4/2     Sin City = teh bomb.  I enjoyed it immensely...very much like the comic\
         books. -scottyg
        \_ I thought it was too long, and the stories too similar.  The
           look was interesting, but after 2+ hours I was pretty
           saturated.  It was still good, but it fell short of greatness,
           if only because the style was basically a one-gimmick thing.
           \_ uh, then you didn't really keep up with the plot.
              \_ What was there to keep up with?  It's pretty
                 straightforward stuff.
           \_ if the stories seem too similar, don't blame the movie,
              blame Frank Miller.  The movie is pretty faithful to the
              books, modulo the way the stories are rearranged into the
              movie.  I didn't think the stories were all that similar,
              but I can see how one can get distracted by the repetitive
              violence.  It's Sin City.
              \_ I do blame Miller ... but if the material holds a film
                 back from greatness, that's just the way it is.  It's
                 still a good film for what it is, but nothing more.
                 Besides, would a few changes be so wrong?  Staying
                 true to the source material doesn't always make for
                 a better film.
           \_I'm a bit biased as it was one of the few "violent" movies
             I've seen that my gf enjoyed as much. -op
           \_ I loved the movie and will certainly go see it again/buy it
              when it comes out on DVD, but I also thought it dragged a bit
              in the middle. On the whole, however, it simply rawked.
           \_ I was really disappointed, don't believe the hype.  I give
              it a "C", and that's only because of the first 1/3 of the
              movie.  In summary (no spoilers):
                + Marve's (Rouke) scenes were GREAT!
                + Marve's (Rourke) scenes were GREAT!
                + Nice Cinematic Effects (CGI & Color)
                + Nice Cinematic Effects (CGI & Color Scheme)
                + Nice action sequences
                + Parole Officer!!! (you'll know if you see it)
                - Clive Owens = creampuff, totally miscast
                  \_ Agreed. I think Nick Cage would have been good.
                - Excessive Gore
                - No plot, was all over the place (aware it's a comic)
                  \_ It's actually three separate comic storylines
                - Too many stories, Marve could have had his own movie
                - Jessica Alba can't act and didn't show any skin
                  \_ Agreed
                - No backstory, how do these people have superpowers?
                  Analogy-wise, don't show Spidy just crawling on the wall
                  shooting webs, show the spider bite.
                  shooting webs without showing the spider bite.
                  \_ Nobody had any powers. It was all just physical hyperbole.
                - Too fake (without any backstory)
                - No central villain, most great movies need a strong villain
        \_ I thought Mickey Rourke and Elijah Wood rocked.  I wish Rutge
                  \_ Senator Roark was the central villain. A villain doesn't
                     need to be seen a lot in order to be a good villain.
                     \_ #f.  You suh, are mistaken.  Read the graphic novels.
                        The members of the Roark family are catalysts, but are
                        pretty much peripheral to the stories.  Senator
                        Roark's son (aka That Yellow Bastard) is the only
                        possible exception to this. -dans
                  \_ Most great movies need a strong villain?  That's the
                     stupidest, most arbitrary requirement I've read in a long
                     time. -dans
        \_ I thought Mickey Rourke and Elijah Wood rocked.  I wish Rutger
           Hauer had more screen time.  I thought the rest was pretty boring
           and I totally didn't get the beginning/end (becky in the elevator)
           but maybe I need to more of the comics.--gabriel
           but maybe I need to read more of the comic.--gabriel
           \_ Agreed, Harnet was never explained, I hate open-ended bits
              in movies like that.