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first biatches by SirBiatchReturns	Mar 19th, 2005 06:58:34 AM
and i will see this opening day
SirBiatch said, "and I will see this opening day" by SmarkJobber	Mar 19th, 2005 07:22:27 AM
Which is exactly what he said to his mother after seeing the trailer for "White Chicks." Don't get me wrong, I don't think "Sin City" will be a disaster of that magnitude, I just don't think I can pay for this movie after seeing the newest TV spot. I could probably withstand those cut-scene-looking car chases, but not the ridiculous sight all those girls (and Clive Owen) shooting their guns from the rooftoops in that ridiculous maniacal manner. I have to kind of shield my eyes when I see that footage because it's kind of embarassing. Guess I might have been interested if it was helmed by someone with some real depth.
Those negative reviews basically criticise what Sin City is all by Lone Fox	Mar 19th, 2005 07:41:19 AM
Losers
I dunno...the trailer kinda made me think of "Dick Tracy." But I by truthseekr1488	Mar 19th, 2005 08:16:36 AM

I hope this makes some cash. by Winterchili	Mar 19th, 2005 08:45:16 AM

Opening Day, all will go. by Psycho_Kenshin	Mar 19th, 2005 09:08:41 AM
Opening day, I will see SIN CITY, and everyone I know shall go as well. This is a movie for the comic lover, and for lovers of awesomeness. It is already the best comic adaptation to date, though I hope this trend of staying true to the comics catches on.
clearly the first review is B.S. by AlgertMopper	Mar 19th, 2005 09:24:13 AM
He goes way to out of his way to mention his girlfriend, and other comicshop employees girlfriends. Clearly that man is lying and is full of shit
That first review is obviously a plant... by Uga	Mar 19th, 2005 09:38:00 AM
Comic shop employees don't have girlfriends.
Ah, Algert - you beat me to it... by Uga	Mar 19th, 2005 09:39:37 AM
Glad to see somebody is thinking along the same lines, though.
"Spew a haphazard knee-jerk response" by BurnHollywood	Mar 19th, 2005 10:10:22 AM
...Probably all over his Jessica Alba poster...I didn't give a flying F in a rolling D for "Dark Angel", but Jeezus H, she looks damned good in this one, even with titties covered (heresy against Frank Miller!). Seriously, the hype worked and it's in my top five to see this year...Elijah Wood as Kevin is what sold me...bet he won't be all goggle-eyed n' cutesy this time around, like LOTR...
eventhough i liked the trailer, i still can't help being reminde by mansep	Mar 19th, 2005 10:26:02 AM
... and thats not good...!
bummer by Fantomex	Mar 19th, 2005 11:07:06 AM
I also have incredibly high hopes but I really hate a) random pointless violence and b) over the top dialouge.
Filthy by Trevor Goodchild	Mar 19th, 2005 11:15:31 AM
Would love to see Alan Moore's 'The Filth' done this literally.
A Dame to Kill For by Hellpop	Mar 19th, 2005 11:16:52 AM
Ava (The aformentioned dame to kill for) was cast because she shows up in the Yellow Bastard storyline, not because they filmed ADTKF.
CAPTAIN ZEP CAPTAIN ZEP by Trevor Goodchild	Mar 19th, 2005 11:17:35 AM
SUPER SPACE DETECTIVE
I'm usually a skeptic... by Stan the Bat	Mar 19th, 2005 11:39:39 AM
...but the trailer suggests that the filmmakers may have not only hit a home run, but actually knocked the cover off of the fucking ball. I'm looking forward to this.
Tarantino? by Gheorghe Zamfir	Mar 19th, 2005 01:16:05 PM
So I gather the movie is a series of intertwined short stories, does Tarantino direct one of these stories (similar to what he and Rodriguez did with Four Rooms a few years back), or is it something smaller?
Spoilers? by thomasgaffney	Mar 19th, 2005 01:44:31 PM
What happened to the days when I could come here to read spoilers? Harry sucks ass.
I'll definitely see this opening day by Rupee88	Mar 19th, 2005 01:54:07 PM
I don't expect to love this movie because it will offer very few surprises to those who have read the Sin City comics. But I do expect to have a grand time watching it and it will certainly be worth the $8. I'm to the point where I only see two or three movies a year at the theater and this one will certainly make the cut (along with Kong and WotW this year).
I'm a big comics fan... and I have zero interest in this film by Admiral Nelson	Mar 19th, 2005 01:58:58 PM
Sorry, but when I see a "comic book" movie, I want to see a film with SUPER-HEROES -- not some ugly-ass blend of "Dick Tracy," "Dark City," and a video game TV commercial. Consequently, I'm 100 times more interested in seeing "Batman Begins" or even "The Fantastically Mis-Cast Four" than "Sin City." And what the hell is a Ferengi doing in this film?
Soooo... They liked it, right? by WeedyMcSmokey	Mar 19th, 2005 02:26:26 PM
That's a pretty glowing collection of reviews. Now, as far the bitches complaining about this, I trust that you're just a bunch of malcontents who need to find hobbies - at last we've been given what looks like a truly original product, with a killer cast, based on one the most major talents of the comic medium, directed by a true auteur. What the fuck are you complaining about? No Super Heroes? I don't know where to start with a ridculous assessment like that. For the love of God if anything deserves a chance this is it.
If you don't dig Miller's ultraviolence, then you won't like thi by Tall_Boy	Mar 19th, 2005 02:26:46 PM
if you don't like violence, you're a pansy. Want a dress, Nancy?
Don't apologize, Admiral... by kintar0	Mar 19th, 2005 02:58:19 PM
It's okay if you're not truly a comic book fan. You're a superhero fan, sure, but not a true comic book fan. Your narrow definition of what is or isn't a comic book or a comic book movie makes you a retard, but hey, you know what they say about opinions and assholes. I still can't believe that your critical thinking skills are so underdeveloped that you look at Batman Begins and Fantastic Four and say "gee, they look way better than Sin City." That said, I think this is a perfect example of what could make comic book films in the future better: collaboration. How about more fucking comic book writers and artists working with film directors?
Note to Mr. Miracle - Buy Yourself a Clue by Admiral Nelson	Mar 19th, 2005 03:34:45 PM
So, let me get this straight: if you're a "comic book" fan, then EVERY FUCKING FILM made from a comic book, strip or graphic novel deserves your attention? Wow, so that means we should all run out and see "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," "Road to Perdition," "From Hell" and "Sin City" just because they were originally done as COMICS?! Give me a goddamn break. I liked Miller's work on "The Dark Knight Returns" and "Daredevil," but I don't give one-billionth of a rat fuck about seeing an ultra-violent version of "Dick Tracy" that looks like a FUCKING VIDEO GAME -- and I'm not alone in this assessment, as other Talkbackers here have expressed similar opinions. As for my "critical thinking skills," I agree that more directors should work with comic artists and writers -- but that doesn't change the fact that a.) the "Sin City" trailer looks like a video game, b.) I still have little interest in seeing it, its "graphic novel" heritage notwithstanding, and finally, c.) you can kiss my ass if I offended your poor widdle sensibilities, and stomped all over your precious little film that's going to die a quick death at the box office.
Reading "Dame to Kill For" right now: by Darth Sticky	Mar 19th, 2005 03:47:24 PM
Its really damn good! I haven't read anything so hard-boiled before - even Hammett's stuff! The trailers for this movie got me harder than a week-old biscuit. If you're in the Milwaukee area and you know of any sneak passes to this movie, please PLEASE e-mail me at climptone@hotmail.com and tell me where to go! I can't WAIT for April 1!!! Fuuuuuuck...FUUUUUUUUCK!!
Geez, Admiral, you ARE retarded... by kintar0	Mar 19th, 2005 04:57:36 PM
Your constant Dick Tracy comparisons are completely unfounded. Sure, easy to say, but what do you really mean by that? There are little to zero similarities between the two films. C'mon, give me one. I didn't say that being a comic book fan means seeing every comic book movie. I stated that being a comic book fan is about more than just superheroes. Because comic books are not just about superheroes. Fuck, comic books didn't even START with superheroes. You're a complete and utter fool if you are predicting that Sin City will "die a quick death at the box office." You didn't "stomp" Sin City in any way, shape or form. Your criticisms are paper thin. Just because a film uses CGI, it's a videogame, huh? And my criticism about your lack of critical thinking skills was over the fact that you think Batman Begins and fucking Fantastic Four look better than Sin City, not whether or not comic book writers and artists should collaborate with directors. Reading is fundamental. It is my assertion that you are a casual reader of comic books and only the brightly colored ones seem to catch your eye. It is also my assertion that you know very little about comic book as an art form.
When you're right, you're right by Lone Fox	Mar 19th, 2005 05:24:00 PM
To compare Sin City to Dick Tracy demonstrates a complete unawareness of the source genre. As for dialogue-- actually that's pretty much covered it
Holy hell, is The Matador secretly the Riddler?! by Archduke_Chocula	Mar 19th, 2005 05:47:28 PM
It's a barrage of "?"
Thank God they had some balls by BillCable	Mar 19th, 2005 06:44:15 PM
When I saw the official TV trailer the other week, I was really scared when I saw they put a bra on Marv's shrink when she's pulling the gun out of her dresser. I saw the original footage from the comic convention where she was topless (as in the comic). Of the hundreds of scenes they could use in the trailer, why put in an edited on unless it's going to be in the movie that way? My only hope was that maybe they censored it like the ass shot in the Shaolin Soccer trailer. But still... why? It just gave me shivers that maybe they were recutting the thing to a PG-13 rating. I was especially scared since we're only 2 weeks out and it's still unrated. So I had visions in my head of a lame-ass, balless vision of what should CLEARLY be a hard-R film. Then all the good stuff would be in the DVD. So it gladdens my heart that that's not the case... that Sin City will be the hyper-violent raunchfest it should be. Opening day I'm there.
Let me spell this out for you, Miracle-whatever by Admiral Nelson	Mar 19th, 2005 07:14:27 PM
...I was commenting on how the TRAILER to
by Admiral Nelson	Mar 19th, 2005 07:44:07 PM
Ok, so you want comparisons between the two? Then just compare
Hey Sparklecopy.... by Fuzzyjefe	Mar 19th, 2005 08:44:16 PM
If Marv's inner monologue reads like it was written by a thirty-year-old virgin, then Miller succeeded; Marv is a 30- or 40-something virgin.
It's a piece of crap, but I like it! by FreeJack	Mar 19th, 2005 09:12:35 PM
It didn't even really have no taste...spongy... Come on, if you like the movie then just say it's good - don't try to straddle the fence by saying it's bad and good at the same time, that's the ultimate cop-out. Have some spine.
Sounds like the hype that surrounded "Blade 2" by PORKY	Mar 19th, 2005 09:28:23 PM
and as I recall, that was pure CRAP! Like Rodriguez and Tarantino, Guillermo is Harry's friend, too.
"the nearly 32 reviews" by Regicidal_Maniac	Mar 19th, 2005 10:24:34 PM
So there were 31 reviews then?
That's right, keep showing what an enormous tool you are, Admira by kintar0	Mar 19th, 2005 10:52:14 PM
We're supposed to believe you WEREN'T comparing the Sin City trailer to the Dick Tracy film? That you were in fact comparing Sin City the comic and film to the Dick Tracy comic strip? What a joke. There's zero "oddball technology" in Sin City. I've read both the source materials we're discussing, and I'll tell you what: the violence in Dick Tracy has nothing on the violence in Sin City. You're a fucking sorry fool if you expect anyone to believe you meant the Dick Tracy strip and not the film in your intials posts. So pathetic!
"...it does feel like a bigger hole" by underscore_only	Mar 19th, 2005 10:55:21 PM
hee hee hee
for example: by kintar0	Mar 19th, 2005 10:56:38 PM
if they never made a Dick Tracy movie, there's a ZERO percent chance you'd have brought up Dick Tracy.
This will get me flamed.... by Treadhead	Mar 19th, 2005 11:03:50 PM
...But I don't care-- I must ask the question-- who is Frank Miller? Is his work worthy of a movie? Should I give a bent Continental about his vision? As far as I'm concerned, Frank Miller isn't a pimple on Joss Whedon's tuchis. All hail Whedon! Now send the hate-- I can withstand it.
Oh, and another thing... by Treadhead	Mar 19th, 2005 11:05:17 PM
This movie looks stupid. 'Nuff said.
Hey, Admiral.... by underscore_only	Mar 19th, 2005 11:10:58 PM
Fuck you, Fuckball! He wasn't "drawing inferences" you flat out called yourself a comic book fan then went on to say you only liked superhero comics and shitting on non-superhero comic/movies. Man up and admit it, pencil dick.
I can't even read these reviews because I'm so looking forward t by Trader Groucho 2	Mar 20th, 2005 05:13:14 AM
and engage this work for myself.
You're critiscizing the artistic vision by Gheorghe Zamfir	Mar 20th, 2005 05:46:25 AM
of an ad campaign. In your mind, letting fans decide on a COMMERCIAL somehow comprises Nolan's film. And what's the big with Scarecrow on a horse? You know where else they've had Scarecrow on a horse? In the comic, via Loeb and Sale. I don't know why I have to make this post at all though. Fanboys need to start learning that there allowed to like one film without having to try to prove its merits by pointing out how other films suck, or in this case, fanboys need to learn that they're allowed to like pre-movie release hype for one film without...eh, its just getting ridiculous now.
Its a needless comparison by Gheorghe Zamfir	Mar 20th, 2005 11:57:01 AM
And Batman and Sin City couldn't be farther apart. Sin City is a series of stories, each with beginnings and ends, done by one writer/artist, its much more like adapting a book than a comic book. Batman has what, 60-70 years of history, how many artists, writers, open ended stories, and different takes on the character? When you're adapting comic books, especially of the long running never ending super hero sort, you're not adapting source material, you're using characters and ideas. And most movies don't camp up they're superhero source, I know we're all comic fans and we like to hold onto this ideas of relevance to literature with our comic books, but if we're honest and look at the history of our superheroes, most ARE camp, the good movies are the ones that tone that down.
sparklecopy by Lone Fox	Mar 20th, 2005 01:14:28 PM
Your criticism is ridiculous. The characters in the book are very distinct from one another, in appearance AND in dialogue. And Miller hasn't tried too hard to be cool, he's paying homage to the crime noir genre. And for those whose only knowledge of that genre is Dick Tracy, may I suggest the names Chandler, Spillane........?
That negative... by hamo455	Mar 20th, 2005 05:01:52 PM
...wasn't all that negative.
Come on, guys... by Treadhead	Mar 20th, 2005 06:25:32 PM
I insult Frank Miller and only one respondent calls me a "dipshit"? Where's the shitstorm of rage? Truth is, moviemack, I know who Frank Miller is (the question was rhetorical) and you're perfectly entitled to believe he's the cat's meow; but I have never been a big fan of his and there's little in this flick that appeals to me. "Serenity" is about the only film coming out this year which I await with any sort of anticipation. Hope "Sin City" does not disappoint you; but don't expect to see me lining up with you.
moviemack by Treadhead	Mar 20th, 2005 11:44:23 PM
Thanks-- it does make me feel better. I was worried the Talkbackers were losing their edge. Sometimes I feel one hundred, so bear with an old fart who's see too many old movies. It all leaks out sometimes. Although my wife might dispute the "nancy-boy" part :).
"I don't want to see 'Sin City', but HOT DAMN am I pumped for 'S by Tall_Boy	Mar 21st, 2005 01:20:09 AM
Wow, your opinion is pretty much meaningless.
moviemack by Gheorghe Zamfir	Mar 21st, 2005 08:05:14 AM
Well speaking of putting words in people's mouths, I never said anything about the characters in Sin City and Batman either. I was talking exclusively about them as source material, which is what you were discussing, though since my point seemed to go over your head I'll try to be clearer. I was pointing out that its much easier to remain uncomprised to a source that lends itself to movie-style story telling, or namely, story telling with a beginning and an end. Batman does not, while Sin City you can remain uncomprised because you can go straight to one book, one story, one writer, you can't do that with Batman, or any superhero comic, and instead have to appeal to characters and ideas. Nolan may be aimed at recreating some sense of James Bond from when he was younger, but there are also many Batman writers and artists who did the same thing, does that alone make him unfaithful to the source? Does it mean he's working with less integrity with his adaptation? The difference between Sin City and Batman is that Sin City there is ONE right way to adapt the story, and, as with most adaptations, a film maker can choose how closely he wants to follow that path. Nolan doesn't have that luxury with Batman, as even the comic writers and artists themselves contradict the character and its ideas, so Nolan has to make decision, in regards as to what he wants to bring to his story. Does it mean he's compromised the character of Batman? Not really, though he may have to compromise the comic as its developed, changed, and evolved over its history.
I hope this is good, i'm tired of these movies being praised and by Orionsangels	Mar 21st, 2005 01:04:30 PM
These movies are all alike as soon the gimmick wears off. nothing is left. it's hallow. I hope i'm wrong though and Sin City owns
So I hope this puts a rest to that "digital bra" bullshit. by minderbinder	Mar 24th, 2005 07:58:27 AM
This movie was always going to have nudity, it was stupid to think otherwise.

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