On DVD: Sin City

Sin City is based on the popular graphic novels by Frank Miller, the novels are known to be very stylish and ultra violent. So is the film. Sin City is so striking and visually entertaining that you have to see it more than once to appreciate everything that’s going on.
The film is made up of three vignettes loosely tied together as stories happening in a non descript city that is a cross between New York and Las Vegas. Bruce Willis, Michael Madsen, Jessica Alba and Michael Clarke Duncan put in yeoman’s work as characters in Directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarentino’s action packed story telling. I cannot say enough or even give you suitable examples of how great this movie looks. Shot in a silvery black and white and dashed in color at just the right time, the film really pops off the screen if you watch it on DVD. You will be mesmerized to the point the action looks like it takes place in the room.
The violence of the film was not hard for me to take, I looked at it in context. Some may find it way too violent and graphic, make no mistake Sin City is ultra violent and it more than earns it’s “R” rating. Don’t let that deter you from seeing one of the best movies of 2005, Sin City in many ways is a masterpiece.