Taking in Sin City

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Taking in Sin City
Very Far Away from Vatican City
by Thomas Hibbs, NRO Contributor
April 08, 2005, 8:01 a.m.

With few exceptions, critics are fawning over the new film, Sin City (http://www.sincitythemovie.com/), which is based on Frank Miller’s famed comics and which grabbed the number-one box-office spot in its opening week. As violent and stylized as anything in the film-noir canon, from which the film borrows heavily, Sin City has been described as so electrifying that it “kisses the blood right off its own violent hands” (Chicago Tribune (http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-050331-movies-review-mw-sin.story)). The film does indeed have a stunning look, but nothing more. Its sole focus is on surface aesthetics. The slender plot-lines — there are three of them — are merely the occasion for what one character calls the “pure hateful bloodthirsty joy of slaughter.” Long before its two hours expires, the film’s exquisite style has become tedious, hollow, and the drama itself, a colossal bore.


The rest of this review found here: Thomas Hibbs on Sin City on National Review Online (http://www.nationalreview.com/hibbs/hibbs200504080801.asp)



I am disappointed in what I have heard of this movie. I was actually looking forward to it because of it's stylization (animation), but I have heard the disgusting nature of the action, and have no desire to see it.

Has anyone been to see this, and can they give an account?

[UnkHiram]

HOmes

No, I have not seen the movie. I have not seen it because I read (a Long time ago) the comic book and I am familiar with the "Story". I would not recommend it.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

HOmes

No, I have not seen the movie. I have not seen it because I read (a Long time ago) the comic book and I am familiar with the "Story". I would not recommend it.

Thanks Unk. I had pretty much made up my mind to avoid it, but it still saddens me. I loved the film-noir style, and of course animation is a passion of mine ... to find both in a movie, well, I was real excited. Guess that's just the way my cookie crumbles, LOL.

[Maggie_T]

This is not to say that Sin City has trouble filling the time or the screen. It overflows with spurting blood, decapitations, severed heads, dogs eating human bodies, cannibalism, and vomiting. It culminates in a decisive battle whose victor manages to rip the genitals off of his opponent and then smash his skull. (You might want to hold off on the nachos for this one.)


Charming. No wonder "critics" are fawning on it. They would. :brow:

James and I were enthusiastic when we saw the trail. It looked so different. Then, we heard it is awfully anti-religious. That did it for me.

I'm done with this all this anti-religion hysteria from the "intelligentsia."

I'll pass, thank you very much.

[shawnwood]

The movie includes Mickey Rourke's main character Marv shooting a priest in a confessional, in the head. It also involves the corrupt cardinal Roarke and his trained "altar boy" Kevin (Elijah Wood) eating prostitutes and mounting their heads on the walls of where they are kept. Kevin is extremely creepy and mute and the only character development is a shot of him reading a Bible. Marv cuts off his arms and legs and then has Kevin's pet wolf devour him before decapitating Kevin. He physically rips the Cardinal's head off after placing Kevin's head on the Cardinal's open bible. Its a pretty anti-establishment movie with a lot of anti-catholic undertones.

-There's also a chracter, Becky, the only prostitute without a "heart of gold" and a traitor. She is covered in jewelry in the shape of crosses.

This is how it was described on another forum. Seems that every scene has a cross in it.

I get very pissed off to think about it, this film is nothing but trash, blood and well, sin and it is talked about like the greatest thing since sliced bread. But mention Passion of the Christ and shhhhh..... that movie was terribly gory! What a horrible film.

Maybe Mel should release a version where Jesus rips someone's penis off and eats a prostitute, that will get him some awards.

Once again unholywood shows what it is all about!

Jane, get me off this crazy ride!

[THEBIRD]

I saw it as I am a motion graphics artist and work alot with graphics.

The movie was great for the first 30 minutes. Yeah pretty violent the whole way through but after the first 30 minutes, the story line takes a nose dive and you wait the rest of the movie for it to pick back up again.

If Bruce Willis wasn't in this movie, it would have been a bomb from the start. It got the money it did only because of slick trailers and Bruce.

Save your money is the bottom line on this one.

[Maggie_T]

Ok, so let me see. When Mel Gibson released his film, The Passion of the Christ, "critics" everywhere, including the clown form our Maine pinko birdcage liner, were livid about the violence. They sniffed and scoffed, and called it "grotesque."

But now, they're all having a collective orgasm over what I consider this film to be (judging by the excerpts I read) the most nauseating, revolting piece of trash Hollywood ever came up with. I've heard of snuff films and 8 mm blood-and-gore trash and it seems they have nothing to teach City of Sin.

But the "critics" are all over this garbage, like butter on toast. And I bet if we asked the leftist retards who plague this site now and then, they'll also stumble over themselves to praise it.

Figures, doesn't it. :rolleyes: