RKMBs Forums .::Robegories::. Comic Books So....I just saw SIN CITY.

I've been lurking on the boards for awhile, but I saw Sin City yesterday and wanted to chime in...

I snuck out of work early to see it with a friend yesterday. She doesn't read comics and she still liked it - she loved Marv. I thought that the inner dialogue that you read in the book sounded a little stilted on screen, but that didn't take away from the enjoyment of the picture. I've never seen a comic book movie that stayed so true to the origin material. Everything from the dialogue to the way people were standing/positoned in scenes was exactly like it was in Miller's originals. I loves me some Clive, and Dwight is one of my faves, but I was really surprised at how good Mickey Rourke was as Marv - he totally bulked up and the make up/profile of him - everything was fantastic. The violence was as extreme as it is in the books, but bc. it was in b&w and so over the top I don't see how people could really get squeamish about it. It reminded me of the Kill Bill Vol. I kind of violence...

I noticed really minor details in the movie too - like the earrings that Gail, Becky and Miho wore were exactly the ones they had in the book - chick details, but I still like that they were there. Miho's fight scenes were staged exactly like they were in the comics - my friend and I sat behind three fan boys who cheered out loud while she sliced and diced Jackie boy and co. I don't know the girl who played Miho, but I ended up really loving the character after this. Everyone did a great job with their roles - even Brittany Murphy was ok as Shellie, and I think she's blown half of hollywood to get where she is, so that's saying something...the chick form the Gilmore Girls who played Becky was really good too. Frodo gone evil - Elijah Wood didn't say a word and still creeped me out.

I only hope that Batman Begins is as true to the character as the Sin City movie was to its characters. I'm totally buying this when it comes out on DVD.

BTW - can anyone tell me which scene Tarantino directed? I couldn't tell.