300

[Deckard]

Not seen anyone talking about this here.

Warners have now released an official trailer (click (http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/300/))

I think this is looking incredible, one of the most mouthwatering trailers I've seen in a long time. Kickassery galore. Just hope the movie 'works' and isn't all style over substance.

[the mongoose]

1 ticket sold to me already....hot damn! :cool::cool::cool::cool:

[Aaron Contreras]

I'd like it better if it was less fantastic...

...still gonna be there opening night.

[King of Snake]

Lord of The Rings meets Gladiator meets Troy meets Sin City meets The Matrix meets....?

let's hope it can live up to any of those movies. Trailer looks cool but also shows potential of being really bad/silly/corny. :)

[b.miller]

the graphic novel is great and the trailer looks just like the graphic novel and my friends who saw the ComiCon footage said it looks amazing. high hopes!

[Malt Refund]

I never read 300 because the comic is oversized. Anyone who's read my Tomato ranting knows how I feel about needlessly oversized comics and books.. I boycott them. If it doesn't fit on my shelf, I don't buy it. ;) But it does look ridiculously awesome and I'll see the movie no doubt. That trailer is too hot.

[grady]

Looks enticing and delighting.

[luke]

I never read 300 because the comic is oversized. Anyone who's read my Tomato ranting knows how I feel about needlessly oversized comics and books.. I boycott them. If it doesn't fit on my shelf, I don't buy it. ;) But it does look ridiculously awesome and I'll see the movie no doubt. That trailer is too hot.

Eh, I wouldn't say it's a comic. Missing out on a few special graphic novels with that attitude I'm sure ;)

I bought this from Amazon last week - it's very short, but it looks incredibly similar to the trailer. Can't fucking wait.

[b.miller]

wowza. it's pretty much the graphic novel in motion. I'd say better done than Sin City, leaving it to your personal tastest between the two books to determine which movie you like more. People that hadn't read it did mention it was a bit like watching a World of Warcraft game but whatever.. so much hacking, so much slashing. it was awesome.

[darktrain]

guys, I saw this film at a test-screening this summer (august i think it was) and it is, like KoS suggested Gladiator meets Sin City, in all the right ways. the action sequences often speed-up/slow-down to highlight key hits and slashes, the blood spurting effects look quite like the book, and the acting is pretty solid all around (save for the hunchback, who i found a little annoying). my only minor issue with it was you could tell it was shot on a minimal stage with mostly green screen around. then again, not all the effects were finished when i saw it. also, the music was all temp so i can't comment on that. i'll defeinitely being seeing it properly when it's released.

[Malt Refund]

Eh, I wouldn't say it's a comic. Missing out on a few special graphic novels with that attitude I'm sure ;)

I know, and it's a shame.. I also boycott hardcovers when a trade paperback will do just fine. Why pay more for cardboard? I have alot of weird rules. ;)

[Jason Roth]

I thought this thread was going to be about wii bowling.

[Winston]

since reading about this battle in my history books i wanted it to be filmed
this is going to be so good
Leonidas with THE reply
awsome

[luke]

http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1529799&sdm=web&qtw=480&qth=300


new trailer!!!!!

[Aaron Contreras]

These trailers make me want to shoot 'roids and snort a bunch of crank and run buck naked through the streets of Westwood jabbing at the rich Persians (harmlessly) with a pointy stick.

[the mongoose]

A review so funny you might piss yourself.......


Click:D (http://www.aintitcool.com/?q=node/31520)

[GoatSucker]

That review is absolute class...


I can’t spoil the plot because THANK GOD THERE ISN’T ONE. Just ass kicking that kicks ass that, while said ass is getting kicked, is kicking yet more ass that’s hitting someone’s balls with a hammer made of ice but the ice is frozen whiskey.
LOL

[Winston]

awesome, i'm gonna try this

If you watch this movie and go into a Taco Bell, and say to the cashier, “I need some extra sauce packets” guess what? You’re getting twenty sauce packets because your face will punch him in the brain.

[sanblaster]

Perfect use of one of most epic NIN songs in the trailer as well. Didn't know about this one, definitely checking out..

[Renze]

The trailer in 1080p is really a joy to watch. Can't wait to see this movie.

[viddy]

The trailer in 1080p is really a joy to watch. Can't wait to see this movie.

amen to that! did someone say sweaty gritty detail?

[the mongoose]

Tomorrow!!!! Sparta!!!!!
(God I can't wait...must...see.....)

:cool:!!!!!!!

[sloff]

Saw the sneak preview Tuesday. Awesome!

[Aaron Contreras]

Catching this Sat. Night in Imax. Can't wait.

[Winston]

gotta wait till the 24th...

[the mongoose]

Just saw it and I was blown away!!!

Mindbending visuals and audio, an unknown cast of great actors, stunning (and bloody) action scenes, and a great story all make this a MUST SEE! The only way you'll not dig this is if you're a pussy or if you're sick or tired. :p

Go see it ASAP.:cool::cool::cool:

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

This is going to be one hell of year for the movie industry. This is just the beginning of good fun indeed.

[EuroZeroZero]

i'm in love.
one of my personal favs.

[viddy]

All shows sold out. Dammit. I'll have to go another night, perhaps at the imax.

[joethelion]

did we see the same movie??!?!? I found it BORING

first of all, it was a bit disctracting when I realized that you could seamlessly add "FUCK YEA!" after every other sentence in the film
(edit) seriously, try it when you see the movie: "we're spartans" (Fuck yea!) "you are my queen" (Fuck YEA!) 'you won't like this (f-yea)

then it was so violent that it lost all of its meaning. Like - I got bored just watching beheading after beheading (how many were there in total? it felt like a lot)

also - it was just obnoxious how many times they had close-ups of bloody spears... not that you saw it going through a person, it was just montage after montage of - oh look! a spear with blood on it... what's that - oh a spear, with blood on it... guess what? more spears with blood!

and the voice of the 10-12 foot transvestite (the main bad guy) seemed improperly dubbed over... and fake sounding (ok - he wasn't in drag, and that might've been somewhat historically accurate, but I couldn't stop thinking of Dennis Rodman half the time)

and what was up with his Crab-Man? He's only in one scene, and had giant crab-claws for arms ...and he beheads someone... I thought this was supposed to not include mythology?

Not a horrible movie, visually (I really thought that the oracle sequence was great... even when you see the dude who bribes them & he fades to black), but you see the same images over and over again - and it looses value.

the script was horrible, but I wasn't expecting much to begin with.

Now - I saw it in a semi-big theater... I would not reccommend seeing it in any sort of smaller venue, even dvd. I actually vow that I won't watch it on dvd, b/c then it'd be the most boring, long-ass movie ever to include gratuitus close-ups of bloody spears

fuck yea

[grady]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who wasn't swayed/brain washed by this film. Yes, the visuals are impressive, but man was this boring. I gotta agree with Joe on some of the spear montages.

The film could've been a solid 90 minutes. Ninety minutes of mindless, unadultered violence. I found no real point of connection with the story or even the visuals. There is a good film scattered in bits and pieces amongst this one. Granted I did find myself grinning at points throughout the film, but not enough to recommend the film to anyone.

I can admire what the film is technically, but that is about it. I found the extended cut of the trailer from the comicon footage to be far more enjoyable. Additionally, they should've just used that nine inch nails song throughout the entire film's battle sequences, or hired Trent to make an uber extended version of the track plus other music

Did anyone else notice how they lifted the choral theme from Julie Taymor's Titus and just added some vocals?

Did anyone else chuckle when the queen said, "Freedom isn't free...."? I wanted to yell out, "It costs a buck-oh-five!"

[the mongoose]

To each his own I suppose. It's not an oscar film so don't think I'm claiming it to be like "movie of the year" material. It's just a good time at the movies for people who enjoy bloody fight scenes, and it's certainly not a thinker's film. I love some of the twists and surprises and believe that the story was entertaining and served the on-screen action well. The arrows in this clip alone warrant a ticket purchase if you ask me.........Click (http://youtube.com/watch?v=IRpbxrivNM4);)

Bravo WB.:cool:

[Strangelet]

"Freedom isn't free...."? I wanted to yell out, "It costs a buck-oh-five!"

fuck yeah!!

[adam]

Too silly for me. I like Frank Miller (most of the time), and some of the visuals were great...I should have just listened to The Fragile on headphones.

[grady]

Too silly for me. I like Frank Miller (most of the time), and some of the visuals were great...I should have just listened to The Fragile on headphones.

ooohhh.....good call.

[koisk]

A few dudes stab a lot of dudes. Then they do that again for 2 hours. It was awesome.

[mmm skyscraper]

This is Peter Jackson without any control.

Read the comic. A lot shorter and the visuals are still spot on.

[GforGroove]

For me was so boring too. I mean yeah the vfxcore and what else??
i think is just a really flashy movie for comic fans.. but its a bit retarded they stab each other a bit too much.

i think vfx movies (Unless you are robert rodriguez) should be short. that is why Peter Jackson and his lord of the rings are so dammn boring too (ahahah..)

[grady]

For me was so boring too. I mean yeah the vfxcore and what else??
i think is just a really flashy movie for comic fans.. but its a bit retarded they stab each other a bit too much.

i think vfx movies (Unless you are robert rodriguez) should be short. that is why Peter Jackson and his lord of the rings are so dammn boring too (ahahah..)

I dunno robert rodriguez films are pretty boring lately too.

[b.miller]

I dunno robert rodriguez films are pretty boring lately too.

careful or he'll shoot you with his... gun leg.

[grady]

careful or he'll shoot you with his... gun leg.

i was expecting you to say a crossbow or something like that. gun leg....hmmm....

[Scott Warner]

I saw this yesterday with my company. I'd give it a C.

Good:

Art direction
No surprises here, it's a pretty thing to look at
Gerard Butler and Rodrigo Santoro
Good casting here
Gerard broadcasts presence and weight just by appearing on the screen
Rodrigo comes off truly despicable and you want him dead from the moment he first appears on the screenBad:

One dimensional characters
Which means I don't really care when they die
Don't give me the "It's just an action movie" bit - good action movies have good characters with development, which makes the action mean something:
Compare the head choppin' moment of this film with say that of Aargon's final slice in 'Fellowship of the Ring'
Silly script
In any movie less stylized the whole affair would devolve into unintentionally funny camp
This is probably more of a problem with the faithfulness to the source material but the whole mysticism vs. logic contrast in the two cultures is delivered in pretty clunky fashion
Particularly the last line of the movie - yuk
Highly played out film editing techniques
While I like the idea of slowing down the motion on frames taken straight from the graphic novel...
... I am sick and tired of the slow down, speed up bullshit I've seen in about five million car commericals up to this point
And really this technique hides the fact that few of the action moments are truly unique or memorable (the wall of dead dudes attack excluded) - there's just a whole lot of severing and poking going on
Contrast this with Kill Bill where I'm sure each of you could rattle off about at least a dozen memorable scenes from the movieSo yeah. It was okay.

[adam]

Yeah, that was one of the things that really bugged me about the metafilter discussion - lots of folks were saying to those of us who didn't like it that we "just didn't get it." No, I got it. I can appreciate all these things when they're done properly - but when I'm laughing at things that aren't supposed to be funny and groaning at things that are supposed to be dramatic, something has gone wrong. I mean, I am perfectly happy to turn off all intelligent parts of my brain and enjoy some visceral entertainment - I liked XXX, for fuck's sake.

No criticism implied of those of you who liked it, I'm just objecting to the "you just don't get it" line.

[Dirty0900]

Visually stunning, plot wise er............................

If i was shot in the chest with an arrow or speared id expect to be leaking blood though for some reason not much blood seemed to be spilt. Probably why its a 15 and an 18 here.

[kagenaki koe]

i think my local newspaper/mag had one of the best descriptions of the movie:

it's a juvenile view of manliness.



(i loved the movie btw but i agree with the sentiment)

[luke]

I am yet to see 300, but I was wondering if you like my new signature?

It spawned out of love.

[Tom]

This movie ruled, you shits.

Adam, you're so full of shit. And I hate you.

[Sarcasmo]

This movie ruled, you shits.

Adam, you're so full of shit. And I hate you.

Goddamn right.

About the movie, anyway. I have no real idea how full of shit Adam is.

[Strangelet]

don't give me that "It's just an action movie" bit - good action movies have good characters with development, which makes the action mean something:
amen to that brother. as a lover of the genre, it's not to be borne all the excuses by both fans and filmmakers to make actionfilms with boxes full of stupid. its like girl movies. do they have to have aretha franklin blasting while three generations of women sing in to hair curlers and plastic spoons? no.

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

I concur. (I just looked up the def. for this word and it means NOTHING that I thought it did.) Let me say, I disagree.

The film simply had the Jesus complex removed and chose to display solidarity in a common belief. That belief being freedom.

The creaters of this film achieved what they chose to accomplish I'm most certain of as well. ;)

[Strangelet]

The film simply had the Jesus complex removed and chose to display solidarity in a common belief. That belief being freedom.


special.

did it have anything interesting to say about freedom, other than its a kick butt excuse to spear people? i'm not saying action movies have to double as philosophical treaties, but "freedom" like "life" or "Love" mean so much they mean absolutely nothing in a general sense. Which means characters whose 1 dimensional existence was designed to scream "freedom!" and spear people means absolutely nothing. Whose freedom? freedom from what? can mel gibson even express freedom without blue face paint?

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

Thank you, I've always wondered if I was just BobBloke, now I'm special! :p

That's NOT what I'm saying and I don't hate Jesus or anything like that. The Jesus complex is often discussed in film circles, it's nothing anti-religion.

Freedom from what? Did you watch this film or not?

[Strangelet]

Freedom from what? Did you watch this film or not?
oh right. the evil dark skinned persians. i forgot :rolleyes:

admit it john: you're all about the 8 packs.

[myrrh]

I had thought I was doomed to wait until this came out on DVD to see because here they over dub every English movie in French, which I happen to hate. Are people that pathetic that they can't read subtitles!!! I asked why they over dub, and was told that if they didn't people wouldn't go to the movies. Sad.

Anyway, I forgot that I was in Marrakech and for some reason the DVD of a movie comes out the week after the movie is released in the theater.;) So, I was really happy when one of my students called me up and said that he got a copy of it for me.:D

I thought that the action of this movie kicked ass. I didn't get tired or bored of seeing people speared or beheaded or anything. The parts I didn't like were the parts when they switched back to what was going on in the city. I think that if they just cut those parts out and made it all actions, fighting, killing, blood and more blood, and nude Persian women dancing, the movie would be the greatest!

I do agree with Scott too, about the ending line. It was crap.

All in all, I liked it but it is not one that has super repeat value.

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

I've got a secret for you.

The 6 & 8 packs were done with the magic of make-up. The men were too gay for my taste in this one, meaning they all shaved their bodies more than women do.

Now everyone's gonna hate my ass for homoing this thread all out. Thanks Stranglet, thanks. ":>}

[adam]

Now everyone's gonna hate my ass for homoing this thread all out.

Personally, I'm just happy that you made this sentence. Besides, I'm not sure you could really "homo out" a discussion about 300. I think it's inevitable.

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

ha, ha, lafucking, ha.

Tom hates you. :p

[King of Snake]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNqiSkd1M6k

"Brush your teeth!"

lollerz!

:D

[Winston]

belachelijk

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

dich segnen, gazuntight, salud, and bless you.

[luke]

The only parts that sucked in this movie were the parts not in the graphic novel - i.e. all the political shit with his wife. The last time you're suppose to see her is the goodbye. And she cries.

I think you should be able to just enjoy a flick without having to really care about the characters - the action was more than enough. And it's not like most people didn't know the story (I guarentee 80% of people looked it up before they went at saw it).

The only thing they needed was more tits. Like God of War.

<3 adam & scott - but, SIF.

[grady]

This is an amusing comic inspired by the film featuring the mushroom kingdom and mario.

link (http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=231)

[the mongoose]

Just got the HD-DVD/DVD combo disc and HOLY SHIT it's fucking bad to the bone!!:eek:
Jaw dropping picture and clarity. All of the scenes that were blurry and hard to make out in the theater look very sharp and clear on disc. That arrow storm scene is just plain NASTY now!:cool:

Click (http://images2.dvdempire.com/gen/movies/1329723h.jpg)

Features:
Bluescreen Picture-in-Picture Version: Director Zack Snyder Compares the Pre-CGI-Enhanced Version to the Finished Film [most amazing special feature ever - incredible]
Additional Scenes of the Traitorous Hunchback and Never-Before-Seen Giant Warriors (in HD)
Frank Miller's Vision Realized on Film (in HD)
300 Spartans - Fact Or Fiction?: The Shocking Life of a Spartan Revealed (in HD)
Who Were The Spartans?: How the Actors Built Their Characters Based on Spartan Customs (in HD)
Webisodes: Go on Set with the Cast and Crew
Exclusive to HD DVD ***Game: Vengeance And Valor - Lead More Spartan Warriors into Battle Against Xerxes' Forces and Test Your Combat-Hardened Knowledge of Tactics and Strategy
Pick Your Favorite Scenes: Assemble Your Favorite Clips and Create Your Own Montage [sweet as fuck btw]
Web-Enabled Features: Cool Mobile Downloads