Anybody remember how cool this movie was when it came out? A star-studded cast in a violent noir setting, stylish as hell, and unforgiving. Boy, I must have watched this movie a couple dozen times when it first came out on dvd. I was obsessed. Then, I bought that "extended cut", which turned out to be really shitty, because they'd split the damn movie up into segments, and added an end credit sequence to ALL of them. So yeah, there's an additional 30 minutes of footage, but 2/3rds of that are repeated end credits. Ugh...

But if you stick to the theatrical version, you're in for a ride. It ain't grounded entirely in reality, because people take beatings that NO man would survive. They get shot to shit too, and tend to come back from it.

I think all of the stories are pretty decent. Bruce Willis has to stop that yellow bastard from raping little girls, Mickey Rourke has to avenge a prostitute's death, Clive Owen has to dispose of a dead body, and more. A lot of clusterfucks going on in this movie, but it plays out wonderfully.



We were promised a sequel quickly after the movie. It took 9 years, and I think most of us lost our interest, because by the time it came out, it didn't have the same affect. Sure, it was 3D and looked mostly the same, but it lacked a lot of the gritty charm of the original. I mean, it ain't terrible, but it just wasn't anything new at that point.

On a side note, I know they made that movie "The Spirit" which was made in the same style, but didn't look appealing at all. Anyone seen that one?


Turn the right corner in Sin City and you can find anything.