Just got back from a screening of this movie, and it's pretty much unwatchable. It's disappointing in a huge way. It's not fun enough to be camp, it's not smart enough to be witty, it's not new or original in any way, and the acting is just god-awful. It's a mess from start to finish.

i read a review that called it worse than "battlefield earth"

Anxiety said:

That sounds about right!

i really wanna see it

Efan said:

wow. it kinda makes me want to see it if it's THAT bad. after all, i AM the person who saw "barb wire" and "glitter" in the theater, just because of my love of truly horrific cinema.

Anxiety said:

anyway, i'm gonna go see it anyway. the ad makes it look cool. besides, Samuel Jackson in heavy eye make up. count me in!

InsatiableCream said:

the only believable thing in that movie was ann magnuson's cell phone.
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Anxiety said:

I like horrific cinema too, and that's what made me so mad at this movie. Toward the end, when The Spirit (Gabriel Macht) starts talking to the camera, I thought about how dull the movie was and that I wasn't even enjoying the train wreck of it. It's just bad all around. It doesn't even fall flat in an interesting way.

I saw the preview while waiting for The Day the Earth Stood Still to start. I giggled even then

InsatiableCream said:

Okay, but I'd recommend at least seeing it at a matinee so you don't pay full price.

Oh, and besides putting him in heavy eye makeup, they also put Samuel L. Jackson in black face at one point, which is weird, to say the least.

Anxiety said:

WOW!! That is pretty bad!!

Efan said:

holy fucking shit !!!

now i HAVE to see it

Anxiety said:

"Barb wire" is the best. Its inspired by "casablanca" with Pam Anderson so it was always destined to be brilliant!
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thesexofit said:

Barb Wire was inspired by Casablanca?

Wow was looking forward to it, I'll check it out anyway just for eva mendez

Anxiety said:

Oh.my.

Efan said:

i think the word "inspired" is an exaggeration. it might have been based on casablanca, but that movie was anything but inspired!

Efan said:

I guess as a movie director Frank Miller makes a good Graphic Novelist. It's too bad Will Eisner's legacy has to be fucked with this way. His original comics of The Spirit set the bar for everything that followed. 70s Batman, 80s Daredivil, and 90s Spawn.
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ok yeah just saw it. you're right, this movie blows.

it takes everything that was awesome, witty and funny about the comic and shits on it

I will disagree with you. I really loved it and so did my friend and the movie was CROWDED. Sam Jackson is Cool as is Eva and Scarlett. I like movies like this and SIN CITY.

markpeg said:

Miller has become some kind of Frankenstein's Monster's turd. He can't write anymore and he can't direct. Sin City was only passable because Rodriguez was there to hold his hand and it introduced a new, interesting look for a film.

i was on my way to see this tonight. we got there and i decided to turn around and head home.

i really don't think i could handle another disappointment hand-delivered by Frank Miller himself.

Mars23 said:

He tries to make that look work again for The Spirit but it doesn't fit as well, and it's definitely not new anymore. About the only thing different here (for Miller) is that one of The Spirit's love interests is a doctor. Usually, a woman has to be a ninja, a stripper, or a whore to be respected in a Frank Miller story.