FWIW, Ali, the backstory on Clive Owen's character was much abbreviated compared to the comic. And the part you really liked was the section directed by QT.
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DavidS - Apr 10, 2005 5:32:14 pm PDT #1751 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Elais - Apr 10, 2005 6:05:17 pm PDT #1752 of 10002
making her home at bronzebeta.com since 2001
Not this time, Elais. Those are exactly my opinions. Well, except for the word "too" in front of "pretty." Those words in that order have no meaning to me.
I meant 'too pretty' in the sense that his looks jarred in the movie. There weren't exactly a lot of good-looking male characters in Sin City. Clive's character seem to strike a pose whenever possible.
askye, considering the amount and level of violence in the movie, I was surprised I wasn't more freaked out about it myself. I think was almost too much at the beginning, but dropped quite a bit at the end.
DavidS. I did not realize that QT directed that part, but it was pretty neat.
askye - Apr 10, 2005 6:09:45 pm PDT #1753 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
I figured there was something cut from Clive's story since with the reference to that being his new face, which threw me off because I kept trying to figure out what he looked like before. For a minute I was trying to figure out if he was supposed to be Bruce Willis's character even though I knew they were the wrong age.
askye - Apr 10, 2005 6:13:44 pm PDT #1754 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
Also, I'm normally not a huge fan of QT so I'm surprised that's the part I liked so well.
Elias, I was amazingly unphased by Kevin's fate. However when Miho killing Jackie Boy's friends made me cringe and turn away.
One question -- what was up with the beginning. Who was Josh Hartnet killing? And did she arrange for that to happen?
Scrappy - Apr 10, 2005 6:15:52 pm PDT #1755 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I didn't mind that Clive was handsome, since basically every single woman was a knockout. No prosthetics for the chicks, no siree. One slightly beat-up but handsome guy didn't seem out of place--noir often had one brooding dark guy for balance with all the heavies.
Polter-Cow - Apr 10, 2005 8:21:33 pm PDT #1756 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
askye, that was a short story from the comics. I think she had hired him to kill her because she couldn't do it herself. She was running away from something. The name of the story is "The Customer Is Always Right."
Alibelle - Apr 10, 2005 11:17:20 pm PDT #1757 of 10002
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
FWIW, Ali, the backstory on Clive Owen's character was much abbreviated compared to the comic. And the part you really liked was the section directed by QT.
I was so confused for a moment, since I intend to see this movie, but I haven't picked out the parts I really liked yet.
Glamcookie - Apr 11, 2005 4:53:21 am PDT #1758 of 10002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Chiming in to say I also enjoyed Sin City. I don't like gore but this gore was so stylized, I had no problem with it. My squickiest moment was when little girl Nancy talked about still being a virgin. Ew. Also? Alba is still hot (even though I prefer her with dark hair).
evil jimi - Apr 11, 2005 5:08:07 am PDT #1759 of 10002
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
I'd call The Last Starfighter an iconic 80s movie.
Dana - Apr 11, 2005 5:30:12 am PDT #1760 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
some Louisana voodoo thriller movie
Oh, lord, my eyes rolled out of my head at that one. As soon as they said, "In Terrebone Parish..." *music of VOODOO and DOOM*