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Last night Darion and I braved the crappy LA weather to make our way out to Grauman’s Chinese Theater for the Hollywood premiere of The Spirit. Since we are both big fans of Frank Miller (Sin City, 300) we were very excited to be invited to attend last night’s event:

Now … the movie … I have to say that folks coming out to see another Sin City are likely to be disappointed. The Spirit is based on a comic book that was created around the time that Superman and Batman were and deffo has that noir feeling. Because it is a hero that hasn’t had 50+ years to develop and evolve into a modern, “cool” incarnation there is a bit of corniness that comes across in the film. I understand that some of the characters have been changed from their original comic book versions (I suspect in an attempt to make them work better in a 2-hour film) but I don’t think they were quite developed properly. The villains came off as over-the-top ridiculous rather than dangerous or scary. The height of the over-the-topness came when all the Nazi/Hitler imagery showed up in The Octopus‘s lair (main villain, played by Samuel L. Jackson). I’m sure those images must’ve been used in the comic books otherwise it makes no sense that they would be included in this film version … even still, they seemed really out of place and, IMHO, in very bad taste. I wasn’t too keen on some of the dialog either but, again, the film has that noir feeling where the convo isn’t as punchy as we are used to. The movie had that old fashioned feel that might turn off some people. That said, the visuals and cinematography were amazing — you can deffo tell it was a Frank Miller film. The performances by Eva Mendes (Sand Serif) and Gabriel Macht (The Spirit) were the shining beacons thruout this movie. Eva just looked the the epitome of female perfection (which is usually how women are portrayed in comic books) come to life. Gabriel was an excellent hero and is likely to secure a lot more work in Hollywood as a result of this film. Scarlett Johansson, on the other hand, looked great but didn’t really do it for me in this movie. I couldn’t tell if she was supposed to be sinister or evil or just a bored schoolgirl hanging with a supervillian. She was a bit of a disappointment for me. Because there are many things that don’t translate well from the comics to the movie, I wasn’t totally in love with The Spirit but I was absolutely entertained and I think that fans of Frank Miller may love it. I understand that there are a lot of negative reviews coming out for this film and I guess I can see their point. There is a great movie in The Spirit, I’m just not sure it was brought out enough so that people can necessarily feel it.

But, we did have a great time last night … the afterparty was really fun … most of the celebs hung around afterward to celebrate the film’s release:

And we did get to meet some of them:

Eva Mendes was such a sweetheart but Jaime King was a total doll … she was so sweet to us and confessed that she accidentally ripped her dress earlier in the night and that her friend Rosario Dawson had to fix it for her. Honestly, you’d've never known the dress was damaged … she rocked it right! I think Darion and I geeked out the most over meeting Louis Lombardi who plays a henchman in The Spirit but previously played Edgar Stiles on 24. I recall sadly when Edgar Peaced the Spork Out on the show back in 2006 … he was one of my fave characters. It was really fun getting to meet him.

We had a very cool night … I have to give a shoutout to Pink reader Natalie who I got to meet last night (she is pictured above) and I have to send out all my love to the Danielles for taking such great care of us last night. We had a blast.

Tonight, I’m having a holiday dinner with Mike and Jill before they jet off to Miami for the holidays and then afterward I’m meeting up with Alek and Darion for another Xmas party. Tonight looks bizzy but fun!

Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Samuel L. Jackson, relative newcomer Gabriel Macht and others made their way out to the Grauman’s Chinese Theater for the Hollywood premiere of their new movie The Spirit amid the freezing cold rain that fell here last night. Directed by visionary filmmaker Frank Miller, The Spirit is based on the graphic novel of the same name created by Will Eisner. Here are a few photos of some of the celebs who made their way out, braved the cold and walked the red carpet last night:

Samuel L Jackson and Eva Mendez walked the red carpet for the premiere of their Latest film – The Spirit on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The film is directed by Frank Miller who has adapted the comics of his mentor into the film. “Will Eisner was my mentor and he created The Spirit around the same time Superman was created and he drew from older sources. He regarded the Superman and Batman looking like circus performances and so I would rather have a guy with a fedora and red tie,” says Director and Writer, Frank Miller. The Spirit tells the story of a man who [is killed and returns from the dead] and fights crime from the shadows of Central City. Meanwhile, Jackson who plays a villain named Octopuss in the film says he’s wanted to work with Miller since Sin City. “I have wanted to work with Frank (Miller) for a while I was chasing him for a long time trying to get one of those Sin City stories and I couldn’t. Then they end up doing the movie and I am not in it. So when Frank Miller wants to meet I thought I am going to get this Sin City story. Then he tells me ‘I am thinking of doing The Spirit and I want you in it and want you to be the bad guy.” Also starring Scarlet Johansson, The Spirit is slated to release on Christmas Day.

Darion and I were very fortunate to be invited to attend last night’s premiere of this film and I am happy to report that we had a pretty fantastic time. Despite the driving rain, Lions Gate Films really pulled off a spectacular red carpet event on Hollywood Blvd. last night that absolutely did not disappoint. Darion and I were sitting in the same row as Samuel L. Jackson and were only one row away from Scarlett Johannson and two rows away from Eva Mendes. We had a blast! I have a bunch of personal pics that Darion snapped at the afterparty which was held across the street from the theater at the Roosevelt Hotel and will have my full review in the TV Guide post. I must say, tho, that these photos do not do the celebs justice. Scarlett, Eva and Jamie King looked ravishing in person … literally, take-your-breath-away hot! Just being close to them in person was an incredible experience. Getting to meet some of them was just a thrill. More soon …

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Scarlett Johansson stars as Silken Floss in the new Frank Miller movie The Spirit (based on his graphic novel of the same name) which comes out later this year around Xmastime. Here is a poster from and a pic of Scarlett as Silken in the film:

Woot! Everything about The Spirit looks so damn good thus far. I remember how blown away I was when Sin City came out (despite the fact that Bruce Willis [who I tend to dislike in pretty much everything] starred in it) back in 2005. I can only imagine what they’re gonna do FX-wise for this new movie. I think I can forgive Scarlett for stealing away Ryan Reynolds from Alanis Morissette if she does a’ight in this flick :)

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