OT: 300 is good as advertised

Just got home from the IMAX Lincoln Square in NYC. It was pretty good -- but I had immense expectations. I'd been waiting to see this film since last summer.

The visuals and the sound are mind-blowing, but I could've written a better ****** and way too many elements were borrowed from other movies:
- the fight-for-freedom concept of Braveheart
- the final battle scene in which Rober the Bruce led Wallace's army to battle
- the wheat fields of Gladiator
- the plaintive female vocals of Gladiator
- the immense CGI armies of LOTR
- the gnarly mystical army creatures of LOTR

I don't think I gave anything away that you couldn't infer from the previews. Anyways, the battle choreography was EXCELLENT. And I feel like working out.
 
Honest opinion? Only see it if you can spare the $9 for a ticket. Might be a better evening if you waited for the DVD (and cheaper).

Good but, not as good as I was hoping. Expectations too high? Probably.

Visually stunning; very well put together--certain set pieces looked just like the comic book come to life.

Also, you KNOW Pressfield's "Gates of Fire" would make the better movie. Come on, who didn't get a little tear in their eye when Leonidas finally explains how he chose the 300?!
 
krellik said:
Aint no way around that one bubba;)
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It still is bullshit though. Greek soldiers were noblemen. They thought of themselves as already free by definition.

The exact opposite is true of Braveheart : making a speech to SERFS about freedom is pretty much lying to them. No matter what national emancipation may out come of it, the fucking serfs are still going to be plowing fields for fuck all, except now they have the immense satisfaction of being fucked in the ass by SCOTTISH noblemen. Big deal.

Rant off.
 
Noskill said:
It still is bullshit though. Greek soldiers were noblemen. They thought of themselves as already free by definition.

The exact opposite is true of Braveheart : making a speech to SERFS about freedom is pretty much lying to them. No matter what national emancipation may out come of it, the fucking serfs are still going to be plowing fields for fuck all, except now they have the immense satisfaction of being fucked in the ass by SCOTTISH noblemen. Big deal.

Rant off.
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I was talking about the general theme of "freedom" since this story is the fucking original "ward of the eastern threat" theme for the whole fucking european culture. Cant avoid the theme of "freedom" here.

Then I also think you simplify the subject a slight bit to.
 
Just watched it. Taint bad. It's manly as hell. You'll probably look for a fight as you exit the theater......now.....I deadlift.
 
bacon said:
Just watched it. Taint bad. It's manly as hell. You'll probably look for a fight as you exit the theater......now.....I deadlift.
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Yea no shit.

We were walking out of the midnight showing and the man/women ratio was about 10 to 1.

I was surprised that there is almost no build up to the battle, the movie starts like a snowball rolling down the hill and turn into an avalanche at the end. Very few slow moments.
 
LOL every review I read today describes the movie as overtly homoerotic. I haven't seen it though. Your thought?
 
Martin Plunkett said:
LOL every review I read today describes the movie as overtly homoerotic. I haven't seen it though. Your thought?
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There full of shit I say, unless you are specifically looking for this kind of perversion you will enjoy the movie.
 
Fedoraba said:
There full of shit I say, unless you are specifically looking for this kind of perversion you will enjoy the movie.
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I figured as much, but you should have seen the papers this morning. That were making it sound like Brokeback Mountain II: The Rage of Greek Lust.
 
Martin Plunkett said:
LOL every review I read today describes the movie as overtly homoerotic. I haven't seen it though. Your thought?
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The Spartan warrior did practice homosexuality. They spent much of their life away from women, training and living side by side with fellow soldiers since childhood. Male on male relationships were encouraged because it was thought you would fight harder for your fellow soldier if you were close to him in every way. I'm sure the movie didn't attempt to show this though.
 
Martin Plunkett said:
I figured as much, but you should have seen the papers this morning. That were making it sound like Brokeback Mountain II: The Rage of Greek Lust.
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Hahahaha ....
 
While I'm aware that there were some man/man pairings of those days I bet they weren't talkin like girls and "switchin". I think that's what I hate most about gays today ... I don't hate gay people and heartily endorse penetration of people you choose to. It's that they seem to be trying to prove their gaeity by their mannerisms.

That is what I hate.
 
What people seem to forget is that this movie is based off the COMIC BOOK version of Thermoplyae. Frank Miller took a historic story and reinvisioned it just like any great storyteller has down throughout history. This movie is just a visual retelling of his version of the tale. If you really want to see a more accurate depiction of the Spartans I recommend keeping your eye on the History Channel. It's already had one historically accurate show on the subject and most likely will have more as this movies popularity increases.

Just enjoy the film for what it is... a Fantastic story of a great battle that helped change the political face of our world and the relatively small group of men that went fought against great odds. If it helps, picture the film in the context of an old storyteller telling the tale around the campfire to a group of impressionable young men eager for tales of heroes, battle and glory.
 
deadlyshaolin said:
Just got home from the IMAX Lincoln Square in NYC. It was pretty good -- but I had immense expectations. I'd been waiting to see this film since last summer.

I don't think I gave anything away that you couldn't infer from the previews. Anyways, the battle choreography was EXCELLENT. And I feel like working out.
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That's pretty much what I was expecting, and the reason I really want to see it. I read a review in the Toronto Globe and Mail that just hacked this shit out of it, but I always take those with a grain of salt. Fuckin' reviewer probably never punched a single person in the face his whole life anyways...

I won't get to see this until next week due to my shiftwork. It's killing me.
 
There's no way it could be as homoerotic as Alexander was. Leto and Ferrel should have just made out for 30 minutes of that flick and spared us the bravado.

I liked the flick as I have a weakness for Epics, but Jesus Christ were those two in love.
 
Howard-33 said:
What people seem to forget is that this movie is based off the COMIC BOOK version of Thermoplyae. Frank Miller took a historic story and reinvisioned it just like any great storyteller has down throughout history. This movie is just a visual retelling of his version of the tale. If you really want to see a more accurate depiction of the Spartans I recommend keeping your eye on the History Channel. It's already had one historically accurate show on the subject and most likely will have more as this movies popularity increases.

Just enjoy the film for what it is... a Fantastic story of a great battle that helped change the political face of our world and the relatively small group of men that went fought against great odds. If it helps, picture the film in the context of an old storyteller telling the tale around the campfire to a group of impressionable young men eager for tales of heroes, battle and glory.
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YEAH I KNOW. I fucking hate all these people whining about all these historical inaccuracies, how the ****** sucks blah blah blah. It based off a fucking comic book people. Its basically an animated version of 300 the comic book with monsters and rhinos added.
 
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