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The Spirit (2008) -- Here's the second theatrical trailer for The Spirit, Frank Miller's feature-film adaptation of Will Eisner's comic serial!
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The Spirit (2008) -- A rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond to fight evil  in director Frank Miller's new film, "The Spirit."
The Spirit (2008) -- Here's the latest (and final?) theatrical trailer for The Spirit, Frank Miller's feature-film adaptation of Will Eisner's comic serial!

Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Frank Miller (screenplay)
Will Eisner (comic book series)
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Release Date:
25 December 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again. more
Plot:
Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City. full summary | full synopsis
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Frank Miller Does It Again more (240 total)

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Also Known As:
Will Eisner's The Spirit (USA) (poster title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of stylized violence and action, some sexual content and brief nudity.
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103 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The character, Morgenstern, the name means "morningstar" in German. more
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Continuity: When young Denny and Sand run out of the rainstorm into the doorway, Denny's coat is not wet. more
Quotes:
Ellen Dolan: You're in love with every women you meet, Mr. Spirit. You say lovely things to all of us and you mean every word you say. more
Movie Connections:
References Sin City (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Deutschland Uber Alles more

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Who is the Spirit? Who are any of these characters?
What are huevos rancheros?
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86 out of 147 people found the following comment useful.
Frank Miller Does It Again, 28 December 2008
2/10
Author: Knuckle from United States

No really. He takes a property that is fun and clever and entertaining, spews his well-worn brand of "dark and gritty" all over it, and proceeds to waste a little over an hour and a half of your life (more if parking was a pain in the rear - as it tends to be during the holiday season).

We'll start off with what's right with this movie.

It's... um... "visually stunning?" Maybe. If you haven't seen "300" or "Sin City" or "Sky Captain" before. (Please note that while two of the three mentioned films are based on his work - there's a good reason they're watchable. You guessed it - he didn't write and/or direct them) And that's about it.

The acting was phoned in - it takes a great director to wring a great performance from actors who are given laughably bad, pseudo-noir lines to puke out and guess what? Frank Miller isn't a great director. He isn't even mediocre. He's just plain bad.

So, what possessed the studio to gamble several millions of dollars when Robocop 2 and 3 should have been all the proof they need that one shouldn't waste more than the cover price of a comic book on this man's dubious talents? I'd like to think it was drugs instead of just plain stupidity, but I somehow doubt it.

There's several good reasons why they waited until Will Eisner was dead before making this. Do yourself a favor, take my word for it, and don't waste your time and money finding out what those reasons are for yourself.

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