Sin City

[MacMathan]

It was everything the comics were when I first saw them. I give it a 9. If you go in expecting anything but Miller's exxagerated version of pulp/noir then you will be disappointed, but then again if thats the case the movie was not made for you.

I also respect Rodriguez for dropping out of the Directors Guild and losing a large studio movie because of it, because he wanted Frank Miller to have a Co-Directing credit.

 

[derelictjay]

I loved it, gave it a 9. I've glanced at Frank Miller's Sin City graphic novels before, but never read them.

 

[Truth Seeker]

It will get a 10 from me...everything was delivered, as much as can be, from the comic book.

And my friend who saw the film with me, had to catch himself, after seeing....all the...well...as all the previous posts, points out the mentioned scenes.

Got my attention.

 

[Agamon]

I gave it an 8. It was everything I expected it to be, and I wasn't disappointed by that. The pace was decent, the stories were engaging. The literal translation of the comic made the diaglogue a bit corny, but it seemed to fit the movie alright. I'd watch it again once it hits the movie channels.

 

[reapersaurus]

I liked Sin City better than Kill Bill 1, and quite a bit better than Kill Bill 2.
A 9 from me, and I didn't read the novels, but have known of them.

 

[Hand of Evil]

From me a 7, while I thought it was a very good movie, my problem is that Dwight should have been played by Bruce Cambell.

 

[Truth Seeker]

And I'll jump in here and give this thing a 10. I loved everything about this movie. Marv had the best story, of course, but I enjoyed all of them and had no trouble at all following all of the characters. I loved the narration through the entire thing, though it wasn't even really narration as the characters were literally speaking it half the time.

The black and white just made it even better, especially the stark white of the blood, which was probably more jarring than when it was a deep red. And I don't care that Elijah Wood's character had no development...he had what he needed. Creepiness. And damn was he creepy.

Mercy, when I realize it was him as the 'clawed' killer...I was like. oh *bleep, bleep*, he is kicking *bleep, bleep* Rourke's character behind. That was enough development for me!!!

And oh, wasn't it fun to see Frank Miller, take a bullet in the film, as the priest of confession. I shouted out, "You Bastards!!, You just shot Frank Miller!!!" *figurally speaking for the movie, not in real life*

 

[Henry]

I THOUGHT that priest looked familiar!!!

I gave the movie a 9: Not for plot points or any other logical reason, but because several of the action sequences were "jarring" for me - in particular, the Looooong jumps of Marv and Dwight, and Marv smashing through a car windshield at high speed. I can accept physcially impossible things, but they went just a weeeee bit over my threshold.

I loved the stories, having never read Sin City, and found them artfully done. Despite he was as cold blooded as they come, I just couldn't help LIKING Marv. Rourke did a fantastic job playing him, whether he was killing someone in cold blood, or just beating the heck out of them. I could sympathize with him the most, out of any of the characters.

 

[The Serge]

Heh heh heh... This was great stuff.

9.

 

[Jeremy]

Jeremy - That was a beautiful act of understatement.

Hehehe... Thanks. I had fun with it.