Sin City - Page 2

**Requiem** · 04-02-2005, 12:52 AM

Shit, I'll give it a 10 out of 10, and I don't think very many movies are that great.. There are maybe 5 movies I've seen in my lifetime that actually warrant a 10 out of 10..

**slextremely** · 04-02-2005, 01:00 AM

Does anyone have any idea wich scene Tarantino shot. I could'nt figure it out.

**Smitty** · 04-02-2005, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by slextremely

Does anyone have any idea wich scene Tarantino shot. I could'nt figure it out.

I believe it was the scene where the "dead" Jackie Boy is talking to Dwight in the car.

**Funky Fly** · 04-02-2005, 02:09 AM

That movie was pretty fucking good. The talking head scene definitely felt different than the rest of the movie, so that was probably the Tarantino scene. This is one of the few recent action movies that doesn't feel PG-13.

**Requiem** · 04-02-2005, 02:10 AM

Yeah.. plenty of gory violence, and tits and ass. DS and I got carded twice, and I don't even get carded to buy smokes

We got carded buying the tickets, and before they let us in the theatre... wtf?

**Funky Fly** · 04-02-2005, 02:20 AM

LOL

That is why you buy tickets in advance online.

**RemyRed** · 04-02-2005, 02:45 AM

It sucks

**Requiem** · 04-02-2005, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Funky Fly

LOL

That is why you buy tickets in advance online.

Didn't matter.. we already had our tickets, and inside the building, at the entrance to the theatre the thing was playing in (like, the room with the screen and all), they carded us AGAIN there... ridiculous.

**Gonzo** · 04-02-2005, 03:52 AM

SPOILER WARNING IN THE TITLE. Fuck.

**Boondock Saint** · 04-02-2005, 04:50 AM

Awesome. Simply awesome.

**Fox** · 04-02-2005, 05:03 AM

Just got back from seeing this movie, and I'm pretty divided to be honest.

First of all, amazing visuals. The black and white with splashes of color worked perfectly and was done to artistic perfection. Mickey Rourke's character (Marv) was amazing. Even with the strict comic-book style, lame-ish dialogue, his character was believable and I really didn't find his lines to be all that ridiculous. Hell, all of the actors involved in this story took the dialogue to a top notch level of believability, with the exception of Brittany Murphy, who I thought had no purpose of being in this film. The beginning and end with Josh Hartnett was brilliant.

My problem with the movie is that it isn't really a movie perse - it's three different stories rolled into one. Now, while Tarrantino uses this style to perfection, Rodriguez did not manage to pull it off so well. Quentin's movies are filled with great dialogue and great character build-up, while Sin City is filled with brutal violence, sex, and often ridiculous premises.

I have no problem with violence and see action choreography as an art, in its own way. But you can only watch a guy take ten bullets to the arms and torso and get back up before you get tired of it. You can only watch a guy's limbs get blown off so many times before you want something new. You can only watch someone's balls getting blown off so many times before it loses it's shock value. About half-way through the movie I found myself bored with the over the top violence, and trust me, there is A LOT of it. It makes up about 50-60% of the film.

Was it a good movie? Of course it was. It was a style that has never been done before with actors that played their parts to the hilt and stories that were fairly captivating.

Would I pay to see it again or buy it when it comes out? Probably not. Like a comic book, you can only watch this movie so many times until you know exactly what's going to happen in the next frame. For a film to have that again-and-again feel, there needs to be something that draws you back every time. The violence doesn't do it. The stories don't do it. The characters don't do it.

Good movie? Yes. A classic to watch again and again? No.

Worth my $8 and my Friday night? Definitely.

**slextremely** · 04-02-2005, 02:57 PM

I have never heard of Mickey Rourke, but he was excellent in this, also Elijah Woods character was crazy.

**Gone Mad** · 04-02-2005, 04:33 PM

I loved it. I saw it right after my class, and was something else. I LOVED the Marv character and Mickey Rourke, I salute you. Elijah Woods character was probably my second favorite, just the scene with him and a book were just great.

Brittany Murphy is what killed it for me, as she can't act without using those eyes and they just stay in the same place. But besides that, the violence, the story, the art.... everything was just awesome.

**John la Rock** · 04-02-2005, 09:27 PM

I'll see it next weekend. have 3 assignment and a final to worry about first

**RoXer** · 04-02-2005, 10:55 PM

Very good movie.

Which scene did Tartino direct? And was Hartnett's character only in two scenes?

**RoXer** · 04-02-2005, 11:00 PM

And I agree with Fox on almost every point. However, I am going to buy the DVD.

**slextremely** · 04-02-2005, 11:07 PM

SPOILERS?!?!
Tarantino directed the scene where Dwight is driving with the "dead' Jacky Boy.(as posted by Smitty.) And yes Hartnett was in the first and last scene of the film. I liked his charcter though, i wish he was in more of it.

**Crimson** · 04-04-2005, 02:32 AM

Ok more on Hartnett..who was the girl in the beginning in the red? and in the end how did all that tie in?

**Requiem** · 04-04-2005, 02:43 AM

Basically, it was just saying he was about to kill the one chick like he did at first..

**Fox** · 04-04-2005, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Crimson

Ok more on Hartnett..who was the girl in the beginning in the red? and in the end how did all that tie in?

Josh Hartnett's character is a hitman. The girl in the red was his target, and he approaches his female targets as a suave individual and offers them a cigarette. Subsequently, he kills them. His "I never knew what she was running from," line indicates that he doesn't know anything about his victims - he simply does his job.

The girl at the end betrayed the old town girls by ratting them out to the mob. Hartnett arriving at the end and offering her a cigarette indicates that he has been hired to kill her.

Like I said, brilliant way to begin and end a movie that really has no beginning or end.

**Lamuella** · 04-04-2005, 11:09 AM

I thought this movie was as close to perfect as a film noir could get.

It adapted Miller's books absolutely flawlessly. It looked utterly gorgeous. THere were at most two acting performances I'd give less than 10 out of 10.

All the leading men were stunning. Almost all the leading women were stunning (I wasn't a huge fan of Britany Murphy). After this and Closer, Clive Owen is a god in my eyes.

I will own this the day it comes out on DVD.

**Fignuts** · 04-04-2005, 02:31 PM

OMG! This was awesome. You can't fully appreciate this movie unless you read the books. Every story, every line of dialogue, even every camera angle is taken straight out of the book. Phenomenal. Also, I liked the format of the seperate stories, rather than meshing it all together, like fox said.

How does Elijah Wood go from Frodo the hobbit, to Kevin? Pretty Versitale.

**Mr. Monday Morning** · 04-04-2005, 06:48 PM

He's playing a hooligan next (or in the near future)

You'd think he didn't want to be typecast as a small man with hairy feet

**Crimson** · 04-04-2005, 10:17 PM

Haha, Frodo's character was awesome. I think the dialogue coulda been a bit better..especially right when they switched from Marvin to Jackieboy, they had similiar attitudes/dialogue. But no big deal still a good flick.

'That's a nice coat you got there..'

**RoXer** · 04-05-2005, 12:06 AM

That's a damn fine coat ya got there

**Crimson** · 04-05-2005, 01:12 AM

Old man dies, young girl lives...it's a fair trade..

RP · 04-05-2005, 02:48 AM

Mickey Rourke ruled. Hartnett was awesome too. I totally agree with the beginning and ending of this movie. It was brilliant. I hope they dont try to make some douche bag spin off of Hartnett's charachter. I mean i would probably see it cause he ruled. But still it would suck. Just leave it where it was left IMO. He was just plain smooth.

" Thats a damn fine coat you got there "

I havent said lines over and over again since " I'm Rick James bitch " was uttered out of Dave Chapelle's mouth on his show. Now i go around saying the " Thats a damn fine coat you got there " line non stop.

**Champion of Europa** · 04-05-2005, 06:51 PM

I loved this movie. 10/10 for me. Rourke, Willis, and Owen were perfect in their roles. I can't really pick one favorite out of the three. Each has their own little awesome thing. Jackie Boy is my hero.

**Blitz** · 04-07-2005, 03:52 PM

I take away his weapon. Both of them.

Yeah this movie blew me away. So many great characters. I will DEFINITELY buy the books now.

**Innovator** · 04-07-2005, 03:57 PM

"Get up old man!"

Marv is the man, plain and simple

**Mr. Monday Morning** · 04-08-2005, 07:10 PM

Man

I held off from reading the comics beforehand cause I wanted to go in blind, so to speak. I knew vaguely what to expect - noir, violence, all that stuff.

But Jesus Christ

That is some fucked up shit right there. Literally is a comic book movie too. Awesome work all round.

**Jason Cage** · 04-09-2005, 02:04 AM

holy hell. i orgasmed like 24890 during the movie. So incredibly awesome. I was totally marking out with the whole Kevin angle. God dammit, everything was just incredible.
Every story was so orgasmically well told. I'll go see it again.

**VJW** · 04-09-2005, 04:49 PM

I enjoyed it a lot. Hopefully it'll convince Paramount to make Watchmen which is rumored to be going down the toilet.

**Bad Company** · 04-11-2005, 10:44 PM

Awesome Movie. Just saw it.
I'll definately go and see it when it comes out here.

**John la Rock** · 04-13-2005, 10:33 PM

Pretty good movie. Marv ruled all 9/10

**Supreme Olajuwon** · 04-17-2005, 04:57 AM

They had some special digital screening of this at one of the theaters in town so I went and saw it not really knowing much about the plot or the comic or Frank Miller or any of that other than a couple trailers. Holy fuck that was the most insane, crazy ass, what the hell just happened movie I've ever seen. Also Clive Owen is better than sliced bread.

**Triple A** · 04-17-2005, 05:00 AM

Yeah it was sick. I didn't really like the Clive Owen story even though he is God, but the other two stories were sickkkkkkkkk.

**YOUR Hero** · 04-17-2005, 01:35 PM

I really enjoyed this movie. I hadn't seen the comics before and had only this thread and the commercials to go on, in regards to what it would be like/about.

**FakeLaser** · 04-18-2005, 11:32 AM

I liked it.

I saw it when I was high though and had no idea what was going on, but everything was so tripped out.

**Adder** · 04-19-2005, 11:25 AM

Really good. Will this movie have sequels? It seems to me that it would be well suited for it.

04-02-2005, 12:52 AM	#41
Requiem Posts: 19,301	Shit, I'll give it a 10 out of 10, and I don't think very many movies are that great.. There are maybe 5 movies I've seen in my lifetime that actually warrant a 10 out of 10..

04-02-2005, 01:00 AM	#42
slextremely oooooh yeaaaa Posts: 356	Does anyone have any idea wich scene Tarantino shot. I could'nt figure it out.

04-02-2005, 02:09 AM	#44
Funky Fly The Satanic Mechanic Posts: 52,521	That movie was pretty fucking good. The talking head scene definitely felt different than the rest of the movie, so that was probably the Tarantino scene. This is one of the few recent action movies that doesn't feel PG-13.

04-02-2005, 02:10 AM	#45
Requiem Posts: 19,301	Yeah.. plenty of gory violence, and tits and ass. DS and I got carded twice, and I don't even get carded to buy smokes We got carded buying the tickets, and before they let us in the theatre... wtf?

04-02-2005, 02:20 AM	#46
Funky Fly The Satanic Mechanic Posts: 52,521	LOL That is why you buy tickets in advance online.

04-02-2005, 02:45 AM	#47
RemyRed My Opinion Matters Posts: 2,435	It sucks

04-02-2005, 03:52 AM	#49
Gonzo feel the madness Posts: 11,360	SPOILER WARNING IN THE TITLE. Fuck.

04-02-2005, 04:50 AM	#50
Boondock Saint Posts: 8,795	Awesome. Simply awesome.

04-02-2005, 05:03 AM	#51
Fox "Ask him!" Posts: 10,075	Just got back from seeing this movie, and I'm pretty divided to be honest. First of all, amazing visuals. The black and white with splashes of color worked perfectly and was done to artistic perfection. Mickey Rourke's character (Marv) was amazing. Even with the strict comic-book style, lame-ish dialogue, his character was believable and I really didn't find his lines to be all that ridiculous. Hell, all of the actors involved in this story took the dialogue to a top notch level of believability, with the exception of Brittany Murphy, who I thought had no purpose of being in this film. The beginning and end with Josh Hartnett was brilliant. My problem with the movie is that it isn't really a movie perse - it's three different stories rolled into one. Now, while Tarrantino uses this style to perfection, Rodriguez did not manage to pull it off so well. Quentin's movies are filled with great dialogue and great character build-up, while Sin City is filled with brutal violence, sex, and often ridiculous premises. I have no problem with violence and see action choreography as an art, in its own way. But you can only watch a guy take ten bullets to the arms and torso and get back up before you get tired of it. You can only watch a guy's limbs get blown off so many times before you want something new. You can only watch someone's balls getting blown off so many times before it loses it's shock value. About half-way through the movie I found myself bored with the over the top violence, and trust me, there is A LOT of it. It makes up about 50-60% of the film. Was it a good movie? Of course it was. It was a style that has never been done before with actors that played their parts to the hilt and stories that were fairly captivating. Would I pay to see it again or buy it when it comes out? Probably not. Like a comic book, you can only watch this movie so many times until you know exactly what's going to happen in the next frame. For a film to have that again-and-again feel, there needs to be something that draws you back every time. The violence doesn't do it. The stories don't do it. The characters don't do it. Good movie? Yes. A classic to watch again and again? No. Worth my $8 and my Friday night? Definitely.

04-02-2005, 02:57 PM	#52
slextremely oooooh yeaaaa Posts: 356	I have never heard of Mickey Rourke, but he was excellent in this, also Elijah Woods character was crazy.

04-02-2005, 04:33 PM	#53
Gone Mad EL MERO MERO! Posts: 4,259	I loved it. I saw it right after my class, and was something else. I LOVED the Marv character and Mickey Rourke, I salute you. Elijah Woods character was probably my second favorite, just the scene with him and a book were just great. Brittany Murphy is what killed it for me, as she can't act without using those eyes and they just stay in the same place. But besides that, the violence, the story, the art.... everything was just awesome.

04-02-2005, 09:27 PM	#54
John la Rock That's how I roll!!! Posts: 4,437	I'll see it next weekend. have 3 assignment and a final to worry about first

04-02-2005, 10:55 PM	#55
RoXer History's Greatest, Mr. E Posts: 42,425	Very good movie. Which scene did Tartino direct? And was Hartnett's character only in two scenes?

04-02-2005, 11:00 PM	#56
RoXer History's Greatest, Mr. E Posts: 42,425	And I agree with Fox on almost every point. However, I am going to buy the DVD.

04-02-2005, 11:07 PM	#57
slextremely oooooh yeaaaa Posts: 356	SPOILERS?!?! Tarantino directed the scene where Dwight is driving with the "dead' Jacky Boy.(as posted by Smitty.) And yes Hartnett was in the first and last scene of the film. I liked his charcter though, i wish he was in more of it.

04-04-2005, 02:32 AM	#58
Crimson Posts: 6,108	Ok more on Hartnett..who was the girl in the beginning in the red? and in the end how did all that tie in?

04-04-2005, 02:43 AM	#59
Requiem Posts: 19,301	Basically, it was just saying he was about to kill the one chick like he did at first..

04-04-2005, 11:09 AM	#61
Lamuella Forum Happy Cat Posts: 7,884	I thought this movie was as close to perfect as a film noir could get. It adapted Miller's books absolutely flawlessly. It looked utterly gorgeous. THere were at most two acting performances I'd give less than 10 out of 10. All the leading men were stunning. Almost all the leading women were stunning (I wasn't a huge fan of Britany Murphy). After this and Closer, Clive Owen is a god in my eyes. I will own this the day it comes out on DVD.

04-04-2005, 02:31 PM	#62
Fignuts Hey Mister! Posts: 54,952	OMG! This was awesome. You can't fully appreciate this movie unless you read the books. Every story, every line of dialogue, even every camera angle is taken straight out of the book. Phenomenal. Also, I liked the format of the seperate stories, rather than meshing it all together, like fox said. How does Elijah Wood go from Frodo the hobbit, to Kevin? Pretty Versitale.

04-04-2005, 06:48 PM	#63
Mr. Monday Morning All Part Of The Plan Posts: 12,125	He's playing a hooligan next (or in the near future) You'd think he didn't want to be typecast as a small man with hairy feet

04-04-2005, 10:17 PM	#64
Crimson Posts: 6,108	Haha, Frodo's character was awesome. I think the dialogue coulda been a bit better..especially right when they switched from Marvin to Jackieboy, they had similiar attitudes/dialogue. But no big deal still a good flick. 'That's a nice coat you got there..'

04-05-2005, 12:06 AM	#65
RoXer History's Greatest, Mr. E Posts: 42,425	That's a damn fine coat ya got there

04-05-2005, 01:12 AM	#66
Crimson Posts: 6,108	Old man dies, young girl lives...it's a fair trade..

04-05-2005, 02:48 AM	#67
RP King of Love and Piss Posts: 62,993	Mickey Rourke ruled. Hartnett was awesome too. I totally agree with the beginning and ending of this movie. It was brilliant. I hope they dont try to make some douche bag spin off of Hartnett's charachter. I mean i would probably see it cause he ruled. But still it would suck. Just leave it where it was left IMO. He was just plain smooth. " Thats a damn fine coat you got there " I havent said lines over and over again since " I'm Rick James bitch " was uttered out of Dave Chapelle's mouth on his show. Now i go around saying the " Thats a damn fine coat you got there " line non stop.

04-05-2005, 06:51 PM	#68
Champion of Europa SEX APPEAL Posts: 13,830	I loved this movie. 10/10 for me. Rourke, Willis, and Owen were perfect in their roles. I can't really pick one favorite out of the three. Each has their own little awesome thing. Jackie Boy is my hero.

04-07-2005, 03:52 PM	#69
Blitz Angel Headed Hipster Posts: 37,942	I take away his weapon. Both of them. Yeah this movie blew me away. So many great characters. I will DEFINITELY buy the books now.

04-07-2005, 03:57 PM	#70
Innovator Inno Knows. Posts: 43,710	"Get up old man!" Marv is the man, plain and simple

04-08-2005, 07:10 PM	#71
Mr. Monday Morning All Part Of The Plan Posts: 12,125	Man I held off from reading the comics beforehand cause I wanted to go in blind, so to speak. I knew vaguely what to expect - noir, violence, all that stuff. But Jesus Christ That is some fucked up shit right there. Literally is a comic book movie too. Awesome work all round.

04-09-2005, 02:04 AM	#72
Jason Cage shut the FUCK UP, Donnie Posts: 9,040	holy hell. i orgasmed like 24890 during the movie. So incredibly awesome. I was totally marking out with the whole Kevin angle. God dammit, everything was just incredible. Every story was so orgasmically well told. I'll go see it again.

04-09-2005, 04:49 PM	#73
VJW Master Penis!!!! Posts: 946	I enjoyed it a lot. Hopefully it'll convince Paramount to make Watchmen which is rumored to be going down the toilet.