Monday, August 3, 2009

Sin City (2005) (Blu Ray) - 10/10

Sin City is a marvel of green screen and acting, the most realistic graphic novel representation that Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez could have made and it's violent, funny, and awesome all at the same time. The Blu Ray is stacked with extras but most importantly, the Cine-Explore mode which is amazing, you really have to see it to believe it. With pop up panels from the graphic novels, behind the scenes green screen footage as well as a full running commentary by the directors, it's one of the most immersive movie experiences i've seen in a while. For me, this movie is almost the antithesis of Speed Racer but just as imporant. The way that they use color so sparingly and as a "weapon" they call it to overemphasize certain things like blood and such is genius. Such an ensemble cast could almost never be done again in Hollywood and everyone knew that they were getting into something epic from the start. Recreating exact props and shots to match the stories, a movie completely shot on green screen had never been done before like this and watchin the extras they show you it's almost like the actors were on a stage performing with blocks and cheap props to add 99% of the world in after the fact. Everything about this movie is kick-ass and it was a real treat to go into every aspect of how they made it to refresh my memory of why i love it so much. this movie was the start of the comic adaptations and one that works.

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