Comments on: Non-Summer Big Superhero Movies

By: John

John — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:24:21 +0000

I agree with you entirely. I don’t really see the point in either of these two films and, frankly, I don’t think any comic book story needs the validation of a film version anyhow, with all the quirks and depth stripped away for a wider audience.

By: cognitive dissident

cognitive dissident — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:32:20 +0000

I agree that The-Spirit-as-Sin-City will probably suck, but I still have hope for the Watchmen film. Yeah, the theatrical release will leave out far too many of the book’s cool touches…but that should help DVD sales without driving anyone away from the theater except the most rabid fanboys.

(Oh, and the Mystery Men references cracked me up!)

By: James Schee

James Schee — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:47:06 +0000

Mystery Men!!!

By: Brian M.

Brian M. — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:41:36 +0000

The Spirit trailer leaves me wondering why they are paying for the rights to the property. From the prominence of Frank Miller’s name in the trailer and the advertising and the “Sin City” visual style they are using it is clear the studio wanted this to be a “Sin City” clone because that film made money and copying films that make money is what Hollywood does.

If they really wanted to make a great Spirit movie, they just should have grabbed Issue No. 12 of Cooke recent revival of The Spirit and filmed that. Cooke flat out nailed The Spirit and the genre with that one issue.

By: Paul Sizer

Paul Sizer — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:37:46 +0000

Based on the trailers, the SPIRIT movie is going to SUCK. Sorry, it seems so off target that I wondered if Miller was trying to slip this in as a Sin City 1 1/2 movie. All the points that are hit in the trailer seem like a million miles away from Eisner’s vision for the character.

WATCHMEN trailer looks really great. Can they stick the landing? God I hope so.

By: KC

KC — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:52:07 +0000

Super-team movie: Mystery Men!
(or doesn’t that count…)

By: Nat Gertler

Nat Gertler — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:08:04 +0000

Oh, and me? I want to see The Spirit. Not everything in the trailer works for me, but I’m no more against Frank doing a more-Miller-than-Eisner Spirit than I was against a more-Miller-than-Kane Dark Knight Returns.

By: Nat Gertler

Nat Gertler — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:02:07 +0000

And besides the X-Men movies, there’s the Fantastic Four films, and Zoom, and the Invincibles, and Sky High.

By: James Schee

James Schee — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:28:53 +0000

To quote a great hero of our age, “D’oh!”

For some reason I’d completely blotted the X-Men movies out of my memory. But yup, they’d be the first superhero team movie.

By: Tony Hsieh

Tony Hsieh — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:15:45 +0000

The Spirit trailer made me feel terrible. I couldn’t figure out why it needed that extreme comicky look.

Even the French fan-made Green Hornet movie looks more interesting than this. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnfSl3zKyzY)

I have hope for Watchmen but I still wish some cable channel (SHOWTIME, HBO) would have picked it up as a twelve 1 hour episode year-long series. Like the Prisoner with Ian McKellen.

By: Jarrett

Jarrett — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:44:01 +0000

(((Could this be called the first superhero team movie?)))

At the very least X-Men would have that claim to fame, surely?

By: James Schee

James Schee — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:57:02 +0000

I agree with you on The Spirit movie, it just looks to be a mess. If Miller wanted to do Sin City 2, why not do it rather than force that style on The Spirit?

After seeing the preview for the Watchmen movie I’m actually kind of curious to be honest. I thought the way Dr. Manhatten looked was pretty cool. I wonder how they’ll handle all of the plotlines and characters. Could this be called the first superhero team movie?

I now want to see the movie after the preview. So it did its job, no?