Sin City - Unrated (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Sin City - Unrated (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
by Frank Miller (II), Rodriguez, Robert

Sin City - Unrated (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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Actor: Alexis Bledel, Devon Aoki, Jessica Alba, Jude Ciccolella, Powers Boothe
Director: Frank Miller (II), Rodriguez, Robert
Brand: BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 124 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-12-13
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Dimension

DVD Reviews of Sin City - Unrated (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

DVD Review: Amazing......
Summary: 5 Stars

Sin City is an inimitable movie; some group will like it while some will simply hate it.This movie is based on Frank Miller's Graphical Novel of the similar name.The movie covers three stories knotted together to give the feeling of completeness. There are three major stories 'The Hard Goodbye','The Big Fat Kill' & [...]

The Hard Goodbye : This part focuses on the retribution of man for the untimely murder of his one night lover.

The Big Fat Kill : Portrays the war between a group of Prostitutes trying to hold their city from Corrupt Police, Mercenaries and the Mob.

The Yellow : Focuses on the old Police Officer who tries to protect a young woman from being raped and murdered by a psychopathic sadistic killer from an influential political family.

Sin City provides a huge cast starring Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Bruce Willis, Michael Clarke Duncan, Rosario Dawson, Elijah Wood and many more. What makes this movie so unique is that it is made in High quality Black and White with some colorization on certain portion of the scene giving it a polished look. This new approach has really made this movie very special; though the movie consists of enough blood and gore, the presentation has made it some what lighter.

This movie carries with itself a likable story, if you like movies based on graphical novel, then you can give it a shot.

DVD Review: this sure as bloody hell ain't vegas . . .
Summary: 5 Stars

You can't but admire Robert Rodriguez for achieving his vision of bringing Frankie Miller's graphic novel Sin City, to the big screen. The result of his dedication and vision, is a stylistic, visually striking, technically impressive, near perfect homage, to Miller's world of crime, violence, romance, revenge, women, and vice. Miller had no plans for a Sin City film, but when Rodriguez demonstrated to him what the film could be, Miller got onboard the project as a co-director. Using the graphic novels as the source, Rodriguez clearly envisioned technically how the film could be made, and transformed that concept into a reality that even exceeded the expectations of Frankie Miller, authentically capturing the look, style and atmosphere of Sin City.

Another major contributor to the film's success is its amazing cast. From top to bottom, Rodriguez enlisted a parade of top flight talent that is quite unique. Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Benicio Del Torro, Jaime King, Carla Gugino, Devon Aoki, Rosario Dawson, and Elijah Wood, head what is one of the more remarkable casts in a film of this decade, one that also includes Powers Boothe, Rutger Hauer, Josh Harnett and Marlee Shelton in minor roles.

Presented predominantly in black and white, the original version of Sin City cleverly blends several stories together in a fashion that holds together pretty cohesively, although the tonality of The Big Fat Kill incorporates a bit more humor than the rest. The performances are all strong, particularly considering the challenges of acting against a sterile green screen. Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke, both rise to the top with gritty, powerful, and emotional performances.

There are a ton of extras in this edition, including several commentaries, and numerous featurettes covering various facets of the production. Lots of cool secrets are revealed in 'Fifteen Minute Film School with Robert Rodriguez'. Shooting against a green screen, enabled scenic elements to be inserted in post production. The extent to which this cool technique was employed, can be seen in 'The All Green Screen Version'. There is also a short documentary about how Frankie Miller was convinced to greenlight and join the production.

The film has been recut, with some additional footage added, into the four separate stories, The Customer is Always Right, That Yellow Bastard, The Hard Goodbye, and The Big Fat Kill. They appear on Disc 2, and can be viewed in any order. Also included is a copy of The Hard Goodbye graphic novel. The recut, extended version (DVD or Blu Ray), costs more, but if you enjoy Sin City, this is certainly the one to get.

Amazon should revise their policy of regarding different versions of the same movie as being equivalent. This two disc recut version, not the same as the regular edition single disc release. This situation widespread, and leads to confusion for those seeking specific information about what special features and extras may be included in any particular edition. This policy not realistic, and does not serve the best interest of consumers.

DVD Review: Ciudad del pecado
Summary: 4 Stars

the only thing a said about this movie is simply "amazing", with 3 excellent directors, Frank Miller, Roberto Rodriguez and a small participation from tarantino, go buy it!

DVD Review: Movie
Summary: 5 Stars

Purchased as a gift fot my hubby to add to his collection. Loved the movie.

DVD Review: sin city
Summary: 5 Stars

this movie you should see if you like rough and tuff world of street stuff, its different not like others and very weird and different add it to your collection if you like frankenstein like movies

Description of Sin City - Unrated (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

This Recut & Extended Edition is the ultimate SIN CITY DVD Collection and features a new, never-before-seen extended version of the original motion picture, the original theatrical release with three new commentaries, and extensive brand-new bonus material! Also included, a complete SIN CITY graphic novel: "The Hard Goodbye." The acclaimed hit from director Robert Rodriguez delivers explosive stories straight from the pages of Frank Miller's hip series of "Sin City" graphic novels ... and stars Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, Jaime King, Clive Owen, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Benicio Del Toro, Elijah Wood, Nick Stahl, Michael Madsen, Carla Gugino, and Michael Clarke Duncan.
The two-disc edition of Sin City easily makes the earlier single-disc theatrical-cut release obsolete by including the regular theatrical cut on the first disc, recutting the movie into four extended segments on the second disc (separated by story line), then piling on an impressive load of bonus features. But there's a catch. Billed as "Recut, Extended, Unrated," with "over 20 minutes" of new footage, the new set's four separate stories are extended by only about 6.5 total minutes of movie action (see details below in "What's New"); the rest of the added running time is the splashy new title shots (named by the title of the story or book) and the four minutes of credits that run at the end of each segment. Each addition makes the movie even closer to the comic books, and these extended segments are generally preferable to the theatrical equivalents (unfortunately, there's no Play All option), but don't expect the same impact as Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings extended editions. And although this version is unrated, the only risqu? addition is a bit of violence from Miho that's no worse than the rest of the crazy violence in the film.

How Are the Bonus Features?
Robert Rodriguez has always loved DVDs, so the bonus features are extensive. On the first disc, there is somehow room for the theatrical cut of the film with its DTS track (the extended versions have only Dolby 5.1), two commentary tracks, an alternate audio track with a live audience in Austin, Texas, an interactive map of characters and locations, and 47 minutes of featurettes covering Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino, cars, costumes, props, and special effects. The first commentary is Rodriguez and Miller discussing the concepts and the cast. The second commentary is mostly by Rodriguez, but Tarantino drops in briefly for the scene he directed (with Clive Owen and Benicio Del Toro in the car), as does an enthusiastic Bruce Willis for his segment.

The Tarantino scene gets a lot of attention on the second disc as well, in a 14-minute take in which he can be heard coaching the actors. Also on the disc are Rodriguez's usual "flic school" (among the topics is how scenes were created by merging footage of actors who never actually met), footage of Bruce Willis's band performing in Austin at the time of the shooting, and another Rodriguez cooking school (this time it's breakfast tacos). But the most interesting feature is the "green screen version" of the film: the entire film as it was shot in front of the green screen, sped up to play in only 12 minutes. You can see the actors (in color!) interacting only with the props and each other. Last, there's a DVD-sized complete comic book of The Hard Goodbye.

What's New in the Extended Version?
"The Customer Is Always Right" (the opening sequence with Josh Hartnett and Marley Shelton) has no new footage, but now goes straight into the one-minute epilogue with Hartnett and Alexis Bledel that closed the theatrical cut. "The Hard Goodbye" (with Mickey Rourke as "Marv" ) has two new sequences totaling about two minutes: Marv encounters his mother and finds his gun, and talks to Weevil in the club. In "The Big Fat Kill" (with Clive Owen and Benicio Del Toro), some short dialogue is restored, along with another wicked slice by Miho (Devon Aoki)--about a minute total. "That Yellow Bastard" (with Bruce Willis and Jessica Alba) has about 3.5 new minutes: there are more visitors to Hartigan's hospital bed, including his wife and a nurse; Carla Gugino's Lucille character comes to assist Hartigan when he wants to get out of jail (probably the best addition); and Mr. Shlubb and Mr. Klump have some more lines. --David Horiuchi

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The Graphic Novels and Books

Films by Robert Rodriguez

Our interview with Frank Miller

The Soundtrack

From Graphic Novel to Big Screen

Films by guest director Quentin Tarantino

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