Spawn's time in the limelight was pretty brief in the grand scheme of things, but for a moment there this character was EVERYWHERE - comic books, cartoons, video games, action figures, trading cards... you name it and there was probably a piece of merchandise with his face on it. A live-action feature film adaptation was inevitable, but instead of being the culmination of Spawn's propulsive popularity, it instead indicated that perhaps this property's glory days were winding down.
There's a lot to discuss here and the HDYR gang does their best to sort through the nonsensical script and scattershot direction in order to figure out how such a straightforward concept could get transformed into something so muddled.
Topics include: Chris and Carlos' memories of the Spawn comic and their initial reactions to the movie, an easy fix that would have helped the filmmakers stretch their modest budget, the problem with giving Al Simmons a moral center before he goes to hell, makingthe costume work on film, the constant and unnecessary narration, Donna's confusion over everybody's motivation, an argument for putting a limit on Spawn's powers, and much much more!
