Aftrunner Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 I cant believe people are actually defending 300. It was a bastardised version (of an average GN) full of fake hollywood american patriotism bullshit. Mixed with some (blatently offensive) racist and homophobic undertones. Worse still it was badly written and badly acted. Full of cheesy moments and crap filler story lines. But I guess thats all OK if there are lots of shiny special effects on screen to distract you. Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrosys Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 ^ I totally disagree.The movie was beyond my expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 @afterrunner - they changed the threat for watchmen? WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF. Source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun360 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 (edited) lol wtf, tell me u havent seen 300 yet, then its ok or prolly u hv seen it on that Rs. 10 pirated cd. or maybe u are talking about meet the spartans. Meet the Spartans was made on half the catering budget of 300. Aside from that difference, they're both crap that crap crapped. Edited October 24, 2008 by arun360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 The Watchmen ending was changed because apparently the original ending didn't go down too well with the test audience. Although I LOVE the ending of the comic, it works in the comic because it's a comic - people reading a comic are prepared for something like that to happen. Though the comic is about superheroes, it's still grounded in reality and the movie (if most of it is done right), should follow that too. It would be kinda odd for the alien squid to show up when most of the movie has been so (for the lack of a better term) realistic and mature... call it The Dark Knight effect. IMO as long as the message and the "theme" of the ending remains the same, it doesn't matter if it's an alien squid or a destructive machine . Kevin Smith has seen the movie and according to him the ending works better for the film than the ending of the graphic novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Just watched tropic thunder its retarded humour , tom cruise did an awsome job ,the swearing is funny all in all 6.5/10 Its horse shite Did u like the dance at the end credits?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I cant believe people are actually defending 300. It was a bastardised version (of an average GN) full of fake hollywood american patriotism bullshit. Mixed with some (blatently offensive) racist and homophobic undertones. Worse still it was badly written and badly acted. Full of cheesy moments and crap filler story lines. But I guess thats all OK if there are lots of shiny special effects on screen to distract you. Right? DIE DIE DIE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Zack Snyder proved himself with the Dawn of the Dead remake. 300 was nice, but not DotD redux nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Zack Snyder proved himself with the Dawn of the Dead remake. 300 was nice, but not DotD redux nice. Holy hell! Talk about heresy. There is just so much wrong with the quote I can even comprehend where to begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaztin Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 (edited) Yea, so how about dropping the idea of squirting on sentiments of 300 the movie fans. ahooo. ahoooo. Edited October 24, 2008 by Chaztin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaiTaaNi billi Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 just saw another cinderella story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner4life Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 I saw the shawshank redemption yesterday... A very good movie but not the best ever(imdb average votes)... I think dark knight,fight club are better than this movie. But it's my view , I don't think many agree with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Holy hell! Talk about heresy. There is just so much wrong with the quote I can even comprehend where to begin. Insult DotD and you've insulted my mum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 /slips KOX a shiv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 /Sharpens dildo Say hello to my (quite literally) stinky little friend. In all fairness though I actually liked the remake. But it still doesnt hold a patch on the original by Romero (which would probably be in my list of top 10 films ever). And 300 still sucks donkey balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 while watching tropic thunder today i suddenly had a vision. steve coogan as The Riddler in the next batman.you can just see him in the role.any movie with coogan in it gets an extra star from me immediately, even when he is wasted like in Tropic Thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 /Sharpens dildo Say hello to my (quite literally) stinky little friend. In all fairness though I actually liked the remake. But it still doesnt hold a patch on the original by Romero (which would probably be in my list of top 10 films ever). And 300 still sucks donkey balls. /waves shiv about I never once said it came anywhere near the awesomeness of Romero's dead trilogy. I love Romero and would never EVER do that to him. What Snyder did instead was take the mall premise and craft an actual horror film out of it rather than doing an quasi-Romero social-message-cum-horror plain vanilla remake cop-out. And there is no denying how good it was. Sarah Polley is a gem of an actress (when shes not busy being my wife) and the fact that she signed on was a huge coup for Snyder. It gave the project genuine legitimacy. Think Daniel Day Lewis doing the watchmen. Not to forget the absolutely frantic intro sequence and the johnny cash powered credit montage. And yes, 300 was a tad overcooked. A bit toned down and it would have been much, much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 ^^ I enjoyed the hell out of Synder's Dawn remake. And I thought I was the only one who likes Sarah Polley... @Aftunner: It's your personal opinion that you hated 300 and I respect that. For me it's still one of the most kickass action movies ever made! The graphic novel didn't have much besides half naked men fighting against all odds. For what Snyder did with it is quite remarkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Well of course its personal opinion. Thats what the thread is all about. Personally I thought every change (even though there were few of them) Snyder made to the GN reflected badly in the film. The whole queen sidestory was so god awfull I was grimacing through that. Like keyo says if he had managed to tone down the Wooh yeah democracy rules you dirtbags.!!111! and the other themes that populated the film it could have been better. Which is why I am worried about Watchmen. Snyders directing is as subtle as a gang rape. But the man has an eye for cool looking action sequences I'll give you that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doobz Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Did u like the dance at the end credits?? tom cruise dancing as a bald hairy chested fat guy = WIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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