What was the last movie you've seen?

[Forlorn Drifter]

I can't speak for why the movie was delayed so long, but I can't really see what you expected. One of the things the first one, and now that I've checked, the new one, are known for are being pretty much spot on with the comics, in some places panel for panel perfect.

Why there is no frontal male nudity? Its because of Rodriguez's hand in the whole thing. He's a man that loves to throw around TnA, but doesn't want to put male nudity in. That's his thing.

I was very happy with it. The wait was stupid long, but I was very happy with the end product overall.

[Ack]

Unlike THE EXPENDABLES, this movie takes itself way to seriously at times, and then drops that like at hat and is 100% goofy, and not the good kind of goofy like a decapitated del Toro, but just dumb.

Well, it was at least partly directed by Frank Miller, and after his work on The Spirit...this just doesn't surprise me.

[Sload Soap]

Watched Captain America: Winter Solider. All I could think was, where is Bucky, and what has he had?

After hearing the sad news that Dickie Attenborough passed away on sunday, I gave Jurassic Park another watch . Obviously it's not his greatest role, that probably belongs to Pinkie in Brighton Rock, but damn if Jurassic Park isn't still a brilliant movie. Hammond is an interesting character being the closet thing the film has to a baddie. Shame he doesn't get any comeuppance and is a bit too cuddly. One of the film's few flaws. That and the Deus Rex Machina at the end.

Now I want to dig out the Dennis Nedry figure I used to have with the detachable arms and water pistol backpack shaped like a flamethrower. Kids toys were weird in the 90's.

[Cronozilla]

I can't speak for why the movie was delayed so long, but I can't really see what you expected. One of the things the first one, and now that I've checked, the new one, are known for are being pretty much spot on with the comics, in some places panel for panel perfect.

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I was very happy with it. The wait was stupid long, but I was very happy with the end product overall.

I saw it yesterday, I agree.

I think the movie's largest problem was Sin City 1 took the best stories already. Frank Miller writing two new stories for this movie (Johnny and Nancy's) always gave me a cause for concern because 2010s Frank Miller (Whos health has me concerned!) is nowhere near as competent as 1980s and 1990s Frank Miller.

A Dame to Kill For is a pretty good Sin City story, but they took virtually all the crown jewels from those books and put them in the first one, and tied them together better.

With that being said, the movie still feels like it fits in with the first one. I would think several years from now if you watch them back to back (or they did an individual story cut like with the first one) it might seem indistinguishable.

It's just a unfortunate one two punch of, not great stories are left, just OK stories (except Dame, which I think is probably the second best Sin City story), and it took 9 years for Frank Miller to get off his ass and write the Johnny and Nancy stories.

Miller has never been good at following up his own works, so those stories being weaker isn't remotely surprising.

[Luke]

With that being said, the movie still feels like it fits in with the first one. I would think several years from now if you watch them back to back (or they did an individual story cut like with the first one) it might seem indistinguishable.

It very much fits well with the first installment.

Some editor should mash the two movies together into a 2.5 hour feature. Making it linear would be a challenge, but I think it could work.

[samsonlonghair]

Been wanting to re-watch my DVD of What Dreams May Come since I first heard the news about Robin Williams. Last night I emotionally prepared myself to sit down and watch this again.

What Dreams May Come
What Dreams May Come is a love-it-or-hate-it movie. As for me, I've always loved it. In What Dreams May Come, Robin Williams dies, goes to heaven, and learns about the afterlife. Just when he is content with his death, Robin finds out that his wife has committed suicide and gone to hell. Robin journeys across eternity into Hell to save his wife.

The best thing about this movie is the striking visuals. Cinematographer Eduardo Serra shows off his skills in every scene. Every frame of this film is shot to perfection. When Robin goes to heaven, the movie goes from striking to gorgeous. Heaven is depicted like a painting come to life. The color palette changes dramatically in the final act. There are also numerous visual references to Dante Alighieri here.

I noticed my DVD quality was not up to snuff. There was a lot of grain and artifacting on my copy. Maybe I'll have to upgrade to bluray afterall, or maybe I'll just check to see if the DVD was re-issued in a better transfer.

Art imitates life, and life imitates art. When we look back years from now on Robin Williams best movies, I hope this one is not forgotten.

[darsparx]

Art imitates life, and life imitates art. When we look back years from now on Robin Williams best movies, I hope this one is not forgotten.

Well let's hope no one forgets this one either:
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I don't know if i posted about it but my dad introduced me to this one and say what anyone might i purchased it on itunes(as sd just to keep cost down and to my eyes this looks great). I almost want to rewatch it now that I'm talking about it since it was funny and sad all at the same time sometimes(and now I need to check out the one you mentioned samson )

[Cronozilla]

With that being said, the movie still feels like it fits in with the first one. I would think several years from now if you watch them back to back (or they did an individual story cut like with the first one) it might seem indistinguishable.

It very much fits well with the first installment.

Some editor should mash the two movies together into a 2.5 hour feature. Making it linear would be a challenge, but I think it could work.

That's not a bad idea. They could make an anthology of the segments uncut like the did for the fist flick.

It's important to realize that the stories in Sin City, movie or comic, are nothing close to linear. They never have been. They take place at seemingly random bits of time. The only clues you get to their placement in a timeline is seeing whom is still alive.

[Forlorn Drifter]

It's important to realize that the stories in Sin City, movie or comic, are nothing close to linear. They never have been. They take place at seemingly random bits of time. The only clues you get to their placement in a timeline is seeing whom is still alive.

"Death is like life in Sin City..."

Essentially, I don't think there is a real intended timeline, just random stories with the needed people pulled in. Its like hearing a bunch of legends about someone, who happens to be alive since they should be dead, or with someone they really couldn't have met, etc.

[Luke]

Oh dear.

Kirk Cameron is going to put Christ back in Christmas. For reals.