just saw 300

[Adam Keep]

I just saw 300 and it was great! There were arguments on another thread of no character development, but I though there was enough for what was needed. They were Spartans and were fearless in battle and they showed that. I though it was very well done and will for sure buy it on DVD. I know I'm late on this post, but it just came to Germany in an English theater. Today was the opening day.

[nathan fitzgerald]

We just got back from seeing it and it was awesome!

One of those movies that you need to see in the theatre.

[Matt Schumann]

exactly... saw it this past week... awesome... not alot of character development but it definitly makes up for it, every now and then tey have the documentry on the history channll about the true life 300 i wannacatch it somtime...

[Jakki McGuffin]

exactly... saw it this past week... awesome... not alot of character development but it definitly makes up for it, every now and then tey have the documentry on the history channll about the true life 300 i wannacatch it somtime...


Too Bad you Missed the documentury it was on last night. It was amazing to see what those guys went through to become soldiers. lol from seven years old they were trained in warfare

[JohnCook]

I watched it two nights ago and I definitely liked it. I had heard mixed opinions but pretty much knew going in that I was going to like it going off what other people didn't like and what my taste in movies is like. Definitely a good flick.

[Jonathan Macfarlane]

It only comes out in May here I think. Stas and I will go ASAP.

"tonight, we dine in hell!"

[Rus Mandery]

Seriously, I can't take it anymore! That movie sucked! It wasn't even as good as Troy. Have action movies sunk so low recently that everyone is getting all hot and bothered by a mediocre blood porn? Go rent Braveheart if you want to see a good action movie, or Gladiator or Troy or even 13th Warrior!

Oh yeah, I like movies. A movie doesn't have to do too very much for me to like it, this movie failed to succeed in even the modest task with which it was charged.

[JohnCook]

Seriously, I can't take it anymore! That movie sucked! It wasn't even as good as Troy. Have action movies sunk so low recently that everyone is getting all hot and bothered by a mediocre blood porn? Go rent Braveheart if you want to see a good action movie, or Gladiator or Troy or even 13th Warrior!

Oh yeah, I like movies. A movie doesn't have to do too very much for me to like it, this movie failed to succeed in even the modest task with which it was charged.


Well....I liked it. It definitely isn't on the same level as Braveheart or Gladiator, but those two are a couple of my favorites. I liked Troy as well. In the end I was entertained by 300 so I gave it a thumbs up. I think the problem with some viewers is that they are going into this movie listening to all the hype surrounding it and then getting disappointed because their expectations were way too high.

[Eric Jett]

I watched it last night. It entertained me. Good for getting me pumped up.

[Adam Keep]

Seriously, I can't take it anymore! That movie sucked! It wasn't even as good as Troy. Have action movies sunk so low recently that everyone is getting all hot and bothered by a mediocre blood porn? Go rent Braveheart if you want to see a good action movie, or Gladiator or Troy or even 13th Warrior!

Oh yeah, I like movies. A movie doesn't have to do too very much for me to like it, this movie failed to succeed in even the modest task with which it was charged.

Get out of town dude! Troy and 13th warrior sucked hard! Judging from what your taste in movies happens to be I don't think you have a coherent vote on this one. In Troy he did the same thing over and over again, the stupid neck stab thing, and 13th warrior was just plain old cheesy. The movie is what it is, a comic book brought to life. Blood and gore and lots of one liners is what it is. I hate it when people try to compare movies to each other.It isn't Braveheart or Troy, it is 300 and it was a great movie.

[Matt Brouse]

I saw it last night too and dug it. One of them big fancy screens with the sweet sounds system...dunno.

[ClayEdgin]

It wasn't even as good as Troy.

That's it, you're off my Myspace friends list Rus!! That is some faggage I just can't support! hahaha

I downloaded it (I'm a pirate. Arrrr.) and liked it a lot. The photography was excellent, and I loved all the characters. The bad guy reminded me of the Indian dude from Street Fighter II

[ADAMBAUER]

...The bad guy reminded me of the Indian dude from Street Fighter II
Holy S**t Clay your right he does look like him!!! LOL

[Tim Moss]

one of the greatest war movies, ever. period. i have seen it twice, going to see it again. both times i was pumping my fist in the air, at the glory laid out before me.....hiding behind a wall of the slain, how awesome is that? i have a competition coming up, and i plan to watch it before that, then go and kill all in my path. AAAOOHH, AAOOH, AAOOHH!!!!!

[Stephen Calhoun]

I finally saw it and loved it! It has some of the best scene's (speech at the well) Haa! America has lost much of its warrior culture and spirit. Crushed by the sensitivity and PC police. On the news, at night, we sit around watching for the news people to announce how many of our soldiers had died rather then how many of the enemy has died. We are no longer allowed to rejoice in the death of our enemy. We now are supposed to feel bad when the bad guy dies and feel guilty when we kill him.

Ahh... but back to the movie I look forward to seeing it in I-max. However I do not think it will translate well to the small screen. I just got to get that new house built with my home theater in it.

Let your warrior within you come out and play!

[David Campbell]

The bad guy reminded me of the Indian dude from Street Fighter II

Ha, I kept thinking to myself that the guy looked like someone but couldn't place it. I do believe you are right. :D

BTW, The movie rocked. Graphic novel rocked as well.

[chrisklavette]

I saw it last night too and dug it. One of them big fancy screens with the sweet sounds system...dunno.
Have you seen it at the IMAX?

[Matt Brouse]

Have you seen it at the IMAX?
Naw, wanted too though...it was just this new fancy screen they got up in Fargo.

[chrisklavette]

You are in Fargo? I guess that is long trip to the zoo.

[Matt Brouse]

You are in Fargo? I guess that is long trip to the zoo.
My permanent address is like 5 minutes from the zoo. Might be a good come down from Iowa after I roll back to Burnsville.

[KevinRoss]

Ha, I kept thinking to myself that the guy looked like someone but couldn't place it. I do believe you are right. :D

BTW, The movie rocked. Graphic novel rocked as well.

If you watch the tv show Lost, the guy that plays Xerxes in 300 is a character on that show. Maybe that's where you thought you knew him from.

[Jesse Snadden]

Well I disliked the movie. The battle scenes were awesome and that it's. The rest blew. The acting was rediculous and felt amateurish. The plot went nowhere. The Spartans were practically invincible (Good hero's are made interesting by their vulnerabilities, not their strengths). I'm sure the problem is trying to adapt a graphic novel into a movie page by page. A medium doesn't always translate well into another.

One liner action movies were fine in the 80's with movies like Rambo and Terminator. Today I expect more from my movies. I know someone commented about hating it when people compare movies, but how else are we to judge them? When the bar gets set higher by similar movies, we must from then on compare all similar movies to it. That's how everything works. This movie does not get anywhere near Braveheart or Gladiator. I did dislike Troy (although not as much as 300) and hated 13th warrior.

And this has nothing to do with me being built up by hype, I saw the first trailer for this movie that that was it. When I heard it was playing I went to see it.

Maybe some people here enjoyed the homoerotic tones (Xerxes and his transvestites) throughout the movie along with watching grown men in their underwear. HAHAHA... I kid ... I kid... :LOL: Well... maybe not.

[chrisklavette]

I just watched 300 AGAIN. Yes, it is even better the second time around.

[MarkSikora]

Chris,

The second time did you still get "excited" when the big guy was giving Leonidis that back rub???? I bet your partner was reaching into that cut out bottom pop corn box pretty often during that scene, huh?? :disgust:

see ya

Mark

oh yeah, I owed you that for the ugly thread :M:

[Dan Harrison]

Well I disliked the movie. The battle scenes were awesome and that it's. The rest blew. The acting was rediculous and felt amateurish. The plot went nowhere. The Spartans were practically invincible (Good hero's are made interesting by their vulnerabilities, not their strengths). I'm sure the problem is trying to adapt a graphic novel into a movie page by page. A medium doesn't always translate well into another.

One liner action movies were fine in the 80's with movies like Rambo and Terminator. Today I expect more from my movies. I know someone commented about hating it when people compare movies, but how else are we to judge them? When the bar gets set higher by similar movies, we must from then on compare all similar movies to it. That's how everything works. This movie does not get anywhere near Braveheart or Gladiator. I did dislike Troy (although not as much as 300) and hated 13th warrior.

And this has nothing to do with me being built up by hype, I saw the first trailer for this movie that that was it. When I heard it was playing I went to see it.

Maybe some people here enjoyed the homoerotic tones (Xerxes and his transvestites) throughout the movie along with watching grown men in their underwear. HAHAHA... I kid ... I kid... :LOL: Well... maybe not.

That's definately the French-Canadian in you coming out... j/k buddy.... And speaking of "coming out"... how can ANYONE not WORSHIP 300??????? Every line in that movie was CLASSIC. It was a movie you could quote every line to just like Braveheart. It praised such things as bravery in the face of near-impossible odds, courage in the face of evil, self-sacrifice, and standing for what you believe no matter what. How can anyone knock this?

[Scott Gonzalez]

great movie...made me wanna start a fight with the 3 dudes in the row in front of me for the sake of it....I think it will turn out to be a classic to me after I see it a second time