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Spawn wages an inner battle between good and evil as he tries to come to terms with selling his soul and what it could mean for humankind. Despite excellent effects and great potential, Spawn seems to come up short. While White certainly displays verve in his characterization of the twisted hero, he cannot overcome some forced dialogue. On the flip side, the usually engaging John Leguizamo portrays the sinister Violator--an evil monster masquerading as a rotund, weird-looking clown--as an irritating lackey who spews overbearing sarcasm and incessantly banal one-liners. Admitted, many of Spawn's action sequences are fun, and the transitions effectively brisk, but more could have been done to explore how Simmons grapples with his humanity in these daunting circumstances. But if you want sizzling action sequences and digital effects, this film should keep you happy. --Bryan Reesman
| ACTORS: | Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Mark A.Z. Dippé |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 August, 1997 |
| MANUFACTURER: | New Line Home Entertainment |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen |
| TYPE: | Science Fiction |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 794043461026 |
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Customer Reviews of Spawn (Director's Cut) (New Line Platinum Series)
See only the R-Rated Version. in 1997, me and my mom saw this in the theaters and we both liked it. i've always been fascinated with both TV Show and Comic Books ( a Spawn Fanatic). the story deals with Al Simmonds ( Michael Jai White) who gets murdered by his scum bag boss " Jason Wynn" ( Martin Sheen) and is sent to hell, makes a deal with the evil lord of Darkness " Malbolgia" and becomes a Shapeshifting avenger named " Spawn" so that he can see his wife again. The DVD Director's cut is the only one worth watching instead of the lousy PG-13 Version that they had dumbed down, i know that The Clown ( John Leguizomo) can be annoying but you can just forgive that and just see this movie with a different if interesting twist to the superhero stuff and some spectacular visual effects.
Such a disappointment
I give it one star for its special effects, another star for DVD's
commentary.
For those who doesn't know, Spawn is base on this premise-
Simmons is a government assassin. Just before he dies,
he made a deal with the Devil for the love of his wife.
When he woke up again, he became a grotesque monster and
cannot go back to his life. He was also obessessed with seeking
revenge on the person who kills him. However, if he kills bad
guys then it'll make Hell's army stronger, if he recklessly kills
good guys then it would be evil and causes chaos, which is
good for the Devil too. Worst of all, no matter what he does
he will waste his power (when he used up all powers he will die).
Doing nothing isn't an option either, since bad guys will go after
him and the people he loves. Hence he has to struggle with his
own morality, the fact that he cannot be with his wife, and his
own existance.
Interesting concept, eh? Unfortunately, the movie did not
capture the spirit of the original idea. We never really get
involved with Spawn's internal struggle, hence we don't really
care about the main character at all. The senses of irony associated
with "no matter what Spawn do it's bad" weren't created in the movie.
Nor did the movie really explain the hell/spawn relationship.
Only the action scences are somewhat worth praising.
Also, Cog in the movie is different from the original ideas. This is
OK if it's done well, but Cog the mysterious Yoda-type was changed
into a not-so-old guy with blade-hand, likes to interfer but cannot
fight well. It's just horrible.
Will This Film Spawn Another Sequel? Let's Hope Not!
Dreary and forgettable "super(anti-)hero" flick based upon Todd McFarland's comicbook character. SPAWN is an interesting antihero, but ultimately the background and origin of the character which manifests repeatedly during the film depresses the movie. He is a hell-spawned creature given a chance to live outside of damnation by becoming an agent of hell and walk among the living. This is heavy-handed and boggs down the the story and Spawn himself. If Batman's origin which also manifests throughout the course of the history of the character (his parents get murdered in front of him) is a downer, Spawn's is just too much depressing. The visual special effects that depict the hellish atmosphere are graphic and detailed. However, who wants to be reminded of going to hell every second of the movie. Then there is John Leguizamo as "Clown" playing one of the most annoying characters in recent cinema history (up there with Jar Jar Binks). Finally, Spawn pining over losing his wife and seeing her married to, and having a child with another man (his best friend of all people)is another depressing aspect of the movie. Only thing noteworthy is seeing a rare film appearance by actor Nicol Williamson (EXCALIBUR)as Cogliostro, Spawn's mentor. Overall,a Grade B flick that has no universal appeal whatsoever. SPAWN's main theme is death and hell (not necessarily in that order), with a depressing title character, a depressing origin,depressing plot and story, depressing looking visuals of the afterlife, and one annoying Clown (Leguizamo).