thisdjsucks

This was really good, worth watching. There's a side to any artistic community that one doesn't see or get exposed to unless they're a part of it. The ups, downs, frustrations and struggle to put everything you are into something artistic. I've been following his art on social media for a while now and it's fantastic. But to see this side of the story and what drives an artist to do what they do was great. Especially when it's very down to Earth, honest and grassroots.

I loved the comic when it came out. Spawn had a great story, great characters, great foundation and the art work was pure art. Even today, the first 12 Spawn comics are nothing less than classic works of art.

When I found out that Spawn was going to be a movie I was thrilled. The previews were great and this looked like it was going to set the standard for comic book movies. What a let-down. This movie has only two redeeming qualities. The soundtrack and John Leguizamo's performance. Everything else in this movie was a complete letdown. My roommate and I went to this movie with total anticipation. His standards for movies was lower than mine and he's a graphic designer. We both walked out of that movie and wanted our money back it was so bad. I have heard people say that it was good for it's time as far as make-up and special effects, no way. Titanic came out this same year. Different movie, budgets, etc, however look at the standard of movies that year and even before this. Add to this the fact that people like Tim Burton, Richard Harris, Ed Norton, Wesley Snipes were supposed to work on this movie, the end result looks like a half-ass effort that they had to produce. This movie could have been good if the people who made it had the guts to make it as extreme as the comic.

At least the cartoon that came out later had more redeeming qualities. In the end, I would only recommend watching this so you can appreciate other movies that came from comic books.