Sin City

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

Top Ten Cannabals: #1 Kevin - Sin City.




In the history of terrifying motherf*ckers, who'd a thunk that Elijah Wood would have a place at the top of the list. But he does. His portrayal of Kevin in Sin City is one of the most eerie things I've ever seen. Not only is he brutal and cold in life, but in death he manages to be even scarier, smiling away as he's eaten by dogs. We are talking significant soul damage captured perfectly on film.


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Comments

[juliabaggins.livejournal.com]

Yeah ! Kevin rocks !!! XD

[romeny.livejournal.com]

That's amazing, what an honor! This is one of the EW films I've never seen because I didn't want to pay the money to see him for a few minutes. I'll have to buy this now.

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

To be honest, i haven't seen the whole film. I got the dvd cheap at our local Blockbusters rental store.. and just watched his part of it.. it's totally awesome! You have to see it. The number one slot is well deserved!

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

Agreed :)

[overlithe64.livejournal.com]

I agree completely...Kevin is one of the most frighteningly cold villains I've ever seen.

And Elijah's performance, well...yeah perfect or Kevin wouldn't have been so eerie. What I found amazing but not surprising was that he conveyed the evil sick Kevin so well without a single line....I hated the film in general but I love his performance simply because it was so against type and so very well done, he really should explore playing the bad guy more often...it is so unexpected coming from him.

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Great! It just shows his versatility and talent. On the one hand he can star as Frodo in 3 incredibly successful films, portraying innocence and incorruptibility. On the other, he can portray a silent psychopathic killer convincingly in another v successful film. Impressive.

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

I was surprised, but really pleased, that it beat Hannibal Lector too, especially considering that the part was so small.. but he was really effective .. and so chilling!

I agree with what you say.. it's so fantastic that he managed to convey all that evil without uttering a word. How amazingly talented he is.

[mumis.livejournal.com]

I agree Elijah is very good in this movie,good for him!:)

Thanks for posting belle!:)

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

It's good to see him get a little bit of recognition for his work isn't it. Kevin was amazing!

[janejanejane.livejournal.com]

Fantastic news!!! Thanks so much for sharing :-)

This shows how amazingly talented Elijah is as an actor, being able to portray so much without any lines and so different from what he'd done before. We need to see *more*!

[ladysnaps.livejournal.com]

elijah beat out anthony? kevin beat out hannibal? wow! elijah was great as kevin, but i still wouldn't want to be anywhere near hannibal. ;)

[ladysnaps.livejournal.com]

add it to your list of elijah's must sees. what this reviewer says is true. creepy doesn't begin to describe his performance. even though lij isn't in it much, i found the entire film fascinating. the style is wonderful!

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

Oh, we definitely need to see more! And soon please Lijah ;)

[mole-caz.livejournal.com]

I really must watch Kevin again as it's ages since I've seen Sin City. I'll have to wait though as I haven't got a copy. My son and I share it and he's got it!

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

Great icon :)

I wouldn't want to be anywhere near either of them.. well, the characters anyway ;) I'm pleased that Kevin won!

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

I was watching the YouTube music clip of Elijah's segment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saHaa4VU-bs) in the film just recently. It reminded me just how awesome he was in the role..

[primula-baggins.livejournal.com]

Hehe. Considering that I haven't seen all that many cannibals in movies (in fact, none that I can recall), I guess I'll have to agree!

[janejanejane.livejournal.com]

*hear, hear*

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen many, but i'd say Kevin is amazing! It's the smile that does it ;)

[frodos-smile.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't want to be anywhere near Hannibal, either, but at least he makes some noise! With Kevin, one second you're alone, the next second, he just appears, silent and deadly! *shiver* That's what creeped me out so much about him, and why I couldn't walk into a room without turning a light on and looking round for the next couple of days at least after watching Lij as Kevin. Totally deserving of the #1 honor in this case, imo.

And I so totally don't have an appropriate icon... :-/

[frodomyhero.livejournal.com]

Yes, very very eerie. I thought it was so gross.

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

Definitely a worthy winner. It's his smile that always creeps me out ;)

I don't have an icon either..lol!

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

Wow.. your icon gave me a fright. I didn't expect those eyes.. cool!

I doubt i would have even heard of Sin City if it wasn't for Elijah.. His performance is so awesome. He creeps you out without saying a word.

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

A complete turnabout from Frodo, that's for sure ;)

[frodomyhero.livejournal.com]

And I think, Elijah wanted to reveal his many talents. It worked. I don't think he is a "chzracter" actor.

[poplij.livejournal.com]

I love Sin City and Elijah's Kevin totally deserves that #1 spot. He should play more the villain, he's so good at it !

[telstar-gold.livejournal.com]

I liked Sin City a lot. I wished Elijah's role had been bigger, but what there was of it was perfect(ly creepy!).

[jaramajo.livejournal.com]

From makingof



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[not-alone.livejournal.com]

I really had to psyche myself up to watch this after everything I'd heard, and as I usually steer clear of horror films - but of course, being Lij, I just had to. I've only seen Elijah's part and although it really creeped me out it was definitely a perfect demonstration of his versatility as an actor - he was brilliant:)

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

Wow.. thank you Jaro :)))

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

I think this really shows just how versatile he is as an actor! He's amazing!! It may have only been a small part, but it was so perfectly executed don't you think!

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

Creepy.. oh yes!! It certainly gave me the chills. I don't usually react to 'horror' movies.. i always find them a bit 'staged'.. but Kevin was amazing.. i could hardly believe it was him!!

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

I've only really watched Lijah's part too.. but what i've seen is totally amazing. He has a smile that chills me right to the bone!! Horror films don't ever faze me at all. I always think that they are what they are.. a film, nothing more.

Kevin is a perfect example of Elijah's amazing talent, don't you think? To go from the sweet innocence of Frodo to this purely evil character, without even uttering a single word!! Fantastic!

[overlithe64.livejournal.com]

;)

[chickenlegs-11.livejournal.com]

I've never been able to bring myself to watch this movie and I've only seen a few snippets of Elijah's role in it. I will watch it one day. I even found some of the photos on that site you linked quite disturbing. I guess I'm the only wuss round here! :(

Thanks Belle. He certainly made his mark with this film. I've seen his character rated in another top 10 lists too. I remember one where they described Kevin as the "Anti-Frodo" which I thought was very witty!

[yeuxdebleu.livejournal.com]

amazon.com has really inexpensive used copies available from their market sellers. Or if you have Netflix, you could get it from them so you could see Elijah's part and not have to buy the DVD. The bonus material shows Elijah learning to do wire work (his first time) for this movie. Fun to see.

I am definitely not into commic book characters, but I liked all three stories in this movie.

[elycia.livejournal.com]

WOW. To beat out Hannibal is a pretty darn big deal! But yeah, that death scene is just beyond creepy (as is his disembodied head hitting the dirty priest's desk, but that's a squick for another day). I like the idea of "significant soul damage" and Elijah's ability to display that without ever uttering a word. Nice find! Thanks for the link.

[romeny.livejournal.com]

amazon.com has really inexpensive used copies available

Yes they do, I frequently order DVD's and books from Amazon. Thanks for the suggestion.

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

You've not seen it? As i mentioned before, i've only really watched Elijah's bit.. i haven't actually sat and watched the whole movie. He's so very creepy. It's a tremendous mark of his amazing talents that he utters not one word.

Anti-Frodo.. oh Kevin is that alright. ;)

[bellewood.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't have thought he would have beaten Lecter either, especially as his part was so small. But you're right, he had less time to convey the overall evil that was Kevin, and he did it so perfectly!