Sin City

They are going to make a sequel to Sin City "if it's successful." So be prepared to see Sin City: A Dame to Kill For in the near future.

As for desaturating or picking what colors he wanted in, all I've heard him say about it is that he used AVID. That's all...but we all know there is some secret to it.

I liked all the stories. Not one really stood out to me. All of them were fun.
 
Justin_Kirch said:
They are going to make a sequel to Sin City "if it's successful." So be prepared to see Sin City: A Dame to Kill For in the near future.

As for desaturating or picking what colors he wanted in, all I've heard him say about it is that he used AVID. That's all...but we all know there is some secret to it.

I liked all the stories. Not one really stood out to me. All of them were fun.
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Where did you hear this?
 
A sequel, eh? please tell me Marv is in a dame to kill for :) He is quite the badass and I would love to see an entire film dedicated to his obsession with coats :P
 
A Dame to Kill for is all about Dwight and Marv, they team up and stir up some ruckus. It would make a good flick.
 
awesome. I think I'm going to be buying the re-issued GN's tomorrow. I really enjoy the world of Sin City so why the hell not.
 
Saw Sin City...

What an incredible piece of art!!!

Amazing visual experience - I have never seen anything so unique and well done.

One word... WOW! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 
Stabb_Films said:
Came across a brand new book "Sin City - The Making of The Movie" online.

http://www.amplifier-store.com/tmpublishing/

I'm gonna see if it's available at a Chapters
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Wow, I just ordered this book from chapters in Canada, I was only $25.99 on sale with free shipping, and although I think $25 for a book is a little much ( depending on the content) it's an amazing peice of art on it's own, it's a masive 8" x11" wide book containing everything from wardrobe to props, greenscreen to makeup. it also is broken into the films sections with each part containing the original shooting script. It was completely worth it IMO...
 
Just saw this, it was fantastic. It's so nice to go to a theater and see something that's actually unique. And the sound system at this place was incredible so that obviously added to the overall impact. Very cool.
 
You can get Frank Miller's signature in it for $80.

(That includes the book.)
 
Okay, I'm going to weigh in on this one now.

Stylistically, it was beautiful.
As for content... meh. Just didn't care about any of the characters.
 
THX1138 said:
Okay, I'm going to weigh in on this one now.

Stylistically, it was beautiful.
As for content... meh. Just didn't care about any of the characters.
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Amen. I thought it was stylistically brilliant and clearly a technological tour-de-force. I also think that Frank Miller is one of the greatest comic book writers of all time, and that his Sin City and Dark Knight comic books are great.

That said, something about the way these books were translated left me feeling a little 'eh... especially during the first 45 minutes or so. It's that whole narration thing. I understand that the narration is what helped make it feel more comic-booky (graphic-novel, whathaveyou), and that it kept it "true" to the story. I understand that.

But it also took me out of the moment, in a serious way. Whenever there's an ongoing event, and someone starts talking about it in the past tense, for me it just kills the urgency, and I become hyper aware of the fact that I'm watching something that 'has happened' as opposed to something that 'is happening'. I started to get into the movie more, when they stopped telling me what was going on.

my other minor source of discontent came from the claustrophic feeling I got watching a movie where the camera hardly moved at all. The whole bluescreen thing just made me feel very hemmed in. I like cameras to move. (was anyone else thrown by the very last scene being done in the real world as opposed to the digital one? It freaked me out).

Again, all that said, I enjoyed the movie, and I really have unspeakable adoration for what Rodriguez does and brings to the artform, it's just... well, you know.

m.
 
machardi said:
But it also took me out of the moment, in a serious way. Whenever there's an ongoing event, and someone starts talking about it in the past tense, for me it just kills the urgency, and I become hyper aware of the fact that I'm watching something that 'has happened' as opposed to something that 'is happening'. I started to get into the movie more, when they stopped telling me what was going on.
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but isn't that the point? this movie isn't about going on a journey with a character it's about being told a story. comics especially do that. when your reading one you're not being taken along for the ride, the ride is over all that is left is the story your told about it. all kinds of movies do that, not just comic adaptations. i just don't see it fair to hate on a movie for the fact that it wants to tell a story differently than how you'd like to hear it it, that doesn't neccessarily make it bad, just different. besides there was a time where that was basically the standard for movies that involved crime, drama, etc.

and don't think i'm some sort of frank miller or sin city fan boy, i've never read any of his stuff i just happen to like the movie, it was a breath of fresh air to see things presented in a new way.
 
machardi said:
That said, something about the way these books were translated left me feeling a little 'eh... especially during the first 45 minutes or so. It's that whole narration thing. I understand that the narration is what helped make it feel more comic-booky (graphic-novel, whathaveyou), and that it kept it "true" to the story. I understand that.

But it also took me out of the moment, in a serious way. Whenever there's an ongoing event, and someone starts talking about it in the past tense, for me it just kills the urgency, and I become hyper aware of the fact that I'm watching something that 'has happened' as opposed to something that 'is happening'. I started to get into the movie more, when they stopped telling me what was going on.
m.
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You couldn't have said it better; I am not a fan of Narration nor flashbacks; although Tarantino uses them to a nice effect. I agree with your assessment.
 
Tarantino uses flashback in a different way, mean it, you don´t realize it´s a flashback till the end, or at least, this flash back tells something nobody was aware of it; it´s nothing like "there was a war there" and then shows ten minutes of battles. He rather don´t tell you anything about what you are about to see and let audience do the math.

I hate when somebody does this thing of "It happened this way" and the show it, doesn´t tell me anything new after these couple of words.

Next month for us to see it, poor spanish people...
 
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