What did you think of Sin City ?

What did you think of Sin City ?

Personally, I hated it. I'd never read the comic, I must admit, so the whole "Oooh, this is just like page x of That Yellow Bastard!" didn't do much for me. The style was kinda annoying, but I think the thing I disliked most is that the stories seemed mainly to be a thirteen year old's idea of what "cool, gritty, noir" would be.

I don't mind gratuitous violence. Some of my favorite movies are chock-full of it. But Sin City just seemed like a series of shoddy stories acting as flimsy excuses for a lot of stupid ultra-violence. I found none of the characters sympathetic or vaguely appealing.

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Personally, I hated it. I'd never read the comic, I must admit

Huh. That surprises me a little!

I think the thing I disliked most is that the stories seemed mainly to be a thirteen year old's idea of what "cool, gritty, noir" would be.

This is... not the fault of the adaptation.

I can't remember if I read it right before the film came out or right after (it was one of those cases where I probably never would have read it at all except that there was a movie I wanted to compare with the original), but they were pretty much identical experiences. Noirnoirnoirwhoreswhoreswhoresnoirnoirwhoressplat.

I wouldn't say I hated it, but I got bored pretty quick.

This is... not the fault of the adaptation.

No, I gathered it was the fault of the material. I mean, it just SCREAMED Frank Miller, even if I didn't know before hand that Rodriguez was going to be religious about following the books.

I just...I don't know, maybe I outgrew Miller or maybe he's lost his touch. Loved The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One but HATED DK:2. Which is probably why I was in no rush to read Sin City, even though Sin City started coming out well before DK: 2.

And after seeing the Sin City movie, I was REALLY in no rush to read the comics; in fact I immediately deleted the comics off my Amazon Wish List, lest somebody accidentally buy them for me.

So I'm kinda iffy on Miller's The Spirit which is coming out soon. My confidence is not high that he can not fuck up Eisner's work.

So I'm kinda iffy on Miller's The Spirit which is coming out soon. My confidence is not high that he can not fuck up Eisner's work.

Lord I hadn't heard this. That is scary news. I really like DKR and Year 1, and his run on Daredevil (and Elektra Assassain), but ever since he got mainstream recognition he's been pretty insufferable.

Yeah, there's a trailer out and everything. And it looks as if it's done in the Sin City style, very green-screen stylized, black and white with occasional flashes of red.

Here it is. Trailer

Yeah, there's a trailer out and everything. And it looks as if it's done in the Sin City style, very green-screen stylized, black and white with occasional flashes of red.

Oh, it's a movie. I thought he might have been doing a new Spirit comic. Either way, trepedition is the name of the game.

Oh, it's a movie.

Oh, yeah, I should have made that clearer.

I thought he might have been doing a new Spirit comic

God. Forbid.

But Sin City just seemed like a series of shoddy stories acting as flimsy excuses for a lot of stupid ultra-violence.

So...you're saying the 3 (4? 5?) castrations were a bit much?

ever since he got mainstream recognition he's been pretty insufferable.

Good Lord. His All-Star Batman and Robin is laughably crack-headed.

So...you're saying the 3 (4? 5?) castrations were a bit much?

Hey, Frank Miller really really really doesn't want his balls cut off, okay? And he just wants to make sure everyone understands that.