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The Spirit [DVD] [2008]
enlarge	Director: Frank Miller Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson, Gabriel Macht, Jaime King Studio: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £5.98 as of 24/11/2009 00:48 GMT details You Save: £14.01 (70%) New (16) Used (7) from £3.50 Seller: Amazon.co.uk Rating: 24 reviews Sales Rank: 2440 Format: PAL Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 98 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5060052417305 ASIN: B001TJKV9Q Theatrical Release Date: 2008 Release Date: May 25, 2009 Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 24 1 2 3 4 5 Next » Escapist and fun May 16, 2009 Scott Murdertroyd (Halifax) 7 out of 11 found this review helpful This film was unusual insofar as the female characters were much more notable than in most Hollywood films. Instead of playing second fiddle to the men they were striking, distinct, sexy and interesting. br / br /I was expecting a run of the mill superhero movie but The Spirit was nothing like other films. It was quirky, odd, original and sexy. Nice sense of humour throughout. Spirited! May 14, 2009 Barney McGrew (UK) 14 out of 17 found this review helpful One of the lesser know comic book heroes, The Spirit is an enigmatic and subtle figure, who inhabits a world of mad scientists (of course), embittered femme fatales (naturally), and world-weary police captains (why not). The film, directed by Frank Miller, is very much in the mould of Sin City; there are sudden splashes of colour, usually red, but the action is usually drenched in dark and broody black, with surreal occurrences the norm and cartoonish violence a regular visitor. Samuel L Jackson co-stars alongside relative newcomer Gabriel Macht as The Spirit's nemesis: The Octopus, and his usual intense performance stands-out against the overall tongue-in-cheek feel of the film. br /Overall this a great bit of escapism; well-acted, fun and neatly skirting superhero cliché, the film provides a welcome alternative to its more populist comic book cousins. br / Better than you might think! May 27, 2009 django davis (somerset uk) 9 out of 12 found this review helpful The easiest thing in the world is to crticise something negatively, we're all good at that, so here's a more difficult to put together positive critique.Forget all the basically "What a load of rubbish" reviews. Ok it's not faithful to the original stories (how many movies are?), and he wears a black suit not his iconic blue one (a very major sin in some people's minds but it suits the muted colours better), but this is a comic story put onto the big screen after all. How logical do you expect it to be. It's about a man who's dead after all and can't die again, how realistic is that!! I have to agree, the Nazi bit came straight from the left field and some of the acting could be a bit better, but they are playing comic book characters don't forget. That aside I actually liked it... a lot. Sure the dialogue isn't up to the standard of Shakespeare, but remember neither were Sin City or 300; they used the original text from the comic books and were equally unusual; Miller wrote the script for this movie in a similar style. Let's be fair, the acting in 300 and Sin City didn't exactly set the world on fire, but really suited those films; it's the same here. Sure it's nothing like other comic adaptations like Spiderman, Batman, X-Men, Iron Man and so on, but that doesn't make it bad. It's just different; a little more arty if you like. I find that when people are very fond of something, be it a type of music, book, tv show or in this case movie, they can get a bit precious about things and become unnecessarily, sometimes vitriolically, damning of something which doesn't match their own idea of how it should have turned out (We've all seen Comic Book Guy on the Simpsons). Relax, open your mind and consider if you really would have done anything differently or better (and that's subjective remember)... I doubt it. The greenscreen documentary in the extras will explain everything to sceptics. A bold movie in my view, and if you're not precious, enjoyable... but hey, I also like progressive rock, so what do I know!!! Werid But Enjoyable. May 9, 2009 Ms. J. F. Gilby (bexhill, uk) 3 out of 4 found this review helpful After seeing the excellent Sin City and 300, Frank Miller has made the Spirit that is a different kind of Comic Book movie I have seen for a while. The hero played by Gabriel Macht is out to get the nasty Octopus played by Samuel L Jackson while learning that his long lost love played by Eva Mendes is around wanting the same thing from her childhood. It has the snow and colours like Sin City, it has the brutal fight scenes like 300 but it has some laughs and the hero being a womaniser instead of a cold-hearted one. Some parts are weird and unexplainable like the Nazi scenes but I found it very enjoyable to watch and wouldn't mind seeing again. I highly recommend this film to anyone who liked Sin City, 300, Frank Miller or just comic book movies in general. its no 300 or Sin City May 5, 2009 Ash (essex) 2 out of 5 found this review helpful frank miller creator 300 and sin city now he is having his first attempt of making a movie br / br /its his art style and humour used in sin city but thats it the story is loosely based on Will Eisner's comic books this is more like a re cap to late 80s / early 90s comic book movies DARKMAN, Dick Tracey and batman br / br /silly action cheap humour and some amazing camera work! its really well worked out shame to many people wanted this to be sin city 2 and couldnt see what this film wanted to be... br / br /lets hope frank miller will learn from this maybe and not write other films names all over his work and gets a new movie out soon! br /fun funny comic book romp worth a watch! Showing reviews 1-5 of 24 1 2 3 4 5 Next »

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