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MuGen

03-30-2005, 06:28 PM

IGN reviews Sin City and titles it , "Pure entertainment with insanely cool visuals. The most faithful comic adaptation of all time!"

Is anyone else excited about SIN CITY? I'm definitely seeing this opening night!

TEASER:
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DarkMaster

03-30-2005, 06:32 PM

Well no one seemed to care much about it when I posted the trailer way back when, but I'm definitely looking forward to it. Never read the comic, but I hear it's fantastic as well.

Dyne

03-30-2005, 06:33 PM

I like Jessica Alba more as a brunette.

Typhoid

03-30-2005, 06:42 PM

I like Jessica Alba more as a brunette.

:cool:

Teuthida

03-30-2005, 06:47 PM

I recently just read all the comics to prepare. After reading them and then watching the trailer again its amazing how I can tell exactly what part each little snippet is from. Though the movie does seem to be heavy on color compared to the comics...and lacking in the nudity...though no breasts means even less penis. I may even *gasp* pay money to go see this movie in the theater.

Happydude

03-30-2005, 06:47 PM

I like Jessica Alba more as a brunette.
yup...

and i'm not really looking forward to the movie, but if i have nothing better to do, i might go see it.

Blackmane

03-30-2005, 07:49 PM

I like Jessica Alba period

Ginkasa

03-30-2005, 08:01 PM

Bruce Willis is pretty cool.

/me shrugs and walks away

Perfect Stu

03-30-2005, 08:29 PM

Vampyr

03-30-2005, 09:04 PM

I've been keeping up with this movie for a while.

It's my "must see" movie of the year, right up there with A Scanner Darkly.

KillerGremlin

03-30-2005, 09:27 PM

I've had a bit of a Jessica Alba fetish since Idle Hand came out way back in the day. Oh, and she was in Dark Angel too. She's so hot.

But yeah. I will definately be seeing this movie.

Ginkasa

03-30-2005, 09:53 PM

You know, I've been a semi-fan of Bruce Willis since I saw The Sixth Sense. I don't really remember many movies of his I might have seen before hand...

I liked Unbreakable, too. He's just a fun guy to watch. I'm excited about Sin City.

The look of the film is interesting of course. I'm interested to see how the general public will take such a stylized film. Typically audiences seem to stay away from anything that could be even slightly different from the normal formula. Hopefully Sin City will be one of those exceptions that explodes with popularity and changes the film industry for the better. Or something.

Yep...

/me shrugs and walks away

DeathsHand

03-30-2005, 10:07 PM

I havn't seen a movie in the theater for quite awhile, I'm planning on going to see this one Friday as it looks quite swell...

Acebot44

03-30-2005, 10:15 PM

Rosario Dawson and Clive Owen are dreeeaammy :cool:

Professor S

03-30-2005, 10:23 PM

Those that have read the books know that this movie is going to stir up a lot of controversy. I love the books, just so you know, but this movie is going to get a lot of bad media attention. The books are BRUTALLY violent and have no characters with even a shred of moral values. But then again thats the point.

As for it being the next Dick Tracy... well if Dick Tracy involved dismemberment, decapitations, sexism, perverted clergy, cannibalism, rape and valuminous nudity (which the movie does have minus Alba) then it would be the next Dick Tracy.

I can't wait fo this movie. I will be seeing the first matinee available on Friday just so I can see an untouched print. The books changed the way I looked at the comic medium and what it could do and I was always sure that they would make a great movie, but I never thought anyone would have the balls to make an honest interpretation. Thank you Robert Rodriguez.

I recommend that everyone who sees this movie reads the books its based on. If you like them, I also recommend the following:

Preacher
Earth X
The Watchmen ***a must read***
The Dark Knight Returns ***another must read that I am waiting to be made into a movie**

EDIT: For those of you that see the movie for Jessica Alba, you'll soon forget who she is once you see Carla Gugino butt ass nekid. :D

Seth

03-30-2005, 10:28 PM

Good call strangler.

I've read the sin city books but none of frank miller's other books.

I want to bad.

And, I'm definately seeing this movie on opening weekend. I've been drooling over this movie for a while. gah

Teuthida

03-30-2005, 11:36 PM

Recently read The Dark Knight Returns. Might have Klaus Janson as one of my professors in the fall. *cross fingers*

As for the movie, just wanna be sure I read everything it's based on. Are these the only ones or are there more of the shorter shorties in it too?

- The Customer Is Always Right
- The Hard Goodbye
- The Big Fat Kill
- That Yellow Bastard

I pretty much read everything including the shorter stories except for Family Values and Hell and Back.

Perfect Stu

03-31-2005, 12:55 AM

As for it being the next Dick Tracy... well if Dick Tracy involved dismemberment, decapitations, sexism, perverted clergy, cannibalism, rape and valuminous nudity (which the movie does have minus Alba) then it would be the next Dick Tracy.

um, I guess I didnt make myself clear...

Style wise...the way the movie looks like moving comic book. That's how I wanted to labell it the 'modernized Dick Tracy'

I know nothing about the story or premise of Sin City, and I never pretended to...

Professor S

03-31-2005, 10:40 AM

Geez, Stu...

Just take the damn joke. :p ;)

MuGen

03-31-2005, 10:49 AM

2 words, Jessica Alba......

also 2 words, Dark Angel

and another, Idle Hands

Dark Samurai

03-31-2005, 11:04 AM

looks like a modern day Dick Tracy.

and that's a good thing in my eyes...

and something else is good in my eyes...

http://img240.exs.cx/img240/8899/00006m1qg.jpg

http://img240.exs.cx/img240/1507/00002m4sa.jpg

http://img240.exs.cx/img240/3202/00004m9eu.jpg

http://img240.exs.cx/img240/5025/00001m2wi.jpg

:D you're welcome

You are THE MAN!!!

This movie not only looks good, but Jessica Alba is in there... I'd do anything to Jessica Alba... *erm* I mean, I'd do anything for Jessica Alba...

MuGen

03-31-2005, 11:20 AM

Wow.... your intentions seem so secretive....

Dark Samurai

03-31-2005, 11:25 AM

Wow.... your intentions seem so secretive....

Yes, and I LOVE IT!!!

MuGen

03-31-2005, 11:31 AM

yeah, in reference to past famous phrases...

Dark Samurai: "Jessica Alba rules all!"

Perfect Stu

03-31-2005, 11:52 AM

Geez, Stu...

Just take the damn joke. :p ;)

never. ;)

Yan

03-31-2005, 06:02 PM

I love the cast so I am definitely watching it...

Josh Hartnett!! *hyperventilates*
Bruce Wilis!! *hyperventilates*
Jessica Alba!! *hyperventilates*
Devon Aoki!! *hyperventilates*

I think you get my drift ;)

Too bad it only comes out in May for us here. Love the song in the trailer, makes me want to grab my air guitar and scare the hell out of the boyfriend :p

Vampyr

03-31-2005, 06:21 PM

I own the Dark Knight Returns...and it is fantastic. Probably my favorite comic novel that I have ever read. I was hooked from the moment I read the introduction. It sent shills down my spine.

I havn't heard of those other books Strangler, but I'm definatly going to hit ebay and look for them.

And yeah...Jessica Alba is one of the sexiest women on earth.

Professor S

04-01-2005, 04:07 PM

Just so you guys know, The Watchmen (a quality/legendary graphic novel I pointed out before) is now in pre-production, accoreding to IMDB, with a budget estimated at over $100,000,000.

This makes me happy :)

Swan

04-01-2005, 07:00 PM

The Germanator

04-01-2005, 09:01 PM

Just saw the movie. It's pretty ridiculous. Entertaining throughout definitely. Elijah Wood rules...

Perfect Stu

04-02-2005, 12:30 AM

the movie is f***ing BAD. ASS.

It is ridiculous, as my man Germy said. It grabs you by the balls and just entertains. I suppose if violence isnt your thing, you might wanna stay away from this title...but I watched it with 3 lady friends (just 3 lady friends :stud: ) and although they thought it was a little "much", they liked the movie.

Marv is now one of my more favourite characters of recent memory.

Acebot44

04-02-2005, 12:36 AM

Yeah, Marv is my favorite from the film. It was great!

NO SPOILERS WITHOUT WARNING - The Strangler

DeathsHand

04-02-2005, 04:00 AM

Elijah Wood's character was the weirdest of the bunch...

I like that, you're hired...

It was quite a movie, however it's always a struggle for me to enjoy a movie with the limited legroom them damn stadium-seated theaters have... U.U

MuGen

04-02-2005, 04:05 AM

THE MOVIE IS ROCK HARD ASS KICKER!!

I just saw it, and was blown away. The occasional ghost white film technique made it a comic feel and it gave an essence of being based on a comic.

Marv and Miho are my two favorite characters, cuz they are complete pwnage.

Acebot44

04-02-2005, 12:29 PM

DeathsHand

04-02-2005, 02:16 PM

About Josh Hartnett's characterrrr

*****SPOILERRRRRRRR*******

People were discussing his character on IMDB as well, the beginning scene was setting up that he was a contract killer, the ending scene was showing that that back-stabbing ho was getting what she deserved...

*eenddddd zpsoilers*

yup...

Ginkasa

04-02-2005, 02:29 PM

Were the Josh Hartnett scenes taken from one (or more) of the graphic novels, or were those made for the movie?

Anyway, I saw it last night. It was neat. It was also my first R movie without a parental person accompanying me and all..

ID...

Anyway, I liked it. T'was fun. Marv is cool. S'all.

/me shrugs and walks away

Perfect Stu

04-02-2005, 02:46 PM

******SPOILER*********

I thought that the intro scene was perfect to set the tone and give the viewer a good idea of what kind of place Sin City was. The ending, I'd say, was more of a bookend to finish off the movie instead of a reasurrance that the whore was going to get what was coming to her. It started off the way it ended.

and strangler, you're right...Carla Gugino has a very nice rack

didnt quite make me forget about Jessica Alba, though ;)

/*****spoilers*******

BreakABone

04-03-2005, 03:41 PM

Well first off, I personally prefer other Bat-books like Year One and the Long Halloween over The Dark Knight Returns. Something about that book just didn't rub me the right way. And also, I read it after Batman Beyond and for some reason that seems to be Batman's future in my mind...

Anyhow onto the movie, it was great... awesome.. well you get the drift. It was such a great movie and some awesome characters. I liked Merv a lot. Dwight/Dwayne was a good character as well. And Miho kicked all types of ass. I also liked the guy who got shot with the arrow.. funnie scene

Blackmane

04-03-2005, 07:35 PM

That was a fun movie, and I liked the craziness of it all. I thought the Elijah Wood's character, though weird, was really tight. Marv was cool too.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe

04-03-2005, 11:12 PM

i saw it last night, creepy, but definately entertaining. Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino and Rodriguez and all off their rockers.

and so i tip my hat to them.

Dark Samurai

04-04-2005, 12:12 AM

Holy Sh*t Jessica Alba,

I didnt even care if they *Spoiler* didnt show much of anything from her *end of Spoiler!* but we all knew that right? Anyway, the entire movie was brutal to the end and I LOVE IT!!!

Black and White really helps the comic book genre of movies...

Ginkasa

04-04-2005, 08:39 AM

Black and White really helps the comic book genre of movies...

'Cause we all know what worked for a graphic novel that was printed in black and white will work for all comic book movies.

Forget the red and blue tights or the red head MJ, the next Spider-Man movie will all be grey!

;)

/me shrugs and walks away

Blackmane

04-04-2005, 11:15 AM

They could just make Spider Man and Mary Jane colored and everything else black and white....

...And then, they could learn how to spread the color to others Pleasantville styled, and spiderman's web shooters will turn into spray paint cans.

MuGen

04-04-2005, 11:22 AM

SIN CITY 0WNS YOU

Teuthida

04-05-2005, 11:36 PM

***Spoilers***

Can anyone tell me what the point of the Nazi symbols and Josh Hartnett's character was? Was it to liike show that Sin city will always be full of corruption or something along those lines?

Oh, and the hookers' rooftop shooting made me cringe and laugh at the same time. I hope it was made to look so....weird.

***End Spoilers***

The beginning was from the short story "The Customer Is Always Right." The end was made for the movie.

Finally got it. Good movie. Shlubb and Klump are a lot more pleasant to listen to than read. Shame they didn't show Marv's mom. The Nazi with the arrows still my favorite part in the entire series. Gotta love that guy.

In case anyone is wondering about Dwight talking about his new face...read the books. :) Would explain it but they hinted at making a sequel.

Jason1

04-06-2005, 11:21 PM

I like her smile.

:rolleyes:

Vampyr

04-10-2005, 12:49 AM

I just saw this movie tonight.

Wow. I was completely blown away. It went above and beyond my expectations for the movie. I saw it with a friend of mine, and we were constantly talking about the symbolism of the colors that they used and the things that they said.

It was one of the best movies that I've seen in a long time. I think that Marv and Dwight were my favorite characters, but I also liked Hartigan.

And Jessica Alba...was just gorgeous. As usual.

I can't wait for this movie to come out on DVD so I can buy it.

BlueFire

04-10-2005, 12:54 AM

I saw this movie today too. I absolutely loved it. Art direction was awesome.

DeathsHand

04-10-2005, 01:00 AM

I saw the movie again last night and it was just as good the second time around.....

...

If not better...

...

So go see it again... Everyone..

That is all...

...

The Germanator

04-10-2005, 01:32 AM

Vampyr

04-10-2005, 02:19 AM

Eh...I've come to the point where I'm not sure whether it's worth it to see a movie the second time around...With theater prices at least at $7 some dollars...it's just too much. Being a college student, I'd rather see something new or save that money for booze or candy or something...

Yes, too true. It cost me 6.50 just to get a ticket, not counting a 2 dollar bottle of water and snacks.

But it was worth it. The theatre is very very nice. The picture quality is awesome, and the sound system is fantastic. Like when people are shooting or it's raining, you can hear it from the direction it is on the screen.

I think Sin City is one of the very very few movies worth seeing again.

Acebot44

04-10-2005, 02:26 AM

$10 a ticket here with like $3 for a bottle of water :-o But, I was planning watching again last night so it's all good.

DarrenMcLeod

04-10-2005, 02:51 AM

Definitely one of the better movies I've seen in a while. Saw it the night after it came out, never saw this topic until now.

Beautiful art direction... just absolutely fantastic visuals.

KillerGremlin

04-10-2005, 04:45 PM

So I finally saw the movie, a week late, I know, but I couldn't coordinate it last week. Anyway, best comic book movie I've seen. Period. Sure...Spiderman 2 was a good movie, but it wasn't as good of a comic-book movie. Sin City had everything.....hookers, boobs, great dialogue, good cast, good acting, good story...tarantino...I give it 14 stars, a pretzel, and this piece of lint I just found. Go see it if you haven't, otherwise you're missing out.

(And take it with a grain of salt, it really is over-the-top-over-the-top)

Ginkasa

04-10-2005, 06:32 PM

boobs

'Cause, you know, those can make or break a movie.

/me shrugs and walks away

BreakABone

04-10-2005, 06:38 PM

'Cause, you know, those can make or break a movie.

* Link1130 shrugs and walks away

It's true look at Spiderman 1... start of a big franchise

Then look at burns.. Batman and Robin.. nippple shot of guys.. movie franchise goes down the hole

Fox 6

08-21-2005, 03:56 PM

So who here has picked up the DVD? I know i have, and i got a hot poster for free when i bought it too.

Vampyr

08-21-2005, 03:58 PM

I got it Tuesday, the day after it came out. I got the one with Harttigan and Nancy on the cover.

I have a poster of the movie as well, but it didn't come with the DVD. Ulala got it for me for my Birthday...it's the one with Jessica Alba on it.

DeathsHand

08-21-2005, 04:02 PM

I bought it because I couldn't hold out for the crazy special edition they're going to put out...

Vampyr

08-21-2005, 04:31 PM

I bought it because I couldn't hold out for the crazy special edition they're going to put out...

Haha. I was thinking the same thing. I HATE that. Buying the same movie twice....

Fox 6

08-21-2005, 04:31 PM

I also got the cover with Harttigan and nancy, though i was contemplating the Dwight cover. The poster i got is basically the movie poster that has all the characters on it. Oh i also got a free temporary tattoo but i gave it to deejzguy.

Swan

08-21-2005, 06:43 PM

That's right...free tattoo!!!!

Pretty good movie...so beautiful.

Perfect Stu

08-21-2005, 08:20 PM

Saw it in theatres, bought it last tuesday, seen it twice since then.

The movie is STYLISH...best of the year so far.

Ginkasa

08-21-2005, 11:17 PM

I'm waiting for the version with the extras. I see no point in wasting my money on something that I can get a superior version of just a few months down the line. At the most, I may rent this release...

/me shrugs and walks away

Krypton

08-22-2005, 12:49 AM

My dad took me to see this is theaters, loved it. ;), I think i'm going to get it in the very near future.

Acebot44

09-10-2005, 08:41 PM

Info (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=8561) on the special features DVD.......its gonna be a doosy.

# The 124-minute theatrical release
# The 147-minute extended cut
# A commentary with director Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller
# A second commentary with Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino
# A third commentary containing Austin Premiere crowd reaction
# A 15-minute film school with Rodriguez
# A Movie in High-Speed Green Screen feature
# 17 uninterrupted minutes of Tarantino's segment
# Footage of a Sin City cast/crew party
# A 10-minute cooking school with Robert Rodriquez
# 4 featurettes on the cars, special effects make-up, costumes and props, a featurette on how they convinced Miller to assist with the film, a featurette on casting, a featurette on Tarantino the guest director (sigh)
# Trailers
# Bloopers
# An interactive game
# 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen
# English DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks

Xantar

09-11-2005, 12:08 AM

# A third commentary containing Austin Premiere crowd reaction

What's that mean? We're going to be watching the movie while listening to the crowd at the theater where they premiered the movie? That might get a bit annoying...

# A 10-minute cooking school with Robert Rodriquez

On the one hand, I just have to laugh at the idea of watching a cooking show with Robert Rodriguez, and on the other hand, I just have to say, "What the hell?!"

But maybe they're talking about a different kind of cooking or something.

# Trailers
# An interactive game

Neither of which I care one whit about.

Don't get me wrong. The feature list is great, and I'll probably get the DVD. It's just that some of them confuse me.

Ginkasa

09-11-2005, 04:16 AM

I think the audience thing could be kind of neat for a little while. I know that one of my favorite things about the Star Wars premieres was the environment with the people and the cheering and stuff. Sin City fans could get a taste of that in their own homes... Sort of. That's probably the idea, anyway.

And your reaction to the cooking show was the exact same as mine...

And I like trailers...

/me shrugs and walks away