Sin City
Dir: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Frank Miller
2005
****
Robert Rodriguez is obviously a fan of Sin City, so much so that he got Frank Miller, it's creator, on board from the very beginning, so it's no surprise that the film captures the feel of the comics perfectly. Robert Rodriguez actually got in trouble with the Directors Guild of America, ultimately leaving the association due to them not accepting Miller as a co-director. It is this passion and understanding of the source material that is at the route of the films success. Rodriguez said himself that it was a "translation, not an adaptation". We comic fans thank him for that. Its one of the only blue screen films I can watch without getting a headache, I'd still much rather read the graphic novels because I'm a purist but this is a great film.