Batman Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 THIS...IS...SPARTA!!! EOUGH! EOUGH! EOUGH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 so... does that mean it's good, or bad? My son really wants to see this movie... I'm on the fence with it... Typically I love anything to do with history, but this one looks more like a horror flick to me from the trailers I've seen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 'Sposed to be a gore-fest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 It looks like a Frank Frazetta painting brought to life. I hear that IMAX is the best way to experience what has been described as having the goriest battle scenes to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I saw it today and I give it a 3. It's SO overdone. WHY is everything in slow-motion? Here come the horses - g..a..l..l..o..p, g..a..l..l..o..p. And this person looks at the wolf, and the wolf looks at this person and this person looks at the wolf and the wolf looks at this person, and this person... takes a step back... and looks at the wolf and the wolf looks at this person and... :sleepy: The 'fights'... after a while, that amount of blood and gore just becomes comical. The entire movie looks to me like a graphic artist's dream. I could just imagine the graphic designers discussing the angle and rotation of the head of a man as it flies up into the air after he is decapitated complete with visuals of major blood vessels in the neck. They must have had fun! I bet they have Playstations. The movie makers must have thought Greek history was much too boring and decided to add some melodrama and violins and that slow motion aspect I mentioned just to spice it up. I got quite bored. And as soon as I saw him I knew they'd kill that fellow with the nice hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Isn't it based on a comic book or something? Might explain some of the "overdoneness" Thanks for the review, Radhi: I wasn't really planning to see it, but you've cemented that decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I took notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Sounds like you needed something to do other than being bored out of your mind by gore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHOcatholic Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Did you hear the some country is upset about it cause it makes their Persian Ancestors look bad! Load of Bull! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 That would be Iran. They're a kind, sensitive bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I think you always have to keep in mind that it's the film adaption of a comic book and not a historical documentary... so of course it's full of stereotypes, that's only natural... "good guys" vs. "bad guys" etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 It does make the Persian ancestors look bad. I'd be a trifle pissed if my country had been the invading type and had this not-so-flattering movie made about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexybabe101 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 I was wanting to see this movie...now Im not sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 This movie likely 'looks' pretty good - with CGI and whatever else it probably does . If you are a student of the classics - you'll hopefully keep it in perspective : a Hollywood mogul who thinks he can dish out history on your ignorant ass ( but you DO like those leading men looking tough and ruthless , somehow ) - en guarde ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHOcatholic Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 It was just an entertaining movie, nothing more. It wasnt meant to be anything more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 My view: :sleepy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 It was alright, but only once. Not the sort of thing you'd watch over and over again. It was kinda lacking too much plot for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHOcatholic Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Best part where he goes THIS IS SPARTA! then he kicks `ol buddy down the hole...funny as heck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted April 8, 2007 Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 It's supposed to be just 300 dudes against the whole Persian army, but the way the battle sequences were shot it looked more like a 9:10 ratio of Spartans to Persians. Oh, and this movie was 31 flavours of "suck" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted April 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2007 Well, if you go expecting a good movie, it's gonna suck. And it's not a history movie, there's a freaking goat playing a gehu (japanese cello), and Xerxes is 10 feet tall or so. It's terrible when looked at through a critical perspective, but it's so incredibly badass...it just makes you feel manly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 Oh, and this movie was 31 flavours of "suck" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basmusiq Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 i didnt really like to movie, it didnt really go anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydaholic Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 I saw it today and I give it a 3. It's SO overdone. WHY is everything in slow-motion? Here come the horses - g..a..l..l..o..p, g..a..l..l..o..p. And this person looks at the wolf, and the wolf looks at this person and this person looks at the wolf and the wolf looks at this person, and this person... takes a step back... and looks at the wolf and the wolf looks at this person and... :sleepy: The 'fights'... after a while, that amount of blood and gore just becomes comical. The entire movie looks to me like a graphic artist's dream. I could just imagine the graphic designers discussing the angle and rotation of the head of a man as it flies up into the air after he is decapitated complete with visuals of major blood vessels in the neck. They must have had fun! I bet they have Playstations. The movie makers must have thought Greek history was much too boring and decided to add some melodrama and violins and that slow motion aspect I mentioned just to spice it up. I got quite bored. And as soon as I saw him I knew they'd kill that fellow with the nice hair. I'd completely disagree with you. But I am one for violent movies, hence 300, Sin City and Reservoir Dogs being some of my fave movies. Not that those movies were jsut good because of violence, but because they had incredible storylines. I loved the way the movie looked, it was incredibly artistic, it looked so real, like a living painting. Even the sex scene was very artistic, and with the naked female god dancing, I thought that those two scenes were very beautiful. And as for the battle scenes, I thought that they were amazing. I loved all the slowing-down bits, and the whole gore thing, it was a good laugh. I'd give it 10/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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