The movie is definitely unique, that's for sure. I think Quentin Tarantino did direct one or two scenes as a guest director, though I'm not sure which ones those were.

It had the feel of an old fashioned P.I. movie, but yet the violence and such was quite a modern fashion. To be perfectly honest, the violence was a bit excessive in my opinion, and not because I'm squeamish or anything. It was just like, dude's dead. Now let's hack the body to bits for five minutes.

All in all, I loved the three inter-related plotlines, as well as the way the film was shot -- the pseudo black and white, with the flashes of color here and there. I don't know what the colors represented either.

There are two main complaints I had about the movie. One was the disconcerting use of humor in strange spots. Like the guy gets shot 15 times and they flash to him in a hospital bed saying "they should have just shot me in the head". It didn't fit the overall mood of the movie at all for me.

My other complaint is that during the scene where Bruce Willis goes in for the score on Jessica Alba I began to get some pretty bad indigestion, until I realized that it was my heart getting torn in half.

::le sigh::.

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH The movie was done by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller. Tarantino had nothing to do with how this movie was done.

Actually Quintin directed one scene in Sin City and Robert paid him $1 to do it which was the same amount Tarantino paid Rodriguez to compose the score for kill bill vol 2. He directed the scene in which Dwight is in the car with Jackie Boy and starts freaking out.

I LOVED the movie. I knew it would not dissapoint. My only gripe about it is that it didnt include "A Dame to Kill For". If Rodriguez would have kept that in it would have helped develop Dwight's character a little better but then again I think it would have confused the audience too much.

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Seen it twice and this is now my favorite film of the moment and in my very top 5 of all time.

Ok lets go ahead and start talking about the color.
These are opinions so feel free to add to, take away, or prove me wrong.

Red was used almost exclusively for the good guys or at least what most people would percieve to be the good guys. Clives shoes were red, and I thought it was awesome how they managed to show it even during the explosion at The Pits. Blood was red ONLY on or from the good guys.

Lets look at that with a little more...

The blood on Marv was always red
The blood FROM Del Toro that splattered ON to Miho turned red.
The blood from Willis' character was also always red.
The cops lights were red, and there was no proof whether or not the cops were crooked or not. So I guess we could assume they were honest cops with good intentions?
BUT There was the red light on the detonator that did EVENTUALLY end up in Clive's hands.
Even his car shown bright red, and there was Goldie that was all color, and bright red lipstick.
That being said there is a few wholes in this theory. The woman at the very start of the movie was wearing a red dress, and bright red lipstick.
ALSO the blood from little Frodo's arms and legs was red only AFTER Marv had cut him to shit. So I dunno...

WHITE was the color of Del Toro's blood when Mijo cut the shit out of him, as well as all of his little thugs.
Blood shone white on most others killed or injured save the gross yellow bastard.

Blue, blue was used on what could have been shown as bad character, or characters with bad intentions.

The broad who squeled on her friends and got them busted up had her blue eyes. Then Del Toro's car was also blue. ALTHOUGH Mijo had bits of both red and blue on her. Her dress was blue, but her brazier was red. Could she have been a little of both?

GREEN the eyes.. The first woman had eyes that flashed green as something was said. The senators brother (forgive me I don't remember the name) had green eyes all throughout. Was it because they helped facilitate and endulged in the sickness around them? I suppose the woman could have been both bad and good somehow as well. Though I don't remember seeing Mijos eyes change any colors (I'll watch it again soon).

Actual Color. Was shown in the bar in certain areas of the lights. It was also shown on Goldie, and Clive as the officers light was in his face. Does this say something about the person, setting, or the lights? I don't know but I'll get back to you on that.

A multitude of colors including, red, green, blue, and yellow were in in the car as Clive drove Del Toro to the pits. I don't understand that one but could it be because his mind was slipping at the time?
If that was the case then Marv would have had it around him as well as he drove.

Not sure.. Anyone else care to take a stab at this?

Things of note.
The men that took the pills (Marv, Willis) all ended up in the hospital and had to sign confessions, and also ended up dying. Coincidental?
All men needed the women they were protecting just as much as they had needed them.

Oh, and the GOLD eye on the big guy. Not sure what that represented either.

C'mon lets get cracking with this if anyone is up to it.

that is all.

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that movie was fucking weird.

it was really confusing and hard to follow in my opinion, and I like weird movies.

cinematography: 5/5
movie: 2/5

the cinemantography is what saved an otherwise stale plot

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Originally posted by BeatFreak Wow, this movie sucked. We almost walked out. Jessica Alba is the hottest thing alive though.

+1, +1

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Ripped Bag, I'm going to see it again at some point this week, hoefully tonight. I will get back to you on the colors, as I also am interested into what they stand for.

i think it's a bit far fetched to say that Quenton had "nothing to do with the film" as a guest director.


either way, the film rocked! i knew it was by frank miller, but from the style of the movie, i assumed quenton was a big influence on the how it was made.

i'm gonna go see it again this weekend

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Originally posted by eRRaTiK that is all.

no...THAT is all

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Originally posted by notelfreak man i can't believe i tried to come off as responsible in that other thread, i am so full of shit just don't tell anyone

Jessica Alba is way hotter, sorry.

yes jessica's very hot, but i think jamie king is better you just can't step to a sexy blonde in a red dress with a gun!

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Originally posted by notelfreak man i can't believe i tried to come off as responsible in that other thread, i am so full of shit just don't tell anyone