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Sin City (2005) -- US Home Video Trailer from Dimension Films
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Overview

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Writer:
Frank Miller (graphic novels)
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Release Date:
1 April 2005 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Hell of a way to end a partnership. more
Plot:
A film that explores the dark and miserable town Basin City and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in the violent corruption of the city. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
16 wins & 29 nominations more
User Comments:
Hyper-Noir for today more (1647 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Frank Miller's Sin City (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sustained strong stylized violence, nudity and sexual content including dialogue.
Runtime:
124 min | USA:147 min (director's cut)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:R (Alberta/Manitoba) | Taiwan:R-12 | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) | Venezuela:PG-13 | USA:Unrated (unrated extended edition) | Australia:MA | South Africa:16 | Hungary:18 | New Zealand:R16 (TV rating) | USA:R (certificate #41611) | Iceland:16 | Italy:T | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) | Argentina:13 (DVD rating) | Chile:14 (DVD rating) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Czech Republic:15 | Denmark:15 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Israel:18 | Japan:R-15 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:R-13 (cut) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Mexico:C | Poland:18 | Brazil:16 | Singapore:R21 (director's cut) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Peru:18 (original rating) | Peru:14 (re-rating) | France:-16 | France:-12 (cut) | Colombia:18 | Austria:16 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Basel-Stadt)
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This was one of several films around the world to be shot on a completely "digital backlot" (i.e. with all the acting shot in front of a green screen and the backgrounds added during post-production). While the other movies (Immortel (ad vitam) (2004), Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), and Casshern (2004) - two of which were shot on film) were shot first, this movie's use of High-Definition digital cameras (like "Sky Captain") in addition to the "backlot" method makes Sin City one of the world's first "fully-digital" live action motion pictures. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The huge scars on Marv's forehead change radically direction from one shot to another, after he tears off the jail bars. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
The Salesman: [voiceover] She shivers in the wind like the last leaf on a dying tree. I let her hear my footsteps. She only goes stiff for a moment.
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Soundtrack:
Cells (Instrumental) more

FAQ

Why was The Yellow Bastard.. well, Yellow?
Did Quentin Tarantino have a cameo?
What is "Sin City" about?
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298 out of 500 people found the following comment useful.
Hyper-Noir for today, 16 March 2005
8/10
Author: Jim Shippey (shippey@hotmail.com) from Washington, DC

I just came back from an advance screening of Sin City, and I can tell you this is one salient reel of pitch of a film. Think of it as film noir amped up for a post modern century. It comes across like most of Frank Miller's writing, modestly fantastic for the comic environment, but steeped long and hard in the tradition of the underground crime writers of the '40's. Visually, the juxtaposition of the rich B&W with digitally-hued Technicolor makes it hard to take your eyes off the screen. This film was tailor made for most of the people who have been following Miller's writing for the past twenty odd years, brimming with many of his trademark elements and visual style that he, along with Messrs. Rodriguez and Tarantino, capture brilliantly. Not for more sensitive or under aged souls, Sin City will burn like a fire that you have to watch for everyone else.

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