300 (Frank Miller)

[MigratingOsprey]

i know it's based on a comic book, which i've never read, but maybe i'd have some issues with that as well - i dunno

it was OK - fairly entertaining, but all in all seemed very forced with nothing that stood out and the repitition of slow motion, cheesey line, slow motion, grandiose speech, slow motion, creepy dude hunched over with boils, slow motions, cheesey line, slow motion and then more slobby characters with flipper arms just seemed very forced to me

i know i'm in the minority here - but just my feelings

 

[Stout]

Well, "virtually none of it" doesn't really mean "all of it".

Boo There are other points as well, but I think that's all been discussed in the gazillion pages already lol

 

[Chaplin]

i know it's based on a comic book, which i've never read, but maybe i'd have some issues with that as well - i dunno

it was OK - fairly entertaining, but all in all seemed very forced with nothing that stood out and the repitition of slow motion, cheesey line, slow motion, grandiose speech, slow motion, creepy dude hunched over with boils, slow motions, cheesey line, slow motion and then more slobby characters with flipper arms just seemed very forced to me

i know i'm in the minority here - but just my feelings

No, I think a lot of people would agree with you. I for one thought the movie was all style and absolutely no substance. It looked great and the battle scenes were awesome (and unrealistic), but there was no real character work done--unfortunately the filmmakers decided to put all their money into the look of the film.

But for this kind of movie, it works.

 

[Stout]

No, I think a lot of people would agree with you. I for one thought the movie was all style and absolutely no substance. It looked great and the battle scenes were awesome (and unrealistic), but there was no real character work done--unfortunately the filmmakers decided to put all their money into the look of the film.

But for this kind of movie, it works.

Exactly. I mean, I absolutely loved the movie, but I'm not going to pretend it was about in-depth characters. They were absolutely archetype characters, but I felt they used those archetypes to create a fun, visual feast type of movie.

 

[Mulli]

No, I think a lot of people would agree with you. I for one thought the movie was all style and absolutely no substance. It looked great and the battle scenes were awesome (and unrealistic), but there was no real character work done--unfortunately the filmmakers decided to put all their money into the look of the film.

But for this kind of movie, it works.

Have to agree. I didn't even bother watching the end of the movie.

 

[BigRedRage]

Just watched it again, great movie. Very fun. Leonitis is a badass.

 

[BigRedRage]

THIS IS SPARTA!!!

Because only Spartan women give birth to real men.

Tonight we dine in hell.

So we will fight in the dark.

Or when he was asking the Athenians about their professions when they said he brought a tiny army.

----All awesome.

 

[Bada0Bing]

Rewatched this one recently for the first time. Still a fun flick. This is a good thread to read through as well.

There hasn't been a good historical battle movie in a long time. Gladiator was 20 years ago and Braveheart was 25.

 

[Finito]

Good fun movie. Way over the top but entertaining

 

[Chaplin]

All style no substance. Like all of Snyder's movies except for Dawn of the Dead.