Rate The Last Movie You Watched - April V3 - no tv shows - General

don't you mean 225/300 spartans

It was decent. Historically it's a nightmare though, nothing like how the actual battles played out. Eva Green does a stunning job but the other thing is that this 300 film shows nothing that the other 300 film teases at the beginning and end. I guess they're waiting to make another sequel for that. The Persians are depicted better, but there's still a hint of racism in it.

300 rise of an empire - 4/10 everything i was afraid of, overused slowmo, terrible vissual effects (the blood splashes looked so bad) and shitty script. the only fun part was the end when the [sp]spartans came to fight[/sp], gave me the goosy bumpers [editline]asd[/editline] also that stupid but hot sex scene omg

Tbf if you go into a 300 film expecting realism or historical accuracy you are a dufus I mean they are fantasy films, 300 gets pretty supernatural at a couple parts. It's a fiction inspired by true events not a biopic :v: But how does the new one compare to the first? Cos I personally actually love 300, super cool and dumb fun. The kind of stuff Snyder should make more of, not fuckin superman films [editline]7th March 2014[/editline] Ninjad with I suppose an answer yo my question but Snyder's film had those too and was good so who knows

what i liked about the first 300 film was it had pretty awesome concepts and designs and the slowmo scenes were always combined with great effects? the new one just looks ugly and lazy overall tbh. for example this one scene where faggitokles gives a speech to his men and literally on every shot you see bonfire sparks on screen that look exactly the same as the previous one even though theres no campfire anywhere near em

My dad wanted to see 'A good day to die hard' along with me, so i did. Afterwards we felt the sameway as bruce willis did during the production of this film. To contemplate this we went back to Bruce's high point of his career... Apocalypse - The greatest movie never made!

If only 300 wouldn't scream "we target angsty teenagers and manchildren" out of every pore.

i saw 300 the 2 i didnt even really like the first that much and this is worse in every way. it lost the vibe of the original too, and the blood looked way more awful. boring narrative, nothing happened. at least 300 1 was quotable and had cool lines. this just has nothing. was there even a sequel graphic novel? if not, that would explain this.

what is sparta btw?

[QUOTE=AK'z;44158080]what is sparta btw?[/QUOTE] A city-state in Greece. [sp]I swear to god if someone says that joke I'll flip my shit[/sp]

ah, i thought it was a type of fighting

Just saw 300 also, I think the problem with the somewhat bad special effects was trying to cater it more for 3D, and it's painstakingly obvious when you see this in 2D. And since 3D wasn't a thing back when the original was released they didn't have to try with the whole blood nonsense, and the visual effects from the original suited the graphic novel style they were going for. 5/10 somewhat decent, but nowhere near as entertaining or interesting as the original.

The Road - I read the book than watched the movie, why did I do that, it ruined the movie for me cause they left so much stuff out. They even got some reasoning wrong, like [sp] when they went to the mansion, they only went there cause they went off path cause they were being followed by the same guys earlier in the day[/sp]. A lot of the symbolism is lost too, they really can't portray the carrying of the fire without it being a novel. On top of all this, they don't talk no where near in the novel, infact they really don't do much at all in the novel which makes the actiony scenes in the book so much better. The bunker scene also dragged on way to long, and they got the reason they left wrong too.

[QUOTE=Hiruty;44158382]The Road - I read the book than watched the movie, why did I do that, it ruined the movie for me cause they left so much stuff out. They even got some reasoning wrong, like [sp] when they went to the mansion, they only went there cause they went off path cause they were being followed by the same guys earlier in the day[/sp]. A lot of the symbolism is lost too, they really can't portray the carrying of the fire without it being a novel. On top of all this, they don't talk no where near in the novel, infact they really don't do much at all in the novel which makes the actiony scenes in the book so much better. The bunker scene also dragged on way to long, and they got the reason they left wrong too.[/QUOTE] I started reading that book at 11pm on Friday night and stayed up all night reading it. It was just incredibly suspenseful and awesome. I've always wondered how good the movie was, but now I'll stay away from it. The last movie I watched was the LEGO Movie. It was good and fun. I especially liked how the special effects were made from Lego pieces too(the shower, mushroom clouds, etc). However, something felt like it was missing, and I didn't quite like how Batman was a main character and how he was shoehorned in. I felt like adding in Batman, while he did have a few funny scenes and jokes, was just pandering to little kids by having an instantly recognizable character. Just my opinion, I suppose. 8/10

[QUOTE=psychojake;44158547]I started reading that book at 11pm on Friday night and stayed up all night reading it. It was just incredibly suspenseful and awesome. I've always wondered how good the movie was, but now I'll stay away from it. The last movie I watched was the LEGO Movie. It was good and fun. I especially liked how the special effects were made from Lego pieces too(the shower, mushroom clouds, etc). However, something felt like it was missing, and I didn't quite like how Batman was a main character and how he was shoehorned in. I felt like adding in Batman, while he did have a few funny scenes and jokes, was just pandering to little kids by having an instantly recognizable character. Just my opinion, I suppose. 8/10[/QUOTE] One of the few books that ever made me cry.

The book wasnt even that good

[QUOTE=Rusty100;44157992] was there even a sequel graphic novel? if not, that would explain this.[/QUOTE] Yeah there was.

[QUOTE=postal;44159045]Yeah there was.[/QUOTE] There isn't a proper sequel yet. Rise of an Empire is based on a yet unreleased graphic novel by Frank Miller.

[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;44158683]The book wasnt even that good[/QUOTE] It is cormac McCarthy and so is obviously fantastic but its no blood meridian. A tougher read than The Road but better. As visceral an experience I've had with any piece of art and untouchable prose. Jodorowsky should direct the film should it ever actually happen (even if it'd be fuckin quadruple R NC-17 which is one of the reasons it's yet to be made)

Wes Anderson's [B]The Grand Budapest Hotel[/B] ... ... ... fucking magnificent. ;) ... Thou Wes Anderson hath stepped up his game homie. Such a wonderful full-fledged adventure whose sensibilities of a Wes Anderson film are ignited in full flight yet again. However here... there's a REAL giant leap into the realm of "holeyyy moaleyyy". I'm not gonna give the game away holmes, but I expected a film to revolve around scenarios in a single building. Let's say it REALLY takes us places, and we ain't been in this kind of ride in quite a while m8. It makes me want to dig out all the silent greats and fly with the good stuff. The filmic techniques pay such a heartfelt homage to the films forgotten. Jeff Goldblums back in business and it was good. Ralph Fiennes... just hell to the yeah... since when has he ever not been thoroughly, relentlessly great. There's also this young guatermalan actor, who seriously needs to be given some cred yo. I have no clue who the fuck he is, but he's a whopping good Wes Anderson character. So much props for this dude to buddy with the Fiennes and give us a good spin. It's almost as breathtakingly awesome a buddy-ship as in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. :v: It's a really great work in the almighty consistent Wes cannon of awesome. And a real nice way to stir the year up... I have ONE word of caution before seeing this film though.. Please prepare yourself for Willem Dafoe creepiness, I beg of you. If you do not do this, you will die. Trust me. :(

[QUOTE=AK'z;44158080]what is sparta btw?[/QUOTE] THIS IS SPARTA (nowadays) [t]http://i.imgur.com/sXqF6Qr.png[/t]

why does vietnam have 4d cinema technology yet we dont...

[QUOTE=AK'z;44162237]why does vietnam have 4d cinema technology yet we dont...[/QUOTE] It's payback for Agent Orange.

So my girlfriend decided to watch some of her favourite movies with me: The Prince of Egypt: 8.8/10 The best Disney film Disney never made. I was really impressed with the music and visual design, and unlike a Disney film it wasn't marred by comic-relief characters and one-note villains. [sp]God is kind of a dick in this though.[/sp] Tarzan: 7/10 Great animation and a nice story marred by comic relief characters and a one-note villain. All the Phil Collins songs started to blur together towards the end. I'd say the strongest part was probably the extended opening showing Tarzan's origin, all done without dialogue. It made me think that the film probably would have been much better if the ape language wasn't translated to English. That side of the film could've easily been told through body language. Then again, it is a Disney film aimed partly at kids so I'm not surprised it's as subtle as a sledgehammer. [sp]BRIAN BLESSED WAS WELL CAST THOUGH[/sp] Mulan: 7.2/10 Not as visually impressive as Tarzan since they deliberately went for a minimalist watercolour style. Still very high quality though. As usual I find Disney songs a mixed bag. I like the more character-driven songs but I have no patience for the sillier ones. Eddie Murphy was infinitely less annoying than Rosie O'Donnel as the comic-relief-hurr character, but I don't know why they bothered including that cricket. I liked that the film poked fun at traditional gender roles and it was pretty nice story, although I thought the climax felt lacking compared to [sp]the battle scene right before. I also noticed that Mulan completely ignored the sword she was holding so she could use fireworks to kill the villain, as if she was medium-aware enough to know that Disney villains have to be blown up or pushed off something in order to die.[/sp] The villain was as one-note as you can get, but I enjoyed his ridiculous evilness. It was like he was meant to be a vampire or something with his grey skin, yellow eyes and sharp teeth. His curved sword even resembled the Soul Reaver from Legacy of Kain, which I found amusing.

SNIP: Misread the post.

It's terribly disheartening to rewatch movies you loved as a kid and realize that the comic relief characters you loved are now super-annoying.

I'm to emotionally attached to my childhood movies. Even if they are crap, I still like watching them. Like the other day I watched Spy Kids 3 and still liked it. I saw that in "3D" back in the day.

Exactly how young ARE you?

[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;44164887]It's terribly disheartening to rewatch movies you loved as a kid and realize that the comic relief characters you loved are now super-annoying.[/QUOTE] Speaking of annoying Disney comic relief characters, I watched [B]Frozen[/B] the other day. The snowman character was nowhere near as obnoxious as I was expecting. He was still annoying but not as annoying as the firefly from Princess and the Frog or the monkey from Tarzan. The rest of the movie was alright but I don't really understand why it is getting so much praise, I hear a lot of people talking about the whole [sp]non-romantic love solution between the two sisters[/sp] and how it subverts the standard but she still [sp]gets with the dude five minutes later anyway so it lost a bit of its impact with me.[/sp] It's not like it is the first film to do it either, Brave [sp]also had a non-romantic love based solution at the end[/sp] but I don't remember anyone thinking it was a big deal. I guess I'd give it about [B]6.5/10[/B] but I'm not really the target audience and I don't like musicals so I am probably not the best judge.

[QUOTE=Killuah;44165439]Exactly how young ARE you?[/QUOTE] Spy Kids 3-D was released nearly 11 years ago