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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller Writer: Frank Miller (Based on the graphic novels by Frank Miller) Awful. A total waste of time for everyone involved and for anyone who watches this. Definitely one of the worst of 2014 for … Continue reading →

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Sin City (2005)

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, & Quentin Tarantino Writer: Frank Miller (Based on the graphic novels by Frank Miller)

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300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Noam Murro Writers: Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad (Based on the graphic novel “Xerxes” by Frank Miller)

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300 (2007)

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Zack Snyder Writers: Zack Snyder & Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon (Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller & Lynn Varley

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Elektra (2005)

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Rob Bowman Writers: Zak Penn and Stuart Zicherman & Raven Metzner (Based on the character created by Frank Miller) I got back into reading comic books when I was in High School in the early 2000s. I was in … Continue reading →

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Batman: Year One (2011)

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Sam Liu & Lauren Montgomery Writer: Tab Murphy (Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli) I enjoy that DC picks specific runs or stories by famous creators and attempts to adapt them, from the writing … Continue reading →

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The Dark Knight Returns part 2 (2013)

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jay Oliva Writer: Bob Goodman (Based on the comic book by Frank Miller) I have seen a lot of these DC animated movies and while I like the way they approach them, adapting specific storylines and keeping the artists … Continue reading →