Pick of the Movies - Sin City (Again!)
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Orh hor.. so colourful u.. so bian tai.. but i like..Originally posted by The man who was death:Orh it's the internet loh. I think i've seen more nude scenes than R21 ppl
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i can see why some people hate the movie...
it's not linear
but damn, it was good! -
was waiting to say thisOriginally posted by the Bear:i can see why some people hate the movie...
it's not linear
but damn, it was good! -
Frank Miller stayed true to the comics by not making it linear.Originally posted by MrIllusion:I really enjoyed this film.
The film is in black and white, but at any time, there is usually a single item on screen that is in color. The first scene shows a couple on a rooftop. Black and white, but the lady wears a red dress. Very refreshing. (this style was also in Schindler's List. Remember the little girl wearing a red coat?)
The setting is similar to Gotham City in Batman, or Hell's Kitchen in Daredevil. Very dark, unforgiving and morbidly fascinating.
Fight scenes will remind you of Kill Bill. Blood, blood and i guess more blood. Did I mention blood?
Best thing I like about the show is that it's a film noir. Can't really say more about that. You either think it's sexy or not.
Basically think of it as:
Batman Begins + Kill Bill + Max Payne = Sin City -
I can't see why ppl like this movie, all the nude ppl in the movie are like metal
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Juz came back from watching .... wat can say man .... *speechless*
got 2 questions tho:
1. Who does the red Lambo belong to? It was there early on when Marv was looking for Goldie's killers & again at the end when Nancy drove off in it. Missed the 1st 5mins .....
2. Who's the doc in the end of the film at the elevator scene? The one Beckie bunps into?
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the car was stolen by the inept hired thugs of Rourke.. the stories are loosely "connected"..
and the guy? he's a hired killer.. who steals the heart of his victims then their lives... it's the first 2 minutes of the movie...Originally posted by True_Xerion:Juz came back from watching .... wat can say man .... *speechless*
got 2 questions tho:
1. Who does the red Lambo belong to? It was there early on when Marv was looking for Goldie's killers & again at the end when Nancy drove off in it. Missed the 1st 5mins .....
2. Who's the doc in the end of the film at the elevator scene? The one Beckie bunps into?
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ahh kk thanks thanks .... been puzzling me all night lol till i got backOriginally posted by the Bear:the car was stolen by the inept hired thugs of Rourke.. the stories are loosely "connected"..
and the guy? he's a hired killer.. who steals the heart of his victims then their lives... it's the first 2 minutes of the movie...
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OK, from the perspective of someone who's read the original comics when they first came out:
Marv: damn good portrayal by Mickey Rourke. I had my doubts about his ability to pull it off, being somewhat short of seven feet tall, but damn, he did good. He could, however, have been a bit more menacing when he was talking to Roarke.
Dwight: honestly, CMI. Miller's Dwight was cool, but he was also intense, and Clive Owen failed to bring out that intensity. When introducing Dwight's character in Dame to Kill For, Miller presented him as a generally good guy who's compelled to right wrongs in the most violent way he can. It just comes out wrong when presented without that context.
Rafferty: Del Toro did a good job of playing the live Rafferty, but he was not taunting enough as the dead one.
Hartigan: bad casting, plain and simple. Should have picked someone older.
Nancy: pretty vanilla performance - the best part was when she grabbed the armload of beers for Marv.
Miho: again, pretty much to form - good job.
Gail: great job by Dawson - she got the part right, except maybe the bit when she went, "oh, nuts".
Shellie: the role asked for hick trailer trash with attitude, and Brittany Murphy pulled it off well. I just wish she didn't sound like Smurfette.
Lucille: pretty good job, but something was misssing - Miller's Lucille came off as a bit more hard-nosed. Can't put my finger of it, but I think maybe the delivery of the lines needed to be more deadpan.
Becky: pretty good job, but she needed to be just a bit more annoyingly self-righteous.
Roarke: average performance - he needed to be hysterical when he first saw Kevin's head, and the rest of his lines weren't in a bitter enough tone.
Manute: what can I say? Michael Duncan Clarke was perfect for the role. I'd like to see how he would perform if they ever did a film version of "A Dame to Kill For".
Bob: a good dose of cynicism that you would expect from Michael Madsen, but Bob's also a wheedling little character who's more cowardly than greedy.
Kevin: what was Elijah Wood doing smiling at the end? Kevin's supposed to be poker-faced.
Visuals were perfect and script was true to the original - I actually found myself muttering some of the classic lines as they were presented in the movie. -
Sorry, but before I the curiosity kills me, I need to ask:Originally posted by Gedanken:Dwight: honestly, CMI....
What is 'CMI'? -
CMI = shortened form for "cannot make it"
or singapore-speak for "it's crap"
Originally posted by MrIllusion:Sorry, but before I the curiosity kills me, I need to ask:
What is 'CMI'? -
Whoops, Rhonda's said CMI so many times it's slipped into my vocabulary.
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AhhhOriginally posted by the Bear:CMI = shortened form for "cannot make it"
or singapore-speak for "it's crap"
I kept thinking it was some swear word like KNN. heh -
/sighs with satisfaction
It is only in comics that True Romance exists
This show is thoroughly enjoyable! -
yeah.. i'll definitely buy the DVD
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This is one movie well worth the $9 to watch in the cinema
I don't read Sin City... does the comic series typically focus on love stories? Or was it just a common theme that happens to run through the stories in the movie? -
if i can find the softcopy of it, i'll burn a copy for you
it's actually a bunch of stories..
and yah.. it was worth the money.. especially at Great World City... they showed it on the Omnimax screenOriginally posted by choco B:This is one movie well worth the $9 to watch in the cinema
I don't read Sin City... does the comic series typically focus on love stories? Or was it just a common theme that happens to run through the stories in the movie? -
Wow. thanks!Originally posted by the Bear:if i can find the softcopy of it, i'll burn a copy for you
it's actually a bunch of stories..
and yah.. it was worth the money.. especially at Great World City... they showed it on the Omnimax screen -
Frank Miller intended the Sin City series to be a modern-day comic equivalent of the old pulp-fiction detective stories. In the spirit of those stories, you usually get a gritty, doomed romance thrown in.Originally posted by choco B:I don't read Sin City... does the comic series typically focus on love stories? Or was it just a common theme that happens to run through the stories in the movie? -
sorta like, in the spirit of the noir movies where the "good guys" aren't exactly good.. and there's an air of desperation in it all...
i can't find the disc of the comics
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Eckkkk - double post again.
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OMG i loved this movie!!
LOVE IT!