|  Madmaxng | Jun 16, 2005 1:49pm | | I've read the graphic novels....pretty much all of them. And so, in my opinion, tis a great movie. They kept the faith. |
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| | mellow | Jun 24, 2005 4:59pm | Woa. Ok.. so I leave for a bit and come back to find that the very first thread I ever started on SU has bloomed into a beautiful bouncy.. thread.. heh.
Alright, let's tackle this from the beginning...
By suggesting that Sin City was a revival of film noir, I was not saying that this would be your classic film from the days of yore. Although we may love to see such a feat, it just wouldn't sell. When Bonnie and Clyde erupted in the 60s, the days of shadowy figures shooting some one in an alleyway were over. It signified the transition from one type of storytelling to another... That's how I feel about this film. The graphic novels were amazing-- but so were classic books like The Maltese Falcon-- it took a great director and great cast, though, to bring those movies out of their paper version into a mainstream audience for millions to enjoy.
Frank Miller, by the way, had many movie offers in the past for Sin City. He turned them all down. When Robert Rodriguez read the novels, he decided he would try to... erg.. make Miller swoon?... heh.. So he made that first 5 minute clip of the Salesman.. and sent it to Frank Miller saying, "Hey.. if you like this.. I'd love to make a full movie.. if not.. keep it and show it to fans or something.." The rest is history..
But I digress.. I think Rodriguez did an excellent job of bringing this great series to countless others and is an amazing director (hell.. el mariachi.. desperado... and spy kids??). He and Miller revived the character of film noir.. The heroes of which are always fascinating.. If there are sequels, more power to them.. I mean.. hell.. if I can sit through three crappy movies by Lucas, the least I can do is watch the work of two genius minds weave a great story... |
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| | | The-Prince | Jul 11, 2005 4:18pm | I think there should be Sin City II and III as followups as they will continue to feed off of the continuing series of the comic books (of which they followed the first 3, or 4? stories in the first Sin City movie)... Can't remember how many mini stories were bundled in too well. Saw SC a long time ago.
You shouldn't fear of anyone ruining the legacy. Rodriguez has been reliable so far. But then again, so has Stevy Speels and what can I say about War of the Worlds?
That aside, Sin City, despite its recent release and "overall newness" is one of my all-time favorites. I appreciated it for the light emphasis of film noir (very light, in my opinion)... But I still loved it. |
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| | | gimpyshake | Oct 31, 2005 6:39pm | | Bruce Willis is probably the archetype noir actor of our time. Harrison Ford, although his movies aren't wholly "noir", embodies many of the usual qualities of the noir anti-hero. ohh and Kevin Spacey too. and John Goodman. ... Ill stop. sorry. |
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|  ZtL | Dec 28, 2005 3:52am | | If you check imdb, there seems to be a Sin City 2 in pre-produciton. |
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|  Zoetrope | Jan 2, 2006 12:16am | | Word on the street is that Sin City 2 and 3 are indeed in production, and are going to come out close to each other, like the matrix movies. Hopefully they won't do to sin city what they did to the matrix. I agree, there's a definite noir revival, as obviously evidenced by the upcoming Snakes on a Plane. |
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| | ZtL | Jan 2, 2006 1:05am | | I hesitate to call it a revival though. Hollywood right now just seems desprite to suck the final life out of another older genre, I still can't believe how long this superhero stuff has been going on. Although I will say that noir is probably much harder to just crank out summer movies with so hopefully it will keep its real essence if it is revisted. |
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Sponsor |  Coffee | Jan 3, 2006 6:23am | | Film noir never died. It just went indie. |
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