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makeshift wrote: JaWS mCbunty wrote: i think people are giving 300 far less credit in the substance department than deserved. it had all these little subtle moments everywhere. it wasn't just 300 warriors fighting because thats what they do against a persian army that conquers for no reason whatsoever.
my grade has moved up to A++ That is the last word I would use to describe anything that happened in this movie. Moments so subtle that they weren't even there? 
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Gulli
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If this film turns out to be be what I think it is when I eventually see it I'm pretty sure i'll be ripping half the posters in the thread new arseholes.
I will say from watching the trailers that the opulent "OTT" style is completely in line with the Zoroastrianistic beliefs of the Persian empire at the time due to the Monasticist denial inherently present within it.
But i'll have to watch the whole film before making any more judgements.
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DP07
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hmm.....It's playing at Colorado Center IMAX. That's like 20 miles away, but I want to see it on that screen. Have not gone there since Matrix Reloaded.
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Jeff
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Gullimont wrote: If this film turns out to be be what I think it is when I eventually see it I'm pretty sure i'll be ripping half the posters in the thread new arseholes.
I will say from watching the trailers that the opulent "OTT" style is completely in line with the Zoroastrianistic beliefs of the Persian empire at the time due to the Monasticist denial inherently present within it.
But i'll have to watch the whole film before making any more judgements. Wtf...
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Anita Hussein Briem
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Magnus wrote: JaWS mCbunty wrote: watch the whole sequence again. unlike other films that spend time sending one guy one by one towards the good guy, the choreography of that scene depicted 2 guys in complete synchrony fighting hordes of people coming towards them simultaneously and the 2 fighting like they're on automatic .. without spending too much time analysying situations but working on instincts. Upon THIRD viewing now, I feel like that whole scene just felt like a hack-n-slash game where you keep pressing the 'A' button and you kill two dozen guys in five seconds. Now, it is cool to watch but it ain't nothing amazing. In a real fight, you learn to love the 'A' button.
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bABA
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Hitokiri Battousai wrote: Magnus wrote: JaWS mCbunty wrote: watch the whole sequence again. unlike other films that spend time sending one guy one by one towards the good guy, the choreography of that scene depicted 2 guys in complete synchrony fighting hordes of people coming towards them simultaneously and the 2 fighting like they're on automatic .. without spending too much time analysying situations but working on instincts. Upon THIRD viewing now, I feel like that whole scene just felt like a hack-n-slash game where you keep pressing the 'A' button and you kill two dozen guys in five seconds. Now, it is cool to watch but it ain't nothing amazing. In a real fight, you learn to love the 'A' button. Magnus is wrong on so many levels
I myself saw at least the A, B, X Y and even the left trigger pressed, that too in combinations.
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Chippy
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 Here's my review to end all reviews:
300- A+
I'm going to start out by saying that the visuals in the film are BEAUTIFUL, now, they may not be the best visuals in a movie ever, but they are beautiful, and you can not deny that. The film starts out with the story of how the Spartan army is formed and the story of a child whom becomes a man early in his childhood and becomes a leader for his people. From the brutal-ness from killing babies for not looking well, to the teaching of children to fight for their survival, the film shows us how passionate the Spartan nation is to protect their country. Which brings us to the basis of this story, patriotism. Throughout the film, every single character, besides the traitors, do what they think is best for their country. The army goes to war, the elders try to stop it, and the women try to support the soldiers. The story surrounding the war was immensely intriguing and held up very well throughout the entire film.
Now let's get to the war. If you know ANYTHING about the Spartans, it was their extremely simplistic form of fighting. The Phalanx? The GREATEST fighting formation ever, and yet all it is is protecting the soldier next to you. And since the Spartan soldiers were born to be soldiers, their fighting skills were far better than anyone's in the world. Thus when the battle actually begun, it looked as though it were a video game, but I disagree, they were so good that the invading soldiers were no match. Then why did they lose? Well, they were betrayed, as you saw. The fight scenes were well choreographed and provided every bit as much action as any war movie can.
The film provided a fine script and executed every seen to perfection.
So once again, 300 gets an A+ from me.[/b]
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Gulli
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Jeff wrote: Gullimont wrote: If this film turns out to be be what I think it is when I eventually see it I'm pretty sure i'll be ripping half the posters in the thread new arseholes.
I will say from watching the trailers that the opulent "OTT" style is completely in line with the Zoroastrianistic beliefs of the Persian empire at the time due to the Monasticist denial inherently present within it.
But i'll have to watch the whole film before making any more judgements. Wtf... You don't run into Zoroastrianism and Monastism in everyday life 
Jeff I'm shocked 
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Magnus wrote: JaWS mCbunty wrote: watch the whole sequence again. unlike other films that spend time sending one guy one by one towards the good guy, the choreography of that scene depicted 2 guys in complete synchrony fighting hordes of people coming towards them simultaneously and the 2 fighting like they're on automatic .. without spending too much time analysying situations but working on instincts. Upon THIRD viewing now, I feel like that whole scene just felt like a hack-n-slash game where you keep pressing the 'A' button and you kill two dozen guys in five seconds. Now, it is cool to watch but it ain't nothing amazing. OMG Zach Znyder is HOT!! 
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Sam Nasty wrote: Magnus wrote: JaWS mCbunty wrote: watch the whole sequence again. unlike other films that spend time sending one guy one by one towards the good guy, the choreography of that scene depicted 2 guys in complete synchrony fighting hordes of people coming towards them simultaneously and the 2 fighting like they're on automatic .. without spending too much time analysying situations but working on instincts. Upon THIRD viewing now, I feel like that whole scene just felt like a hack-n-slash game where you keep pressing the 'A' button and you kill two dozen guys in five seconds. Now, it is cool to watch but it ain't nothing amazing. OMG Zach Znyder is HOT!! Did you know he is 40? HOT _________________A hot man once wrote: Urgh, I have to throw out half my underwear because it's too tight.
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Jim Halpert
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ValleyGuyChristian wrote: unbelievable. this has to be a joke.
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Chippy
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There isn't a single American name on that list
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Signed it again #28226
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I will say, 300 has some of the best one-liners ever. I've already used "Tonight we dine in hell!" today.
My own personal favorite has to be "Give them nothing, take from them everything", though.
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Chippy
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That's because you just seek attention.
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ChipMunky wrote: There isn't a single American name on that list What, you went through all of them? _________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict.
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Gulli
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That petition was amusing. The advent of the internet has rendered activism an armchair sport.
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Libs wrote: I will say, 300 has some of the best one-liners ever. I've already used "Tonight we dine in hell!" today.
My own personal favorite has to be "Give them nothing, take from them everything", though. I also liked Gorgo reusing Theron's skeezy line. _________________A hot man once wrote: Urgh, I have to throw out half my underwear because it's too tight.
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Christian
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El Pollo Loco wrote: Signed it again #28226 lol! _________________A hot man once wrote: Urgh, I have to throw out half my underwear because it's too tight.
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Chippy
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trixster wrote: ChipMunky wrote: There isn't a single American name on that list What, you went through all of them? Every one. _________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Libs wrote: I will say, 300 has some of the best one-liners ever. I've already used "Tonight we dine in hell!" today.
My own personal favorite has to be "Give them nothing, take from them everything", though. everytime since the last 2 weeks someones come to me and said something like You are Mad! or anything along the lines, I've answered "Mad!!!?? THIS IS SPARTA!! and proceeded to kick them. its funnier when they don't know what you're talkina bout.
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A+  Best movie so far this year.
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Gullimont wrote: Jeff wrote: Gullimont wrote: If this film turns out to be be what I think it is when I eventually see it I'm pretty sure i'll be ripping half the posters in the thread new arseholes.
I will say from watching the trailers that the opulent "OTT" style is completely in line with the Zoroastrianistic beliefs of the Persian empire at the time due to the Monasticist denial inherently present within it.
But i'll have to watch the whole film before making any more judgements. Wtf... You don't run into Zoroastrianism and Monastism in everyday life Jeff I'm shocked Well, I'm familiar with Zoroastrianism...
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