i know the DVD was released yesterday, but it isnt the one i was hoping for w/ all the deleted scenes, etc. i also heard somewhere there would be a release which has all 3 stories seperated with extra scenes added..

any word on this? any one know if/when a better DVD will be released?

8/17/2005 4:16:45 PM

i'm sure a better dvd will be released sometime or another
i mean i didn't even think sin city was that good
so any old dvd will probably be better

8/17/2005 4:18:20 PM

i'm sure a better release will come, but i bought this release anyways. i'll buy the other when it comes out.

8/17/2005 4:23:34 PM

i thought it was awesome. i guess ill buy this DVD, for $15 wont kill me i guess

8/17/2005 4:30:06 PM

Yeah, I bought it even though I knew a Special Edition was on the way eventually. I like the multiple covers you could choose from.

8/17/2005 5:40:55 PM

^yeah except that best buy put 2 big stickers on the sleeve. i got the one on the front off but the one on the back was being a pain.

8/17/2005 6:04:28 PM

http://brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=205241&page=5#7080455

[Edited on August 17, 2005 at 6:10 PM. Reason : a]

8/17/2005 6:09:37 PM

The fact that it's actually 16x9 is the best part of the entire thing.

8/17/2005 8:48:26 PM

wheres the version where Nancy wears her real costume, or lack of costume

8/18/2005 11:14:32 AM

I thought this movie did exactly what it was supposed to do. It was the first comic book to film movie Ive seen that actually seemed like a comic book. I've never read any of the comics, but the movie was pretty cool.


And I wanted a damn cigarette after about 20 minutes of watching that in teh theater.

8/18/2005 12:13:18 PM

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"The fact that it's actually 16x9 is the best part of the entire thing."

Huh?

8/18/2005 12:16:53 PM

Unlike virtually every other movie that's come out recently, Sin City is in a 16x9 (1.85:1) aspect ratio, meaning if you have a widescreen TV (or in our case, projector screen) it fills the entire thing, whereas 16x10 gives you black bars.

Not that I mind black bars, except it's pretty stupid that all widescreen screens are 16x9 and then someone decided "hey, that's not wide enough" and everything went to 16x10.

8/18/2005 12:40:09 PM

Ok, first of all, theres no such thing as 16:10...and if there was, it wouldnt be as wide as 16:9. Seriously, where did you hear 16:10...did you just make that up?

16:9 is NOT 1.85:1. 16:9 equals 1.78:1. This is the aspect ratio of HDTV as well as a few movies such as Once Upon a Time in Mexico (which RR shot on 1080p video cameras rather than film).

There are a TON of movies in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio...pick 10 recent movies at random, chances are 4-6 of them are 1.85:1. Yes there are slight black bars with this, but with overscan you will never be able to see the difference.

And to stay on the original topic, theres supposed to be an SE in the not to distant future with each of the "episodes" as a "mini-movie" from what Ive heard, with additional scenes added back in....but since I still havent seen that Kill Bill SE yet, no reason not to get this now, especially if the later doesnt have the theatrical version on it. I picked up the Marv cover....looked like there were tons of the Bruce Willis cover but only a couple of Marv covers...if any of these become worth anything, that will be the one.

[Edited on August 18, 2005 at 1:58 PM. Reason : -]

8/18/2005 1:32:03 PM

2.35:1 ftl

8/18/2005 1:43:06 PM

we need more 2.76:1 movies!

or not

8/18/2005 1:46:50 PM

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"16:9 is NOT 1.85:1. 16:9 equals 1.78:1. This is the aspect ratio of HDTV as well as a few movies such as Once Upon a Time in Mexico (which RR shot on 1080p video cameras rather than film)."

I'm well aware of the math. The fact is a 1.85:1 movie fits just about perfectly on a 16x9 TV (Since there are exceedinly few 1.78:1 movies). 2.35:1 doesn't and it's annoying as hell.

As far as 16x10, it's a computer monitor thing that I had confused with 2.35:1 for some reason, despite always realizing the math never worked out. Basically, I fucked that up. My bad.

8/18/2005 2:08:24 PM

Stein can we at least agree

2.35:1 ftl ?

8/18/2005 4:06:13 PM

OH NOES, BLACK BARS.

God forbid someone would want as much composition space as possible.

8/18/2005 4:59:49 PM

The majority of movies are flat. I don't know why you're making such a big deal about it.

8/18/2005 5:29:31 PM

absolutely the worst god damn movie i have seen since panic room

9/22/2005 7:29:29 PM

where is the version where alba gets naked?

9/22/2005 8:52:10 PM

Quote :

"absolutely the worst god damn movie i have seen since panic room"

9/22/2005 10:05:01 PM

the fact that you actually took the time to see panic room makes me lol

this movie was fun, innovative and entertaining. it wasnt GREAT but it was good

9/23/2005 3:29:28 AM

I dunno if it's very innovative (aside from the source material). I mean, they used the same shit to make Spy Kids 3-D...in the same garage, no less.

9/23/2005 3:35:23 AM

just the approach to the film and the way it was made is totally diff than all the other comic book movies out there right now. maybe unique was a better word? i dono

9/23/2005 3:47:54 AM

yeah i agree, i think this movie had more of a comic book feel than any other comic book movie. with maybe the exception of the incredible hulk

9/23/2005 9:58:43 AM

but the incredible hulk sucked

9/23/2005 11:03:00 AM

yeah, but the way the scenes were cut made it look like you were reading panels out of a comic book. i thought that was pretty cool, which is why i said it had more of a comic book feel.

9/23/2005 11:05:29 AM

i own panic room

9/23/2005 11:09:45 AM

im not easily phased but i found sin city to be exceedingly over the top and terribly nasty. lots of hoes though, yeah, good on the hoecount.

9/23/2005 4:17:30 PM

http://dvd.ign.com/articles/654/654258p1.html

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"September 27, 2005 - On December 13, 2005, Buena Vista Home Entertainment will release Sin City Recut & Extended on DVD. The film, which was directed by Robert Rodriguez (El Mariachi) and stars Bruce Willis, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, will feature multiple versions of the film, as well as a host of bonus materials and extra features, and be available for the MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) of $39.99. Sin City Recut & Extended will feature the following bonus materials: Disc One Original feature film presentation Feature commentary with Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller Feature commentary with Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino Feature commentary of Austin premiere audience reaction Behind-the-scenes featurettes: A Hard Top With a Decent Engine: The Cars of Sin City Making the Monsters: Special Effects & Make-Up Trench Coats and Fishnets: The Costumes of Sin City Booze, Broads & Guns: The Props of Sin City How It Went Down: Convincing Frank Miller to Make the Film Giving the Characters Life: Casting the Film Special Guest Director Quentin Tarantino Sin-Chroni-City Interactive, a feature that allows the viewer to observe the timeline of the scenes in Sin City in chronological order, and then zoom in on specific scenes for more detail Teaser and theatrical trailers Disc Two Sin City Recut Extended Unrated feature film presentation (with 23 added minutes), featuring full-length extended cuts of each individual episode split into short films, each with individual title cards and in complete form 15 Minute Film School, showing how everything in the film was done All Green Version, which offers a high-speed look at the entire movie with only its green screen elements The Long Take, a full uninterrupted 17-minute take during the filming of Quentin Tarantino's segment, which features the cast and crew brainstorming and retooling the scene Sin City: Live in Concert, a document of a night where cast and crew went to Antone's restaurant to hear Bruce Willis' and Robert Rodriguez' bands play a benefit show 10 Minute Cooking School: Sin City Breakfast Tacos"

That was quicker than I expected. I guess I can sell my original DVD since the new release will have the original film as well as the extended cut.

10/4/2005 8:43:28 PM

damn $40.... even on sale i don't see that dipping below $30 anytime soon. that's more than i paid for the 4 disc LOTR sets..... but the features sound very cool so we'll see.

10/4/2005 9:02:01 PM

10/4/2005 9:33:42 PM

if you are a casual movie fan, will you like this movie? is it entertaining?

10/4/2005 10:04:04 PM

If you don't mind extreme violence, probably.

10/4/2005 10:26:55 PM

its in black and white, so no, the casual movie fan will NOT enjoy this movie.

sorry. its sad, but true.

10/4/2005 10:47:01 PM

if you enjoy seeing a guy with his throat cut and a pistol slide driven in his forehead having a conversation with another fella then yeah youll love it

10/5/2005 12:42:11 AM

Extended cut is released today....I bought the original release thinking this new release would only be the extended cut as I wanted the theatrical version as well, but the new one has it all...so off to Half it goes....unless any of you guys want it....its the Marv cover.

Also, Buy.com for $24.99, DDD has it for $24.89

12/13/2005 5:20:20 AM

hot damn.

12/13/2005 10:44:22 AM

they didn't waste any time.... i haven't decided yet if i'll be getting this copy too.

12/13/2005 11:15:40 AM

I went ahead and got it. It's got some new commentaries and a graphic novel in it, too.

12/13/2005 6:05:58 PM

i think i know what my next dvd purchase will be.

12/13/2005 8:22:53 PM