Review: The Spirit (is not with us...)

After letting my viewing digest for a few days, I can now say I had major problems resolving the clash of the visual style and crappy dialogue of this movie. Having seen other Frank Miller offerings, I guess I don't know what I was expecting but I was unimpressed. While there are moments, there are not enough for me to recommend this film to anyone. I find it interesting that one medium is kneaded into be something it is not:

Dear Frank Miller,

Perhaps you should make your films animated instead of live-action-pretending-to-be-animation. Being forced to process two jarring elements (visuals versus dialog) is far too much to ask of an audience; I witnessed people getting up after the first 10 minutes - that can't be good. While you're at it, make sure the story is solid - no movie is worth watching if the story isn't good.

Sincerely,
A guy who really likes movies...

PS: Should I be asking you for a refund?

Back from an unintended hiatus...

Yep, I've been away... Not planned, just happened...

And speaking of happenings, a great many took place but just to name a few:

- The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series

- Barack Obama became the first non-white President-Elect in the history of the United States

- Various nations are now actively involved in patrolling the waters off eastern Africa and the Arabian peninsula to ward off pirates (yes, I said pirates)

- The current economic downturn has exposed a massive fraud scheme that is now affecting endowments and charitable organizations

- Microsofty doesn't quite understand that marketing a product after its release may not help sales

And on and on...