Sin City vs. A History of Violence

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Good matchup .

This is an easy one for me. I just couldn't get into Sin City.

"Sin City" uncut > "A History of Violence" > "Sin City" theatrical cut

I did not quite enjoy A History of Violence ending. I think Cronenberg made a too-much-long movie. Sin City has to win for its badass sense of humour.

"A History of Violence" is only a little more than an hour-and-a-half long. And it is brilliant. This match-up is one hyper-violent film in love with its own violence against a graphically violent anti-violence film.

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Unlike heapshake, this choice isn't easy. Like heapshake, I choose A History of Violence.

I didn' t like A History of Violence at all. Neither did I love Sin City, but I got a few good laughs out of that one.

Both awesome films, but you can't judge both with the same criteria. A History of Violence was definitely a 'classier' film, but I found Sin City more entertaining and it had the tougher task of adapting a graphic novel and we've all seen how easily that can be screwed up. Sin City was one of the best comic book films yet. The style totally sucked me in and I definitely prefer it of the two.

In doubt, I always go for Cronenberg.

Easy one for me. History of Violence.