# Sin City trailer is online! Wowie wow wow! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 22, 2004, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117 "2004-12-22T04:39:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/1 "2004-12-22T04:39:05Z")
How awesome is this?!?! [http://progressive.stream.aol.com/aol/us/moviefone/movies/2004/sincity\_019736/sincity\_trlr\_01\_dl.mov](http://progressive.stream.aol.com/aol/us/moviefone/movies/2004/sincity_019736/sincity_trlr_01_dl.mov) This comic book/film noir/Robert Rodriguez/Frank Miller fan is geeking out! Wow! Damn! This movie is going to be amazing! And Elijah Wood is going to surprise a lot of people with his role! ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/2 "2004-12-22T05:00:45Z")
I’ve never read the comic, and heard aobut this a couple months ago, and it looks awesome! It’s clear that the director stuck to the style of the comic book. I’m sure a lot of people won’t get it, or wonder why it’s in black and white but with a few pieces od color. Oh well, it will rock ass either way. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/3 "2004-12-22T05:19:04Z")
I haven’t looked forward to a movie this much since, well, actually just since ROTK. But, damn, I can’t wait for this to come out! ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/4 "2004-12-22T07:32:45Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > It’s clear that the director stuck to the style of the comic book. I heard it was directed by Frank Miller (the creator), with “an assist” by Quentin Tarantino. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/5 "2004-12-22T08:35:29Z")
Well, that trailer looks fantastic. I don’t know a damned thing about the comic book, but suddenly I really, really want to. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/6 "2004-12-22T08:45:56Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > I heard it was directed by Frank Miller (the creator), with “an assist” by Quentin Tarantino. It was directed by Robert Rodriguez. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/7 "2004-12-22T09:23:31Z")
According to [this FAQ](http://imdb.com/title/tt0401792/board/nest/8109341) on [imdb.com](http://imdb.com), Quentin Tarantino does direct extremely short scenes of one of the three intertwining stories, but Rodriguez and Miller have co-director credits. Here’s the relevant passage: > [@](#): > > Rodriguez is currently sharing directorial duties with Frank Miller and Quentin Tarantino. While Rodriguez and Miller will be co-directing the entire film, Tarantino will only be directing certain scenes of The Big Fat Kill. Rodriguez was contacted by the Director’s Guild of America on the first week of shooting, who told him that having more than one director on this project is a big DGA no-no. Rather than take Miller or his name off the project, Rodriguez told the DGA to get bent and quit the guild. \*\*\*[And more power to him for doing that!-- \*\*Askia.] \*\* \*\* \* As you can see from the main page’s credits, along with directing, Miller and Rodriguez also share producer and screenwriter duties. Here’s another thing I like: apparently the dialogue is lifted verbatim from Miller’s books, with lots of cooresponding screen shots from panels in the comics (I recognized several in the trailer, including all those beautiful shots of Marv), making this one of the most faithul comic book adaptations to screen ever done, right down to the black and white noir feel interspersed with occassional color. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/8 "2004-12-22T12:56:12Z")
I prefer the preview that was online earlier. (I think it was the comic-con preview)Lots of cuts to the drawings and then a scene. Also a lot more use of the spot color. (sorry, can’t find link) Brian ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/9 "2004-12-22T13:41:40Z")
Omigawd - that looks awesome. That is a first-day, wait-in-line-to-see-it if there ever was one… Scott ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/10 "2004-12-22T18:23:55Z")
I agree; this looks amazing. I’ve enjoyed Rodriguez’s work in the past, but it seems he’s really outdone himself on this one. ---
**Author:** ![ArrMatey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrmatey/32/3522_2.png) [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/11 "2004-12-22T21:21:19Z")
Ooooh! Oooooh! _squeals like a little girl_ _watches the trailer again_ _runs around in a happy little circle_ Ooooh! Ooooh! ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/12 "2004-12-22T21:26:02Z")
I predict a Hulk-style disaster in the attempt to mingle comic aesthetics and what can be done in a movie. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/13 "2004-12-22T22:15:15Z")
> [@Chairman Pow](#): > > I predict a Hulk-style disaster in the attempt to mingle comic aesthetics and what can be done in a movie. I hope you’re wrong. The comic book framing of the HULK was terriffic and commented frequently by critics as an innovative plus. The _movie_ script was weak and director Ang Lee brought the same surreal gravity defying lightness last seen in brilliant effect in CROUCHING TOGER, HIDDEN DRAGON to a rampaging CGI monster, which was the wrong, wrong way to go. SIN CITY borrows directly from the source material the exact sensibility of the books and practically uses the comic panels as a storyboard. I wanna see it just to see if those naysayers who say comics can’t be translated for the screen without rewriting the storylines whole cloth can be proven wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/14 "2004-12-23T00:42:27Z")
> [@Chairman Pow](#): > > I predict a Hulk-style disaster in the attempt to mingle comic aesthetics and what can be done in a movie. Some of us actually liked the Hulk. It’s no Spider Man 2, but I thought it was well done. :o Back on track, the preview looks incredible. I know nothing about Sin City though. Anyone know of a place that I can get some background? ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/15 "2004-12-23T00:44:24Z")
I’ve been waiting for a trailer of Robert’s last movie for a while. I’ve really liked his past movies. I gotta say, I’ve been looking forward to a movie like this for a while. It looks like it has the special effects of Sky Captain…only it’s noir. Cool thing is, while watching Sky Captain, I kept saying to myself “Damn, I wish they’d bring back noir like this!”. I’ll be in line for a ticket day 1. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/16 "2004-12-23T06:34:27Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > And Elijah Wood is going to surprise a lot of people with his role! I just read the Marv comic story and bloody hell you right; perfect casting and the biggest departure I’ve ever heard of! To from Frodo Baggins to An emotionless serial killer who never speaks or stops smiling and gets off on eating young women, then dies a most horrific death… If I take my little sister to see this she’ll kill me, but not until she’s had an aneurysm :). ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/17 "2004-12-23T06:41:54Z")
> [@Silentgoldfish](#): > > I just read the Marv comic story and bloody hell you right; perfect casting and the biggest departure I’ve ever heard of! > > To from Frodo Baggins to > > An emotionless serial killer who never speaks or stops smiling and gets off on eating young women, then dies a most horrific death… > > If I take my little sister to see this she’ll kill me, but not until she’s had an aneurysm :). And he does a pretty good job of kicking Marv’s ass, and Marv takes out entire squads of cops and thugs by himself! ---
**Author:** ![sleeepy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sleeepy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeepy2)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/18 "2004-12-23T12:18:13Z")
If Frank Miller can carry over some of the heat he had in Robocop 3, well, never mind… 😉 I can’t wait for this flick. ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/19 "2004-12-23T13:18:49Z")
> [@sleeepy2](#): > > If Frank Miller can carry over some of the heat he had in Robocop 3, well, never mind… > > 😉 I can’t wait for this flick. Are you thinking of #2 perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117/20 "2004-12-23T17:59:40Z")
**Silentgoldfish** and **Big Bad Voodoo Lou** – did you catch a glimpse of Kevin in the trailer? The casting of Mickey Rourke as Marv was pretty inspired. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sin-city-trailer-is-online-wowie-wow-wow/281117.md?page=2)