I have no idea how this movie went undetected by me, but I just found out about this last night from a friend. It is (loosely) based on the war of the Titans and the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Henry Cavill (from the Tudors and also the next Superman movie that will be released) stars as Theseus and Mickey Rourke is King Hyperion. Anyways, here is the trailer, which looks pretty awesome.
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Sep 29 2011 04:09 pm
Can't watch the trailer at the moment, but is the movie from the guy who made 300? If so it looked more of the same, but I really liked 300, so that's a good thing.
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Sep 29 2011 04:30 pm
Douche McCallister wrote:
Can't watch the trailer at the moment, but is the movie from the guy who made 300? If so it looked more of the same, but I really liked 300, so that's a good thing.
I think it is from the same producers as 300, not sure about anything else.
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Sep 29 2011 05:29 pm
I like to call it 302. I'm going to wait until it comes out on DVD.
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Sep 29 2011 05:47 pm
Looks like it could be fun. I'm on board.
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Sep 29 2011 06:34 pm
it looks cool. nice visuals. but im not holding my breath for a good movie. personally, i didnt care for 300, but this looks better already
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Sep 30 2011 03:31 am
username wrote:
i didnt care for 300, but this looks better already
Yeah me neither. What was 300 about besides oiled up CGI tuned man boobs? Gayest fucking movie ever.
I gonna check out the trailer when i'm at home. Greek mythologie is at least something i can agree with.
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Sep 30 2011 03:36 am
i'll_bite_your_ear wrote:
Greek mythology is at least something i can agree with.
Decapitate an ugly chick and get a winged horse? Sounds cool to me
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Sep 30 2011 06:08 am
i'll_bite_your_ear wrote:
username wrote:
i didnt care for 300, but this looks better already
Yeah me neither. What was 300 about besides oiled up CGI tuned man boobs? Gayest fucking movie ever.
It was an action movie, so those of us secure in our sexuality had no issue watching it. Spartans fought in that attire, and I didn't find it odd or uncomfortable to watch myself.
I liked 300 a lot; thought it did a great job bringing the graphic novel to the screen. One of the few times the movie was better than the book.
I agree though; that sex scene with Lena Headey was sooooooo gay.
i didnt care for 300, but this looks better already
Yeah me neither. What was 300 about besides oiled up CGI tuned man boobs? Gayest fucking movie ever.
It was an action movie, so those of us secure in our sexuality had no issue watching it. Spartans fought in that attire, and I didn't find it odd or uncomfortable to watch myself.
I liked 300 a lot; thought it did a great job bringing the graphic novel to the screen. One of the few times the movie was better than the book.
I agree though; that sex scene with Lena Headey was sooooooo gay.
i just hated all the extra crap they added to the movie and the over abundance of slow-mo in ALL action sequences.
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Sep 30 2011 03:02 pm
username wrote:
i just hated all the extra crap they added to the movie and the over abundance of slow-mo in ALL action sequences.
Yeah, that was pretty much my only gripe with the flick. I like Kung-Fu movies, and 300 was literally the opposite of that. Every stab, slice, punch was in sloooow moootioooon.
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Nov 23 2011 10:27 pm
Bumping this cause I saw the movie this morning. Visually very impressive but several scenes seemed ripped straight from 300. It also abused the slo-mo for some of the fighting as well. I think I enjoyed 300 more.
Anyone else seen it?
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Nov 24 2011 12:43 am
I'd give it a solid C.
It was definitely no threat to 300. When something is filmed in that style of film now, in teh same era, using characters and plot the way they do, they're going to get comparisons.
The story resembled classic Greek storytelling though, with gods interferring in the affairs of men even though it may be best not to. Our recalling of the Battle of the 300 would definitely need a rewrite if Psioden decided to take some liberties at their shorelines.
The Deux de Machina element is there from classic playwrights too. Sophocles and Eripides would be good sources for that in their plays. If you have no idea what I'm talking about with that the film certainly puts that kind of plot resolution into action, so you'll figure it out
It was an OK film. I felt it was missing something.
