29-07-2005, 12:19 AM
Well, what can i say?
Sin City, based on Frank Miller's graphic novels about a corrupt and noir city blasted into the screens recently. Upon goin to see it in Cairns last week i have to say i was utterly impressed by the work that went into it.
The guest director you see at the start is the (EDIT) modern king of gore Quentin Tarantino, for those who dont know who he is think Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Res. Dogs, etc... So you know form the start that this movie will be special, and damn guys, it really is.
Set out much like the books in short story form is flows easily and quite unobtrusivley between narratives about cops, psycho killers and whores, not to mention the great and almighty carnage of bloody and mayhem along the way.
Starring quite a variety of people from Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba and Elijah Wood (who plays a mute killer who rapes and murders whores and eats their bodies, feeding the bones to his dog), this from beginning to end is a very clever, witty and oddly comical movie along the same rope as Kill Bill mentioned earlier.
A great variety of filming techniques, the entire movie being in black and white except fro a few parts, muhc like the graphic novels the film is based on. some great use of cinematography all round.
Mind you, the stroy does involve a lot of gore, blood violence and occasional scene which made even me churn in the guts. I'm not going to ruin it for you, but watch out for a certain character going postal with a hatchet, really great bit!!
Not all is about the blood and guts, there is a story which i dont really feel the need to get into, as the movie itself makes it very clear for you, but be aware that it isn't for the faint at heart and you shoulgn't take ure gran to see this one, coz it makes even the most toughest guts squirm.
5/5 from me, back to the news desk!
Sin City, based on Frank Miller's graphic novels about a corrupt and noir city blasted into the screens recently. Upon goin to see it in Cairns last week i have to say i was utterly impressed by the work that went into it.
The guest director you see at the start is the (EDIT) modern king of gore Quentin Tarantino, for those who dont know who he is think Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Res. Dogs, etc... So you know form the start that this movie will be special, and damn guys, it really is.
Set out much like the books in short story form is flows easily and quite unobtrusivley between narratives about cops, psycho killers and whores, not to mention the great and almighty carnage of bloody and mayhem along the way.
Starring quite a variety of people from Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba and Elijah Wood (who plays a mute killer who rapes and murders whores and eats their bodies, feeding the bones to his dog), this from beginning to end is a very clever, witty and oddly comical movie along the same rope as Kill Bill mentioned earlier.
A great variety of filming techniques, the entire movie being in black and white except fro a few parts, muhc like the graphic novels the film is based on. some great use of cinematography all round.
Mind you, the stroy does involve a lot of gore, blood violence and occasional scene which made even me churn in the guts. I'm not going to ruin it for you, but watch out for a certain character going postal with a hatchet, really great bit!!
Not all is about the blood and guts, there is a story which i dont really feel the need to get into, as the movie itself makes it very clear for you, but be aware that it isn't for the faint at heart and you shoulgn't take ure gran to see this one, coz it makes even the most toughest guts squirm.
5/5 from me, back to the news desk!