the movie 300-awesome or not? [Archive]

ReverendBob

03-26-2007, 02:24 PM

I liked it, overall, they did a pretty good job.

I would rather, instead of all the wife scenes, they had incorporated the dramatic naval battle that was happening at the same time.

Not that I'm against He'in and She'in, but found it sort of caused an otherwise dramatically actiony movie to drag a bit.

intergalacticman

03-26-2007, 02:26 PM

OH MAN!! your right! dude... that would be sweet

wait... didn't the battle of salamis occur after thermopylae?

Guardian

03-26-2007, 02:27 PM

I didn't watch it, But it does look hella-good from the commercials. I would love to see it anyday, but i'm probabley gonig to have to wait for the dvd.

XcOM

03-26-2007, 02:43 PM

saw it the otehr night,

THE BEST FILM I'VE EVER SEEN IN A LONG TIME.

I high;y recommend it

Zephik

03-26-2007, 02:46 PM

It wasn't too bad, I would see it again.

Ichbin

03-26-2007, 05:32 PM

Action scenes....absolutely amazing.

Kinda lacked in the presentation of story. If you wanna see action though...300 is your man.

jdbnsn

03-26-2007, 05:47 PM

wait... didn't the battle of salamis occur after thermopylae?

As I understand it, battle of Thermopylae did preceed the naval battle. But they are of the same war/assult from the Persians and roughly at the same time. That would have added much to the film!

Crimson Sky

03-26-2007, 05:52 PM

If you're into watching sweaty, muscular, frighteningly hairless men grunting and holding their swords this movie is for you. I for one, am not.

xRyokenx

03-26-2007, 06:05 PM

If you're into watching sweaty, muscular, frighteningly hairless men grunting and holding their swords this movie is for you. I for one, am not.

I've read a review (more like a rant) about it, and have heard what it's about... and have seen some of some of the movies out that are similar to this, and I'd have to say "not interested." I really don't care for movies like this, so, I'ma go with Crimson on this one.

Zephik

03-26-2007, 06:51 PM

If you're into watching sweaty, muscular, frighteningly hairless men grunting and holding their swords this movie is for you. I for one, am not.

That is something that really disturbed me. WHERE IS ALL OF THEIR HAIR?? Is it that their muscles are so big that hair can't grow? Or maybe Spartan men were metrosexuals??

I told my best friend that I didn't like the move A WHOLE lot. He almost pulled over to push me out. lol

Anyone heard of the crazy 300 work out? I saw a video clip of it, kind of reminds me of something you would see at a strong man competition.

ReverendBob

03-26-2007, 09:56 PM

*shrugs* I always considered the naval battle at Salamis to be part of the last stand at Thermopylae. In those days, word travelling as slow as it did, I tend to lump any connected battles together, even if a month passes between them

With the liberties they took with the death of Leonidis, and the contributions of the other greek soldiers, AND the deformed Gollum-like betrayer, I would rather have seen the naval battle over the love scenes.

In those times, what's a month?

Again, just my opinion, in a vain attempt to make peace between history and Hollywood.

As far as the hairlessness? How in HELL was the studio going to get our wives/girlfriends to go willingly with us to see a movie of this sort?

FILL THE BATTLE SCENES WITH MUSCULER, HAIRLESS, HUNKS OF BEEFCAKE!

Slug Toy

03-26-2007, 10:47 PM

artistic liberties aside, i would say the movie was really good. i havent confirmed this yet, but my friend looked up thermopylae and found that people, places, events, and even statements were all accurate. the part where leonidas says he cant bow before xerxes because of a cramp in his leg... that apparently happened in real life.

my favorite part was the beginning phalanx. if they had more of that instead of breaking formation eventually and turning it into a brawl... well that would have been super cool.

Crimson Sky

03-27-2007, 12:14 AM

300 is about as historicaly accurate as Ice Age 2: The Meltdown was to prehistory.

Omega

03-27-2007, 12:15 AM

300 is about as historicaly accurate as Ice Age 2: The Meltdown was to prehistory.

That's an exaggeration. The Graphic Novel "300" was actually based off of the events that took place at the battle of Thermopolae, with a very slight twist put on them.

Anywho, don't go to the movies for a history lesson. That should be obvious =/

Crimson Sky

03-27-2007, 12:32 AM

Yeah. Ok. slight twist. Time for you to shut off the PC and back slowly away...

Omega

03-27-2007, 12:38 AM

Yeah. Ok. slight twist. Time for you to shut off the PC and back slowly away...

We all know that everything is a slight twist, Crimson. That's how we can make things sound modest. ;)

Reyer

03-27-2007, 01:33 AM

i thaught it was sweet. i would see it again definitly. that and children of men were the best movies i have seen in like 5 years

mercerman318

03-27-2007, 10:11 AM

It was a great movie. period.

intergalacticman

03-27-2007, 01:22 PM

when you say they were hairless men, were you expecting hairy guys?
i certainly wouldnt want to see that

meticoeus

03-27-2007, 04:41 PM

I liked it enough to see it twice, which has never happened before (in theatres), lol.

DaveW

03-28-2007, 02:32 PM

i certainly wouldnt want to see that

Unless they were like Yetis or something. That would be cool, 300 Spartans vs. 300 Yetis. Who'd win?

-Dave

xRyokenx

03-28-2007, 02:36 PM

Or even better, 300 Spartans off Halo with swords and miniguns vs. 300 Yetis with rocket launchers and snipers.

99e46

03-28-2007, 05:18 PM

i LOVE this flick....it was AWESOME I saw it 3 times!!!

Omega

03-29-2007, 12:03 AM

I've only seen it once, but if I had the cash, I'd go see it again. Like, 3 times in a row.

CanaBalistic

03-29-2007, 12:31 AM

Well, i seen the movie on the opening weekend. I was impressed with the visuals. I dont think you could find a single faw in the chroma key if you devoted your life to it. Definitly, the best looking film to come out of HollyWood. Period.

I've noticed a lot of people will not stop complaining about how accurate the movie is compared to what really hapened. By putting hidiously disfigured creatures in the film, it shows that its not a movie to be taken as factual. The movie is based on a comic book thats loosely based on that peticular real life battle. To think otherwise relays a message of mental retardation.

That aside, this is the must see movie of the month.

Omega

03-29-2007, 01:38 AM

That aside, this is the must see movie of your life.

Fix'd

Scotty

03-29-2007, 01:28 PM

Such a amazing movie one of the best i have seen in a long time. So good i've seen it 3 times already at the cinema!

Gonna get it on DVD ASAP

intergalacticman

03-30-2007, 01:18 PM

Or even better, 300 Spartans off Halo with swords and miniguns vs. 300 Yetis with rocket launchers and snipers.

i have got to see that sometime

nil8

03-30-2007, 02:25 PM

Good movie. Full of action, good story and epic battles.

The History Channel is running a 2 hr documentary about the real battle.
It's good. It even goes into the historical debates involved.

"300 is about as historicaly accurate as Ice Age 2: The Meltdown was to prehistory."
Props to Paul for making me have a good belly laugh.

300 is not history. It's fiction. Treat it as such and you've accomplished more critical thinking than a third of the people that have seen the movie.

I think the director's cut version will probably be slower and include more aspects of the plot, which I will want to see when it comes out on DVD.

danthegeek

03-31-2007, 06:24 AM

I saw this movie opening weekend and I would have to agree that it was great. My favorite seen had to of been "then we will fight in the shade." because when the persians do fire the arrows the dude starts laughing. I had a good chuckle

Anway for all of those diehard historians.

THIS MOVIE IS NOT A HISTORY LESSON. IT IS A MOVIE BASED ON THE GRAPHIC NOVEL ---300---. DONT FORGET IT..... :twisted: