there seems to be a rather large number of adaptations of comic book tales to the big screen. the most famous among this would perhaps include the lara croft franchise. now, a scantily clad jolie pouting while the baddies empty magazine after magazine and do not hit her has its adherants, but i am not one of them. i saw sin city last night. i was quite impressed with rodrigues' work. the fringe is breaking into the mainstream with a vengeance. once upon a time, people like tarantino and rodrigues would be relegated to the back shelves and the more off beat artsy theatres. times have a-changed now... and one has such wunnerful movies like sin city hitting the screens and making it big.