Forums > Social Chat > Sin City
Login/Join to Participate....is a liability
899 posts
Location: playing with traffic
899 posts
Location: playing with traffic
Posted:
Calling all comic and film buffs.
Sin City has got to be one of the best films I've ever seen (and I've seen quite a few).
It's about sex, violence, revenge, kept promises and yet more violence and is filmed in black and white with blood, dresses and lipstick in red or yellow. It creates the illusion of a moving comic combined with the (monolougued) old private dick films of the early 60's.
Similar to Pulp Fiction in it's formula, the story follows multiple stories with the lead character being the actual City itself. Although the stories (3 major stories) are only related via the City, there are a couple of cross-overs during the one night but no interaction or consequences between characters.
It's brilliantly filmed and directed and the casting is spot on (Jessica Alba and Brittany Murphy phwoar *drool*) and this film knocks spots of anything this year.
The ending leaves you satisfied yet yearning for more, but my words can't do it justice, go see it for yourself.
Rating
9/10 nuggits
Calling all comic and film buffs.
Sin City has got to be one of the best films I've ever seen (and I've seen quite a few).
It's about sex, violence, revenge, kept promises and yet more violence and is filmed in black and white with blood, dresses and lipstick in red or yellow. It creates the illusion of a moving comic combined with the (monolougued) old private dick films of the early 60's.
Similar to Pulp Fiction in it's formula, the story follows multiple stories with the lead character being the actual City itself. Although the stories (3 major stories) are only related via the City, there are a couple of cross-overs during the one night but no interaction or consequences between characters.
It's brilliantly filmed and directed and the casting is spot on (Jessica Alba and Brittany Murphy phwoar *drool*) and this film knocks spots of anything this year.
The ending leaves you satisfied yet yearning for more, but my words can't do it justice, go see it for yourself.
Rating
9/10 nuggits
Pull my pin out, roll me in to a room and see what happens 
GOLD Member
HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
Posted:
I agree with Nuggit, yet I believe it wasnt shot in Black and White, that was done later i believe
I agree with Nuggit, yet I believe it wasnt shot in Black and White, that was done later i believe
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind
Give a man a fish and he'll eat 4 a day hit a man with a brick and you can have all his fish and his wife
"Will's to pretty for prison" - Simian
GOLD Member
HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
Posted:
But what an amazing film, I've just gone and bought the book, well story 1, marv's story
But what an amazing film, I've just gone and bought the book, well story 1, marv's story
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind
Give a man a fish and he'll eat 4 a day hit a man with a brick and you can have all his fish and his wife
"Will's to pretty for prison" - Simian
....is a liability
899 posts
Location: playing with traffic
899 posts
Location: playing with traffic
Posted:
Most memorable lines from said film
MARV
"I love hitmen. No matter what you do to them, you don't feel bad."
Marv: "I had a fight with some cops."
Lucille: "Didn't kill and of them did you?"
Marv: "Not that I know of, but they know they been in a fight, that's for damn sure."
HARTIGAN
"There's wrong and there's WRONG. And then there's this."
"When it comes to consoling 19-year-old girls, I'm about as expert as a palsy patient performing brain surgery with a pipe wrench."
"And after I pull off that miracle, maybe I'll go punch out God."
DWIGHT
"I'm Shellie's new boyfriend and I'm out of my mind. If you so much as talk to her or even think her name, I'll cut you in ways that'll make you useless to a woman."
[hand grenade lands at his feet] "And everything seemed to be going so well."
"It's time to prove to your friends that you're worth a damn. Sometimes that means dying, sometimes it means killing a whole lot of people.
"Little Miho, you're an angel, you're a saint, you're Mother Teresa, you're Elvis. You're God. And if you'd gotten here about ten minutes sooner, we'd still have Jackie-Boy's head."
"She doesn't quite chop his head off, she makes a pez dispenser out of him."
THE SALESMAN
"The wind rises electric. She's soft and warm and almost weightless. Her perfume is sweet promise that brings tears to my eyes. I tell her that everything will be all right; that I'll save her from whatever she's scared and take her far far away. I tell her that I love her."
[silenced gunshot]
"The silencer makes a whisper of the gunshot. I hold her close until she's gone. I'll never know what she was running from. I'll cash her check in the morning."
Most memorable lines from said film
MARV
"I love hitmen. No matter what you do to them, you don't feel bad." Marv: "I had a fight with some cops."Lucille: "Didn't kill and of them did you?"
Marv: "Not that I know of, but they know they been in a fight, that's for damn sure."
HARTIGAN
"There's wrong and there's WRONG. And then there's this." "When it comes to consoling 19-year-old girls, I'm about as expert as a palsy patient performing brain surgery with a pipe wrench." "And after I pull off that miracle, maybe I'll go punch out God."DWIGHT
"I'm Shellie's new boyfriend and I'm out of my mind. If you so much as talk to her or even think her name, I'll cut you in ways that'll make you useless to a woman." [hand grenade lands at his feet] "And everything seemed to be going so well." "It's time to prove to your friends that you're worth a damn. Sometimes that means dying, sometimes it means killing a whole lot of people. "Little Miho, you're an angel, you're a saint, you're Mother Teresa, you're Elvis. You're God. And if you'd gotten here about ten minutes sooner, we'd still have Jackie-Boy's head." "She doesn't quite chop his head off, she makes a pez dispenser out of him."THE SALESMAN
"The wind rises electric. She's soft and warm and almost weightless. Her perfume is sweet promise that brings tears to my eyes. I tell her that everything will be all right; that I'll save her from whatever she's scared and take her far far away. I tell her that I love her."[silenced gunshot]
"The silencer makes a whisper of the gunshot. I hold her close until she's gone. I'll never know what she was running from. I'll cash her check in the morning."
Pull my pin out, roll me in to a room and see what happens
SILVER Member
Liquid Cow
2,629 posts
Location: High Wycombe, England
Liquid Cow
2,629 posts
Location: High Wycombe, England
Posted:
I think it's a fantastic film, the best one I've seen in ages.
It's refreshing to see a comic book film actually made from the comic, rather than the studios rewriting it to make it crappy, which seems to be the norm at the moment.
I think it's a fantastic film, the best one I've seen in ages.
It's refreshing to see a comic book film actually made from the comic, rather than the studios rewriting it to make it crappy, which seems to be the norm at the moment.
But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
SILVER Member
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Posted:
Absolutely bloody brilliant!
Coolest, sharpest, the dialogue is amazing, and the stories don't have happy endings. Great!
Two thumbs fresh!
Absolutely bloody brilliant!
Coolest, sharpest, the dialogue is amazing, and the stories don't have happy endings. Great!
Two thumbs fresh!
ohmygodlaserbeamspewpewpew!
BRONZE Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,009 posts
Location: Bristol, UK
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,009 posts
Location: Bristol, UK
Posted:
Actually, I didn't like it. I thought it was all a bit too much and not done 'right'. Can't be clearer than that I'm afraid, it's late.
Actually, I didn't like it. I thought it was all a bit too much and not done 'right'. Can't be clearer than that I'm afraid, it's late.
BRONZE Member
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
i saw "sin city" and thought you were talking about my life
i swear i'm a good girl and none of my pay-check gets spent at the pub!
i saw "sin city" and thought you were talking about my life
i swear i'm a good girl and none of my pay-check gets spent at the pub!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
member
105 posts
105 posts
Posted:
saw it, loved it, buying it when it hits dvd.
saw it, loved it, buying it when it hits dvd.
The quest for poi perfection may bring much enlightenment...
and burns
OOUUUUCCCHHHHIIIEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
GOLD Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
Posted:
im gunna go with the trend - i loved the film pretty original in how it was filmed and nice to see a well done crossover from comic to film
gotta say though that marvs best line is
"nice jacket - shame to get blood on it"
from watching that i wanna see them do the same thing with the sandman comics and watchmen
im gunna go with the trend - i loved the film pretty original in how it was filmed and nice to see a well done crossover from comic to film
gotta say though that marvs best line is
"nice jacket - shame to get blood on it"
from watching that i wanna see them do the same thing with the sandman comics and watchmen
back
SILVER Member
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Posted:
Any1 else seen a graphic novel that involves the superheroes, but without powers... Not like they lost em, but that they never had em...
Any1 else seen a graphic novel that involves the superheroes, but without powers... Not like they lost em, but that they never had em...
ohmygodlaserbeamspewpewpew!
GOLD Member
HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
HoP's Barman. Trapped aged 6 months
4,437 posts
Location: Staines, United Kingdom
Posted:
the punisher is a good one i believe
the punisher is a good one i believe
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind
Give a man a fish and he'll eat 4 a day hit a man with a brick and you can have all his fish and his wife
"Will's to pretty for prison" - Simian
GOLD Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
Posted:
night watch has some super heros with no powers
and batman has no powers :P
night watch has some super heros with no powers
and batman has no powers :P
back
SILVER Member
Liquid Cow
2,629 posts
Location: High Wycombe, England
Liquid Cow
2,629 posts
Location: High Wycombe, England
Posted:
I agree, the punisher is a good one. I recommend starting with Garth Ennis' Welcome Back Frank, which is generally fantastic, although a trifle comical at some points. not a bad thing for most comic book type things, but I don't think it works too well in a story about man who kills people all the time.
For Batman (my personal favourite), I'd go for Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns, quite possibly the best comic I've ever read
There's Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen too, although a couple of them have superpowers. Ignore the film if you've seen it, it's the same in name only and far, far better.
EDITED_BY: TheBovrilMonkey (1118098893)
I agree, the punisher is a good one. I recommend starting with Garth Ennis' Welcome Back Frank, which is generally fantastic, although a trifle comical at some points. not a bad thing for most comic book type things, but I don't think it works too well in a story about man who kills people all the time.
For Batman (my personal favourite), I'd go for Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns, quite possibly the best comic I've ever read
There's Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen too, although a couple of them have superpowers. Ignore the film if you've seen it, it's the same in name only and far, far better.
EDITED_BY: TheBovrilMonkey (1118098893)
But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
SILVER Member
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Posted:
Oh sorry guys, and I know this is
I dont think I was too clear... There was a specific graphic novel, featuring most of the Marvel characters as if they had never had powers, and it was pretty much set in the "real" world... i.e. Peter Parker is just a geek, he gets bitten by a spider, sho 'nuff, but it only makes him ill...
Oh sorry guys, and I know this is
I dont think I was too clear... There was a specific graphic novel, featuring most of the Marvel characters as if they had never had powers, and it was pretty much set in the "real" world... i.e. Peter Parker is just a geek, he gets bitten by a spider, sho 'nuff, but it only makes him ill...
ohmygodlaserbeamspewpewpew!
....is a liability
899 posts
Location: playing with traffic
899 posts
Location: playing with traffic
Posted:
Sounds like a cool comic - where may I found said literature?
Sounds like a cool comic - where may I found said literature?
Pull my pin out, roll me in to a room and see what happens
SILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
I will hopefully be watching this in 8 hours and 45 minutes.
I also need to see the league of gentlemen film.
I will hopefully be watching this in 8 hours and 45 minutes.
I also need to see the league of gentlemen film.
SILVER Member
old hand
853 posts
Location: Behind you...
old hand
853 posts
Location: Behind you...
Posted:
My friend said League of Gentleman did not live up to the hype. I haven't seen Sin City yet, but I really really want to.
My friend said League of Gentleman did not live up to the hype. I haven't seen Sin City yet, but I really really want to.
Idolized by Aurinoko
Take me disappearing through the smoke rings of my mind....
Bob Dylan
SILVER Member
....of doom!
585 posts
Location: Hastings, UK
....of doom!
585 posts
Location: Hastings, UK
Posted:
ooh sin city was the sex.
it made me want to buy hotpants and tote a big gun.
i was impressed with the film in general, but for some reason the bullet wounds did it for me - fleshy explosions, rather than a neat little hole with some blood. yum.
ooh sin city was the sex.
it made me want to buy hotpants and tote a big gun.
i was impressed with the film in general, but for some reason the bullet wounds did it for me - fleshy explosions, rather than a neat little hole with some blood. yum.
SILVER Member
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Posted:
Don't know Nuggit, but I would like to find out myself... I saw it in Borders once when I was skint...
Don't know Nuggit, but I would like to find out myself... I saw it in Borders once when I was skint...
ohmygodlaserbeamspewpewpew!
GOLD Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
Posted:
isnt that a one off episode?
i know they did a TV episode of spiderman where they come into the real world briefly so i wouldnt be surprised if there were a few longer comics on it
isnt that a one off episode?
i know they did a TV episode of spiderman where they come into the real world briefly so i wouldnt be surprised if there were a few longer comics on it
back
SILVER Member
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Posted:
its a one off big graphic novel, full story...
its a one off big graphic novel, full story...
ohmygodlaserbeamspewpewpew!
SILVER Member
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Posted:
Found it...
https://www.brokenfrontier.com/lowdown/details.php?id=114
Found it...
https://www.brokenfrontier.com/lowdown/details.php?id=114
ohmygodlaserbeamspewpewpew!
member
517 posts
Location: Sheffield, England
517 posts
Location: Sheffield, England
Posted:
I loved it, but it damn near traumatized my girlfriend. Seriously, she was in a state of shock for hours - sign of a good film
Best bits for me: Marv in general, and the first taste of Old Town justice from Miho.
Jo.
I loved it, but it damn near traumatized my girlfriend. Seriously, she was in a state of shock for hours - sign of a good film
Best bits for me: Marv in general, and the first taste of Old Town justice from Miho.
Jo.
Educate yourself in the Hazards of Fire Breathing STAY SAFE!
SILVER Member
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Posted:
Yes.. Miho Scary...
Yes.. Miho Scary...
ohmygodlaserbeamspewpewpew!
....is a liability
899 posts
Location: playing with traffic
899 posts
Location: playing with traffic
Posted:
She can walk in front of me down a dark alleyway any night.
Written by: =Flashpoint=
Yes.. Miho Scary...
She can walk in front of me down a dark alleyway any night.
Pull my pin out, roll me in to a room and see what happens
SILVER Member
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Pasta of Muppets
2,722 posts
Location: in the interwebs..., United Kingdom
Posted:
ohmygodlaserbeamspewpewpew!
Similar Topics
Using the keywords [sin city] we found the following existing topics.
- Forums > The Fire Twirling Book by Bec & Elke McConnell [22 replies]
- Forums > Random uk metal night out [36 replies]
- Forums > Sin City [26 replies]
- Forums > Pizza tycoon building no-sin city [45 replies]
- Forums > Bornfire2008 - Singapore Fire Festival - Back for the 3rd Year!
Show more..
© 1998 - 2025 Home of Poi
All prices converted to United States dollars using XE.com