Comments on: BOOKS 2 FILM >> 300

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:41:02 +0000

I loved this movie. It was beautiful to look at. I had loved Synder’s “Dawn of the Dead,” even if I hadn’t wanted to. I didn’t like the idea of the remake. I wanted to see what he would do with “300.” He didn’t disappoint. The battles scene were amazing. Some of the best I’ve seen in years. I thought Gerry Butler captured the heart and soul of this hero.

By: MARIA300

MARIA300 — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:12:16 +0000

300? THE BEST EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GERRY ILOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: 60 in 3

60 in 3 — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:32:03 +0000

I liked it. It was mindless fun but very visually impressive. One thing that people don’t quite understand is that, while the movie stayed true to the comic, the comic is not quite true to history. Seems like something you wouldn’t need to explain to most people, but you’d be surprised

Gal

By: admin

admin — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:02:46 +0000

I didn’t get to see it in theaters, but it still looked great on DVD, and my TV is as old as my marriage (13 years, if you’re counting). I’m fine with the acting because it’s not a movie that requires or ask for greatness, but yes, the writing is off, which is why some of it is so slow. Since much of the second half is fighting, I can imagine the writers plopping “battle scene here” in the screenplay.

By: Michael Padgett

Michael Padgett — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:58:25 +0000

I had such high hopes for this, not because I’m a fan of graphic novels (I’m not, and had never heard of the one it’s based on) but because I’d been so remarkably impressed with Snyder’s remake of “Dawn of the Dead”. Plus the trailers and tv ads looked like nothing I’d ever seen before. And right from the start I was floored by the way the thing looked. But that awe at the look of it wears off after about 20 minutes, and you’re left with 3-4 hours (well, it SEEMED that long)of lousy acting and crappy writing that rarely rises to the level of fourth rate pulp. There were two good lines in the movie (you know what they were), and both were heard in the ads/trailers. What little is impressive about it will be lost watching it on even the best home system. I saw this in a theater, and if you see it on DVD you’re going to wonder even more than I did what the fuss was all about.