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Frank Miller's Sin City (Recut, Extended, Unrated) :: 1416536124
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| The two-disc edition of Sin City easily makes the earlier single-disc theatrical-cut release obsolete by including the regular theatrical cut on the first disc, recutting the movie into four extended segments on the second disc (separated by story line), then piling on an impressive load of bonus features. But there's a catch. Billed as "Recut, Extended, Unrated," with "over 20 minutes" of new footage, the new set's four separate stories are extended by only about 6.5 total minutes of movie action (see details below in "What's New"); the rest of the added running time is the splashy new title shots (named by the title of the story or book) and the four minutes of credits that run at the end of each segment. Each addition makes the movie even closer to the comic books, and these extended segments are generally preferable to the theatrical equivalents (unfortunately, there's no Play All option), but don't expect the same impact as Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings extended editions. And although this version is unrated, the only risqué addition is a bit of violence from Miho that's no worse than the rest of the crazy violence in the film. How Are the Bonus Features?
Robert Rodriguez has always loved DVDs, so the bonus features are extensive. On the first disc, there is somehow room for the theatrical cut of the film with its DTS track (the extended versions have only Dolby 5.1), two commentary tracks, an alternate audio track with a live audience in Austin, Texas, an interactive map of characters and locations, and 47 minutes of featurettes covering Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino, cars, costumes, props, and special effects. The first commentary is Rodriguez and Miller discussing the concepts and the cast. The second commentary is mostly by Rodriguez, but Tarantino drops in briefly for the scene he directed (with Clive Owen and Benicio Del Toro in the car), as does an enthusiastic Bruce Willis for his segment. The Tarantino scene gets a lot of attention on the second disc as well, in a 14-minute take in which he can be heard coaching the actors. Also on the disc are Rodriguez's usual "flic school" (among the topics is how scenes were created by merging footage of actors who never actually met), footage of Bruce Willis's band performing in Austin at the time of the shooting, and another Rodriguez cooking school (this time it's breakfast tacos). But the most interesting feature is the "green screen version" of the film: the entire film as it was shot in front of the green screen, sped up to play in only 12 minutes. You can see the actors (in color!) interacting only with the props and each other. Last, there's a DVD-sized complete comic book of The Hard Goodbye. What's New in the Extended Version?
"The Customer Is Always Right" (the opening sequence with Josh Hartnett and Marley Shelton) has no new footage, but now goes straight into the one-minute epilogue with Hartnett and Alexis Bledel that closed the theatrical cut. "The Hard Goodbye" (with Mickey Rourke as "Marv" ) has two new sequences totaling about two minutes: Marv encounters his mother and finds his gun, and talks to Weevil in the club. In "The Big Fat Kill" (with Clive Owen and Benicio Del Toro), some short dialogue is restored, along with another wicked slice by Miho (Devon Aoki)--about a minute total. "That Yellow Bastard" (with Bruce Willis and Jessica Alba) has about 3.5 new minutes: there are more visitors to Hartigan's hospital bed, including his wife and a nurse; Carla Gugino's Lucille character comes to assist Hartigan when he wants to get out of jail (probably the best addition); and Mr. Shlubb and Mr. Klump have some more lines. --David Horiuchi More Sin City at Amazon.com
The Graphic Novels and Books
Films by Robert Rodriguez
Our interview with Frank Miller
The Soundtrack
From Graphic Novel to Big Screen
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Author: Guest
Sin City is the one of the best movies in the last fifty years. Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller made this film feels just like a comic book. This is a must-see for anyone who enjoys movies at all.
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I was so disappointed when watching this dreadfully boring film. I'm not sure who it would appeal to except for die hard mike hammer fans. The writing was atrocious and the visuals were deadened by the poor writing and acting.
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Author: Guest
I can't believe this movie.
The dialogues consist of endless one phrase pre-killing warnings, like "You just made the greatest error of your life", "You will regret it!" and so on, after which the actor/actress throws a "meaningful" dramatic look at the bleeding victim and pull out their big gun/sword/bazooka...
The women have of course their own bazookas stuck in their leather G-strings and their hair always has wind in it and they are really really badass.
Everyone's voice is low and dramatic and it becomes kind of monotone and makes you want to sleep, especially whith the movie being always so dark.
I found it terrible and predictable. But if you like computer games with women fighters you probably will enjoy this.
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Author: Guest
I expected a lot of this movie. There were great reviews, fantastic previews etc. But when I saw the film, I was a bit dissapointed.
First the good parts of the film: The style of the film, and the black and white colouring with some highlights in colour are maqnificent to look at and gives a fantastic feel to the movie. You really feel like you are watching the comic book by Frank Miller. So if you love the comic, this movie is for you.
Then the actors do a fine job, a great starcast is on board.
The stories that are told in the film are cool onces and very interesting. You are wondering how they will end and what will happen to the characters.
But then, Sin City is really the biggest gore movie I have ever seen. This is the first time I can say the following of a movie:
It defenitly deserves it's R rating.
It has got everything: Blood, body parts flying around, nudity, excecutions, beheadings, murders, hookers, strippers, action, sex, you name it, Sin City has it.
So all in all, this movie is entertaining, but beware:
This movie is defenitly not for the onces who have a weak stomach.
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Author: Guest
One of the best movies to come out in recent years. It is also one of the best movies Robert Roderigez has made. If you liked the Sin City graphic novels you'll love the movie. Frank Miller the author of the novels also co-directed the movie and made sure it is true to the origonal stories. Many people think that Sin City is a Quenten Tarantino movie, but it's not. He only directed one small segment (which was excellent). Anyone who doesn't like this movie obviously does not know what quality film making is. If you like a movie with great acting, direction, and kick-ass diolouge, this is a movie for you!!
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