Rate 300

[Sir Brennen]

Don't waste your time or money on this flop. It was terrible.

A "flop" is normally a description of a film which does horribly at the box office monetarily. Though you obviously have your reasons to consider the movie to be without merit, a "flop" it definitely was not. Quite the opposite, in fact, breaking box office records for March releases (any March, not just this one), and being the 3rd highest opening weekend for any R-rated movie, period.

Perhaps you meant to say "trash" or the like?

 

[Tinker Gnome]

I liked it, I am not going to touch the whole homosexuality/Homiphobia arguement. It was a fun film that was a mythical/fantasyish interpretation of the battle.

Lawl, I thought Xerxes was a Gou'ald when I first saw him and heard him speak too!

 

[BadMojo]

I have a way to predict whether you'll like this movie. Ask yourself the following question: "Do I read history books or comic books?"

I read both. In fact, I was a history major in college.

It's worth considering that the Greeks themselves in their art depicted battle scenes that were very idealized. The human form was idealized and I've seen pottery depicting warriors wearing barely more than a helmet.

I also think it would have been really boring to watch the Spartans methodically fighting behind a shield wall in a phalanx for the whole movie. Effective, yes. Exciting to watch, I don't think so.

It's a very "over the top" story. I actually enjoyed the film quite a bit and thought the visual style fit the source material (Frank Miller's graphic novel) perfectly. I also think Frank is one twisted dude, but in an entertaining way.

 

[Seonaid]

But compound this with the mediocre acting, the almost monochrome backgrounds, video-game-style violence, bleep-bloopy soundtrack, and blatant sexualization of the characters and plot and the result is a movie that makes me want the two hours of my life back.

When you went to see it, did you go in with the understanding that it was based on a graphic novel?

 

[Storm Raven]

When you went to see it, did you go in with the understanding that it was based on a graphic novel?

How does the fact that it is based on a graphic novel excuse lousy acting, boring action scenes, an obnoxious soundtrack, and bad backgrounds?

 

[John Crichton]

How does the fact that it is based on a graphic novel excuse lousy acting, boring action scenes, an obnoxious soundtrack, and bad backgrounds?

Being based on a graphic novel had nothing to do with your opinion being different from the people who liked it a ton. Everything you just said, in my opinion is incorrect.

It was jolly fun. I'm sorry you were not entertained nearly as much as others were.

 

[Tinker Gnome]

I admit the acting was a little silly at times, but for me that just added to the movie for some reason.

 

[Donovan Morningfire]

I'd be very hesitant to call this an A-list movie, despite the budget.

A solid B-movie, on the other hand, would be a perfect categorical fit for 300.

Especially given the over-acting by the guy that played Leonidas. (I'm thinking this guy had eaten far too much red meat before doing several of his scenes.)

 

[John Crichton]

I'd be very hesitant to call this an A-list movie, despite the budget.

A solid B-movie, on the other hand, would be a perfect categorical fit for 300.

Call it whatever you want, but B-movies don't get the kind of attention or make the kind of money that 300 is still doing. Especially ones rated R.

 

[Storm Raven]

Being based on a graphic novel had nothing to do with your opinion being different from the people who liked it a ton. Everything you just said, in my opinion is incorrect.

Right, but my question went to the nature of the response. It was asserted that, for one poster, the movie suffered from disabilities such as bad acting, monochrome backgrounds, a lousy soundtrack and so on. The response was "did you go in understanding it was a graphic novel".

Which brings us to my question - what does being made from a graphic novel have to do with those things?