crazy_carl All American 4073 Posts user info edit post |
http://screenrant.com/sin-city-2-trailer/
I'll be watching this just because of how much i liked the first on, and Jessica Alba as a stripper is always a good thing 3/6/2014 11:29:28 PM |
OopsPowSrprs All American 8383 Posts user info edit post |
Lol I read this as Sim City and thought 'man that's a random expansion pack' 3/7/2014 8:24:19 AM |
CalledToArms All American 22025 Posts user info edit post |
^ same 3/7/2014 9:01:46 AM |
jbrick83 All American 23447 Posts user info edit post |
Eva Green please. 3/7/2014 9:28:51 AM |
rjrumfel All American 23027 Posts user info edit post |
^The Dreamers 3/7/2014 2:38:30 PM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
The downfall of the first one was how closely it mirrored the book, thereby completely missing the point of making a movie.
I've read that this one follows the book even more closely. This does not bode well. 3/7/2014 2:54:05 PM |
ElGimpy All American 3111 Posts user info edit post |
I haven't read the book...I liked the first one just fine 3/7/2014 3:29:01 PM |
duro982 All American 3088 Posts user info edit post |
^^ everyone who saw the movie read the book
The movie presents the story to a broader audience and brings the stills to life as live action for those who have read it. How does that miss the point of making a movie? Not to mention $$$$$ is a pretty good reason to make the movie too. 3/7/2014 5:44:17 PM |
cyrion All American 27139 Posts user info edit post |
fo sho, i thought the first one was awesome and had no clue (besides of course the style) that it was a graphic novel. 3/7/2014 7:21:01 PM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
fact: I haven't read a book in nearly 20 years 3/7/2014 8:41:38 PM |
CapnObvious All American 5057 Posts user info edit post |
There were only two "downfalls" I can think of regarding the first one.
1. It followed the books almost word-for-word. I thought that made the movie more awesome because it gave it that over-dramatized comic exposition feel. I have movie snob friends, though, who felt that the dialog was just the worst thing ever. They hated it because it didn't feel "real". I informed them that they were watching the wrong movie.
2. The scene directed by Quentin Tarantino was really, really badly done and didn't mesh with the rest of the movie. I'll give critics that. 3/10/2014 5:43:50 PM |
nOOb All American 1973 Posts user info edit post |
I didnt think there was any downfall to the movie. I loved it. I have it on DVD. watched it on IFC the other night. but I know what time it is. I always though Jessica alba was weird casting but other than that, on top. 3/10/2014 6:58:57 PM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
^^ I'd disagree completely. The Tarantino scene is the only one that bothers to properly make use of film as a medium.
Making the movie shot-for-shot with the panels of the book is great in theory, but Miller pushed Rodriguez to take it too literally. The book is imbued with a sense of tension and motion through techniques that aren't required in film; by ignoring film's advantages in these areas and using the book presentations on screen, the film feels stilted instead of alive. 3/11/2014 1:06:13 AM |
nOOb All American 1973 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "film feels stilted instead of alive." |
I thought that was the point. to make the film look like an actual comic book3/11/2014 1:29:34 AM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
It can look like a comic book without ceasing to function as a film. 3/11/2014 1:42:40 AM |
Money_Jones Ohhh Farts 12521 Posts user info edit post |
Never heard anyone complain about a movie following it's source material too closely before. Damned if you do, damned if you don't I guess. I really like the first one, I'll give this one a shot 3/11/2014 8:51:18 AM |
KillaB All American 1652 Posts user info edit post |
First Sin City was OK. This was will likely be OK too. As long as it isn't bad like "The Spirit" was. I could not make it through that whole movie
[Edited on March 11, 2014 at 10:19 AM. Reason : engrish] 3/11/2014 10:19:09 AM |
nOOb All American 1973 Posts user info edit post |
the first one is better. I was confused at first. didnt know some of the storylines were a prequel to the first sin city.
a flop at the theaters
oh this movie was re cast to hell. lol. they should have just left it alone
[Edited on September 8, 2014 at 11:54 PM. Reason : cc] 9/8/2014 11:52:47 PM |
Krallum 56A0D3 15294 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I've read that this one follows the book even more closely" |
I haven't read the book myself, but I heard quite the opposite.
I'm Krallum and I approved this message.
[Edited on September 9, 2014 at 11:39 AM. Reason : or seen dis movie]9/9/2014 11:39:19 AM |
MaximaDrvr
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I saw it in theaters, and heard bad reviews, but was bored.
I enjoyed it quite a bit, knowing nothing about the story line, and having watched the first one back when it came out.
I only go to movies for mindless entertainment, and it met that aspect perfectly. 9/9/2014 12:59:13 PM |
bdmazur ?? ????? ?? 14957 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | " The scene directed by Quentin Tarantino was really, really badly done and didn't mesh with the rest of the movie." |
Agreed it doesn't fit the rest of the movie, but I still thought it was VERY well done.
Quote : | "I've read that this one follows the book even more closely" |
I heard there were a few original parts to the story web that were extensions of the novels but not from the novels.9/9/2014 5:20:59 PM |
BanjoMan All American 9609 Posts user info edit post |
that was prolly one of my favorite scenes in the movie. Obviously Tarantino with all of the mindless dialogue. 9/10/2014 1:05:06 PM |
BanjoMan All American 9609 Posts user info edit post |
Also, I am a little disappointed that sin city Eva Green nude pics are not here yet. 9/10/2014 3:43:14 PM |