I''m going tomorrow with my wife which astounds me because she isn''t a fan of violent films. I''ve tried warning her but she still wants to see it so I guess I''ll post my thoughts tomorrow.

My local paper gave it an F (Seattle Post Intelligencer). But USA Today gave it 3 1/2 stars and couldn''t say enough about
Carla Gugino. Saying something like you''ll never be able to see here the same when view her in Spy Kids (as the mom) I loved her in the short lived detective series on TV a few months ago.

Not tonight.. but soon.

Just from reading Rotten Tomatoes, it seems it''s an interesting movie if nothing else, so I''ll probably enjoy it.

Having just finished the 4th book in the series, I''m *so* there. Been waiting for this one for a while. The wife has a *huge* problem with violent films (she gets real jumpy/queasy...even when I point out that it''s all fake:), but she wants to go too.

On a side note, I read that Rodriguez resigned from the Directors Guild after they threatened to shut down production if he didn''t remove Frank Miller''s name from the co-director credit. Kind of makes me want to see it to validate that kind of action:)

-Fan

I''m seeing it soon-ish. I think that I''ll bring Certis, although he might need to hide his face in my shoulder during the castrations.

Just got back from it. Faithful to the comics doesn''t even begin to describe it. Overall, I liked it. Ninja Prostitutes are awesome.

I''ll be catching it this w/e as well. Rallying a few of the troops to come along too. Then out for a steak dinner. Should be a good evening.

Logan and I went to see it. I liked it, though I''m certain he liked it more. Very stylish, and things happen at a pace that almost seems too fast to work. But that''s how so many story threads fit into the time available. Somehow it manages to convince you to buy into the ""rules"" of what''s possible in the movie - perhaps because it doesn''t give you time to sit and ponder it.

Having just beaten God of War helps acclimatize one''s self to the violence of the movie.

I man-gasm over good film noir.

Legion and I were talking idly on the walk back to his car and we pretty much came up with the idea that if Max Payne were to be converted into a movie, it would look and feel a helluva lot like Sin City.

Then we vowed to play them again.

Anyway, there are nuances and subtleties admist the bloodsoaked scenes that the casual observer doesn''t catch but understands subconsciously. And I just loved every second of it.

Ok..quick review:

Unbelievably strict translation from book to film. Having just finished the 4th book (That Yellow Bastard), I was extremely hard-pressed to find the smallest detail either visually or in dialog that didn''t match the book, er...""graphic novel"" frame for frame.

I absolutely loved it. The books are disturbing, but you can always find a flawed protagonist. The movie''s depiction of the stories definitely has more ""bite"" than the books.

My wife was completely disgusted and disturbed. Not her idea of a comic book film. My pre-movie pep-talk went like this:

1. Expect over-the-top violence.
2. Don''t expect happy endings.
3. Don''t expect to find the ""Good Guy"". There are none. Maybe Hartigan, but that can be debated.

Didn''t work. She''s still trying to shake it off like a bad pitch.

-Fan

Uh huh. My g/f loved it. So much for your theory.

I''m sorry but your g/f isn''t the aveage girl. How many girls did you see come out of the movie really talking about how awesome it was?

It looks like the problem stems from dating ''average'' girls. Difference of tastes it seems.
This looks to be the only theatrical release that may lure me out of my cave long enough to partake of some non-microwave popcorn! Checking out the trailers right now and it looks fun if nothing else.

Right, but once again she is dating you, the manifestation of pure hate; like we said, not an average girl.