Movie-A-Day #307 -- Sin City

[D-Dogg]

I wasn't really wanting to see this movie terribly...thought it looked interesting. I like Frank Miller's work, but wasn't very aware of the storylines of these novels.

Ended up watching it in the dollar theater on Bell road & 17, and the environment couldn't have been more perfect. Actually, ideal.

The movie was fantastic, beatifully shot and interesting. Mostly in Black and White, with scenes and people/events in color. Well executed. I wasn't sure how much I liked it however, until a few weeks later when I had a pressing desire to see it again. One of those movies that really made me want to re-watch, and I usually don't do it.

Mickey Rourke is fantastic, and Elijah Wood is a creepy little thing. Alba, Willis, Del Toro, Owen, all are great. This movie is well acted, shot, scored, everything. I love the scene Tarantino shot as well.


Plotline

A collection of interweaving stories all based in the corrupt, crime infested hell-hole that is Basin City. Heavily influenced by film-noir, the main storylines concern a hulking brute called Marv (Mickey Rourke), who is seeking the murderer of a beautiful woman who was killed while asleep in bed with him; an ex-photographer called Dwight (Clive Owen) who accidentally kills a hero cop and has to cover it up; and a soon-to-be-retiring policeman called Hartigan (Bruce Willis) who is incarcerated for a crime he didn't commit. All based on the brilliant graphic novels "Sin City", "The Big Fat Kill" and "That Yellow Bastard", written and illustrated by Frank Miller.

Trivia

Guest director Quentin Tarantino directed the scene involving Dwight (Clive Owen) and Jackie Boy (Benicio Del Toro) in the front of the car, before Dwight is pulled over by a police officer.

Robert Rodriguez scored Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) for $1. Quentin Tarantino said he would repay him by directing a segment of this movie for $1. Tarantino, a vocal proponent of film-over-digital, has said that he was curious to get hands-on experience with the HD cameras which Rodriguez lauds. When asked about his experience, Tarantino merely replied, "Mission Accomplished."

Because of the way the movie was shot, Mickey Rourke (Marv) and Elijah Wood (Kevin) never met until after the movie was released.

Originally, the film was going to include the story featured in the "Sin City" maxi-series "Hell And Back", with Johnny Depp in the lead role as Wallace. This was scrapped before production began but will most likely be filmed for a sequel as Rodriguez plans to film all of Miller's stories at some point.

IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401792/#comment

Top 250 Movie, #70 overall with an 8.4 rating

 

[abomb]

Yeah, really interesting film. The sequels should be good too. How's about Jessica Alba in that flick?!? Man, oh man.

A-Bomb

 

[phillycard]

Yeah, really interesting film. The sequels should be good too. How's about Jessica Alba in that flick?!? Man, oh man.

A-Bomb

abomb, I officially became an Alba fan after seeing this flick.

 

[Bada0Bing]

Top 250 Movie, #70 overall with an 8.4 rating

I just watched it. I really liked it, and I’ve never even seen any of the comics. I even watched some of the behind the scenes on the DVD, which I never do. I wanted to see how they shot this movie and hear from all of the actors. It has since moved up to #62 on IMDB’s list.

 

[Pariah]

Angelina Jolie is being talked about as the "Dame to Kill For" in the next one. Good casting, if it comes to fruition.

 

[Krangodnzr]

One of the better films of the past five years. I didn't think I would like it at first because a bunch of idiots told me it sucked. Boy were they wrong.

 

[mesacardsfan]

Very good movie, really interesting the way it was filmed/made. And on a side note Jessica Alba has been around for awhile always hot WOW!!