Uh, I am from the other side of Asia.
300 the movie...
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Are the Iranians aware that 90% of the Americans who see this film have no idea where Persia is?
90%? You're being generous....
yeah...and Iran was the only area the persian empire consisted of...
From what I remember, it included egypt, syria, iraq, jordan, afghanistan and some others. Poor Iranians are upset about a movie produced by the industry most separated from the vast American right wing conspiracy.
From what I remember, it included egypt, syria, iraq, jordan, afghanistan and some others. Poor Iranians are upset about a movie produced by the industry most separated from the vast American right wing conspiracy.
What the Iranians don't know is that the average public school educated American is too stupid to figure out where Persia was to begin with, let alone connect Persia with Iran.
Edit: Goddammit, beaten by a resident of friggin Utah - where home schooling is en vogue!
Edit: Goddammit, beaten by a resident of friggin Utah - where home schooling is en vogue!
dammit... what the hell am i going to fly into work on now..???This just in...
Iran now recalling all Persian rugs
Persia ... isn't that down near Peru?
Anyway ... so you're telling me the movie is worth the cost of theatre ticket .. kinda.
It's been a while that any movie has come along that's not worth waiting for the dvd & home flat screen.
Anyway ... so you're telling me the movie is worth the cost of theatre ticket .. kinda.
It's been a while that any movie has come along that's not worth waiting for the dvd & home flat screen.
I have a co-worker who claims to be from Persia.:huh:
Y'all look the same to us white folk.
Same amount of piercings though, right??
I'm seriously contemplating PAYING to see it again! This time on the IMAX screen. It's been probably 15 years since I've paid to see a movie twice.
Exactly what I'm doing tomorrow night. I didn't know the movie was out on Imax until a friend told me he wanted to see it.
...and I've never paid to see a movie twice. In fact, I pay to see maybe one movie a year at most.
Werent those "immortals" or whatever Ninjas or something though? Karate is no match for being just a badass in general.
No. The Immortals were Xerxes' elite fighting force. It would be safe to assume that they were "persian."
My in-laws say "all white people look alike."
My in-laws say "all white people look alike."
Soon enough all Americans will look the same. We will just be different shades of fat.
I saw it for free, and honestly wasn't thrilled. I liked it fine, but it wasn't the most incredible thing I have ever seen. I truly enjoyed Harold and Kumar in edited form on TBS more. Just saying. The guys were badasses, and I won't take that away, but the Persians all creeped me out and I hated seeing them win over that humpback rod fondler's feelings being hurt.
So it today. Definitely impressed. Didn't see it at IMAX but did see it in digital projection.
I'd probably pay to see it again.
<history geek>
I've been trying to let it go, but I can't ... the Persian archers at the end were using the wrong kind of release on their bowstrings. They were using a 3-finger pull and should have been using a thumb pull with a thumbring (Persian style of course).
I know no one will care, but I feel better now.
</history geek>
I've been trying to let it go, but I can't ... the Persian archers at the end were using the wrong kind of release on their bowstrings. They were using a 3-finger pull and should have been using a thumb pull with a thumbring (Persian style of course).
I know no one will care, but I feel better now.
</history geek>
DNA:
Of the historical inaccuracies to pick on, you choose the archer's release? Interesting...
Westy:
I worked for a few Iranians for a couple of years and they always referred to themselves as Persian. When asked where they were from they would say Persia, then mention that they meant Iran.
Of the historical inaccuracies to pick on, you choose the archer's release? Interesting...
Westy:
I worked for a few Iranians for a couple of years and they always referred to themselves as Persian. When asked where they were from they would say Persia, then mention that they meant Iran.
There is a lot of archery stuff in the collections of the museum I work for ... bows, arrow, thumbrings, whatever. Plus I've been shooting photos for a book on archery. I'm not really into archery but I know a lot about it from work.
Finally got around to seeing it a while back.
300 was cool and stuff, by far the most intricate and dynamically artistic fight choreography i've ever seen in a film. Another Frank Miller gem they really played it as it should be played, just like Sin City they played it like a comic book and it worked.
300 was cool and stuff, by far the most intricate and dynamically artistic fight choreography i've ever seen in a film. Another Frank Miller gem they really played it as it should be played, just like Sin City they played it like a comic book and it worked.
i agree and i cant wait until Sin City 2 comes out. Michael Madsen (Mr. Blonde) is supposed to be in it again, and he's quite the badass
TMNT had some awesome fight scenes in it and some amazing animation. Definitely not as good as 300, but I had a lot of fun watching it.
Oh my God, that movie was such a pile of excrement.
Fraser, if your friend was one of the naked ones, she's hot and I mean no offense...heh.
It looked kinda neat, but so did Sin City, which was way better.
Something about the super electric guitar "rock outs" during the slo-mo chopping scenes made me cringe. Sooooooooooo cheeeeeaazeee!
And Xerxes? What a flamer! When the spear goes through his cheek rings at the end, I couldn't help imagining him shreiking out "Ow! You bitch!" in a fruity effiminate voice.
I get that it's supposed to be all "graphic novel" style (or to put it in less bullsitty terms: comic book-y), but come on!
Fraser, if your friend was one of the naked ones, she's hot and I mean no offense...heh.
It looked kinda neat, but so did Sin City, which was way better.
Something about the super electric guitar "rock outs" during the slo-mo chopping scenes made me cringe. Sooooooooooo cheeeeeaazeee!
And Xerxes? What a flamer! When the spear goes through his cheek rings at the end, I couldn't help imagining him shreiking out "Ow! You bitch!" in a fruity effiminate voice.
I get that it's supposed to be all "graphic novel" style (or to put it in less bullsitty terms: comic book-y), but come on!
Your opinion on 300 amounts to a pile of warm dog poo....you think Dane Cook is teh funny. Something in your head is obviously outta whack.
Turn the red knob....
Is that the knob that changes the channel from the fecal matter that is 300? Done.