The Spirit Blu Ray Review

Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again. My city screams. She is my lover. And I am her spirit. I'm gonna kill you all kinds of dead. Face my power.

Lionsgate / 2008 / PG-13 / Theatrical Release Date December 25th, 2008

103 Minutes / Blu-Ray Release Date April 14th 2009

Starring In The Spirit

Ok normally I like super hero movies. But this has to be one of the worst super hereo movies I've seen. The acting was bad, had no real story line to it. And I thought the directing was just plain bad. I watched the first 20 minutes and turned it off. The only good thing I can say about this blu ray release is the video and audio. There's a handful of extra features and a digital copy of the movie.

This Film Is Rated

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of stylized violence and action, some sexual content and brief nudity.

The Story Of The Spirit

Above shadowy, crime-infested streets a masked avenger watches. Denny Colt (Gabriel Macht) was once Central City's finest cop until a gangster's bullet ended his life. Now Fate has brought him back from the beyond as The Spirit, a street-hardened hero who faces off against seductive foes like the voluptuous Sand Saref (Eva Mendes) or the alluring Silken Floss (Scarlett Johansson) in this graphic action-thriller. (Story Information taken from back cover sleeve)

How Does It Look and Sound?

The Video : This blu ray disc is presented in Video codec: VC-1 Video resolution: 1080p the video looks great nice levels of black and the color is excellent

The Audio : This blu ray disc has a very good surround sound track. It is presented in DTS HD. It is very loud, clear got excellent vocals, nice use of front and center speakers and the sub woofer action is great.

The Features

The Spirit debuts on Blu-ray with a rather standard supplemental package. Headlining the set is a feature-length commentary track with Director Frank Miller and Producer Deborah Del Prete. The track meanders as much as the movie, turning from pertinent information to mindless bantering on a dime, and with plenty of moments of dead air in between. At times the pair sound like filmmakers and at other times like fans. Green World (1080p, 22:53) primarily examines the extensive use of special green-screen effects that are found in virtually every frame of the film. The piece does, however, begin with a look at Will Eisner's unique vision for The Spirit comic and the characters that populate the world. Miller on Miller (1080p, 15:57) features the director discussing a myriad of topics, beginning with his passion for drawing and moving on to discuss comics and, of course, his work on The Spirit. History Repeats (1080p, 15:27) takes a look at Will Eisner's career as a comic book artist with special emphasis on The Spirit. Concluding the supplements is Alternate Storyboard Ending With Voiceover by Gabriel Macht and Samuel L. Jackson (1080p, 2:37), the film's theatrical trailer (1080p, 2:28), additional 1080p trailers for Crank 2, T2: Skynet Edition, Transporter 3, Bangkok Dangerous, and Hulk Vs. Disc two of this set contains a digital copy of the film. Sampled on a second generation iPod Touch, the video presentation is perhaps the best yet, with a minimal and generally unobtrusive blocking and only slight banding in a few scenes. The audio, too, is solid, with spacious sound effects and strong dialogue.
(Special Features from Blu Ray Review - The Spirit )

Movie Trailer For The Spirit

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Movie Quotes

The Spirit: My city, I can not deny her. My city screams. She is my mother. She is my lover, and I am her Spirit.

The Spirit: "What are you?" That's what the woman asked me. Am I some sort of ghost? I still move. I still breathe. I'm still alive.

The Spirit: There probably isn't a law in the books that you wouldn't break.
Sand Saref: Do I look like a good girl?

The Spirit: All the enemy has is gun to knives. I have the entire city as my weapon.

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Where To Buy The Spirit On Blu Ray Disc

From Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Two-Disc-Blu-ray-Combo-Digital/dp/B001RHGRSY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1246588055&sr=8-3
From DVDEmpire.com http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=1451668
From Wal-Mart.com http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10911240

Final Thoughts

This movie wasn't very good at all. This disc does offer good video and audio and a digital copy. I strongly suggest that you rent this movie not buy it. It's not worth the money to buy. Below is how I rate this Blu Ray Disc. 1 to 5 stars with 5 being the highest.