ROTTEN TOMATOES: RT on DVD: Frank Miller Talks The Spirit, Michel Gondry Releases New Music Video DVD

RT on DVD: Frank Miller Talks The Spirit, Michel Gondry Releases New Music Video DVD

by Jen Yamato

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The House of Saddam -- N/A

BBC and HBO Films teamed up to produce this four-hour mini-series about the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein, the notorious Iraqi dictator who was executed in 2006. Spread over two discs, The House of Saddam chronicles the 27-year reign of Iraq's fifth President (Munich's Yigal Naor) in spectacularly terrifying fashion; part soap opera, part historical document, the series has drawn comparisons to The Sopranos in part because it not only weaves together Hussein's personal and political lives, but peels back the layers on members of his inner circle.

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red_wine writes:
on Apr 13 2009 05:00 PM

The Spirit looks good but is absolute and total ****. The movie is a new type of awful, honestly even if you buy the DVD, you can barely watch the entire film in 1 go from start to finish, you can watch certain sections but the entire film will cause you to have an epileptic seizure.

And Samuel Jackson gives 1 of the worst over-the-top performances in the history of cinema. How he failed to be nominated for the Razzie surprises me. The movie should have been considered too.

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Chris B. writes:
on Apr 13 2009 05:01 PM

wow not much this week. i'll prolly rent the spirit. not much else though.

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daddio p. writes:
on Apr 13 2009 05:57 PM

the reader is pretty good i would recommend it i am glad that kate winslet finally got an oscar for her acting performance she has proven her acting skills for a long time. The movie and her performance are incrediably good. I would have to say to avoid the spirit because its just bad really bad the story is well theirs no story the acting is awful scarlett johanson is miscast jackson is bad the spirit guy whoever he is is wack the only good thing about the movie would have to be eva mendes cuz she looked hot

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Apr 13 2009 06:24 PM

I'm a fan of "The Spirit" comics, so I'm not seeing the film. Despite having SMOKING HOT women. "The Reader" dosen't exactly look like entertainment to me. But, I'll rent "Splinter".

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Apr 13 2009 06:28 PM

If I may reiterate, the new Gondry compilation is pretty cool. Anyone interested?

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Mr. Bo Ziffer writes:
on Apr 13 2009 06:33 PM

After watching The Spirit, I can safely say that it will probably end up as one of those movies your pothead friend has lying around, so that when you come over to hang, he'll be all like "Dude, you absolutely HAVE to watch this! It will blow your mind!" None of it makes any sense. They throw in a bunch of objects from Greek mythology to try and make it make sense. Samuel L. Jackson changes costumes about fourteen times, from samurai to Nazi to Mexican hat dancer. And Big ***** from The Sopranos appears as a bunch of dumb clones. Your better off just skipping it altogether.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Apr 13 2009 07:03 PM

In reply to this comment (#2424256)
Why is The Octopus a pimp?

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John N. writes:
on Apr 13 2009 07:06 PM

Gondry is one of the best artist out there. Total inspiration for the indie "from video-clip" breed.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Apr 13 2009 07:19 PM

The Spirit is so bad, I cant wait to re-watch it listening to the audio commentary to see what Frank Miller was thinking.

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Filmguy450 writes:
on Apr 13 2009 07:23 PM

In reply to this comment (#2424243)
"The Reader" was a terrible movie, because, seriously how is being illiterate worse than being an effing Nazi? Seriously, I did not get thew big hoopla as to why either character (hers or his), both of whom are amazingly self centered, did not just open their mouth, it makes no sense as to why she believes it's better for her to to branded than to admit the actual truth. Stupid as hell! Notably though, Kate Winslet's performance was amazing, too bad it was in a movie where every character is completely unlikable and dumb.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Apr 13 2009 07:55 PM

I'm getting "Splinter" on Tuesday from Netflix. Hurray.

Also, I liked the 13th floor, but, I am sans Blu-Ray.

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Tyrant writes:
on Apr 13 2009 07:58 PM

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I wonder if he thinks he was a cinematic prodigy when he made this. I'll have to find out.

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nouseforaname writes:
on Apr 13 2009 08:25 PM

The Spirit is probably the worst movie I've ever had the displeasure of watching in my life (and believe me, I've watched crap that would make your head spin). Hopefully Frank Miller is never near a director's chair again.

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Mr. Bo Ziffer writes:
on Apr 13 2009 08:37 PM

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Splinter is good. I saw it On Demand before it came out on theaters and I was entertained. You can tell it was fairly low-budget, though. Whenever someone is attacked, the camera shakes all over the place. Not quite Cloverfield-shaky, but the kind that makes it hard to focus. Anyone who's seen Feast probably probably knows what I'm talking about, because it's like the same thing.

About Michel Gondry, I think he's an interesting director, to say the least. I'm sure you've all heard of a little movie called Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I've got Be Kind Rewind DVR'd, so as soon as I get free time I'll check it out.

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Bryan C. writes:
on Apr 13 2009 08:42 PM

In reply to this comment (#2424256)
God awful movie. (pathos etc. was not played by Big *****, you half right though cause he was on The Sopranos as Skip Liprai)

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angel v. writes:
on Apr 13 2009 09:40 PM

Splinter was pretty awesome,definitely recommend it ;)

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thereign writes:
on Apr 13 2009 11:57 PM

Was Miller high when he did the interview? Black and white films didn't flood you with color because they COULDN'T! They were IN black and white because color film hadn't been INVENTED yet! And why does he look like Freddy Krueger? Was The Spirit his own personal Nightmare on Elm Street he was bestowing to filmgoers everywhere?

Frank Miller can give up directing any time now, and I'll be just fine with that.

Also, Jen: Great piece, but the Spirit is not a "caped" crime fighter, as he doesn't wear a cape. That would be Batman, gorgeous. ;-)

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Apr 14 2009 12:08 AM

thereign, you are too right. I think his tie distracted me and i had an unfortunate brain fart. Apologies. You're my hero (caped or not).

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Apr 14 2009 12:10 AM

Argh. Just left a comment that disappeared, but in short, it said thanks to thereign, for catching my brain fart! You're my hero.

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blattman writes:
on Apr 14 2009 12:19 AM

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I'm game. I will keep my eyes and my mind open if I can find it.

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