This Is SPARTAAAAAAAAAAA!

[JohnnyPsycho]

I just saw 300, and my God, that has to be the manliest damn movie I've ever seen. I left the theater feeling like I wanted to shove a sword into someone's spleen... in a good way. I haven't seen a movie so manly since Conan the Barbarian...

[masterjedi]

I agree. How about every one of those guys looked like f*&^ing Greek Gods! I felt so inadequate after that I wanted to go immediately to the gym. However, I did kind of have an issue with the film style of the movie. I didn't really like the slow motion/fast motion fight sequences and some of the visuals looked a little cartoonish. I really wish this movie had been based off of the book "Gates Of Fire" instead of the graphic novel. Still, I definately enjoyed it; a well spent $7.50.

[HSHP]

masterjedi wrote: I agree. How about every one of those guys looked like f*&^ing Greek Gods! I felt so inadequate after that I wanted to go immediately to the gym. However, I did kind of have an issue with the film style of the movie. I didn't really like the slow motion/fast motion fight sequences and some of the visuals looked a little cartoonish. I really wish this movie had been based off of the book "Gates Of Fire" instead of the graphic novel. Still, I definately enjoyed it; a well spent $7.50.

If it had, it wouldn't have been called "300".

[JohnnyPsycho]

what impressed me the most (besides the battle scenes and the general "manliness" of the movie) was the cinematography of the whole thing. Just like "Sin City", it was obvious the director was following the original comic (sorry, graphic novel) as closely as possible. I think this adds to the characters looking like "Greek gods", since it's not necessarily trying to portray a realistic world, but a more mythical world.

[Xebulon]

My only genuine complaint with the film was the location. I could be wrong (it has been a while since I studied history) but wasn't Thermopoly a city, not a mountain pass?

[JohnnyPsycho]

No, it was a pass, the movie was at least somewhat accurate about that.

[Xebulon]

Ah. Well, not the first time I've been wrong. :)

[HSHP]

JohnnyPsycho wrote: what impressed me the most (besides the battle scenes and the general "manliness" of the movie) was the cinematography of the whole thing. Just like "Sin City", it was obvious the director was following the original comic (sorry, graphic novel) as closely as possible. I think this adds to the characters looking like "Greek gods", since it's not necessarily trying to portray a realistic world, but a more mythical world.

I have yet to read the whole series of "300" but I do own the first issue and noticed that they added the wife to the scene where the Persian came to Sparta. Though I am glad they didn't follow the books close enough to have as much male nudity as Frank Miller drew. The chisled physiques made me self-conscious enough.

[MrWolf12]

masterjedi wrote: I agree. How about every one of those guys looked like f*&^ing Greek Gods! I felt so inadequate after that I wanted to go immediately to the gym.

And this is the training they did in order to look that way!

"Without resting between exercises, Butler performs 25 pullups, 50 deadlifts with 135 pounds, 50 pushups, 50 jumps on a 24-inch box, 50 floor wipers (*3), 50 single-arm clean-and-presses using a 36-pound kettle bell, and 25 more pullups. All this, in addition to utilizing other unconventional yet equally taxing training methods, such as tire flipping and gymnastics-style ring training. Sound like hell? It is."

Being one who works out quite a bit, I tried this set..........it....is....HELL!!!!!! I'm in damn good shape and I felt like i was gonna die!!!! :lol:

[henkcobra]

good advice form you to make youre body ready for the rest of you live.

but maybe it is better if you get a program for the army or advice for profs?