Duck and Cover

Post by **Manoil** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:26 pm

300, like Sin City, was a comic book movie from Frank Miller that, also like Sin City, appealled mostly to fans of Frank Miller's comics. When I saw it, I thought it was pretty badass, specially since one or two of the bigger and better combat scenes were all live action and little-to-no cgi, except for the coloring (the pale colortones Frank Miller's comics commonly have), and a few other things. But, just as my uncle had said, and in accordance with what most of you guys have said, in relevance to reality, 300, the movie or the comic book itself, makes more of a mochery twoards literal history than actual credit.

Also though it was funny that the Persian King, Zerxies, had a deep enough voice that the viewer could concieve that his 'power' came from his outrageously oversized nutsack. However, Ty Pettington was not in the vacinty, so Zerxies' loin cloth could not be lifted in order for an acutal inspection to test the hypothesis.

On the other hand though, after seeing the movie, I was at a houseparty, sitting out back with a couple friends, when a good conversation came up. 300 has various quotes that would be not only hilarious but epic to say in the middle of sex. For example, one was, while you're doin the doggystyle to yell at the top of your lungs, "THIS IS SPARTAAAH!!!", just before you donkey punch your girlfriend at both sides of the head and finish up. The shit had me laughing so hard I almost inhaled the blunt.

Other good quotes include "They look thirsty..." and "Hold your tongue, Persian."

So yeah. Another good way to make something generally dissatisfying a helluva lot better.

BTW, sorry it's been so long. I'm never comitted to something for very long, you know?

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:15 pm

But, just as my uncle had said, and in accordance with what most of you guys have said, in relevance to reality, 300, the movie or the comic book itself, makes more of a mochery twoards literal history than actual credit.

No. fucking. Shit. It's been covered about a dozen times in this thread alone.

Post by **Dogmeatlives** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:51 am

Manoil wrote: 300 has various quotes that would be not only hilarious but epic to say in the middle of sex. For example, one was, while you're doin the doggystyle to yell at the top of your lungs, "THIS IS SPARTAAAH!!!",

I actually live in the town of Sparta, so I have done this on many occasions. While I'm eating dinner, masturbating, while I'm givin it to the girl i love.. pretty much any time. I shout it pretty much every time I flush the toilet. When I'm beating up my little brother. Really any time.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:23 pm

Well, I just watched this baby. The colors were quite dark and looked pretty bad on my LCD. I didn't like the heavy CGI. It made the movie look like LotR or Final Fantasy. No good. The story was meh as well as the characters; no deep thoughts, just nice action bits. I don't feel like watching this movie again and I'll probably forget it quickly.

3/5

Actually it made me want to play Total War, so at least something good ensued.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:22 pm

so the sole good thing is action? ffs I got a cinema ticket booked for Wednesday

I thought it would have at least some appeal.. not like I expected anything really decent.

Superhaze · Post by **Superhaze** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:58 am

I was pretty crap.
I watched it, and.. it was.
Crap and boring. Not even the action was any good.
:spartanizing:

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:35 am

Superhaze wrote:I was pretty crap.

Seconded.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:00 am

ok DAC has spoken - I'm not going to the cinema for this one

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:03 am

You sure? I enjoyed it =(

Post by **Dogmeatlives** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:40 am

I liked it. I mean it wasn't an epic or anything but it was a fun action movie. There are at least 8 decapitations, about 5 legs get chopped off and there is testosterone abound. I thought it was pretty good. You really have to see it in theaters though. I watched it at home and was not impressed. The effects really stand out in the theater.

And this is unfortunately probably one of the best action movies to come out this year. Let's face it, they're just not being made the way they used to be. I say if you have the ten bucks and a free night, check it out. I probably would not watch it again for awhile but it was a fun experience.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:14 am

I generally hate CGI but the way they used it in the film as to making everything look picturistic was cool, it made everything look like the climatic point in any movie but for an hour and 45 minutes. The story isn't that great? What the hell do you expect, twist and turns at every corner? Sure it had hokey parts but every man likes to see the best battle it out with each other and shit. The movie is slick and fun, one of the reasons I go to the theaters.

Also Bush was definitely the spartan king while the assembly were the liberals.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:24 am

I didn't think the action was spectacular. Decapitations, limbs getting chopped off, cool combat moves... I already saw that in Kill Bill and with much more blood. It definitely looks cool on cinema but contentwise the movie was poor; no moral dilemmas, unanswered questions. If that gets your testoterone cooking, that's fine.

300 provides you the same thrills as a cheap whore, minus the syphilis.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:24 pm

PiP wrote:ok DAC has spoken - I'm not going to the cinema for this one

I think the general consensus of people that actually SAW the movie was that it was good, pip. Most of the "lol gay" posts were people who hadn't seen it.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:02 pm

Dogmeatlives wrote:There are at least 8 decapitations, about 5 legs get chopped off and there is testosterone abound. I thought it was pretty good.

lol

The effects really stand out in the theater.

yea that's the only reason I ever go to a regular cinema (or 'theater') - when the film's value lies in its visuals. Otherwise I couldn't bear it - I'm allergic to the sound of eating, rustling crsips' (chips) bags, slurping on coke, dimwits talking to each other, the foul odour of popcorn.
So I usually prefer to see films at home or go to a studio cinema ('an art house' if you like) - but those happen to have poor projecting / displaying equipment so you don't get the benefit of seeing flicks in a cinema, i.e. better-than-at-home quality; you only get a bigger screen. Plus the special cinema ambient. These 'smarter', so to speak, cinemas usually have only modest selection of films though.

POOPERSCOOPER wrote: The story isn't that great? What the hell do you expect, twist and turns at every corner?

a good story isn't about twists, Poops. Yea it's nice if a detective flick has some good story twists, but many times twists are just the OMG soil erosion! of an otherwise poor story.

VasikkA wrote:Decapitations, limbs getting chopped off, cool combat moves... I already saw that in Kill Bill and with much more blood.

and how elegantly done! An amusing mix of self-ridicule with a homage to samurai-fight oriented cinematography: visually entertaining, nicely arranged, and served with a good dash of humour. Prima!

So now everyone's talking me into seeing the flick..

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:06 pm

Yeah, a lot of the negative reviews I read online were dealing with "it should be called something more like '300 DECAPITATIONS', LOL," but I seriously only remember like three or maybe four.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:18 pm

SPOILER

The only thing that left me baffled was why the remaining 300 died within a minute in the end. I assumed they'd survive another attack wave or arrow rain as they did until then. Or did they just decide to... die, lol?

END SPOILER

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:25 pm

I dunno, I rather liked how it was just that "blaze of glory" sort of thing. All heroic and shit. That whole macho "no matter the odds" sort of thing. Regardless, I thought being cut down by a hail of arrows was better than being speared by the guys that they just spent the last two hours anally raping. A sort of "we've done our part, so fuck you guys" ending, I suppose.

Subhuman · Post by **Subhuman** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:24 pm

I'd still rather watch Kill Bill again.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:38 pm

It's cause the immortals found the goat path that allowed them to flank the Spartans thus making their standard working tactic obsolete. It's alot harder to survive an attack coming from all directions. Guess despite being the world's best warriors, they sucked at fighting anything that wasn't infront of them.

I'd still rather watch Kill Bill again.

Like that was some sort of great epic.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:09 am

But see the problem there is that the way the Spartans were able to win in the real story was the phalanx, which was completely non-existant in the movie. The phalanx being flanked is a serious problem. But again, the Spartans of 300 were not in a phalanx. They were brawlers, and their style of combat would not at all be altered if there were enemies on one side or on every side..

And good christ, Subhuman. Kill Bill had like, what, I think two decent scenes, one in each movie, and the rest was overhyped shit.