Re: The Spirit teaser--It's not on its way, it's here.

In article <c8hm04d914sch82psnbtkji18m5qprdodl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Bob Hughes <BOBHUGHES@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:40:22 -0500, "Ken from Chicago"
> <kwicker1b_nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> >
> >"Pat O'Neill" <patdoneill@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
>
>news:85d937fb-64d5-4f06-84e9-3e55873407c8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> On Apr 20, 7:18 am, "Ken from Chicago" <kwicker1b_nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> >> wrote:
> >>> For the teaser only:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEv7z9GeHdk
> >>>
> >>> The official site for it originally also has video clips of director

> >>> Frank
> >>> Miller and cast that automatically starts after the teaser:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1585694&vid=225572
> >>>
> >>> -- Ken from Chicago
> >>
> >> Oh geez--talk about not getting it at all. The Spirit isn't Batman.
> >
> >For those who haven't had the pleasure of reading the source, might you

> >expand? What key element(s) would be needed and either omitted from or 
> >downplayed in the trailer? What or who is The Spirit? How might you 
> >compare--or contrast--him to other superheroes?
> >
> >-- Ken from Chicago 
> >
> Haven't had the pleasure of reading the source??? What - do you live
> under a rock?  What are you doing in this newsgroup?  You have no
> right to have an opinion about comic books until after you've read the
> Spirit.
> 
> (Take that with a grain of salt- I'm practicing to be a USENET
> regular).
> 
> I liked the trailer.   It looked like a Spirit story. I like the red
> tie sticing out from everything in black like it was a comic book
> page.  I liked how Miller got the actor to actually pose like he was
> drawn by Eisner.

Nothing like a Spirit story.  Will Eisner produced a color comic.  You 
notice that the movie is no longer titled 'Will Eisner's The Spirit' and 
that the logo no longer is in the style of the classic logos.

It is now 'based on the character 'the spirit', created by Will Eisner'

That is because the resulting film has the name only, and none of the 
spirit, pun intended.

I am developing a real hatred toward Frank Miller.

> 
> Do  I thnk Miller can pull off an entire film this way?  I doubt it,
> but gosh, I hope so.
> 
> Bob Hughes
> 
> "I am perpetually awaiting a rebirth of wonder." Lawrence Ferlinghetti