This is SPARTA!!!

Ahaugen · Post by **Ahaugen** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:19 pm

must not have been released on this side of the Atlantic, yet

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:47 pm

I don't plan to see it at all. Looks just like average Hollywood action blockbuster with lots of people yelling and killing each other, and so much overuse of slow-motion that Peckinpah would be ashamed - and it probably all adds up to nothing. Kind of a film that people go to see when they don't care what they're gonna see, so they don't want to hassle too much until they decide. Plus, it looks totally ugly, the overall colour and film quality seems like something that's designed solely to make you depressed.
I see many films over the year. If I was choosing them by how much money has been spent on advertising them, I'd hardly ever watch a few good films a year. So moving on to something else.

On the other hand, I approve of Shaun of the dead so I might just see that Hot Fuzz.
(I saw "Music and lyrics" last... me and my gf had a deal to pick each others films... so I watched this not at all bad romantic comedy, and she was somewhat confused by "Discrete charm of french burgouiese")

P.s. Die Hard wasn't really a dumb action. I don't like the film very much, but I'll admit any time that it was as clever as action films will go. When you see a barefoot opponent and try to fix him by shooting at the glass near him - that's a good sign that story isn't driven by characters acting unexplicably stupid.

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:26 pm

It comes out in April in the US. I'm definitely looking forward to it.

RemusShepherd · Post by **RemusShepherd** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:49 pm

Komiyan wrote:the Persians had no sense of being an intimidating bad guy, due to them having their asses kicked repeatedly.

But that part *was* historically accurate, so they couldn't get rid of that.

I like action, I like blustering paens about freedom, and I like half naked supermen. I liked the movie.

Kirb · Post by **Kirb** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:26 pm

I've been waiting for Hot Fuzz for quite a while.

I think I'll avoid opening night, though.

The Neko · Post by **The Neko** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:37 pm

War wrote:Best thing in the cinema currently.

Dear lord, yes!

Until Paprika hits theatres. Then it'll have a run for its money... against a limited release film....

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:54 pm

The Neko wrote:
War wrote:Best thing in the cinema currently.
Dear lord, yes!

Until Paprika hits theatres. Then it'll have a run for its money... against a limited release film....

Paprika had better damn well come to Indy. I believe it is...but still. There will be blood spilt if it isn't.

Garneta · Post by **Garneta** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:22 pm

I can't wait to see Hot Fuzz...Jim had better get it at his theatre so I can go to the preview instead of sitting in there with a bunch of stinky tourists some other night!

Haven't seen 300. From the preview, it seems like something I wouldn't particularly enjoy. But twice just today I heard that it was good. Eh, though...there are things I want to see first!

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:28 pm

Hot Fuzz is awesome. We definitely need more English comedy in cinemas. There's so very little of it out there.

- Joel Fagin

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:01 pm

I'm only particularly interested in seeing 300 because of all the aneurysms it gave movie critics, but I can certainly understand Komi's take on the film.

So I guess I'm going to save myself for the new TMNT movie. Any movie that is ". . . preparing youngsters to become soldiers in America's never-ending war on humanity" has got to be AWESOME.

Edit: And if Hot Fuzz is by the Shaun of the Dead crew, it's definitely something I gotta see.

CaptainClaude · Post by **CaptainClaude** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:20 am

Joel Fagin wrote:Hot Fuzz is awesome. We definitely need more English comedy in cinemas. There's so very little of it out there.

- Joel Fagin

no you don't, it just means you wind up with films like blackball and sex lives of the potato men. you don't want them!

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:05 am

Oh dear god sex lives of potato man

I don't think it's any better with romantic comedies aimed at part of USA audience that watchs films to hear sexy English accent (Bridget Jones and stuff).
Either way... "Full monty" and "Late night shopping" were awesome so I'll watch a brittish comedy anytime.

Robin Pierce · Post by **Robin Pierce** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:15 am

Sortelli wrote:Edit: And if Hot Fuzz is by the Shaun of the Dead crew, it's definitely something I gotta see.

It is. and it's worth it. and it's even funnier if you saw SotD first. I kinda watched them in the wrong order, which made SotD funnier, but made me miss a few things in Hot Fuzz.

On the topic of 300, the point with the "Wtf, 300 couldn't hold that many, it's not historically accurate" ... somehow I doubt that was the point. it was, however, 300 spartans, 700 thespians and about 1000 other miscellanious soldiers. Their offensive gave Athens the time it needed to prepare a naval offensive that decided the war. It's seen as such a massive victory because of the completely disproportionate casualties.

300 Spartans
700 Thespians
1,400 Greek allies in total

versus:
20,000 (Herodotus)
80,000+ (Ctesias)

>_> not that that has anything at all to do with the film, I just thought it was interesting, and decided to share the information =D

Czar · Post by **Czar** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:15 am

It's not like a few, brave (to the point of maybe being suicidal) men haven't held their positions in the face of overwhelming odds before (err... after Thermopylae).

You know, funny thing about last stands is, the ones where the people making them all die but their side wins tend to become far more famous than the ones where the last standers win and actually manage to survive...

RemusShepherd · Post by **RemusShepherd** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:16 am

pierce studios wrote:On the topic of 300, the point with the "Wtf, 300 couldn't hold that many, it's not historically accurate" ...

I think the people complaining about historical accuracy are more concerned about the giant persian mutants and the greek soldiers going to battle in their underwear.

Nobody disputes that Leonidas held off an army orders of magnitude larger than his own.

The Neko · Post by **The Neko** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:37 am

The movie seems to resemble a greek-themed video game than it does a film. It's like watching God of War being adapted to screen.

ShineDog · Post by **ShineDog** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:56 am

My main issue with evwery piece of this film ive seen, is that rather than looking like they are on a battlefield outside, they appear to be in a tiny beige shed.

I know the greenscreened the entire thing,but cmon, ive never seen less convincing backdrops.

Killbert-Robby · Post by **Killbert-Robby** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:07 am

RemusShepherd wrote:
pierce studios wrote:On the topic of 300, the point with the "Wtf, 300 couldn't hold that many, it's not historically accurate" ...
I think the people complaining about historical accuracy are more concerned about the giant persian mutants and the greek soldiers going to battle in their underwear.

Ah but you see technically the whole movie is just the story being told by that general that bears a striking resemblance to Snake. I mean he's telling a story to a whole army who're about to attack the Persians. So off course all those mutants n crap could just be embelishments to make this a good little camp-fire story. It never claims to be a realistic movie.

Komiyan · Post by **Komiyan** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:35 am

It wasn't the historical inaccuracies that were the problem, it was the lack of entertainment in the fighting

It was repetative and crap.

Col · Post by **Col** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:10 am

I thought 300 was fun. Wasn't looking for much out of it, and got what I was looking for. The slow-mo was nice, and showed off the choreography pretty well. Especially liked the scene of the two guys fighting back-to-back taking all the enemies out in one long turning shot.

For a really good film 'bout a small number of men holding off an army, watch "Zulu" with Michael Caine. Freaking awesome.