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If it had been filmed a little less skillfully, it would have been absurd, but as it is, it's definitely a masterpiece.

10 OUT OF 10, LORD! 10 OUT OF 10!

10 OUT OF 10, LORD! 10 OUT OF 10!

Sorry, but no. I would never take my children to see such a movie, and I would feel awkward watching it with a girl.
Therefore, both get an honest 8 out of 10.

And now, about the others we discussed.
Sanctum - 7 out of 10. Only for the amazing flight of the soul at the beginning of the film; after that, it loses steam, and the bugs start to show up everywhere.
Mechanic - 5 out of 10. A film from the series "My fist is bigger than yours," well-shot.
Grindhouse - 5 out of 10. Somewhere in the middle of the film, a skinny guy in glasses starts quietly reciting rap. With such conviction, as if a century ago they read Marx aloud. I'm not a fan of this culture, but I was still moved.

"The Green Hornet" - 2 out of 10.
A four for the special effects, and minus two for the cast. It was a waste of money.

Standard action movie plots are taken and masterfully brought to the point of absurdity. If it's a street war, it's not between gangs, but between a criminal syndicate and prostitutes, and the prostitutes stage a massacre against the mafia. If it's a severed head, it's so talkative that they have to tape its mouth shut.
"Deadly little Miho," "Do I take this cop down and risk it all?" - these rather vulgar phrases from mediocre action movies have become classics in "Sin City."

If you want to be strict, then yes, it's a separate genre - noir.

Parody is primarily a mockery of something; "Scary Movie" is one of them. And "Sin City" is based on a comic book source; all events are presented very seriously, and there is no mockery of anything. Talking heads are nothing more than an effect to create a psychedelic atmosphere, as is the highlighting of individual characters with color.

I certainly consider Christian Bale to be a rather mediocre actor. Out of the half-dozen films I've seen with him, none of his roles have impressed me. However, this one is good, despite that ending. You can watch it, but just don't fall asleep during the viewing.

If you want to be strict about it, then yes, it's a separate genre - noir.

This is trash, not noir. Noir shouldn't be insulted; it's something completely different.

And "Sin City" is based on a comic book source, all events are presented very seriously, and there's no mockery of anything. All those talking heads are just an effect to create a psychedelic atmosphere, as is the use of color to highlight certain characters.

Perhaps the director himself sincerely thought so, but in reality, it looks like "can you top this?" or "what else crazy can we come up with?". You can compare it to today's pop culture PR, for example, Lady Gaga's.

I would never take my children to see such a film, and I would feel awkward watching it with a girl.

You can still watch "Pulp Fiction," but I would be ashamed to even show "Sin City" to myself on DVD.
Out of this whole group of films, only "Pulp Fiction" and "Jackie Brown" are actually enjoyable to watch because of their energy and ease of perception. God forbid you try to listen to their "philosophical" dialogues – they're just trying to sound smart.

Perhaps the director himself genuinely thought so, but in reality, it comes across as "can you top that?" or "what else crazy can we come up with?". It can be compared to the current pop-style PR, for example, of Lady Gaga.

It can be repeated that the film is based on a comic book source material, which, according to Wikipedia, uses the same black and white style, which is quite an unusual effect. As is the unusual slow-motion in "300," for example. I don't understand what Lady Gaga and her provocative PR have to do with it.

I enjoyed Sin City; it’s a fun movie.

It was liked by all **reasonable people**.

Everyone who didn't like it simply doesn't understand it, and I sincerely feel sorry for them...

Not for everyone.

I've wanted to watch it for a long time, and I finally did. The movie fully lived up to my expectations; I'm adding it to my list of favorites. It just reinforces my belief that Jim Carrey is an excellent and versatile actor.

"Sky, can you watch?" (c) Morning

"Alien Invasion. Battle for Los Angeles."
I haven't seen anything like this in a long time. 10 minutes of character introductions, all politically correct – a stereotypical staff sergeant (the main character), an African American, a female soldier, a young lieutenant...

Then comes the actual movie. Aliens attack America, and they go wild with happiness – for once, they don't need to ask for the opinion of the international community; in case of victory, there will be a lot of new technologies, and in the long run, all of humanity will unite in a crusade against the aliens' planet.

The aliens arrived from a plush planet – they don't even know that the command center needs to be defended, and after its destruction, all equipment malfunctions. Fighters, agile and maneuverable machines, try to cluster together in a ring at the first opportunity. :smile15:
What could be worse than a large, slow-moving, hovering target? One Earth missile would be enough to destroy the air force.
They only attack by gathering in a group and have no idea about dispersing on the battlefield. Having a lot of equipment and powerful weapons, they don't know how to destroy a few people in a practically open area, and this is while defending their headquarters! The walking missile launchers look funny, but they are slow and unprotected, which means they are useless. Well, that's the way it is with aliens; they have an inhuman logic. :smile47:

However, the marines are also quite strange creatures. In the middle of a battle, they stop, get out of cover, gather in a circle, and start saying high-flown words, like: we carry happiness and democracy to the whole world on our bayonets, what a joy it is to kill everyone who is not like us, etc.

In the battle on the highway, the aliens went forward in an attack, gathering in a group. Perhaps one shot from a grenade launcher would have been enough for them.
But maybe the soldiers were deliberately letting the incompetent lieutenant fail.

The soldiers spent the whole night at a party, then fought non-stop all day, and spent the whole night making their way to the enemy headquarters – and at the end of the movie, after two days of continuous carnage, they cheerfully ran into battle again. So, who was the monster? ;)

Although you can watch such movies only by turning off your brain. Continuous action, a lot of special effects, large panoramas of the battle in the city, a minimum of everything else.
An undisputed leader in its genre; "War of the Worlds" and "Independence Day" at least tried to cover themselves with dialogues or acting, but here everything is simplified to the extreme.

"Reality Benders." It's good that I went with a girl, otherwise I would have died of boredom. Instead of a smart, tense science fiction thriller, there's a cheesy love story. Yes, it's far from "Inception." I was lured in by the advertisement.

I really enjoyed watching "Red". It could be released in our cinemas as "Old Men Robbers". It's easy to watch, and you don't notice how the movie time flies by.
I also watched "The Mechanic" with Statham. Statham is the same in all his films; either he's unlucky with the films, or the films are unlucky with him. Well, actually, the film is not bad, and you can watch it once. But I won't add it to my collection.

I also watched "Mechanic" with Statham. Statham is the same in all films, either he's unlucky with the films, or the films are unlucky with him.

And imagine how difficult it is to show expressions or emotions with such a face.

Inkheart watched it. Expected more, but there are a few interesting moments, maybe even characters.

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Elemental. After the cartoon, it's not the same, of course, but it's still interesting. I'm waiting for parts 2 and 3.