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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 11:11 AM
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What do you DUers think about this new 'Sin City' movie?
Edited on Fri Mar-25-05 11:11 AM by DS1
Personally, I think Robert Rodriguez needs to get back to sucking hairy donkey balls for quarters in Tijuana. All he can do is make the same stupid movie over and over again, with the sole exception being the Madonna-esque poses he makes his 'badass' bandidoes strike before they launch missiles or (surprisingly) flames out of their guitar cases.

Now that my disclaimer is over, the way it's been filmed looks pretty interesting. So, has anyone heard anything good/or bad about it?

Oh yeah, Jessica Alba sucks too.
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 11:12 AM
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1. I can't get past my disappointment that it isn't a biopic on Gram Parsons
Talk about a missed chance!
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 11:14 AM
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2. who? n/t
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 11:36 AM
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3. of the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers


Sometimes considered the father of Country Rock. Introduced Emmylou Harris. With the Burrito Bros he titled an LP and song Sin City and it has become synonymous with him

http://www.gramparsons.com/

Gram is often referred to as the worlds first Country/Rock Star. Gram has developed a considerable cult following due to his efforts to blur the line between Rock & Roll and Country music during the late 1960's and early 1970's. Gram's influence was key in the development of such early 1970's bands as The Byrds, The Eagles and The Rolling Stones, as well as such new 1990's Gram inspired bands as Son Volt, The Jayhawks, The Lemonheads, Wilco and Dash Rip Rock.

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During the funeral ceremony for Gram's close friend Clarence White, Gram was overheard stating that when he died, rather than being buried in the ground, he would like to be taken out to The Joshua Tree desert of southern California and burned. After Gram died in The Joshua Tree Inn, his body was taken to the Los Angeles International Airport in preparation for being flown to Louisiana for burial. Gram's road manager Phil Kaufman and a friend, Michael Martin, got very intoxicated, borrowed a broken down hearse and drove to LAX to retrieve the body. When they arrived, they told the shipping clerk that Gram's remains were to be sent out of another airport, flashed some bogus paperwork and falsely signed for the body. After crashing into a wall and almost being arrested, Phil, Michael and Gram drove back to The Joshua Tree Desert, stopping only to buy more beer and a container of gasoline. They took Gram's remains into the desert, poured gasoline inside the coffin and set him ablaze. The two were arrested several days later and fined $700.00 for stealing and burning the COFFIN (it was is not against the law to steal a dead body). Gram's partially burned remains were finally laid to rest in a modest cemetery near New Orleans, LA.






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Chovexani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 11:38 AM
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4. It looks really cool.
And I'll be seeing it in spite of Bruce Willis and Jessica Alba stinking up the screen.
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 12:07 PM
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5. The comic book was great
do you know if Frank Miller had anything to do with the screenplay?
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Guy Fawkes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 12:11 PM
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6. Directed and wrote the screen play.
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 12:12 PM
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7. Worth a look then
His writing has usually been top notch.

except for Robocop 3, that is......
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tjdee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 12:17 PM
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8. Rosario Dawson is the suckiest actress ever.
So any movie which includes her is obviously horrible, regardless of the pretty comic book visuals. And Clive Owen is probably terrific, as he usually is.

It should also tell you something that they're trying to attach Quentin Tarantino's name to this mess.

I have one thing to say about Robert "Spy Kids" Rodriguez.... one hit wonder. Unless you count "Desperado".
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 01:03 PM
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9. I don't count Desperado. It's the same damn movie as El Mariachi, and
One Afternoon in Mexico, or whatever it's called.
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tjdee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 04:33 PM
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10. Aye, but Salma's in the last two...
I figured you'd count Desperado just for that. ;)

I now respect your film views that much more!
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