The Spirit (film): Difference between revisions

* [[Doing It for The Art]]: [[Frank Miller]] lavished love and ham on every single frame. [[Samuel L Jackson]] in particular seems having the most fun with it.

* [[The Dragon]]: Silken Floss.

* [[Fan Service]]: It's a Frank Miller film with [[Scarlett Johansson]], Eva Mendes, Paz Vega, and Jaime King. You work it out.

* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]:

{{quote| "I'm the Octopus! I've got... ''[pulls out two '''quadruple-barrelled shotguns''' from behind his back]]'' ...I've got eight of everything!"}}

* [[Healing Factor]]: The Spirit is given one of these in his [[Backstory]], rather than just make him a [[Badass Normal]].

** As chief Dolan said she would, she made Detective in no time.

* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: The Octopus seems to have a very [[Batman and Robin (Film)|Mr. Freeze-esque]] way to talk about eggs.

* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Supernatural Powers]]: What The Octopus ''plans'' on doing once he gets his [[MacGuffin]].

{{quote| '''The Octopus''': ''When my buddies here find Sand Saref, I won't'' '''need''' ''profits, I'll have the blood. Then, if I want something, I'll just'' '''take''' ''it!'' '''''That's what gods do!'''''}}

** Iger Street, Old Man Kurtzberg, Ditko Delivery -- all names of comic book artists. An Eisner drawing of The Spirit is shown as well.

** According to the movie credits, the "butcher's chart" of The Spirit was drawn by [[Geof Darrow]].

* [[This Is Gonna Suck]]:

** ''sniffs'' "What smells [[Depraved Dentist|dental]]?" [[Beat]] "Dental ''and'' [[Those Wacky Nazis|Nazis]], [[Sarcasm Mode|great]]."

* [[Toilet Humor]]: The Octopus ''knows'' that toilets are always funny. So he picks one up and [[Improvised Weapon|smacks The Spirit with it]].

* [[Twinkle Smile]]: And wash your teeth...