Comments on: The Spirit Sucks Glorious Failure Through The Straw Of Justice http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice The Official Home of Correct Movie Opinions Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:43:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Milkbunny http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179995 Milkbunny Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:26:08 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179995 i've never been interested in watching 'the spirit'. don't get me wrong, i love the occasional campy film. but for some reason, the previews for this movie always rubbed me the wrong way. either way, i work in a movie theater so even if i do watch this movie, i won't have to pay. hell, i might just get drunk and watch it. i’ve never been interested in watching ‘the spirit’. don’t get me wrong, i love the occasional campy film. but for some reason, the previews for this movie always rubbed me the wrong way. either way, i work in a movie theater so even if i do watch this movie, i won’t have to pay. hell, i might just get drunk and watch it.

]]> By: Josh Brunsting http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179419 Josh Brunsting Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:29:39 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179419 I find it really funny that everyone is insanely up in arms about this god damn movie, when we are about to head into what may be the worst single season for film of the year. I'm sure 99.9% of movies that are making their way into your theatre (at least wide release) in the next two months are going to be far worse than this, and more deserving of your flaming. Get off of the spirits mediocre ass, and hilariously obnoxious marketing, as EVERYONE knows about it, and go destroy Dance Flick or whatever the fuck it's called. I will say that this should destroy all posibility of Miller helming the Buck Rogers adaptation. I think this proves that campy is not what the mass population is looking for. Take the utter FAILURE of Grindhouse in '07 and now this. Sure, Sin City did well, at least critically, but I don't remember the box office gross it had, so I don't think it was to huge. B Movie style will be big, at least I think, just not at this point in time. It will be interesting to see how Crank 2 fairs... I find it really funny that everyone is insanely up in arms about this god damn movie, when we are about to head into what may be the worst single season for film of the year. I’m sure 99.9% of movies that are making their way into your theatre (at least wide release) in the next two months are going to be far worse than this, and more deserving of your flaming. Get off of the spirits mediocre ass, and hilariously obnoxious marketing, as EVERYONE knows about it, and go destroy Dance Flick or whatever the fuck it’s called.

I will say that this should destroy all posibility of Miller helming the Buck Rogers adaptation. I think this proves that campy is not what the mass population is looking for. Take the utter FAILURE of Grindhouse in ’07 and now this. Sure, Sin City did well, at least critically, but I don’t remember the box office gross it had, so I don’t think it was to huge. B Movie style will be big, at least I think, just not at this point in time. It will be interesting to see how Crank 2 fairs…

]]> By: Kevin Ricks http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179401 Kevin Ricks Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:53:43 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179401 OK - Who kept Eisner locked in the closet while they made this piece of trash? I want my 2 hours and $8 back. OK – Who kept Eisner locked in the closet while they made this piece of trash? I want my 2 hours and $8 back.

]]> By: David Lopan http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179332 David Lopan Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:21:26 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179332 John, I wish I could copy and paste the review for the spirit from the miami herald for you, really funny. 3/4 stars? Are you kidding me!?! John, I wish I could copy and paste the review for the spirit from the miami herald for you, really funny. 3/4 stars? Are you kidding me!?!

]]> By: total jiu jitsu http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179302 total jiu jitsu Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:43:23 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179302 it's all the same, it's still a MARKETING TOOL, whether you have a real critic or not. the point is to get people to watch the movie. look, there's a million recipes for chocolate chip cookies but in the end it's still a chocolate chip cookie. it’s all the same, it’s still a MARKETING TOOL, whether you have a real critic or not. the point is to get people to watch the movie.

look, there’s a million recipes for chocolate chip cookies but in the end it’s still a chocolate chip cookie.

]]> By: John http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179267 John Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:42:42 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179267 Hey Wolfpack, It's not even close. That Spirit trailer you gave a link to isn't the commercial I have a problem with at all. The Road Trip commercial you put up doesn't suggest those quotes are from critics. The Spirit ones does... at least the one I'm talking about. not the one you gave a link to Hey Wolfpack,

It’s not even close. That Spirit trailer you gave a link to isn’t the commercial I have a problem with at all.

The Road Trip commercial you put up doesn’t suggest those quotes are from critics.

The Spirit ones does… at least the one I’m talking about. not the one you gave a link to

]]> By: Wolfpack http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179266 Wolfpack Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:36:16 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179266 Are you serious? The College Road Trip spot makes it seem like those are quotes from critics. This is as deceptive as "The Spirit" is. How is that not even remotely similar! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-cOlBoMlaQ So you're saying this spot for the Spirit is in no way like the one for College Road Trip? They are exactly the same! Are you serious? The College Road Trip spot makes it seem like those are quotes from critics. This is as deceptive as “The Spirit” is. How is that not even remotely similar!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-cOlBoMlaQ

So you’re saying this spot for the Spirit is in no way like the one for College Road Trip?

They are exactly the same!

]]> By: John http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179259 John Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:37:05 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179259 Hey Wolfpack. Are you serious? Dude that commercial never once mentioned critics or did anything at all to make it look like those were coming from critics. There is nothing wrong with that trailer at all. The Spirit's commercial first made a claim about "Critics are raving about The Spirt" and then giving direct critic quotes... just from one guy... and THEN put up their own words in the same font as the critic quotes to give the impression they were also critic quotes. Sorry man... these are two completely different things entirely. They're not ever remotely similar at all in any way. Hey Wolfpack.

Are you serious? Dude that commercial never once mentioned critics or did anything at all to make it look like those were coming from critics. There is nothing wrong with that trailer at all.

The Spirit’s commercial first made a claim about “Critics are raving about The Spirt” and then giving direct critic quotes… just from one guy… and THEN put up their own words in the same font as the critic quotes to give the impression they were also critic quotes.

Sorry man… these are two completely different things entirely. They’re not ever remotely similar at all in any way.

]]> By: Wolfpack http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179257 Wolfpack Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:26:05 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179257 Ok, John. Here's a link to a tv spot for College Road Trip, a Disney movie. http://www.splendad.com/ads/show/2033-College-Road-Trip-Here-It-Goes-Again It says its one fun ride, hilarious, heartwarming, and the first must see comedy of 2008, yet no where in the ad is any critic or even real person attributed to those quotes. At least, "The Spirit" attributed it to a real person, albeit one who's not a real critic. And here is some more praise for Disney films listed by people who have no business getting their quotes listed on films. http://criticwatch.net/?tag=chicago-film-critics-association Ok, John. Here’s a link to a tv spot for College Road Trip, a Disney movie.

http://www.splendad.com/ads/show/2033-College-Road-Trip-Here-It-Goes-Again

It says its one fun ride, hilarious, heartwarming, and the first must see comedy of 2008, yet no where in the ad is any critic or even real person attributed to those quotes. At least, “The Spirit” attributed it to a real person, albeit one who’s not a real critic.

And here is some more praise for Disney films listed by people who have no business getting their quotes listed on films.

http://criticwatch.net/?tag=chicago-film-critics-association

]]> By: HAZMAT_IS_A_VAGITARIAN http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179231 HAZMAT_IS_A_VAGITARIAN Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:01:54 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2008/12/the-spirit-sucks-glorious-failure-through-the-straw-of-justice#comment-179231 john i am NOT trying to be a dick man, and i know i sound like a douche sometimes, because i am one but right now im honestly saying that you may be missing out, i share your opinion about the spirit being shit BUT so many times i have hated something everyone loved (BLADERUNNER!) and loved something everyone hated (SPIDERMAN 3) and thats just one example...im just saying....dont not watch a movie because of the advertising man, or someone elses opinion, you may be surprised =] john
i am NOT trying to be a dick man, and i know i sound like a douche sometimes, because i am one
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right now im honestly saying that you may be missing out, i share your opinion about the spirit being shit BUT so many times i have hated something everyone loved (BLADERUNNER!) and loved something everyone hated (SPIDERMAN 3) and thats just one example…im just saying….dont not watch a movie because of the advertising man, or someone elses opinion, you may be surprised =]

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