Comments on: Rewatching Sin City http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/12/07/rewatching-sin-city/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Wed, 22 May 2013 09:13:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Bev Dew http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/12/07/rewatching-sin-city/comment-page-1/#comment-792138 Bev Dew Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:39:28 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10227#comment-792138 This is one series I’ve never read. My wife and I went to see Sin City and left not very impressed. I love 40’s film noir, but this just felt too forced and even silly at times. I remember the audience started to laugh about a third of the way into it. This is one series I’ve never read. My wife and I went to see Sin City and left not very impressed. I love 40’s film noir, but this just felt too forced and even silly at times. I remember the audience started to laugh about a third of the way into it.

]]> By: D. Peace http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/12/07/rewatching-sin-city/comment-page-1/#comment-454120 D. Peace Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:23:52 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10227#comment-454120 I love noir dialogue. It always pleases me to see anyone recognize its eloquence... like jazz music, its brilliance lies in power and simplicity. Kudos for writing such a thoughtful article, and kudos for giving SIN CITY the thumbs-up it deserves. Miller has done a great job of learning the ins and outs of hardboiled wordplay. I have to say, however, that Azzarello is the new king of noir-speak. Sometimes I'll pick up any given issue of 100 BULLETS, past or present, and read just to lose myself in the brutal, gorgeous poetry. I love his rhythm and attack as well as the dagger-sharp wit of his barbs. Some of those conversations are nuanced like a game of chess, always laced with tough-guy dialogue too eloquent to be spoken by a real thug, yet too filthy to be anything but pulp. Perfect. Again, great article. I love noir dialogue. It always pleases me to see anyone recognize its eloquence… like jazz music, its brilliance lies in power and simplicity. Kudos for writing such a thoughtful article, and kudos for giving SIN CITY the thumbs-up it deserves. Miller has done a great job of learning the ins and outs of hardboiled wordplay.

I have to say, however, that Azzarello is the new king of noir-speak. Sometimes I’ll pick up any given issue of 100 BULLETS, past or present, and read just to lose myself in the brutal, gorgeous poetry. I love his rhythm and attack as well as the dagger-sharp wit of his barbs. Some of those conversations are nuanced like a game of chess, always laced with tough-guy dialogue too eloquent to be spoken by a real thug, yet too filthy to be anything but pulp. Perfect.

Again, great article.

]]> By: brenticles http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/12/07/rewatching-sin-city/comment-page-1/#comment-454103 brenticles Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:45:05 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10227#comment-454103 This is one series I’ve never read. My wife and I went to see Sin City and left not very impressed. I love 40’s film noir, but this just felt too forced and even silly at times. I remember the audience started to laugh about a third of the way into it. And a few seats down the way from us an overweight, bearded and generally unkempt man with arms that seemed too short for his body, giggled manically every time a female character appeared. It was uncomfortable and my wife and I began to laugh at him. This is one series I’ve never read. My wife and I went to see Sin City and left not very impressed. I love 40’s film noir, but this just felt too forced and even silly at times. I remember the audience started to laugh about a third of the way into it.

And a few seats down the way from us an overweight, bearded and generally unkempt man with arms that seemed too short for his body, giggled manically every time a female character appeared. It was uncomfortable and my wife and I began to laugh at him.

]]> By: Yawn http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/12/07/rewatching-sin-city/comment-page-1/#comment-454027 Yawn Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:10:55 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10227#comment-454027 Most everything Frank does is cliche and feels like he’s stealing from other people.Sin City has alot of painful dialouge that's just silly when you here it,Clive Owens part in particular.Marv's story was only thing in the movie that really turned out ok. Also agree Matt that it was trying to hard. Most everything Frank does is cliche and feels like he’s stealing from other people.Sin City has alot of painful dialouge that’s just silly when you here it,Clive Owens part in particular.Marv’s story was only thing in the movie that really turned out ok.

Also agree Matt that it was trying to hard.

]]> By: Matt D http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/12/07/rewatching-sin-city/comment-page-1/#comment-454011 Matt D Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:31:35 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10227#comment-454011 I felt like Sin City suffers from what a lot of modern throwback noir suffers from, when it comes to the language. It tries too hard to hit what was all but natural in the 30s and 40s. I felt like Sin City suffers from what a lot of modern throwback noir suffers from, when it comes to the language. It tries too hard to hit what was all but natural in the 30s and 40s.

]]> By: Bill Peschel http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/12/07/rewatching-sin-city/comment-page-1/#comment-454009 Bill Peschel Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:03:56 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10227#comment-454009 This makes me think of Alan Moore, and how he's able to accomplish the same effects. This makes me think of Alan Moore, and how he’s able to accomplish the same effects.

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