LynneSin
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:12 PM
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I just lost an hour of my life watching "Sin City" |
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an hour I'll never have back again.
What a really crappy movie!
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:13 PM
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1. Plenty of kids sure love it... like my generation loved Blade Runner. |
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Sun Aug-28-05 07:36 PM
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8. we still watch Blade Runner |
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we drag it out every 6 months to a year or so when we are in the mood. It is a great film.
But if people want seminal serious old-style noir, try The Third Man. Or even all those great films of Dashiel Hammett or Chandler stories, like The Maltese Falcon. Have a noir fest!
I suppose I might have to see Sin City if it's the new generation's Blade Runner. ;)
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:20 PM
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2. Oh, great...and I was just about to pop the DVD in. |
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Oh, well....it's borrowed.
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Sun Aug-28-05 08:12 PM
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Judge for yourself. There are a ton of movie slobs on DU, and I don't mean that in a necessarily bad way. Duckie
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Sun Aug-28-05 08:52 PM
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13. give it a chance, it is a movie that is not for everybody |
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:26 PM
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3. Yes.. incredibly crappy movie |
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:26 PM
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4. A week later, I'm still lamenting over the (original 1961) version of... |
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...Town Without Pity.
Two hours of my life that are more than just gone, they're stained with mediocrity.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:29 PM
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Edited on Sun Aug-28-05 06:30 PM by primate1
I loved it. Visually brilliant. Entertaining story. The noir style narrative was really cool. Might not be the deepest movie out there, but it was damn entertaining.
I guess it's just the type of movie you either love or hate.
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Sun Aug-28-05 06:40 PM
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I had trouble getting used to the stiled, noir style dialogue. But once I did I took it for what it was and found it very entertaining. Very violent, but I don't mind that in a movie. I can see where people would have found it to be less than an enjoyable movie though, so...
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Sun Aug-28-05 07:35 PM
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7. I heard that Jessica Alba, while hot to look at, has NO acting chops. |
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Sun Aug-28-05 11:04 PM
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21. True, but Rosario Dawson rocks. n/t |
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Sun Aug-28-05 07:41 PM
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9. I lost two hours watching Mr & Mrs. Smith; violence from |
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one end to the other with jokes thrown in between shootings. Haven't seen Sin City yet but heard it was the same thing; violence, violence, violence
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Sun Aug-28-05 08:12 PM
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I was prepared not to like it. But comme si, comme ca. I won't watch it again.
However, I thought Layer Cake was a good British crime film. I double-featured with an Italian film called Remember Me (Ricaorddati di me). A dysfunctional family flick. Monica Bellucci was nearly unrecognizable. She smiled and was animated, rather than her usual Jeanne Moreau-looking-sad look.
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Sun Aug-28-05 09:15 PM
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I saw it in the theater when it came out (seems like it was only a couple of months ago). I'm just glad my friends saw the commercial for it, otherwise I would've missed it. I don't think it was advertised on TV at all, at least not around here.
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Sun Aug-28-05 09:20 PM
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17. oooh - i liked layer cake |
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Sun Aug-28-05 08:16 PM
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12. I liked it too, I thought it was pretty imaginative. |
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Sun Aug-28-05 08:55 PM
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14. I thought the movie was visually impressive enough to waste hours on. |
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I guess I can see how some would disagree, but it is masterfully done from a visual standpoint. I like highly stylized, noirish films though.
As a whole, it can't compete with Chasing Amy.
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Sun Aug-28-05 08:57 PM
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15. I watched 5 minutes and said - not for me. |
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Sun Aug-28-05 09:53 PM
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18. I read the comics when they were first published-- |
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I haven't seen the film cos' ultra-violent noir isn't my cup'o'coffee. Good if you like that genre though, I've been told.
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Sun Aug-28-05 10:44 PM
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i really appreciate how it stuck right with the comic books, for the most part...
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Sun Aug-28-05 10:50 PM
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20. finally! someone on my side! |
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I got a lot of flak for saying so when I posted here about walking out!
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Sun Aug-28-05 11:12 PM
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22. I'm looking forward to seeing it soon |
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I loved Kill Bill so I think Sin City looks like it'll be for me
However, I'm reluctant to buy it on DVD, cuz I know if I like it I'll have to shell out 30 more bucks for a SE in about six months or so; I'll probably rent it.
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