Rodriguez is given his own special features section. “15-minute Flic School” is a great look behind the scenes with some repetition of information. “The All Green-Screen Version” presents took place on the set at 800 times normal speed. It shows how much post-production work was required and what limitation the actors had. It’s all right, but “Cine-Explore” with the comparisons and commentary is a much better and informative experience. “The Long Take” shows Tarantino directing Del Toro and Owen in their car scene.
“Sin City: Live in Concert” is taken from a charity gig in Austin during production. Bruce Willis and the Accelerators play “Devil Woman.” “10-Minute Cooking School” is a Rodriguz-fan favorite on his DVDs and this installment finds him making Sin City Breakfast Tacos, including tortillas from scratch.
Frank Miller's Sin City is sure to be on year-end Top Ten lists as people scour through thesauruses looking for all the adjective required to discuss the film, its presentation, and its bonus features. Since the two-disc DVD owners have most of these bonus features, it's not worth the double-dip, but I recommend it for those who bought the single-DVD edition.
Get yourself a copy or you will make Marv angry — and you do not want to make Marv angry.
Article comments
1 - Phillip Winn
It's reviews like this that make want to move to Blu-ray. I'm still a holdout.
2 - El Bicho
Thanks, PW. Prices are supposed to be really low by next Xmas. But you really need the whole system to make it work. I don't know why some people bother.
3 - barbara barnett
Looking forward to the prices coming down. have a great home theater sound system and high def television. But my hi-end-ish Denon home theater came with a regular DVD player. Go figure.
4 - Phillip Winn
Yeah, that's the reason I've held out -- why get a new TV without HD sources to drive it, why get Blu-ray without lots of media, etc. To do it right would cost me many, many thousands, and so far I'd rather stick with DVDs and a 4:3 TV. :-)