"the plot of your comic book makes the way you think about women and the way you think about yourself extremely obvious, and the relentless violence of that vision and the virgin/whore clichés that drive your fantasies seem really obvious and worn-out"
But the short version of this is just "you are Frank Miller"
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:19 (twelve years ago) link
definitely did not vote for sin city, Pee-U
― max, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:20 (twelve years ago) link
also ridic that this would place above temple of doom, as long as we're talking about TOD
― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:20 (twelve years ago) link
(not that I'm suggesting "you know what you're getting" is any excuse at all for anyone voting for it)
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:20 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah I feel bad for all the previous movies now.
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:21 (twelve years ago) link
mickey rourke only reason to watch sin city imo
― I GUESS THAT CINNABON GETTIN EATEN (Edward III), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:21 (twelve years ago) link
also drew d otm
― I GUESS THAT CINNABON GETTIN EATEN (Edward III), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:22 (twelve years ago) link
i was astonished that SC was a huge hit. that was a big 'i guess i dont know what the public REALLY wants' moment
― RudolfHitlerFtw (Hungry4Ass), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
i will never forgive sin city for all of its gross copycats
and for the spirit
― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
everything on this thread is coming thru a smeary haze of "got more points than Dirty Harry" right now. what the fuck is wrong with proper action movies with cops and real locations and totaly realistic gun battles ffs?
― dayove cool (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:24 (twelve years ago) link
For me personally, what is wrong with them is the presence of cops and gun battles.
― one little aioli (Laurel), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:25 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.moviesonline.ca/movie-gallery/albums/userpics//SinCity19020502.jpg?0.4489767318514257
COOL DUDES
― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:25 (twelve years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/etienne_saint/infernalaffairs.jpg
#64
INFERNAL AFFAIRS
Wai-Keung Lau & Alan Mak2002Hong Kong(179 points, 6 votes)
Infernal Affairs: slow burning, Hong Kong set cop thriller; (no kung-fu or much John Woo'esque gunplay, so "progressive"; interesting concept of police mole in gang/ gang mole in police / identity crisis; looks good; leads all very sexy; 6/10
― Nik (Nik)
Infernal Affairs was good, if confusing at times. wait, is he the undercover policeman or the criminal mole? does the one know about the other? oh, he didn't realise who it was because he could only see the back of his head...
― Koogy Yonderboy (koogs)
― omar little, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
nothing cool about being in some wanky goth cartoon imo
― dayove cool (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
the "both dudes discover each other" scene in IA is so, so good. departed kinda blew that part.
― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
not many good comments on this one unfortch
i wonder what the literal translation of the title is
― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:28 (twelve years ago) link
Warming to Sin City now Action Movie Rockism is a thing.
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:28 (twelve years ago) link
IA also has excellent "technology as magic" scene.
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:29 (twelve years ago) link
according to google the literal translation of 無間道 is "No secret passage"
― max, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:29 (twelve years ago) link
infernal affairs > the departed
― I GUESS THAT CINNABON GETTIN EATEN (Edward III), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:29 (twelve years ago) link
I really need to see IA.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:29 (twelve years ago) link
i amn't rockist about much but i am mad rockist about Action Movies and about comics being for 10 year-olds
― dayove cool (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:30 (twelve years ago) link
― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Tuesday, February 14, 2012 10:23 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
haha this was one of those movies where u wonder if the people who made it had ever seen a movie before
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:30 (twelve years ago) link
infernal affairs is p cool
they had, they had seen one movie, and that movie was sin city
― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:30 (twelve years ago) link
hah
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:31 (twelve years ago) link
Anyone ever see the other two Infernal Affairs? I have the three-movie boxed set, but I've never felt the need to see the sequels.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:31 (twelve years ago) link
i have it too and have not seen the sequels, ha
― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
one is a prequel right?
yeah, the second one
― Number None, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
infernal affairs is dope and more set-piece-y than the departed but it never occurred to me to even consider it for this poll
― RudolfHitlerFtw (Hungry4Ass), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:33 (twelve years ago) link
^^^
― dayove cool (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:33 (twelve years ago) link
its more of a thriller tho isnt it
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:33 (twelve years ago) link
haha that Sin City thread is great
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:33 (twelve years ago) link
im trying to remember if i voted for it? did i? it would be kinda silyl, cuz i dont remember any of the 'action' in it at all
― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
infernal affairs 2 is arguably better than the first.
― omar little, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
haven't seen IA3
it had some shooting, maybe an occasional running
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
Ô_o
― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:35 (twelve years ago) link
we should do a thrillers poll, thrillers is the best genre
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:35 (twelve years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/etienne_saint/demoman.png
#63
DEMOLITION MAN
Marco Brambilla1993United States(184 points, 6 votes)
I saw this in the theater and thought it was probably the worst movie I had ever seen at that point in my life. It probably is not that bad but I really don't think it had a lot of wiggle room for improvement.
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta)
totally a classic - has aged really well too - anyone who doesnt love it has no soul
― My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (Princess TamTam)
I love this movie! I was reading online somewhere where it was being called an awesomely bad movie, but I would argue that this movie is just straight-up fun.
― Peyton Flanders (Nicole)
C/D: "Demolition Man" (1993)
― omar little, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:35 (twelve years ago) link
okaaaaaay.
― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
sorry those should say #62 (TIE)
― omar little, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
i had demo man on my initial ballot but took it off after some soul searching, because the action in it is pretty perfunctory. it's a sick movie though, love it
― RudolfHitlerFtw (Hungry4Ass), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:37 (twelve years ago) link
i couldn't bring myself to see spirit. despite my long boyhood love for eisner. just couldn't do it. sin city LOOKED cool. and that was about what it had going for it. and that's it.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:37 (twelve years ago) link
lmao i forgot all about this movie, sorta wish id put it on my ballot.
John Spartan: Hey Luke Skywalker, use the force.
― max, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:37 (twelve years ago) link
hahahaha this poll is turning awesome
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
i like the premise of Demolition Man but i don't think it fully delivers
― dayove cool (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
What is wrong with you people.
― one little aioli (Laurel), Tuesday, 14 February 2012 15:39 (twelve years ago) link