Blu-ray Review: Sin City

Sin City
Written by: Frank Miller
Based on the graphic novels by Frank Miller
Directed by: Frank Miller & Robert Rodriguez with Special Guest Director Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Powers Boothe, Rosario Dawson, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Clarke Duncan, Carla Gugino, Josh Hartnett, Rutger Hauer, Jaimie King, Michael Madsen, Brittany Murphy, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Nick Stahl, Bruce Willis, and Elijah Wood

Blu-ray Specs:
1080p HIgh Definition / 1.85:1
English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (48 kHz/24-bit), Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, English SDH and Spanish Subtitles
Bonus Features:
Disc One: Restored Theatrical Version, Cine-Explore (blu-ray exclusive), Commentary with Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez, Commentary with Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, Audio Track featuring a recording of the Austin audience reaction.
Disc Two: Recut, Extended, Unrated Version, Kill 'Em Good interactive comic book(blu-ray exclusive), 15 Minute Film School, All Green Screen Version, The Long Take, Sin City: Live in Concert, 10-Minute Cooking School, How It Went Down: Convincing Frank Miller To Make The Film, Special Guest Director: Quentin Tarantino, A Hard Top With A Decent Engine: The Cars of Sin City, Booze, Broads And Guns: The Props of Sin City, Making The Monsters: Special Effects Make-Up, Trench Coats & Fishnets: The Costumes of Sin City, Teaser and Theatrical Trailers

Sin City makes its eagerly awaited debut on blu-ray today and it was well worth the wait. I'm not going to make this a long drawn out review. Most of you out there know what Sin City is. If not, then click this link and buy it immediately. It's second only to The Dark Knight as far as comic book movies go and as far as movies go? It's a work of art. Hyper violent, hyper stylized, beautifully shot, written, edited, and an absolute vision to behold on blu-ray.

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You can probably tell I am a fan of this movie. That's true. When I first saw it my mind was blown. This is what movies are all about. Excitement, explosions, ninja like hookers! It was an amazing film to watch on the big screen.

Here we are now a few years later and Sin City is now out on blu-ray. If any film was made for the format it's this one. It looks glorious and explodes of the screen. It's like seeing it for the first time. The picture is crystal clear and the colors, when they are featured, are gorgeous.

The film is essentially the extended edition set they put out a while back with a couple blu-ray extras like Cine-explore, which plays commentary from Rodriguez and Miller as well as panels showing green screen footage and shots from the graphic novels.

The other blu-ray exclusive feature is the interactive comic/game Kill 'Em Good which allows you to play as Marv and kill a bunch of people, drive a stolen police car, and watch Nancy dance.

The rest of the extras have been included in previous releases of the film but are no less necessary here. Great commentary and featurettes take you even deeper into the film.

The biggest feature of all is the recut and extended edition of the film. Each chapter is extended and separated into four short films with extra footage. I won't go into details about what you'll see, but fans of the film are sure to be pleased.

There isn't much else to say. Sin City is a brilliant film and an extraordinary achievement in its own right. To pull out the old classic line: You haven't seen Sin City until you've seen it on blu-ray.

Sin City is available on blu-ray today.