Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?

News: Devote pure conscience to forum maintenance like the martyr Limitless Events!

« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 5

Author Topic: 300  (Read 5547 times)

Offline Bara

  • *
  • Posts: 10033
300
« on: November 21, 2007, 04:13:11 PM »
i really love i movie, i own it, and stuff. I was wondering bout you guys. Seen it? Own it? Love it? Hate it?
Logged
Quote from: Solnath on May 01, 2008, 09:53:18 PM
Bara, King of Spam, Slayer of Spelling, Vanquisher of Grammar.

Offline Tacolicious

  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Tacoman
  • *
  • Posts: 4898
Re: 300
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2007, 04:27:39 PM »
It was a good movie, not really as great in my opinion as some others seem to think. I like the art style of it, but the story itself was a little lacking.
Logged
http://www.nationstates.net/wheresoever

"Reality is an illusion albeit a persistant one"
"Wisest is he who knows he is not wise"
"Nothing is fun when you have to do it, that's why you don't see a lot of old whores giggling over sex"


Delicious Comrade of the most Awesome Party

Offline Bara

  • *
  • Posts: 10033
Re: 300
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2007, 04:28:21 PM »
what do you mean?
Logged
Quote from: Solnath on May 01, 2008, 09:53:18 PM
Bara, King of Spam, Slayer of Spelling, Vanquisher of Grammar.

Offline Tacolicious

  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Tacoman
  • *
  • Posts: 4898
Re: 300
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2007, 04:29:54 PM »
I mean without all the visual effects the movie would about as bland as rice pudding.
Logged
http://www.nationstates.net/wheresoever

"Reality is an illusion albeit a persistant one"
"Wisest is he who knows he is not wise"
"Nothing is fun when you have to do it, that's why you don't see a lot of old whores giggling over sex"


Delicious Comrade of the most Awesome Party

Offline Bara

  • *
  • Posts: 10033
Re: 300
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2007, 04:53:56 PM »
ok.
Logged
Quote from: Solnath on May 01, 2008, 09:53:18 PM
Bara, King of Spam, Slayer of Spelling, Vanquisher of Grammar.

Offline Delfos

  • Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 6975
  • Who is Aniane?
Re: 300
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2007, 05:51:38 PM »
I was DEEPLY disappointed by this movie. Beyond being American all the way, and not minding the history inaccuracy where they could keep at bloody least legend accuracy, the action was too damn short, caring mostly to wonderful (idiotic) pictures of hugeness (of the army, of landscape, of concepts). Didn't they watch Burton's movies? couldn't they at least try to make a good movie out of this 300 bs?
Then...they chose to show blood and *some* action involving it...what a huge disappointment. It was a worse action disappointment than with Apocalyptic, i expected more blood and more action, this had really just useless action showing big spears and big shields and a bearded someone yelling whole movie, if you could give them M16 and army helmets they would really sound like those American movies promoting the army action, it just generates comments like:
"wow! nice gun!"
"give them hell, bastards!"
"Oh that's unfair, put a bullet on his forehead!"
"He's so ugly, no wonder he's the enemy, DIE!"
"yay! explosions!"
"OH NOEZ! they killed his father! REVENGE!" (i can't remember who died)

Shortly, I would rather watch ice melting.
Logged

Offline Bara

  • *
  • Posts: 10033
Re: 300
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2007, 05:53:34 PM »
your anti-amercianms is showing.
Logged
Quote from: Solnath on May 01, 2008, 09:53:18 PM
Bara, King of Spam, Slayer of Spelling, Vanquisher of Grammar.

Offline Vince_Ares

  • *
  • Posts: 14
  • The name's Ares....Vince Ares
Re: 300
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2007, 02:24:52 AM »
300 may not have faithfully represented the actual Battle of Thermopylae, but it conveyed the right message, that a group of 300 Spartans did indeed defeat a massive army of Persians. That's not American propaganda, that actually happened.
300 is simply an artistic interpretation of a real historical event. Now it's true that while stylizing the story a lot of historical facts were ignored or rewritten.
It doesn't bother me that much though, as 1) the movie conveyed the right message concerning the historical event, and 2) there's a movie called 300 Spartans from the 1960's that inspired Frank Miller to draw the original 300 comic. 300 Spartans is more historically accurate, and both have different ways of making you appreciate the same historic event.
Oh, and Gerard Butler rocks. Anyone who can play both King Leonidas and Erik, the Phantom from The Phantom of the Opera deserves an award for greatest actor ever. Can't wait to see him as Snake in the remake of Escape From New York.

Of course if you loved 300 you'll love 1776 ;D
http://www.noob.us/humor/robot-chicken-1776-300-spoof/
Logged

Offline Anniane

  • *
  • Posts: 618
Re: 300
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2007, 02:47:41 AM »
Quote from: Barakarin on November 21, 2007, 05:53:34 PM
your anti-amercianms is showing.

Well spotted, Bara.

Quote from: Delfos on November 21, 2007, 05:51:38 PM
Shortly, I would rather watch ice melting.

But melting ice rarely kicks ass.
Logged

Offline Myroria

  • Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 4345
Re: 300
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2007, 03:00:41 AM »
Delfos, it's not pro-American at all, you idiot. Considering the word "America" isn't once-said in the movie, I don't think that it can be pro-American. And even if it was, is that bad? Or does it have to be everyone sitting in a circle sining Kumbayah for you to like it?

By the way, 300 is one of the few good movies made in recent years.
Logged
"I assure you -- I will be quite content to be a mere mortal again, dedicated to my own amusements."

Offline Tacolicious

  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Tacoman
  • *
  • Posts: 4898
Re: 300
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2007, 03:12:07 AM »
Quote from: Libertarian Monarchy of Myroria on November 23, 2007, 03:00:41 AM
Or does it have to be everyone sitting in a circle sining Kumbayah for you to like it?

How else will Micheal row the boat ashore?
Logged
http://www.nationstates.net/wheresoever

"Reality is an illusion albeit a persistant one"
"Wisest is he who knows he is not wise"
"Nothing is fun when you have to do it, that's why you don't see a lot of old whores giggling over sex"


Delicious Comrade of the most Awesome Party

Offline Of Crazed

  • The most Ancient and Noble House of Black
  • *
  • Posts: 848
  • Let's do this.
Re: 300
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2007, 03:19:09 AM »
Wow, everything I hate in the world, all in one thread.  Wait, no Gov, nvm.
Logged
05/04/2008- Never Forget

Offline Delfos

  • Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 6975
  • Who is Aniane?
Re: 300
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2007, 01:03:37 PM »
who said that?
Logged

Offline Tacolicious

  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Tacoman
  • *
  • Posts: 4898
Re: 300
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2007, 01:48:12 PM »
The name of the poster is on the left you realize  ;)
Logged
http://www.nationstates.net/wheresoever

"Reality is an illusion albeit a persistant one"
"Wisest is he who knows he is not wise"
"Nothing is fun when you have to do it, that's why you don't see a lot of old whores giggling over sex"


Delicious Comrade of the most Awesome Party

Offline Delfos

  • Citizen
  • *
  • Posts: 6975
  • Who is Aniane?
Re: 300
« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2007, 02:19:35 PM »
Quote
Beyond being American all the way
stating the ONLY and OBVIOUS cinema influence

Quote
like those American movies promoting the army action
also influence but mainly because Americans are the ones that have that type of movie in culture.

Since those are the only references I've made to America, I don't see where the hell i said something anti-American. Now whenever i mention anything American and people just don't want to understand anything i say. It's not a problem of language, I'm not a master in English but I'm quite skillful for non-primary language, and if you do not understand it's because you're not willing to: That means ignorance.

Stating further, I actually like those army action movies the Americans do, but if I want to see a movie like that, I wouldn't like to see Spartans in skirts with big spears and shields yelling all the time fighting against handicap enemies.
Logged
Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 5
« previous next »