Sin City ...

[thelegend1472]

I thought Sin City had its slower points in the movie, but all in all I thought it was pretty bad ass. The times it did get slow, atleast there was good scenary if you know what I mean.

[Tom]

Originally Posted by Ray

What is all this 'hype' that everyone keeps talking about? It had an extrememly modest budget, and an even smaller marketing push. I actually don't even know anyone else that saw it. It's not like it made a huge amount of money at the theaters, and wasn't up for any oscars. Where and when was this movie so 'hyped'?

It is number 63 on IMDB's top 250. That is hype. A $40,000,000 budget isnt all that modest.

This movie didnt really do it for me. The only comic book movies I really like are the first Batman and Batman Begins.

[d2creative]

Sin City is definitely a fav of mine. I wasn't too familiar with the comics so maybe i'm not biased that way and judged it just on the film.
Crash was probably my favorite for the year, but sin city was right there in my top 5.
And as far as batman is concerned... #1 was the only good one... until this last one came out. It trumps them all. Sorry, Mr. Keaton.

[Ray]

Compared to almost every other comic adaption movie? Yes, it is.

Originally Posted by Thomas Campbell

It is number 63 on IMDB's top 250. That is hype. A $40,000,000 budget isnt all that modest.

This movie didnt really do it for me. The only comic book movies I really like are the first Batman and Batman Begins.

[Tom]

For any movie, 40mm is a nice budget.

The Crow had a budget of $15mm. That is a modest budget.
The Punisher used a 10mm budget.
Blade had a budget of 45mm.
Dick Tracy had a budget of 47mm.


Of course, movies like Spider-Man and the Hulk which rely on a great deal of CGI action are going to have a much bigger budget, but Sin City wasnt like that. It was more character and actor driven than cartoony effects driven, wasnt it? So that would put it inline with character driven movies like Dick Tracy and the Crow.

[Ray]

And how long ago did Dick tracy and the crow come out?

And all that hype came from an internet poll? An internet poll that has this?

9. 8.7 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

BAHAHAHAHA!

[Tom]

Originally Posted by Ray

And how long ago did Dick tracy and the crow come out?

And all that hype came from an internet poll? An internet poll that has this?



BAHAHAHAHA!

Crow was made 10 years ago using 1/4 of the money that Sin City used. Surely you arent suggesting that we have had 400% inflation in the past 10 years.

[jeffkohn]

Originally Posted by Ray

DP's movie list looks like he took it from that fat guy Ebert, or Siskel, whichever he is.

Ebert's actually my favorite movie reviewer. Not because I agree with him on everything; I have different views from him in many way (particularly political) and will often dislike movies he loves. But when I read one of his reviews, I have a very good idea of whether or not I'll like the movie or not. One cool thing about Ebert is he doesn't think every movie needs to be ground-breaking art to get a good review. He's not above enjoying a good popcorn movie/summer blockbuster, if it's actually a good popcorn movie.