winders 0 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Who else has seen 300? It is well worth the 9 bucks I spent on the ticket. For the younger kids out there, if you're below the rating at your country you better obey it! It is quite gory for a non horror film, while it isn't as violent it contains some explicit scenes. The movie doesn't have much character development, of course why would a show like 300 would have any? I was certainly pleased with the Spartan's battle tactics and skills, they use a little bit of Roman Shield war strategies and a tad of raw skill. They are quick to anger, while not as intense as some other Spartans such as Achilles Anyone else's opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xen 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Seeing as how I saw the movie 4 times, I'd say it was a pretty darn good film. It really motivates you to go hit the gym, heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asahi 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Ok sure 300 is awesome, but funny thing is, my Ancient History class just finished studying Sparta. I just couldn't help sitting there picking out historical inaccuracies etc. Way to spoil a film But still, film technique wise, its freaking wicked esp. the slo-mo fightings and the added blood effects (yeah, i know its overblown, but hey, films are to entertain are they not ?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo_Sieg 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 NeoG and I went to see the movie on its opening day here about a month ago. Surprisingly, there's not much people who went to watch it. Anyways, there is so much testosterone in the movie that after going out of the theater and back into the mall we both felt like grabbing the nearest javelin-like thing and thrusting it to the nearest mean-looking guy in the area, running at full tilt and piercing through him. It really does make you want to hit the gyms, hehe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireminerva 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I've got to go with evo_Sieg on this one. I definitely felt like picking up my short sword and lopping off some heads after watching 300, but still it's a great, if not somewhat graphic, flick. My advice is that if you liked Saving Private Ryan picture about twenty times the blood you saw in SPR and then imagine that all that damage was done within the range of a Persian short bow. This movie isn't for everyone but I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhelm 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Hehe, the main reason for all the historical inaccuracies are credited to it being made from a graphic novel. The movie itself was amazing saw it around release, and I was impressed... It really does make you want to hit the gym and then flex by the ladies with the 6 pack abs of death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winders 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 The film was actually more of a myth type rather than on the event itself; I mean you see people with claws for hands and a goat person at one stage (he was on there for a second) They had a: Spear, Sword (like a scimitar), Shield That was it; man my next D&D char will be a spear/sword and shield user LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant 96 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 My all time favourite movie has been Gladiator. 300 comes real close to that. The visual effects are a feast. I'm not so sure about the historical accuracy, since I'm no expert in that field. However, I remember reading somewhere that the well-known historians praised the movie for its historical accuracy. It's not 100% accurate but the historians were impressed by the degree of accuracy of the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhelm 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Well about the goat-men, Satyrs(sp) its part of Greek mythology so it didn't shock me as much as the sword arm guy. I'd never mess with a guy with sword arms, even if he were 400lbs of fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winders 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 Actually the Satyr reminded me of one of the Greek Immortals; Pan the god of Sheppards and Flocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguardian 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Funny you should mention that the Spartan's used Roman shield strategies since ancient Greece came to power before the Romans, and the Romans basically stole all the Greek ideas including their gods and architecture. Didn't see the movie, probably'll wait for it to come on DVD, but I did read a good fictional book about the battle called "Gates of Fire." Granted I only got half way through the book, as so often happens , but it was still good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winders 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 True but remember I was merely comparing; I wasn't saying it was based off the Romans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizer 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Saw 300 on opening night in the IMAX, had to wait in line for an hour, so me and my friends ate popcorn and played Worms for the GBA. And yeah, besides its lack of overall storyline and character development, its an awesome movie (gratuitous violence and sex ftw) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F.A.I.T.H 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Haven't watch 300 yet, instead catching Shooter, but apparently from what I've heard, it seems like a action film of epic proportions with a rather...straightforward plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireminerva 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I think that it's simply a war film and as such the point of the movie was to retell a story. There didn't seem to be much of a point about lots of character development because this wasn't a story about one or two characters but about 300 men who gave everything to stop a Persian Horde. The story makes a lot more sense if you actually know something about the battle of Thermopylae but with ancient Greek history barely being glanced at in most schools and battles only getting fleeting mentions I expect that many audience members go into the theaters not knowing much about Sparta. And finally, the Romans didn't steal everything from the Greeks. Roman battle tactics were far superior to the Greek phalanx and in fact, on the several occasions in which they met, the Romans typically put the phalanx to shame. The other important thing to remember about Rome is that unlike Greece, which was a very loose patchwork of city-states that sometimes were allies and usually were enemies, Rome was a true empire that spanned most of the known world at one point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zgmf x20a infinite 0 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 i just saw this movie and all i can say is OMG AWSOME!!!! Its sad that the king died tho =( EDIT by Valiant: Please add the spoiler tag in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winders 0 Posted April 13, 2007 Author Share Posted April 13, 2007 Hey mate I think you should put a spoiler tag just in case someone who hasn't watched it reads this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkphoenix 0 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 He, anyone who learned in school knows that they all die)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zgmf x20a infinite 0 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Sorry so......should it be like this SPOLIER WARNING!! : i am gay j/ks or am i?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkphoenix 0 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 It spoiler, not spoLIer))) *off* Good sig (Fafner X SEED)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishian 0 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 one word: overrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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