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Robert Rodriguez’s take on Frank Miller’s Sin City looked stunning on the big screen. Never has a comic book movie so faithful translated its visual look from page to film, and Rodriguez’s movie (with help from guest directors Miller himself and Quentin Tarantino) positively ate up the screen.
Furthermore, Sin City is the kind of film that could quite easily be tempered were it not translated correctly to disc format. But there was never any danger that it wouldn’t be. The Blu-ray presentation of Sin City is quite brilliant, richly translating the visuals to a smaller screen with a level of detail that’s nothing short of stunning.
The film itself is superb, too. It’s basically three stories meshed together, although the whole collection is firmly stolen by Mickey Rourke. Never mind The Wrestler; this, for our money, was where the Rourke comeback trail started, and Sin City is notably poorer whenever he’s out of view.
Matched with audio that delivers a broad and vibrant sound stage, Sin City is a very strong Bu-ray release, and an excellent demo too for the potential of high definition--Jon Foster
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Brutal and breathtaking, Sin City is Robert Rodriguez's stunningly realized vision of Frank Miller's pulpy comic books. In the first of three separate but loosely related stories, Marv (Mickey Rourke in heavy makeup) tries to track down the killers of a woman who ended up dead in his bed. In the second story, Dwight's (Clive Owen) attempt to defend a woman from a brutal abuser goes horribly wrong, and threatens to destroy the uneasy truce among the police, the mob, and the women of Old Town. Finally, an aging cop on his last day on the job (Bruce Willis) rescues a young girl from a kidnapper, but is himself thrown in jail. Years later, he has a chance to save her again.
Based on three of Miller's immensely popular and immensely gritty books (The Hard Goodbye, The Big Fat Kill, and That Yellow Bastard), Sin City is unquestionably the most faithful comic-book-based movie ever made. Each shot looks like a panel from its source material, and director Rodriguez (who refers to it as a "translation" rather than an adaptation) resigned from the Directors Guild so that Miller could share a directing credit. Like the books, it's almost entirely in stark black and white with some occasional bursts of color (a woman's red lips, a villain's yellow face). The backgrounds are entirely digitally generated, yet not self-consciously so, and perfectly capture Miller's gritty cityscape. And though most of Miller's copious nudity is absent, the violence is unrelentingly present. That may be the biggest obstacle to viewers who aren't already fans of the books and who may have been turned off by Kill Bill (whose director, Quentin Tarantino, helmed one scene of Sin City). In addition, it's a bleak, desperate world in which the heroes are killers, corruption rules, and the women are almost all prostitutes or strippers. But Miller's stories are riveting, and the huge cast--which also includes Jessica Alba, Jaime King, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Benicio Del Toro, Elijah Wood, Nick Stahl, Michael Clarke Duncan, Devin Aoki, Carla Gugino, and Josh Hartnett--is just about perfect. (Only Bruce Willis and Michael Madsen, while very well-suited to their roles, seem hard to separate from their established screen personas.) In what Rodriguez hopes is the first of a series, Sin City is a spectacular achievement. --David Horiuchi, Amazon.com
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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Sin city is a film made in 2005, directed by robert rodriguez [and one scene by quentin tarantino] that adapts three of frank miller's graphic novels for the screen. these are all set in a place called sin city, and tell classic film noir tales, from a private eye getting caught up in a turf war to a tough guy getting revenge for the death of a lady, to a cop risking all to protect a girl from a psycho killer. filmed with computer graphics and motion capture and lots of technology this is the most faithful literary adaptation ever. the film looks like the pictures from the book, and the script follows them totally. brutal and brilliant and fully deserving of an 18 certificate.
the first dvd region 2 release had one solitary extra. a ten minute featurette. the region 1 version had lots, but this version never appeared in the uk. so imagine my surprise when walking into HMV for a browse the other week as I had a few minutes to spare, and finding this had finally come to region two!
And it was worth the wait.
there are two discs. the first contains the cinema released cut of the film, and the following extras:
three commentaries. one by rodriguez and tarantino. one by rodriguez and frank miller. and the audience commentary, which is a recording of how the audience at the premiere reacted. shouting and cheering, mostly.
There are lots of documentaries, most of which run ten to fifteen minutes:
how it all went down: convincing frank miller to let the film be made
a piece about the scene tarantino directed
documentaries about the cars, props, costumes and make up.
Two different cinema trailers for the film.
And a ten minute concert piece, showing bruce willis and his band playing at an impromptu concert the cast and crew held. they're very good as well.
on disc two:
an introduction to the disc by robert rodriguez.
the three stories, plus the short one that starts the film, all recut so they now stand alone and can be watched in any order. the story that yellow bastard is the only one to contain any new footage, but these are scenes that were in the book and not the original cinema cut so it's nice to see them
a fifteen minute documentary about the production of the movie. which is very interesting in regards to technical details of how it was made
the long take: a fifteen minute long showing of the scene tarantino directed
the all green version: the film with no backdrops or effects. speeded up to run no more than fifteen minutes. I'd be tempted to watch this even if it wasn't speeded up. it's interesting to look at.
and a ten minute cooking school showing rodriguez telling you how to cook one of his favourite delicacies.
and as the other reviewer said, this comes in a very sturdy box. I wish all dvds had boxes like this.
This is a brilliant package, and it was worth the wait
the first dvd region 2 release had one solitary extra. a ten minute featurette. the region 1 version had lots, but this version never appeared in the uk. so imagine my surprise when walking into HMV for a browse the other week as I had a few minutes to spare, and finding this had finally come to region two!
And it was worth the wait.
there are two discs. the first contains the cinema released cut of the film, and the following extras:
three commentaries. one by rodriguez and tarantino. one by rodriguez and frank miller. and the audience commentary, which is a recording of how the audience at the premiere reacted. shouting and cheering, mostly.
There are lots of documentaries, most of which run ten to fifteen minutes:
how it all went down: convincing frank miller to let the film be made
a piece about the scene tarantino directed
documentaries about the cars, props, costumes and make up.
Two different cinema trailers for the film.
And a ten minute concert piece, showing bruce willis and his band playing at an impromptu concert the cast and crew held. they're very good as well.
on disc two:
an introduction to the disc by robert rodriguez.
the three stories, plus the short one that starts the film, all recut so they now stand alone and can be watched in any order. the story that yellow bastard is the only one to contain any new footage, but these are scenes that were in the book and not the original cinema cut so it's nice to see them
a fifteen minute documentary about the production of the movie. which is very interesting in regards to technical details of how it was made
the long take: a fifteen minute long showing of the scene tarantino directed
the all green version: the film with no backdrops or effects. speeded up to run no more than fifteen minutes. I'd be tempted to watch this even if it wasn't speeded up. it's interesting to look at.
and a ten minute cooking school showing rodriguez telling you how to cook one of his favourite delicacies.
and as the other reviewer said, this comes in a very sturdy box. I wish all dvds had boxes like this.
This is a brilliant package, and it was worth the wait
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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The collector's two disc DVD edition of Sin City has finally made it to PAL, and in a beautifully designed tin box, too. I never thought tin could be so sexy! The Region 2 version has all the extras the NTSC discs have, except the Sin-Chroni-City Interactive Game. The package doesn't include the graphic novels either, but real fans will have those anyway.
Are the extras worth the money? Well, I certainly think so. If you're interested in graphics you get a fascinating insight into how Sin City became the stunning, original work of modern film art that it most assuredly is. If you're interested in film making you get commentaries from director Rodriguez, and from Quentin Tarantino and Frank Miller, plus Rodriguez's specials on disc 2. If you're into props, special effects make-up and cars, there's something here for you. You even get Bruce Willis (and John Laurie!) performing at the wrap party.
Plus you get the film, of course. And that lovely tin box. Mmmmmm!
Are the extras worth the money? Well, I certainly think so. If you're interested in graphics you get a fascinating insight into how Sin City became the stunning, original work of modern film art that it most assuredly is. If you're interested in film making you get commentaries from director Rodriguez, and from Quentin Tarantino and Frank Miller, plus Rodriguez's specials on disc 2. If you're into props, special effects make-up and cars, there's something here for you. You even get Bruce Willis (and John Laurie!) performing at the wrap party.
Plus you get the film, of course. And that lovely tin box. Mmmmmm!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Compelling if brutal Noir receives stunning release to BRD, extended version not as it seems though...
17 Jan 2010
Format:Blu-ray
I believe Frank Miller's Sin City maybe one of the finest films of the last decade. The fabulous cast (too many to list here), all put in some of the strongest performances of their careers, helped by a script which although sounding cliched, is strangely fresh and imaginative at the same time. Factor in the glorious visuals (beautifully composed in black and white with occasional colour keys), and the result is a mind-blowing and hypnotic treat. The movie's ace card is its story telling though; a finely crafted weave of overlapping circumstances and characters that brings the brutality of Sin City "colourfully" to life. And brutal it is too, sadistic even, although it does at least tend to be the villains that endure the more grisly fates - morality is very black and white in the world of Sin City.
There has been much praise of this disk's image quality, and it is top notch; bursting with minute detail, deep blacks and satisfying contrast. However, the DVD is also stunning, and those wishing to upgrade to BRD with smaller HD screens may only notice minor improvements I think. Sound quality is high on the DVD too, but here the BRD is much more improved; bass goes deep and surround elements are accurately placed. Bruce Willis' climatic beating of the Yellow Fiend sounds as if it's actually happening in your living room. Of course if you do not already have the excellent DVD, you'd be better off purchasing the Blu-Ray.
I was a little bit disappointed with the second disk though, which I expected to contain an extended and uncut version of the film in its entirety. What you actually get is the film re-cut into separate episodes (including titles), each one concentrating on a single story thread from the Movie. I don't think it works very well like this, as the original film's greatest strength is how the Character's lives and situations mesh seamlessly into one another, bringing their complex society to life. There are some new scenes, but they don't add much in my opinion. I can't see myself ever watching Sin City in this way again I'm afraid. The disk does also contain an exhaustive library of informative and engaging docs though, covering such subjects as costumes, cars and other props used in the film, with plenty of contributions from the film-makers and even guest director Quentin Tarantino. You also have two commentaries on the main disk, with Tarantino making an appearance again, and a rather strange audio track with audience reactions from an early test screening. The animated menus on both disks are also worth mentioning, they're the best I've ever seen.
There has been much praise of this disk's image quality, and it is top notch; bursting with minute detail, deep blacks and satisfying contrast. However, the DVD is also stunning, and those wishing to upgrade to BRD with smaller HD screens may only notice minor improvements I think. Sound quality is high on the DVD too, but here the BRD is much more improved; bass goes deep and surround elements are accurately placed. Bruce Willis' climatic beating of the Yellow Fiend sounds as if it's actually happening in your living room. Of course if you do not already have the excellent DVD, you'd be better off purchasing the Blu-Ray.
I was a little bit disappointed with the second disk though, which I expected to contain an extended and uncut version of the film in its entirety. What you actually get is the film re-cut into separate episodes (including titles), each one concentrating on a single story thread from the Movie. I don't think it works very well like this, as the original film's greatest strength is how the Character's lives and situations mesh seamlessly into one another, bringing their complex society to life. There are some new scenes, but they don't add much in my opinion. I can't see myself ever watching Sin City in this way again I'm afraid. The disk does also contain an exhaustive library of informative and engaging docs though, covering such subjects as costumes, cars and other props used in the film, with plenty of contributions from the film-makers and even guest director Quentin Tarantino. You also have two commentaries on the main disk, with Tarantino making an appearance again, and a rather strange audio track with audience reactions from an early test screening. The animated menus on both disks are also worth mentioning, they're the best I've ever seen.
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