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THAT COLD THING IN MY GUTS
Got up today to go out and see a matinee of Sin City with some friends. Holy crap! This is easily far and away the first time they have made a comic book movie that looks just like the book. I mean, hold up the page from the book while looking at the screen and you will see what I mean. It is like they picked actors who resembled Miller's drawings and used makeup to finish up the difference. Then shot scenes blocked right out of the books. I mean right out of the books.
The only bad part is that they also include all the over the top hard boiled dialogue from the books. I realized part way through the movie that perhaps hearing faux Hammett and Chandler in your head while reading gives it a little better sound than actually hearing it spoken aloud.
I still recommend this movie whether you are a Miller, comic, action or noir fan.

posted by zailo @ 11:58 PM

Sunday, April 03, 2005