This is going to be a new ‘special’ 2010-only feature where for every week of the year we’re going to recommend a movie that we feel was one of the best of the last decade (2000-2009). So, this is essentially going to end up being a list of around 50 of our favorite movies from that time period. Just so you know, they might not all be posted on their own week, so don’t be too worried if you think we missed a week. You’ll get your 50-ish movies.
Sin City is a great movie. Instantly, one of the main draws about the film has to be the visual style. It was one of the first to be shot primarily on green-screen and has been heavily imitated since (I’m looking at you 300). It may not please people who don’t like segmented stories, but it deals with different books in Frank Miller’s graphic novel series, so give it a shot. Directed by Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller, it lead to Robert Rodriguez’s separation from the Director’s Guild of America over disputes about crediting Frank Miller as co-director.
Sin City features a great cast and can be credited with revitalizing the acting career of Mickey Rourke while also maybe creeping people out about Elijah Wood.
The movie consists of three noir tales set in the corrupt Basin City. One story is The Hard Goodbye, where the character Marv vows to hunt down whomever is responsible for the death of a one-night stand. Story number two, The Big Fat Kill, deals with an ongoing war between prostitutes and a rival group. The third full story, That Yellow Bastard, tells the tale of a cop who tries to prevent a crime against a little girl, gets framed for it, and after being released from jail tries to protect the same girl from being murdered by the same attacker.
If you haven’t yet caught Sin City, I think now is about time.
