Here are Tina's thoughts, who should be considered more of a mainstream viewer even though she does attend many comic con and pop culture conventions:

The Spirit is most notable for its' excellent casting, (especially the bodacious Eva Mendes!), great stylized look, art direction and costumes.

I'd give it an 8.0 out of 10.0 on a rating scale. I can't quite put my finger on what I didn't like, except to say it was epitomized by the guy behind me snoring several times throughout the movie. These were the the same times I found myself nodding off. I thought it was just the after effects of New Year's Eve, but his snoring made me think maybe not!

Suffice it to say, it was long and unduly outrageous in spots. I coudn't figure out if the Octopus was supposed to be funny, insane, or scary. He wasn't so scary, he was more just weird, and I kept wondering why Scarlett Johansson had hitched herself to him. She seemed to think he was nuts too.

The Spirit's odes to his city got a little old for me, before he was done with his first one!

I enjoyed all the comic book industry Easter Eggs and nudged Michael when I caught several - Ditko, Pfeiffer, Eiger St, etc.

The best part of the movie for me was seeing Louis Lombardi, (Edgar from '24' TV Show) resurrected as the clones.  He / they were one comic element in the movie that worked every time.

If you are a '24' TV show fan like me and Michael, pay close attention to Sand Sharef's husband. You'll be rewarded by seeing 'Miles'!

Gabriel Macht (Denny Colt / The Spirit), was surprisingly good. I was prepared to dislike him and even feared a big dissapointment ala the light weight Brandon Rausch in 'Superman Returns'. However, Macht carried the load - and what a great one.

Frank Miller fans will delight in the film and in seeing Frank in the film also. Watch the first act carefully for Frank's appearance. He goes all out at times, he even loses his head!

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention'  here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts,  and new listings of items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store! 

Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again for more!  BTW, besides blogging, we have over 472 Reviews that Tina and I have placed in our eBay Reviews Section. Just click here to see our latest reviews!

We were VERY pleased that our blog hit its' 300,000th visitor last week while we were on vacation in Sedona, Arizona... Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael and Tina

        

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Here are Michael's thoughts, who even though he has been a comic book fan / geek for many years, just was never into Will Eisner's 'The Spirit' character. (Gasp!) 

It turned out that our thoughts of watching it on the Big Screen were right. It is a film that needs to be seen on the Big Screen, just like Frank Miller's 'Sin City' was! Especially with the sound effects being so much better coming from all corners of the theater.

For Michael, the film was just a little too long, it probably could have used a little more editing IMHO.

The film's style was very beautiful to see, although cell phones and computers were a little strange to see with old model cars... The style was very similar to 'Sky Captain And The World of Tomorrow', which Michael did like!

The casting was superb, especially Eva Mende's role as Sand Sharef. Also Scarlett Johansson as Silken Floss did a very good job as the Octopus' accomplice. Sarah Paulson was just right for Ellen Dolan, the Commissioner's daughter.

Gabriel Macht was believable as Denny Colt / The Spirit, whereas Samuel L Jackson was just a little over the top for my taste. Louis Lombardi was very funny in his multiple roles!

What I really enjoyed was all the references to other Comics Creators and characters, i.e.: Iger Street, Ditko's Speedy Service, Donnenfeld the fence, Tuska (one of the cops), Robin in tights, Quick Draw McGraw, Thor's Hammer, the Flash Insignia on Octopus' back of his head, and several more!

Other than the film running a little too long, it was enjoyable and should be seen on the Big Screen. How it will translate to DVD showing later on TV sets is questionable. 

My rating for this film, an 8.0 out of 10.0 possible.

Tina's review will be in a Part 2 blog post!  She knew even less of The Spirit and is more of a mainstream viewer instead of a comic book fan. 

Until then.... Happy New Year to All of our blog readers!!

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention'  here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts,  and new listings of items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store! 

Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again for more!  BTW, besides blogging, we have over 472 Reviews that Tina and I have placed in our eBay Reviews Section. Just click here to see our latest reviews!

We were VERY pleased that our blog hit its' 300,000th visitor last week while we were on vacation in Sedona, Arizona... Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

~ Michael and Tina

        

Note From Make It So Marketing: To the left is a photo of Michael and Tina at the 2007 SDCC - San Diego Comic Convention International. Click that photo to see 'Our World'!                   Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!                     We attend several  Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!                   If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

"Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"   Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for review, send to: Make It So Marketing Inc PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013

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Looks like we might have to renew our DVD Pass at our local video chain sooner than we thought, LOL ! And also dig out those comic books and graphic novels on 'CHUCK' and '24' to re-read until those shows come back on!

Oh well.... at least it's a new year!  Which reminds me: 

Happy New Year to All of our blog readers!!

For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention'  here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts,  and new listings of items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store! 

Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again for more!  BTW, besides blogging, we have over 472 Reviews that Tina and I have placed in our eBay Reviews Section. Just click here to see our latest reviews!

 

~ Michael and Tina

        

Note From Make It So Marketing: To the left is a photo of Michael and Tina at the 2007 SDCC - San Diego Comic Convention International. Click that photo to see 'Our World'!                   Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!                     We attend several  Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!                   If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

"Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"   Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for review, send to: Make It So Marketing Inc PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013

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For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing 'Comic Con and Pop Culture Convention'  here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts,  and new listings of items for sale in our online eBay Featured Store! 

Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again for more!  BTW, besides blogging, we have over 472 Reviews that Tina and I have placed in our eBay Reviews Section. Just click here to see our latest reviews!

We were VERY pleased that our blog hit its' 300,000th visitor last week while we were on vacation in Sedona, Arizona... Thanks again to all of YOU reading our current and archived blog posts!

Note From Make It So Marketing: To the left is a photo of Michael and Tina at the 2007 SDCC - San Diego Comic Convention International. Click that photo to see 'Our World'!                   Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!                     We attend several  Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!                   If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again for more!  BTW, besides blogging, we have over 472 Reviews that Tina and I have placed in our eBay Reviews Section. Just click here to see our latest reviews!

We were VERY pleased that our blog hit its' 300,000th visitor last week while we were on vacation... Thanks again to all of YOU reading our posts!

~ Michael and Tina

        

Note From Make It So Marketing: To the left is a photo of the program book from the  first Comic Con that Michael sold at. It was at the 1972 SDCC - San Diego's West Coast Comic Convention. Click that photo to see 'Our World'!                   Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale!                     We attend several  Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale!                   If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!

"Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"   Note: If you work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for review, send to: Make It So Marketing Inc PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013

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