Let me start by telling you that the features that make up this DVD are all good, all of them. However, depending on how much you have read about the movie and the making of the film, a lot of the special features may seem like old news. For example, if you have read our Sin City feature here on RopeofSilicon then you have already heard a lot, but the simple fact that all four stories in the film are broken into four separate films makes this quite possibly the most revolutionary idea in DVD history.

Beginning with disc one, let's get a few of the particulars out of the way. Here you have the theatrical version of the film along with five separate audio tracks. Of course there is the Dolby 5.1 track, then there is the ultra-cool DTS track, there are two commentary tracks and a screening audience track. This is where the "how much do you know" card is played. The two commentary tracks both have Robert Rodriguez, with the first also having some interjection from Quentin Tarantino, mind you not that much, and the second is Rodriguez and "Sin City" creator and co-director Frank Miller. For me the commentaries weren't too great, I had already heard a lot of what they had to say, primarily because I had already watched the featurettes on both discs and I had interviewed the cast and crew of the film. For those of you fonder of commentaries than featurettes listen to the commentary tracks first, the rest of you skip 'em for now and check out the featurettes. As for that "audience reaction" track, not too exciting unless you are a very lonely, lonely person that needs some movie-watching companionship.

On to the features, starting with disc one. Here we find the largest group of featurettes and what could be deemed the "what you would expect features". You get a total of eight different sections including making of looks at the costumes, props, cars and special effects/makeup. Beyond that you get a featurette on Quentin Tarantino and the scene he directed (disc two has the real goods on this) and a feature on how Rodriguez hounded Frank Miller in order to get the film made. The final two features are a look at the theatrical and teaser trailers and a "game" detailing the Sin City timeline.

Moving on to disc two, a.k.a. the real special features. Here is where you will find the four stories that make up Sin City broken out into their individual storylines along with additional footage added back in making each one more like the book they represent, and if you don't believe me you can just watch Marv's story, "The Hard Goodbye", while reading along with the supplied complete graphic novel. This will do a couple of things, 1) It will show you how faithful Robert Rodriguez was to the source material and 2) It will show you how kick ass Frank Miller's drawings and dialogue are.

If I had any complaints about these four stories it would be that there isn't a commentary track. Instead of commentary on the theatrical version, these four films should have been given the full treatment, but what can you do?

Disc two also holds what are deemed "Robert Rodriguez Special Features". For those of you accustomed to what this means you won't be surprised when you find out what is in store, but for the rest of you get ready for a lesson in filmmaking and cooking...

First off is the 15-minute Flick School as Rodriguez basically points out how anyone can make a movie just like Sin City if they are just willing to spend a little bit of money on the proper software as he details the digital process and the green screen work that went into the making of the film. Speaking of green screen, this disc also has an all green screen version of the entire film shown at a high speed. If you don't believe that this film was shot on nothing but green screen just sit down and watch this bad boy as the film whizzes by in a green haze.

I mentioned the Quentin Tarantino features are better on disc two, and I said that for good reason. Here is where you will find a feature called "The Long Take". This is a 14-minute feature showing an uninterrupted segment while Tarantino was directing Clive Owen and Benicio del Toro. If you have always wanted to be on a movie set, this is the closest you can get without actually being there.

Finally is the classic Robert Rodriguez Cooking School in which he makes Sin City Breakfast Tacos, showing viewers how to make their own anytime meal including homemade tortillas.

Overall this is the edition of Sin City to own, there is no doubt about it. The only problem is whether or not you know too much already, if so then some of the features will seem redundant. Otherwise this DVD has everything you could ask for and more. The fact that you get the opportunity to watch any of the four stories independently is simply the best feature ever put on DVD. This one is a must own for that fact alone.