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The Spirit on DVD and Blu-ray April 14th
Source:Lionsgate Home Entertainment
February 2, 2009


Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that Frank Miller's The Spirit hits DVD and Blu-ray Disc on April 14th. Here are the specs:

From Frank Miller, the creator of 300 and Sin City comes the re-awakening of a hero unlike any other – The Spirit. Adapted from the legendary comic book series created by Comic Book Hall of Famer Will Eisner, The Spirit fuses masterful storytelling with brilliant CGI graphics to sweep viewers into a stylized world of action, adventure, danger and romance. It is the story of a former rookie cop who returns mysteriously from the dead as the Spirit (Gabriel Macht) to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His arch-enemy, The Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson), has a different mission: he’s going to wipe out Spirit’s beloved city as he pursues his own bid for immortality. The Spirit tracks this cold-hearted killer from Central City’s rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront ... all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill our masked crusader. Surrounding him at every turn are Ellen Dolan (Sarah Paulson), the whip-smart girl-next-door; Silken Floss (Scarlett Johansson), a calculating and driven vixen; Plaster of Paris (Paz Vega), a murderous French nightclub dancer; Lorelei (Jaime King), an angel of Death; and Morgenstern (Stana Katic), a sexy young cop. Then of course, there’s Sand Saref (Eva Mendes), the jewel thief with dangerous curves. She’s the love of his life turned bad. Will he save her or will she kill him? In the vein of Batman Begins and Sin City, The Spirit takes us on a sinister, gut-wrenching ride with a hero who is born, murdered and born again.

The Spirit Blu-ray Disc and 2-disc Special Edition DVD contain thrilling bonus materials including multiple featurettes, an alternate storyboard ending with cast voiceovers and feature film audio commentary by the screenwriter/director and producer. They both also feature a standard definition digital copy of the film. The Blu-ray Disc will contain an additional featurette not found on the DVD. The Spirit Blu-ray also marks the debut of the first LIONSGATE LIVE™ enabled title for the studio. LIONSGATE LIVE™ is a unique BD Live based menu system that delivers updateable exclusive content such as commentaries, games, ringtones, wallpapers, trailers and much more via a series of on-screen notifications and widgets. In addition, LIONSGATE LIVE™ will continually notify users to any new features across all Lionsgate BD Live titles. LIONSGATE LIVE™ will be available on select theatrical titles throughout 2009. The Blu-ray Disc also features Molog, which allows users to insert and animate shapes, text, audio and other graphics right into the film as well as post “blogs” about the film to share with other registered MOLOG™ users. The standard one-disc DVD of The Spirit will include a Widescreen and Full Screen version of the film and the theatrical trailer.

*BLU-RAY DISC SPECIAL FEATURES

DISC ONE:

- "Green World" featurette – a look at the technical wizardry behind the making of the film

- "Miller on Miller” featurette – a look at the artistry of Frank Miller

- "History Repeats” featurette – an in-depth look at the origin of The Spirit as well as Will Eisner’s influence and vision in the comic book world

- Alternate storyboard ending with voiceovers by Samuel L. Jackson and Gabriel Macht

- Audio commentary by Frank Miller and Deborah Del Prete

- MoLog™ - Movie Blog network connected community and interactive movie blog tool set

- LIONSGATE LIVE™ enabled

- Theatrical trailer

*Special features subject to change

DISC TWO:

- Standard Definition Digital Copy of the feature film

*2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION DVD FEATURES

DISC ONE:

- "Green World” featurette – a look at the technical wizardry behind the making of the film

- "Miller on Miller” featurette – a look at the artistry of Frank Miller

- Alternate storyboard ending with voiceovers by Samuel L. Jackson and Gabriel Macht

- Audio commentary by Frank Miller and Deborah Del Prete

- Theatrical trailer

*Special features subject to change

DISC TWO:

- Digital Copy of the feature film


Closed Captioned: English Closed Captioned

Subtitles: English and Spanish

Format: Special Edition DVD: 16x9 Widescreen (2.35); Blu-Ray: 1080P High Definition Widescreen

DVD: 16x9 Widescreen (2.35) and 4.3 Full Screen (1.33)

Feature Running Time: 108 minutes

Blu-ray Audio Status: 7.1 DTS HD Master Audio and French 5.1 Dolby Digital

DVD Audio Status: 2-Disc Special Edition: 5.1 Dolby Digital EX; Standard: 5.1 Dolby Digital

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Posted by: steve on February 2, 2009 at 12:24:43

the spirit sucked!


Posted by: 5p1d3r on February 2, 2009 at 12:27:27

snore


Posted by: uh on February 2, 2009 at 12:35:20

whats with the bull**** description, this movie was horrible


Posted by: toadster on February 2, 2009 at 12:37:58

were those clones supposed to be funny
we was watching, god i hated this movie


Posted by: nope on February 2, 2009 at 12:39:42

most walked out picture ive ever been too


Posted by: tablecloth on February 2, 2009 at 12:41:17

cringe


Posted by: Honest Fan on February 2, 2009 at 12:47:58

It's sad that so many hated this movie. I'm such a huge fan of the comic, I wanted so desperately to like this movie too. However, my moniker is "Honest Fan" and so I must be honest: This movie was a bit of a dissappointment. I understand, probably better than most that aren't familiar with the source material, that The Spirit is supposed to be 'campy' and over-the-top. But I also understand that the criminals of the Spirit comics were what made them so fun. Best of all, The Octopus was cool, BECAUSE YOU NEVER SAW HIS FACE! Poor Samuel J. - the guy was just plain annoying in this horribly written role. The casting was actually great - I have no problem with that, or the acting, or the special effects, or the editing, or the way it was filmed - all of that was neat. It's just the story, and the overall feel of Sam's character and those stupid bald guys was just... lame. Anyway,... I'll not be purchasing this DVD, and if I'm not (the biggest Spirit fan I know) then who the he!! is?


Posted by: scooty puff jr. on February 2, 2009 at 12:48:26

yea im not buying this movie. they should probably send everyone who saw this movie in theathers their money back


Posted by: SUPERHERO on February 2, 2009 at 12:57:24

i thought this movie was different still. interesting and creative. it somewhat touched my artistic side poetically, artistically and creatively...y'kno what i mean? i know ppl got their different opinions and i can understand why ppl didn't like it...that i'll admit. not the greatest movie, things it too though...i didn't read the comic and had no expectations of it coming into the theatres. anyway...looking forward to the wolverine movie coming up regardless. respect.


Posted by: catipilar on February 2, 2009 at 12:58:45

worst movie ever everyone who worked on this intesionaly made this crap


Posted by: acrtyer on February 2, 2009 at 13:00:05

they were mortified when they the dark knight


Posted by: Example on February 2, 2009 at 13:10:26

Worth a Netflix rental to see it on Blu-Ray, and that's about it.


Posted by: A sphincter says what !?!? on February 2, 2009 at 13:10:27

If it was bad in the theatre...why such a hullabaloo about it....seeing what made it suck isn't worth extra bux.


Posted by: THE INVISIBLES on February 2, 2009 at 13:12:07

I think whoever runs this site was probably paid to try and hype this movie.If u just read all the posting on this,it definitely feels like some promo dollars exchanged hands.That long ass description of the dvd just nailed it for me....


Posted by: A-ron on February 2, 2009 at 13:20:04

Cr*p repackaged as shiny new glistening cr*p, is still cr*p!!!!


Posted by: don juan on February 2, 2009 at 13:21:46

this movie was a waste of my life i could've been doing something else like actually watching an entertaining movie, this movie makes comic book movies look bad it should've never came out, frank miller should stick to what he knows cause hopefully ny now he has realized he is no director.


Posted by: Prof. Zoom on February 2, 2009 at 13:28:12

I haven't seen the movie but the cast looked
incredible. It was that bad,Huh? That's a shame
because the comics were "classics". I am still
a fan of the books no matter what the movie is
like. Sounds like a candidate for a cheap rental!


Posted by: VALENTINEproductions on February 2, 2009 at 13:39:38

This will be at the bottom of the wal-mart 2 for 9.99 bin within a month. This movie was very very bad and i can't see why anyone will want to spend a dime on it. I walked out an hour into this pieceo**** they call a movie. If anything they can keep their dvd and send me my 12 bux back.


Posted by: Spc Nut on February 2, 2009 at 13:50:30

You can find all of this in the DVD bargain bin of your local Wal-Mart!


Posted by: LOLWTFROFLCOPTER on February 2, 2009 at 14:05:28

@LEEE777

Yeah, but the difference between The Spirit and Sin City is that Sin City was actually a fantastic movie.


Posted by: Prof. Zoom on February 2, 2009 at 14:08:49

Thanks for the input LEEE777! I liked Miller's
Sin City in the books and I thought the Movie
was ok too! I really liked the darkness of the
whole thing! I'm sure there will be a lot of
people who disagree with me. I really enjoyed
how "different" a movie it was.


Posted by: The Dude on February 2, 2009 at 14:26:27

One of the top 10 worst movies I've ever seen. Major flop!


Posted by: James on February 2, 2009 at 14:28:40

I really don't understand all the hating this movie is getting. I loved it and i'm gonna buy the DVD!


Posted by: Baconface The Destroyer on February 2, 2009 at 14:35:01

i know ALOT of people hated this movie and have now come to resent Frank Miller, but i gotta say, i liked it

it was alot of fun to watch and i think Gabriel Macht did a terrific job as The Spirit, and its great to see Dan Lauria in anything

it definately was a very strange movie and definately wasnt everybodys cup of tea, but i could see it becoming somewhat of a cult classic down the road

as for Miller, i am a huge fan and supporter of him, his film and comic work (i actually like "All Star Batman and Robin") are both very entertaining and i cant wait to see what he does next (Buck Rogers! woo hoo!)

also, its kind of refreshing to see someone in Hollywood not give a damn about what the public or anyone thinks of him and do the work simply because he loves it.

Keep on keepin on, Mr. Miller! cant wait for Buck Rogers!


Posted by: Brent on February 2, 2009 at 15:12:13

Christ Almighty but this movie sucked HARD! I know that the comic book was a bit campy and over-the-top, but the movie was just plain BAD. I was so incredibly tempted to walk out, but I had spent $7 after all, and I kept hoping something would start to improve. It never did.

I won't be buying the dvd when it comes out. When it inevitibly ends up in the $5 bargain bin, I still won't be getting it. In fact, if they gave it away it still would not be worth watching again.

What Miller should do is work with DC to produce "The Dark Knight Returns" for their direct-to-dvd animated feature line. THAT would be cool!


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