Yikes, the Violence!
The critics were right; the visuals of Sin City were striking. There definitely is not another movie that looks like it. It was intensely violent (Andrew said it made Saving Private Ryan seem PG), and I was grateful that the visuals masked it somewhat. Some of the especially gory scenes are done silhouette-style or hidden in dark shadows. But it's still extremely graphic. I mean, it's bad enough to have castration, but I think I counted four or five.
The trailers don't depict the tenor of the movie accurately. I was expecting something a little hokey, but it was very dark throughout, and wasn't at all hokey.
The movie had three mostly distinct story lines. The first one, featuring Mickey Rourke, was just okay, but Elijah Wood was surprisingly cool as a really creepy villain. Frodo no more. I enjoyed the second one best, featuring Clive Owen and Rosario Dawson. Owen was very good (I could see him as the next Bond), and Benicio Del Toro as the villain was amazing, and the only comedic relief in the entire movie. The third featured Bruce Willis and Jessica Alba, and it had the darkest story line.
I think this movie is worth checking out for yourself. It's not on my to-buy list, but I definitely got my money's worth, and it was different from anything else I've ever seen. It was also nice to be back in the theater, and I got to see the Star Wars trailer on the big screen! I could see some people not liking the style or the violence, but I enjoyed it, and I give the movie a 7.
The trailers don't depict the tenor of the movie accurately. I was expecting something a little hokey, but it was very dark throughout, and wasn't at all hokey.
The movie had three mostly distinct story lines. The first one, featuring Mickey Rourke, was just okay, but Elijah Wood was surprisingly cool as a really creepy villain. Frodo no more. I enjoyed the second one best, featuring Clive Owen and Rosario Dawson. Owen was very good (I could see him as the next Bond), and Benicio Del Toro as the villain was amazing, and the only comedic relief in the entire movie. The third featured Bruce Willis and Jessica Alba, and it had the darkest story line.
I think this movie is worth checking out for yourself. It's not on my to-buy list, but I definitely got my money's worth, and it was different from anything else I've ever seen. It was also nice to be back in the theater, and I got to see the Star Wars trailer on the big screen! I could see some people not liking the style or the violence, but I enjoyed it, and I give the movie a 7.
posted by Chang Kim at Saturday, April 02, 2005
1 Comments:
Aw man, we didn't get the Star Wars trailer.
I agree of course about the quality of the film. The one thing it didn't give us was a Miho vs. Kevin matchup, though Miho would probably slice and dice. What's amazing is the depth of the cast - when folks like Michael Madsen, Rutger Hauer, and Brittany Murphy are hanging out in clearly secondary roles, it's clear that everyone wanted in on this project.
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