It looks well designed....like 300 and Sin City, but I wasn't that impressed with Sin City in the end ,and I absolutely loathed every second of 300, so my enthusiasm for The Spirit is muted, at best.
Once the novelty of the way it LOOKED was out of the way, I found it beyond dull. The slo-mo of the action sequences didn't generate anything except tedium, which left me to focus on the poorly drawn characters, the been-there plotting, and A WHOLE LOT OF YELLING. I was pulling my hair out the whole time.
Interesting. I found them both to be thrillingly visceral movie experiences. I saw them both 4 times in the theater. Cinematic gluttony, yes, I know, but that's me when I love something.
Hey, more power to ya. I'm pretty clearly in a minority here, so if you enjoyed it, why not see it alot, especially in the theatre where you can get the visuals on a big screen.
It looks well designed....like 300 and Sin City, but I wasn't that impressed with Sin City in the end ,and I absolutely loathed every second of 300, so my enthusiasm for The Spirit is muted, at best.
ReplyDeleteI thought both Sin City and 300 were brilliant.
ReplyDeleteWhy did you loathe 300?
Once the novelty of the way it LOOKED was out of the way, I found it beyond dull. The slo-mo of the action sequences didn't generate anything except tedium, which left me to focus on the poorly drawn characters, the been-there plotting, and A WHOLE LOT OF YELLING. I was pulling my hair out the whole time.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I found them both to be thrillingly visceral movie experiences. I saw them both 4 times in the theater. Cinematic gluttony, yes, I know, but that's me when I love something.
ReplyDeleteHey, more power to ya. I'm pretty clearly in a minority here, so if you enjoyed it, why not see it alot, especially in the theatre where you can get the visuals on a big screen.
ReplyDelete300 on the IMAX was an experience.
ReplyDeleteSin City was narratively richer than 300 but I got off on the visuals in a big way.
Have you seen Southland Tales? I am dying to talk to people about it.