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Movie Reviews of Sin City
Movie Review: Frank Miller's Sin City is a masterpiece......A knockout!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Opens up with a rooftop scene with a man and a woman...Josh Hartnett (Wicker Park) who plays a assassin and Marley Shelton (Valentine) who he kills. Then we get into more and more gritty, bloody, brutal and knockout hardcore stuff with 3 intermingling stories. Goes to Hartigan,played by a always rock solid Bruce Willis (Hostage), who rescues an 11 year old girl from the hands of a rapist, played by Nick Stahl (Bully) but Hartigan ends up on the recieveing end of a bunch of bullets landing him in the hospital. The first has Mickey Rourke(Once Upon A Time In Mexico) in a very very good comeback peformance as Marv who's love Goldie, played by Jaime King (Pearl Harbor) was killed by a silent assassin/cannibalistic psycho named Kevin, played with silent creepiness by Elijah Wood (Lord Of The Rings Trilogy). Marv finds out that Goldie has a twin sister named Wendy, also played by Jaime King. So, Marv goes on a brutal killing spree in which he slices and dices everyone who gets in his path and ends up in a showdown with Kevin Boy. The electric chair scene was crazy!! Next up we follow shiny red converse wearing Dwight, played by a dynamic Clive Owen (Closer) who gets involved with a waitress named Shelly, played by Brittany Murphy (Little Black Book) and the corrupy cop named Jackie Boy, played by a insanely terrific Benicio Del Toro (The Way Of The Gun). Jackie Boy and his goons all get killed by some vicious hookers, led by Gail, a juicy Rosario Dawson (Alexander). They figure out that they killed a corrupt cop. My favorite scene in this whole movie would have to be when Dwight (Owen) is driving with a dead Jackie Boy (Del Toro)in the passenger seat and suddenly Jackie Boy starts to talk to him. The scene flips from different colors and that's the scene in which Quentin Tarantino special guest directed. Michael Clarke Duncan (Armageddon) and gang kidnap Gail (Dawson) for the head of Jackie Boy and it ends up in a major bloodbath. The last one is the rest of Hartigan's (Willis') story where he goes to jail for something he didnt do and when he is let go he goes in search of a fully grown up Nancy Callahan, played by the delicious Jessica Alba (Honey) and he has to save her from the treacherous clutches of The Yellow Bastard who was the rapist (Nick Stahl) in which he saved little Nancy from before and Willis "litterally" punches The Yellow Bastard's brains in and rips off his other head as well. Josh Hartnett is also at the end, like in the beginning, playing the same man/assassin as he appears in an elevator with hooker Becky, played by Alexis Bleidel (Gilmore Girls). Also starring Michael Madsen (Kill Bill 1 and 2), Devon Aoki (D.E.B.S.), Nicky Katt (Suburbia), Powers Boothe (Frailty), Rutger Hauer (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Carla Gugino (Spy Kids Trilogy) and Frank Miller himself is in this...he's the preist whom Marv (Rourke) kills. Fast, ferocious and better then the crap that's been coming out for the past couple of months...although I liked Constantine. Frank Miller fans...trust me, you wont be disappointed...a knockout masterpiece.
Movie Review: It Would Be a 'Sin' To Miss This One
Summary: 5 Stars
As you have probably heard, Sin City is based off of Frank Miller's "Graphic" novels, and yes, graphic is a very good word to describe this movie. The movie takes place in a fictional city, maybe nieghboring Gotham City or Metropolis. However this city does not have any real heros, per se, there are a few good-doers, but they are also crooks (with the exception of Bruce Willis' character, John Hartigan). This city has been overrun by corruption and director Robert Rodriguez does a great job of creating a digital atmosphere of the City.
For the most part, this movie plays out like a Quentin Tarentino film. The movie consists of three stories, which are not in chronological order, that eventually intertwine with eachother. The first of those stories is about aging cop John Hartigan trying to save young Nancy Callahan from a serial rapist. Hartigan gets betrayed by his partner (Michael Madsen) and is set-up for the kidnapping and an alleged rape. This story concludes at the end of the movie.
The second story revolves around Marv (Mickey Rourke). Marv is a big, ugly guy that has a beautiful girl come into his life one day and he can't figure out why. Well, she is murdered and Marv is set-up for the crime. This eventually spirals into Marv going on a hunt for the person who killed his "angel". The hunt leads him to the home of a Senator and the most powerful priest in town. With the help of some of the town's female escorts, Marv eventually gets face to face with the killer of his "angel" for a showdown.
The female escorts also help out Dwight (Clive Owen) in the thrid story. Dwight becomes involved with a waitress (Brittany Murphy) and has to deal with her one-time companion Jack (Benicio Del Toro), who is the type of guy that always has a posse follow him around for protection purposes. Now a chase that leads into the Escort's side of town endangers a truce that was made with the Mob and the police. Its Dwight's job to try to prevent this truce from ending and to prevent a sort of "mob war".
All of the actors do a pretty good job with the roles they are given and seem to be comfortable playing those characters. Marv is the character with the most depth of any of the many characters. As mentioned earlier, Rodriguez has done a great job with this movie. The city and the atmosphere of the movie are great. Also the colorization of the film is also something that has never been done before. Some characters or particular item have color, while the majority of the film is in a black comic book looking color. The visuals of this film are the most impressive aspect.
My suggestion would be to see this film. It is one of the most original films that I have seen in a while. Also, the film may have changed the comic book genre forever. If you have a weak heart, this may be too violent. Otherwise, if you enjoy action movies with a good storyline and great visuals, then you should definately check out this movie.
Movie Review: Film-Noir is back with a pulsating heart!
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay, I've seen it (and got the T-Shirt) and here's my initial words on the topic... I've tried to keep it brief.
I had very low expectations due to some of the casting and the Digital-Video shoot. However, after seeing the evidence, many of my misgivings have been swept away. Read on...
This is easily the best use of SFX and CGI in quite some time. STAR WARS III pales away into insignificance due to the effects swamping the story and dwarfing the characters. In SIN CITY, all the special effects are there to service the plot and characters and this blending is so seamless that one easily forgets that you're watching SFX, instead you focus in on the story and become completely absorbed by the population that resides in the hard-boiled streets of SIN CITY.
The Noir style of the film, with all those jagged jaws, tough women and blood splattered corpses, makes this film the most visually arresting of the last few years. It really has pushed the envelope in what can now be done to illustrate a story and create a credible world for the characters to inhabit it. Absolutely magnificent imagination at work here and all the artists should be commended for giving us such a vivid creation. This is easily the best comic-book adaptation ever committed to celluloid.
And what a gargantuan task it must have been for Frank Miller to adapt most of his novels into one cohesive story! He makes the art of script-writing seem so easy. Other writers should take note and follow in his footsteps. Anyone who saw the recent film THE JACKET knows what I'm talking about here.
The performances are very convincing and no one actor overshadows the others. This ensemble piece is spellbinding and, once again, is there to showcase the diverse stories rather than glorifying individual characters. This allows us to become immersed in the world of SIN CITY and watch, almost like a fly which spies from a wall, the different people as their paths criss-cross the bars and alleys of the rat infested city.
The music and soundstage is also carefully tailored to bring out the best details and deliver realistic sounds of a city losing it's soul. Robert Rodriguez delivers a pulpy music track that blends smoky Jazz, salty Brass and the thumping electricity of glass being cracked with bare feet. Bullets buzz like wasps and knifes slice the air in vindictive whooshes that scratch eyeballs.
Tarantino, Miller and Rodriguez have given film connoisseurs a movie that will tickle their taste-buds. They have shown great innovation and new areas have been ploughed for future generations to mine and explore.
SIN CITY is a landmark film that deserves to be seen on the big screen, it oozes class and style and will give you old fashioned entertainment. Stinky juveniles should stay well away and allow adults to savour this Pulp-Noir.
Okay, I'll shut up for now...
Recommended.
Movie Review: A STUNNING MASTERPIECE 9.5 OUT OF 10
Summary: 5 Stars
Sin City quite simply is jaw-dropping. What more could you ask for? An all-star cast, a striking visual look, brilliant storytelling, a crazed and rather demented cast of characters, and well-executed action scenes. Sin City is easily one of the greatest films of all time (The Internet Movie Database also backs this up, considering it's on the top 250 list). This is easily one of the best films I've ever seen. It's not quite perfect, but almost.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: The film is comprised of three separate storylines, all taking place in Sin City. One story focuses on a disgraced cop accused of kidnapping and child molestation after being framed by a powerful political individual who will not let his son be brought to justice for his crimes against little girls. Now the cop must protect a stripper (a girl who is now 19 he rescues at the beginning of the film from the crazed child molester.) and prevent her from being hunted down by her kidnapper, raped, and killed. The second storyline focuses on a man who is out to seek revenge for his murdered girlfriend Goldie, while running from the police because he has been accused of the murder by a powerful religious official, and now he has to find the killer and the religious official responsible for it while having the girl's twin sister tag along with him. The third story focuses a man named Dwight who defends his girlfriend from her violent ex-boyfriend and her Old Town Girls (A homicidal gang of gorgeous prostitutes who run the Old Town section of Sin City), when the Old Town Girls accidentally kills a group undercover cops, Dwight is tasked with getting rid of the bodies to protect their reign over Old Town and not anger the police and mobsters and have them come after them.
MUSIC: The musical score was excellent and fit the film perfectly through every moment.
ACTION: This film is modeled like an old black and white film, with small touches of color here and there. The action scenes are quite brutal and disturbing at times, but are loaded with shootouts and dismemberments of people. The action scenes were well done, but this film is definitely not for kids at all.
ACTING: The acting was really good, which is no surprise considering the all-star cast of people. The dialogue was also good, and it did feel believable. Unfortunately, I do have to complain that sometimes the dialogue got a little long-winded and dragged on. This is only a small complaint though, but it does put a blemish on this film.
OVERALL: This is a must-have for any DVD collection. This film is totally brilliant and well-executed in every regard.
THE GOOD: The striking visual style, the action scenes, the acting and actors, the brilliant storytelling, and the great music.
THE BAD: Moments of long-winded dialogue.
Movie Review: I LOVED IT!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this movie a lot. It was bit scary, very violents, sad, depressing, and utterly funny. Even though each character in the story has very little screen time. The characters(to me at least) that have the most screen time are Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, and Rosario Dawson. They have very important roles in the movie. There screen time are in different segments of the movie and all these different events are happening over a period of 1 night. There is a cannibal in this movie played by Elijah Wood and he eats people. Its really scary and the violence is so bloody even though the movie is only in Black, White, Yellow, red it shows some skin tone to Jessica Albas character at the bar. Many of the other characters including Alba dont have much screen time. But Jessica Alba just ties the whole movie together. Its very interesting and a little bit bizarre. But my favorite part of the movie is the segment "Big Fat Kill" its where Clive Owens character is very angry by the way Jackie Boy is treating his new girlfriend Shellie. He wants to get rid of him Shellie his very abused by him but she takes it. He finally says he is going to kill him but as he jumps 5 stories out of the apartment building she screams stop but she was really screaming cop. Jackie Boy wants to attack a hooker so he chooses Becky(Alexis Bledel) then soon all the hookers gang up on him and finally kill him but then they dont realize that Jackie Boy was a cop and when a cop gets killed other cops join in and get rid of all the hookers. They want to stay calm So all the hookers decide to go home Becky goes and she is actually telling her mother whom she loves dearly that she isnt a hooker and she is always talking to her on the phone every night just to hear her voice but not this time she goes and tells the police department what happened. Gail gets really angry and then Dwight(Clive Owen) comes to save the day. Finally the whole entire police is dead Becky gets shot in the shoulder but she doesnt die she hides in an alley to escape all the gun shots and finally the big fat kill is over. That was my favorite Segement. Their are other segements involve other characters. This does have some confusing parts but it is indeed a very good story. At the end Becky gets out of the hospital with a sling and a bandage over her neck because gail bit her there. Shes still talking to her mother when a doctor who is actually a hit man is in the elevator with her and nobody else. Suddenly he says Becky do you want a smoke and she gets really scared and shocked then she says a dramatic I love you to her mom and she knows that will be her last conversation with her mom. the audience assumes that either Gail or Dwight hired him to go and kill Becky. It can be really confusing but i loved it anyways.