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obviously the books better than the movie. its the way it is. hopefully the movie can come close to it

Having not seen Sin City, I'll reserve judgment. I suspect I will like it though (I was one of the few who enjoyed Once Upon a Time in Mexico). That being said, what's the point of doing a shot for shot recreation of the book? They are two different mediums. Films have the advantage of pulling us into the experience by incorporating music, speech, and motion. I hope none of these elements were sacrificed in order to achieve a visual match of something that already exists.

Again, great point David. Sure, it's really neat to recreate an amazing comic book frame for frame onscreen but neat doesn't equal good.

I just don't see it crossing over to the general public. It will take a lot to be more than a one week wonder.

It will make its money on week one. Anything less than a 40% drop off in week two has to be looked at as a success.

Uhh....the new blog is broken. I wrote what is credited to Man With No Name above, not the comment below that one...

Oh, wait. I'm a moron. I got it now....derrrrrrr. I think I need to go sit in a movie theater, vegging out and watching a 2 hour comic book movie ASAP!

Don't worry, don, I had the same thing happen to me. Just have to get used to name being below the message.

the name below the message thing kinda weirds me out. forget my place when reading it

The name has always been below the message, even on the old site. What's different now is the confusing new rule line between each name and each message. That line consistently gives the wrong impression that it's a separator between comments. Dave, if you want to keep that line as a design element, you should at least put the posted names above it.

Back to "Sin City." Every review I've seen has mentioned, the rampant violence and overall amorality of the film and its characters. With that as a given, I wonder if the death of the Pope, which is expected any second now, could noticeably affect box office receipts for this (or, for than matter, any other) film this weekend.

It was a pretty good movie. Good performances. Rourke was great. What has he been doing since the mid 90's? People that see it know what they're getting into. They just want a good story. No ones death is going to play a part in people seeing this. Only journalists and guys like Chet care.

Chester: The "All pope, all the time coverage" likely will transfix many of the faithful this weekend. (It's worth remembering that Catholicism is, hands down, the biggest single religious denomination in the U.S.) On the other hand, many people just as likely will go out to the movies just to get away from such... well, I was going to say overkill, but God might punish me for that, so let's just say, such ubiquitous coverage. I was 11 years old when JFK was killed, and I remember my aunt getting so fed up with the nonstop TV coverage that she decided to take me and my siblings out to see a movie. No kidding: On Nov. 22, 1963, I actually saw... "Dr. No."

As a Catholic I am deeply saddened by it. Thank God its natural causes and not something else. He went peacefully.

Saw the film last night visually it was great. The one complaint I have was that the Clive Owen/Rosario Dawson sequence was weak compared to the other two. It could have easily been removed. The Mickey Roarke and Bruce Willis sequences fit together nicely.

I know, it's only April. But here's my nominee for Bullshit B.O. Story of the Year, direct from BoxOfficeMojo.com, and linked -- surprise, surprise! -- on the Drudge Report website:

Moviegoers Living in 'Sin City'
by Brandon Gray
April 3, 2005

As news of Pope John Paul II's death dominated the weekend, moviegoers appear to have vindicated recent accusations that America is plagued by what religious radicals call a death culture—a charge lobbed by President George W. Bush in the wake of the Terry Schiavo case—by flocking to the ultra-violent Sin City.

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