My wife and I saw Sin City this afternoon at the Cinerama in downtown Seattle. Got there at just the right time as the line to get in went clear down to the end of the block (don't these people have jobs?! Waitaminnit...we're both off today...) I'd never read any of the Sin City stories but I've been a fan of Miller's since his Dark Night days as well as his Ronin story (which I'd love to see done on the big screen...that or Mike Saenz's Shatter.) I'm also a huge Robert Rodriguez fan despite his push for digital cinematography (and those who know me are already crying "HYPOCRIT!!!" since I've nothing good to say about the digitalization of the Star Wars series.) Robert is all about the gonzo movie shoot but he's got it all down so well that everything works at the rapid-fire pace he shoots movies at.
That all being said, I loved this movie. The noir feeling was perfected both visually and in the gravelly internal narratives by the various leading characters. The 3 different story lines, separate but inexplicably linked by both the underbelly of Basin City as well as the paths these unique characters invariably cross.
Yes, it was definitely a comic book story but I don't think that I missed out on anything by never reading any of them. I will say that if one didn't like comic-to-film adaptations then this is a definite steer-clear film.
But, as I'm all for comic book movies (even the really bad ones), I highly enjoyed Sin City and highly recommend it.
- Chris Shadowens
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I totally agree with you on this, my wife and I just got back from seeing this too. This movie totally rocked. And from what I understand all the dialogue was pulled word for word from the comic book. Which what the big hype has been. Cause it is supposed to be the best adaptation of a comic or novel to ever be done due to the fact that every line in the comic is in the movie. Anyways real gritty movie totally classic film noir movie. And if you pay attention you will see a cameo by none other than Frank Miller. Go see this movie it rocks!
And if you pay attention you will see a cameo by none other than Frank Miller.
And I'm not completely positive but I think I caught a Robert Rodriguez cameo as well. In the scene where Marv is sneaking onto the farm he spots a police officer in riot gear guarding the front gate. Marv sneaks up on him and quietly snaps his neck. You only see the officer's face for a moment or two but I thought it looked a lot like Robert. Of course, I've frequently been known to be wrong...frequently. :P
- Chris Shadowens
...and on a side-note I just caught Ebert & Roeper and they both gave it 2 thumbs WAY up with nothing but good things to say about the movie. I don't know what else they were rating this week, I only wanted to see their take on Sin City (Roeper said some of the shots could be hung as stills in a museum.) Then I flipped back to Full Metal Alchemist on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network.)
- Chris Shadowens
Totally agreed with the praise of this movie. Robert and Frank should be very pleased and proud of this film.
I hope this opens the door to a Ronin movie in the future too.
