Did anyone see Sin City II ?
CaptShazam
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Did anyone see this movie? Was it any good?
CaptShazam
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What I mean is Josh Brolins section seem to go on too long where I felt that Levitt could have used a little more time.
Plus I felt they wasted some good actors in roles that they were not needed for, Christopher Llyod and Stacy Keach were a waste, much like using Glenn Close in GotG movie.
Why put out a sequel so many years after the first movie? It really felt like the studio didn't want to bother much with it and just dumped it on the market. Still, there were so many shots that were just frame-able...I'll buy the loaded DVD when it comes out.
For those keeping track, this is the second sequel of a Frank Miller adapted comic in 2014, that premeires at least 7 years after the original AND also features naked Eva Green.
You know, for science.
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I will admit every time a character began to monologue about "The City", I had Nam flashbacks to when I saw The Spirit, which I sadly did pay full price for and saw by myself years ago.
While I agree that a few members of the supporting cast were wasted on their roles, I'm slightly more forgiving toward the casting of Christopher Lloyd if for no other reason than that I got to see him on the big screen again in something that wasn't The Oogieloves.
Bottom Line: 3.5 Stars out of 5. Good movie, the stories weren’t as satisfying from the first one. Liked the visuals, maybe even more than the first. Some of the actor changes made me sad.
Really like the visuals, even after all this time. Some people on various forums, like the reddit machine, have stated the visuals are old hat by now after such a long time. I’m not sure what this means. The green screen effects? Its been done a couple times I guess, like 300 and its sequel, but you could say that of any movie. Do they mean the Black and White, with dashes of color? Some certainly do mean this as they refer to The Spirit as having used the same style. Ok. One movie used a very similar style.
Regardless, I liked them, even better this time as there were a few more dashes of color in peoples clothes, hair, and the casino lights of Basin City. Several shots I’m sure were done to add some depth to the 3D experience (I saw it in 2D), but I think they added nice elements to the regular viewing as well.
I was disappointed by the casting change with Josh Brolin and Clive Owen, especially without Clive making a re-appearance as Dwight after the surgery, but there were a few others. Dennis Haysbert had to replace Michael Clarke-Duncan as Manute because of Clarke-Duncan’s death. That can’t be helped, but it was sad to think about. I don’t know why Miho was no longer played by Devon Aoki, maybe she’s too busy filming the TV show Arrow or something, but it was another disappointment.
Overall, enjoyable experience and I'm about as much of a Sin City fan as I think there could be. Read all the comics, saw the first in theaters, own it, seen it many many times.