Monday, April 04, 2005
I like movies.
Two movies that begin with 'S' that you should immediately run, not walk, to your nearest cinema to see: 1) Alexander Payne's Sideways. 2) Frank Miller's Sin City. My thoughts on the former: that was such an amazingly good movie, and not just because Paul Giamatti's character so uncannily reminded me of myself, but because it really was a wonderfully directed, acted, written and photographed movie that will make you sad and at the same time fill you with incredible glee. I've added Payne to my very small list of directors to make sure I don't forget the names of.
My thoughts on the latter: Bhgb? What the..? How did...? I was dumbfounded by this movie. It looks just like comics! It's like... not even a movie! And Elijah Wood is creepy!
My thoughts on the latter: Bhgb? What the..? How did...? I was dumbfounded by this movie. It looks just like comics! It's like... not even a movie! And Elijah Wood is creepy!
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They should make a new Academy Award category just for Sin City. Best Adapted Screenplay doesn't really cut it, because when you adapt from comics you're adapting a hell of a lot more than the text. To illustrate this point, here's a very interesting page that puts stills from the movie next to comic panels from Frank Miller's original graphic novels. Very cool!
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