SFist Watches: Movies This Weekend

At SFist, we know when to hold them, when to fold them, and when to turn to the experts. That's why we asked SFist Jeremy, avid comic reader (and soon-to-be-published-comic-author) to provide insight into our Big Budget Pick of the Week. He's not joking at at when he says:

Does Robert Rodriguez's Sin City need more good press at this point? I doubt it. It's crazy that for once it seems non-comic fans are salivating for something as much as those of us familiar with the source materials (Frank Miller's comix of the same name, readily available in trade paperback form for nineteen bucks, U.S. a pop. Start with "The Hard Goodbye." My favorite is "A Dame to Kill For.").  It's chilling how closely the previews seem to mirror the panels in those books; from critics' accounts, the whole movie holds in that vein. Sin City satisfies love of pulp, as well as a desire for Tarantino-esque violent hijinx (he is, in fact, a guest director on this film). Mostly black and white, but for certain symbolic color uses (the literal, grotesque yellow coloring of the bastard in the "That Yellow Bastard" story thread, for instance), I'm anticipating a highly stylized picture that will be as faithful in tone as it is in visuals. Will this be the film that brings the general public to the comic shops in search of good indy materials? Doubt it; but perhaps it will further solidify the use of funny books as great sources for movie fodder, particularly ones that stay true to what made the comic versions successful (for one of the many, many poor examples see Elektra). As for Sin City? Can't. F'ing. Wait.

Thanks, Jer. We obviously couldn't have said it any better, and plan on seeing Sin City at one of of the many Bay Area Theaters at which it is being screened.

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