Tue Jul 15, 2008 — by Van Jensen

Catch 'The Spirit' Trailer While You Can

Frank Miller's adaptation slipped out early

The trailer to the upcoming The Spirit movie is set to debut at Comic-Con, but earlier today it leaked out early.

While it's been taken down just about everywhere (including one of its last homes right here at Film School Rejects), reviews of the trailer are, well...

I am not sold on this movie just yet. I dig the concept, I loved the comic and I am also a fan of Frank Miller’s work, at least the kind he does on paper. This however, isn’t doing it for me. The dialog sounds awkward, the effects seem forced and over-the-top and I don’t know if it is going to be anything but another excuse to go heavy on the use of green screen to make a “innovative” comic book flick. I am wondering whether this will end up on the Sin City side of the spectrum or the Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow side. At this point, it is still too early to tell for sure.

What he said.

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