Tales of the Geeky Vixen

Wow. I can't believe it's been a couple of months since I last posted. I'm going to try to do better about posting more regularly, even if it's just a small review.

The holiday season was very relaxing. Christmas was very chill. My favorite present? A Mego Wonder Woman (hooray!).

The worst present? The Spirit. Visually, the movie was stunning. It almost out Sin City-ed Sin City (almost). However, some of the casting fell short (I'm talking to you, Scarlett Johansson), and the writing was dreadful. I don't know much about the comic outside of the relaunch that Darwyn Cooke started in 2007. I know the general story, and that it's adventure and mystery mixed with romance and comedy. Will Eisner must have been spinning in his grave. Frank Miller directed and wrote the screenplay. Now I like Frank Miller when he writes his own stuff, but when he sticks his fingers into other writers' work, he seems to get a little lost. And just as George Lucas directed Sam Jackson to under act, Miller directs him into some scenery-chewing that would make Shatner cringe. The light in the muck of this film is Gabriel Macht. He perfectly plays Denny Colt as a hero with a soft spot for the ladies and impeccable comic timing. Sarah Paulson makes a great Ellen Dolan, and Dan Lauria does a good job as her father. Despite these bright spots, the story both never gets off the ground and darts in many directions. It just can't decide what kind of movie it wants to be. I could have done without the sci-fi explanation of why the Spirit is what he is, and Dr. Octopus' fascination with a clone gone bad (it's a tiny head fused to a foot that Sam Jackson is determined to repeat how odd it is ad nauseum until we all want to leave the theater). After being excited about this movie from seeing the teaser trailers last summer, I was sorely disappointed and left the theater apologizing to my friends for dragging them to this film. The verdict? Wait until it winds up on Cinemax.

*Sigh* I still need to go see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

In comics news, I actually am enjoying some of Frank Miller's work. I picked up this ragged copy of Daredevil #190 from our friend Anthony's shop (Hero's Headquarters--check it out). It's a really cool Elektra story. So I've taken it upon myself to collect some of the Frank Miller arc. Between that and my search for Wonder Woman comics, I've got enough to look for. But that's the fun of it!

Hold over from last post--buy buy buy Batman:Cacophony. The first 2 issues are out, and I've got to say, Kevin Smith is a genius! (But then, I say that on a regular basis, so it's really not a stretch.)

Brain. Giving. Out. Must. Sleep. More later!