: June 17 2013 at 10:13pm
Topic: In the True SPIRIT of Bah, Humbuggery...
Posted By: HeadRAZZBerry
Subject: In the True SPIRIT of Bah, Humbuggery...
Date Posted: December 28 2008 at 2:18am
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ALTHOUGH SOME of OUR FORUM MEMBERS* HAVE DEFENDED THIS as BEING QUIRKY and ORIGINAL, the ONE/TWO PUNCH of TERRIBLE REVIEWS and TINY BOX OFFICE ALL BUT DEMAND THAT WE INCLUDE http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=329&PN=1 - THE SPIRIT as OUR FINAL FORUM of 2008... HANDING the DIRECTING REINS OVER to http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588340/ - the WRITER of 300 (WHICH WAS ACTUALLY HAD MORE LAUGHS THAN http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=249 - MEET THE SPARTANS ) THIS FINAL LIONSGATE RELEASE of 2008 PROVED to BE the LAST BIG DUD of the YEAR -- WITH BOTH http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3361&PN=1&TPN=1 - BAD B.O. and http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3359&PN=1 - ROTTEN REVIEWS at http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_spirit/ - ROTTEN TOMATOES . ALTHOUGH IT FLOPPED TOO LATE to MAKE OUR NOMINATING BALLOT, WE THOUGHT ITS UNDER ACHIEVEMENTS EARNED IT a PLACE on OUR FORUM. OKAY, dEd GRIMLEY*, NOW YOU CAN SET ABOUT DEFENDING IT...
"This won't be any more painful than reading the reviews -- or checking out your numbers over at B.O. MoJo..." ------------- Ye Olde Head RAZZberry |
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Posted By: Michaels
Date Posted: December 28 2008 at 2:53am
| Oh well, at least this is one listed movie that we know won't be "winning" anything. |
Posted By: Headbanger14
Date Posted: December 28 2008 at 8:43am
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I saw Sin City and thought it was alright, And 300 was pretty cool. But when I saw the trailer for this beast, I just thought it looked like stupid junk. It's a shame I had no interest in going to any movies this past month, because all the movies at my local theater were stupid, unoriginal and, like...Twilight.
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Posted By: sportsartist24
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 9:15am
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Sin city and 300 were both decent. This one looks like a dumb film. It seems like Frank Miller didn't do a decent job directing on his own. He probably should have had someone else do it. ------------- The Mormons were'nt really popular in the beginning, they're now becoming more popular, even in Hollywood. |
Posted By: dEd Grimley
Date Posted: January 04 2009 at 4:13am
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You pretty much hit the only two words I could use to defend it -- It certainly wasn't for everyone. I think the way they set about making it look like another comic-book noir movie, and then it turned out to be an action/comedy, made it fail to deliver the movie people expected to see from the marketing of it. I certainly didn't see its failure coming. But even with all that, it WAS something different... More of a manic action/comedy -- something like Lethal Weapon.
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Posted By: Michaels
Date Posted: January 04 2009 at 11:28am
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Yes, it's a sad thing when the best excuse to see a movie is for you to see the naked rear of your favorite actress on a 50 feet screen, and it's NOT a porno. |
Posted By: dEd Grimley
Date Posted: January 04 2009 at 11:34am
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True...
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Posted By: wetbandit82
Date Posted: January 06 2009 at 2:20pm
| There was an article on Cartoon Brew last month pointing out how, in the early 80s when feature animation was in its absolute doldrums, a couple of renegade animators tried to do The Spirit as a feature, but couldn't get the financial backing for the project. More than a few of them--including a number of subsequent Disney legends such as John Lassiter and John Musker--feel they could have substantially changed the course of animation had they been given a chance with it--certainly it could have been more entertaining than this. |
Posted By: MiguelAntilsu
Date Posted: January 12 2009 at 2:18pm
The creators of this film go through a lot of red tape to make the film look like a comic book...and they got  for it.
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Posted By: Michaels
Date Posted: January 13 2009 at 9:15am
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I put most of the blame on the shoulders of first-time director (or at least first time solo, since he co-directed "Sin City") Frank Miller. Since he also wrote the screenplay, so he's most at fault for the flat dialog and the actor's wooden preformances, just like George Lucas did in the Star Wars prequels. |
Posted By: Mayhem5185
Date Posted: January 14 2009 at 11:35pm
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Saw this on youtube and thought you guys might want to see it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0xI2_Up1d4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0xI2_Up1d4 |
Posted By: Kate
Date Posted: January 15 2009 at 11:55am
Can I be the first female to point out that the Spirit himself was just as hot as the women around him? I mean... DAMN. 
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Posted By: dEd Grimley
Date Posted: January 15 2009 at 5:13pm
| Not only the first, but you can also probably be the last. How bout THAT? |
Posted By: Kate
Date Posted: January 16 2009 at 10:51am
What, guys get to talk about the sexy ladies, but girls don't get to talk about the single sexy man? ------------- |
Posted By: dEd Grimley
Date Posted: January 16 2009 at 11:45am
| lol Re-reading, that came out a bit harsh perhaps, sorry. |
Posted By: Kate
Date Posted: January 16 2009 at 12:26pm
Haha it's all good, no worries. ------------- |
Posted By: BrassKnuckle
Date Posted: January 18 2009 at 11:03am
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I enjoyed this film. This was good, quality, Adam-West-Batman brand cheese. I fail to see why everyone tried to take it so seriously. I want a cold bottle of Aquafina the next time I see this. My father couldn't get over seeing Samuel L Jackson in a nazi uniform. The history buff in him popped a fuse when he saw that. ------------- Jurassic Park was the most expensive B-rated Movie ever made - Me |
Posted By: dEd Grimley
Date Posted: January 18 2009 at 1:06pm
I couldn't believe how funny I found that. |
Posted By: BrassKnuckle
Date Posted: January 19 2009 at 4:13am
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What was funny? The fact that I liked it; the reference to the blatant Aquafina bottle seen in the father/daughter talk; or that my father went nuts when he saw SLJ in a Nazi uniform?
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Posted By: tdickensheets
Date Posted: February 24 2009 at 4:30pm
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Posted By: Vits
Date Posted: December 12 2010 at 11:22am
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Frank Miller should stay away from movies.Yes,it was as stunning as SIN CITY.But directing isn't just about visuals.It's also about correcting the errors of the script and this one ended up with a confusing narrative,which actually isn't that big of a deal in comics because you can just go back a page if you miss or misunderstood something.Directing it's also about telling the cast how to act,and he clearly doesn't know how to do it.My main proof is Gabriel Match constantly changing his voice.As for the lame reactions...well maybe that was on purpose...since this is a satire.There are a lot of other obvious errors in the movie(like no one realizing THE SPIRIT's identity with that mask)that mean that Miller,if he wants to be in the business,stick to cinematography. I give this 5/10.
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Posted By: BurnHollywoodBurn
Date Posted: December 12 2010 at 2:55pm
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Yeah, mind you when Miller did "Sin City", he had not one, but TWO directors helping him. On his own, he had no clue what he was doing, and this movie exposed that. ------------- The Four Horsemen of the Moviepocalypse: uncalled for sequels/remakes/reboots, 3-D surcharges, untalented "celebrities", and anything with Michael Bay's name attached to it. |
Posted By: Vits
Date Posted: December 12 2010 at 4:03pm
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Specially since the shooting was done just by Robert Rodriguez(except one scene shot by Quentin Tarantino).Rodriguez and Miller are credited as directors for mostly doing the supervising aspect. ------------- http://vits-ingthemovies.blogspot.com - http://vits-ingthemovies.blogspot.com |
Posted By: BurnHollywoodBurn
Date Posted: December 12 2010 at 7:25pm
------------- The Four Horsemen of the Moviepocalypse: uncalled for sequels/remakes/reboots, 3-D surcharges, untalented "celebrities", and anything with Michael Bay's name attached to it. |
Posted By: Vits
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 7:48am
Actually,he could also dedicate to Production and Costume Design,Art Direction,etc.And yes,I know those movies were shot in green screen. ------------- http://vits-ingthemovies.blogspot.com - http://vits-ingthemovies.blogspot.com |
Posted By: BurnHollywoodBurn
Date Posted: December 13 2010 at 1:52pm
------------- The Four Horsemen of the Moviepocalypse: uncalled for sequels/remakes/reboots, 3-D surcharges, untalented "celebrities", and anything with Michael Bay's name attached to it. |