One of the best monologues in film history?

LULZ, you need to watch MOAR MOVIES.

This movie stole two hours (or more?) of my life, and then sold those hours to Satan who used them to wash his grundel after squats day at the gym.

Damn, didn't mean to reply to your comment, nothing personal against you here Xeno

notbob: No worries.

Adham: It's a fun, memorable, original monologue which introduces the protagonist in a unique and interesting way while establishing his manner, personality, and motivation (as he sees it) all while going mad-funky with the alliteration.

That's pretty impressive. It does everything a monologue should do in this situation, and more.

AND he did it covered head to toe, wearing a mask, with the help of ADR and multiple edits!

Seriously, though. While the delivery is great, it is _way_ from being one of the best monologues.

Just because it sucked compared to the graphic novel doesn't mean it wasn't a good movie or performance. Nobody will EVER say ANY movie didn't suck compared to the graphic novel it was based on.

Sin City was as good as, if not better than, the comics.

I think you mean alliteration. It's not on the decline at all, but most writers avoid anything more than a couple alliterative words in a row, because it comes across as tacky. As it does, to be fair, here. But these stars are for Hugo Weaving managing to get through it.

No, I actually did mean consonance, and on a much broader scale than you're probably considering. Compare lines in Beowulf like "Beowulf Bode in the Burg of the scylDings, LeaDer beLoveD, anD Long he ruLeD in Fame with all Folk since his Father had gone..." Consonance used to be an almost definitive feature of English prose, even more important than rhyme, and there's no intrinsic reason why the repetition of a consonant should be tackier than the reason of an ending. But things have changed.

^^^ just reference Jon Lovitt's horrifying "Master Thespian" and you'll understand

Portman and Weaving...amazing...movie: disappointing

futurebot, don't you mean:

"ða wæs on burgum Beowulf Scyldinga,
leof leodcyning, longe þrage
folcum gefræge fæder ellor hwearf..."

Boy, things have changed.

Chumbot:
"ACTING! BRILLIANT!"
:D

Also, for bonus points, watch Priscilla Queen Of The Desert and THEN watch this movie.

also I mean chumbucket, not "chumbot". Sorry!

THIS MOVIE WAS POPULAR, THEREFORE I AM ELITIST IF I FIND ANY FAULT WITH IT WHATSOEVER

THIS MOVIE WAS POPULAR AND KNOCK IT THE FUCK OFF DUMBASS

Any more nominees for good comic books for the Wachowski Bros to ruin?


And to paraphrase Patton Oswalt re Natalie Portman as Evey: There are CHILDREN who can do better British accents. CHILDREN.