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Sin City - Annice Burdeos - 04-04-2005
fpw Wrote:I saw a screening of this last night. Not for everyone (about as dark and violent and sexy as can be and still keep an "R") but definitely for me.
I've got nothing to liken it to because I've never seen anything like it. (And most likely neither have you.)
What I found most interesting is the screening I attended had slightly more women then men.... which is contrary to what all the critics and experts were saying
I usually don't like Bruce Willis but his handling of Yellow Bastard brought a loud "all right" from me-
Owen was in his element but I was pleasantly surprised by Josh Hartnett as The Man. It's too bad Rodriguez isn't directing Jack- I could easily see Hartnett .... (which I surely couldn't before)
Sin City - Paige - 04-04-2005
Annice Burdeos Wrote:but I was pleasantly surprised by Josh Hartnett as The Man. It's too bad Rodriguez isn't directing Jack- I could easily see Hartnett .... (which I surely couldn't before)
I had the exact same thought when i was watching the film. I loved the fact that they kept the comic book style and integrity. I thought Britney Murphy was a little weak, but over all i absolutely loved it.
If they take the same approach with the Sandman comics, it just might not turn abysmal (not that there's any plans to make it into a film or anything...)
Sin City - Scott Hajek - 04-04-2005
I read an interview with the Robert R. (the director) regarding the DVD release of Sin City. It will have the theatrical release, but also an option to watch each story as a stand-alone with additional scenes that had to be edited out in order to blend the three story lines together. It'll give the view an option to watch three short movies or one long one. This will be a must buy.
Sin City - jimbow8 - 04-04-2005
I saw this movie Sunday. It is the best representation of a comic book that I have ever seen; it is a comic book on screen. I was especially impressed with the rain and snow effects.
Mickey Rourke steals this movie. He is the most bad-ass character I have seen in a long time. If there is one complaint I have it is that I thought the stories tied together somehow, so I had been watching for common elements and was slightly disappointed that they were independent stories. Regardless, I plan on seeing it again this week some time.
I also read somewhere that Rodriquez plans on making all of the novels into movies.
Sin City - Paige - 04-09-2005
SPOILER SPACE
A friend of mine mentioned that the girl in the red dress in the beginning of the movie ordered a hit on herself? Er...is this true? I think I missed something...
Sin City - jimbow8 - 04-09-2005
Paige Wrote:SPOILER SPACEI heard that too. Maybe someone who read the comics can clear it up. It doesn't make sense to me because that would imply that Becky at the end hired a hit on herself also, which doesn't make sense to me.
A friend of mine mentioned that the girl in the red dress in the beginning of the movie ordered a hit on herself? Er...is this true? I think I missed something...
Sin City - Dignan - 04-11-2005
jimbow8 Wrote:I heard that too. Maybe someone who read the comics can clear it up. It doesn't make sense to me because that would imply that Becky at the end hired a hit on herself also, which doesn't make sense to me.************SPOILERS******************
I believe someone else hired a hit on the girl at the beggining, which is why Josh Hartnett says, "I didn't even know what she was running from. I'll cash her check in the morning." He was paid by whoever wanted her dead used his suave charm to lure her into a false sense of security with him, and let her have it. I assume Gail ordered Becky's hit, since I doubt any of the Old Town girls would want to incriminate themselves with a murder outside their own territory. But as far as the put a hit on themselves theory... I don't think so.
But I do love the way that both scenes bookend the movie. Wonderful stuff.
I've seen the movie 4 times so far, and it keeps getting better and better with each viewing. My only real problem with it is Michael Madsen's sometimes shaky performance, but he doesn't have much screentime, so its just a minor quibble.
"You better ask yourself if that slut of a corpse is worth dying for."
Marv: "Worth dying for? Worth killing for. Worth going to hell for."
Sin City - Paige - 04-11-2005
Well, the name of the story for the woman in the red dress was "the customer is always right." Take that as you will. Also cashing *her* check. Hmm...I don’t know...
Sin City - APhew - 04-12-2005
Dignan Wrote:My only real problem with it is Michael Madsen's sometimes shaky performance, but he doesn't have much screentime, so its just a minor quibble.
This was my only problem with the film as well. He just didn't seem like he felt comfortable with his lines. He really kind of got the movie off to a shakey start for me. Maybe he's all intimidated by his sister's comeback career?
Sin City - Baelzar - 04-12-2005
Scott Hajek Wrote:I read an interview with the Robert R. (the director) regarding the DVD release of Sin City. It will have the theatrical release, but also an option to watch each story as a stand-alone with additional scenes that had to be edited out in order to blend the three story lines together. It'll give the view an option to watch three short movies or one long one. This will be a must buy.I hope they patch up the Marv story; they left some very key sequences out of that.
There's one scene in the original Sin City graphic novel that defines what Marv is perfectly and they left it completely out of the movie.
Anyone want to hazard a guess?