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Tacky photography, tacky wardrobe, tacky sets, tacky screenplay, tacky bronze g-string.
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what how the hell is it tacky!?!
The whole feel, and imagery screams quality! :boxing: http://www.comingsoon.net/gallery/Action/300/30012.jpg |
I think it looks pretty good. I'll have to check it out once it hits the theatres.
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That's what I thought too, but I'm not a fan of green screen stuff. I'll still probably see it. |
I saw previews over the weekend. I was pretty horrified. It's all campy and gay. I mean, I'd always thought the Battle at Thermopylae was this heroic sacrifice on the part of the Spartans to save Greece from the Persian horde. These same people are now going to be led by what appeared to be a greased up Orlando Bloom in a leather thong. I just can't reconcile the two.
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I think the Cinematography looks pretty cool. Err the acting looks over dramatic though so I'm not sure. I hope it's good and it doesn't turn out like most of those movies that are cool to look at but once you get down to the acting and everything else, it falls flat.
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I like how people are saying that this is going to be tacky when it has been rated as one of the best things about "The Grudge 2" (which is when the trailer first hit theaters)
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Nearly historically accurate Spartan clothing for that era Because pillars and mountain cliffs are tacky. Good Job nature, now do it right Screenplay based off of an award winning graphic novel. Awards suck. Because armor doesn't weigh anyone down and fighting is a fashion statement. Main Entry: 2tacky Function: adjective Inflected Form(s): tacki·er; -est Etymology: tacky a low-class person 1 a : characterized by lack of good breeding <couldn't run around downtown...in a bikini, which was tacky -- Cyra McFadden> b : SHABBY, SEEDY <a tacky town whose citrus groves were blighted by smoke -- Bryce Nelson> 2 : not having or exhibiting good taste: as a : marked by lack of style : DOWDY b : marked by cheap showiness : GAUDY <a tacky publicity stunt> <a tacky outfit> |
Your post reminds me of this:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2006/20060905.jpg Anyhow, looking forward to this movie :) |
The Spartans were also known for having a culture of rampant homosexuality and the common practice of pederasty. Maybe they thought having nearly naked soldiers was hot.
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It looks OK, but I really dislike the false colour effects; it's overdone and looks like it is trying too hard to be "cool". Something that looks so obviously manipulated takes away the impact that an appearance of reality would lend it.
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The Spartans have also the sense of community.
At least I can fuck his wife if my wife cannot make children. |
You people make life difficult. (: *merges threads*
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I'm really looking forward to this one. I haven't read the comic book (maybe someday) but I'm sure that I'll go to the cinema and not download it from the net. Even if it means waiting 'extra' 3 months...
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Bloody Plato; what a git *rolls eyes*. Just about everything i've seen on the Spartans (including supposedly well-researched documentaries) makes the claim that they would take young boys under their wing for a bit of slap and tickle, but that it was seen as perverse to screw around with them unless they were preteens. Ah well, wife-swapping sounds fun.
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That "gimmick" style is taken straight from the book. A black and white style with small bits of color to give it a gritty look. That's what Miller was going for. Now your opinion on the characters is fine by me because I don't like some of them either. Using the "gimmick" to cover up plot and directional flaws is moronic. The entire Sin City series is more then 7 books long. All they did was take three of the books and turned them into a movie. There was no directional flaws because you don't have to read the novels in order. Ulysses, granted it looks falsely colored, they where trying to get close to Miller's book which is page after page of detailed but extremely heavily drawn with a lot of dark outlines and shadowing. I guess that's what they where trying to copy. |
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In that same vein, I think attempting to apply a historical value to this movie is kind of pointless. It's so far removed that you're basically talking about two different Spartas. |
On another note, because this has become legend, as Brady pointed out, I feel like something that is archetypal in nature would better fit the storytelling than something that tries to be historically accurate.
In 300's case, what you're going to see is a fairy tale or a myth. The costume, set, and character design reflect that somewhat in creating clearly defined good and bad guys, establishing heroic as well as tragic scenes. You're going to see spectacle, but it's pretty obvious you won't be surprised whatsoever if Whatshisface betrays Whoosit, or Bob Spartan takes an arrow in the back. |
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Looks gay from the trailer. And the makings-of. |
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