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Theye've Started Writing The New 300 Project, XERXES!!
Merrick here...
This didn't get posted yesterday (so much madness surrounding Comic-Con) but it's kinda interesting all the same. Seems Team Snyder is now at work moviefying the forthcoming Frank Miller graphic novel XERXES - set in the 300verse.
Zack Snyder spoke to the L.A. Times about it...
"We closed the writing deal on 'Xerxes.' We started writing about a week ago," Snyder said, referring to his script work with "300" collaborator Kurt Johnstad. "So we're doing it. It's happening."
When asked about whether he'll direct the picture, Zack responded simply...
"It's really going to depend on what the studio wants to do and what we do when we finish; I don't have a directing deal in place but we are writing it, so call it intent," Snyder said with a chuckle when I visited his office the other day.
As for what we can expect/what it's about?
"This movie follows Themistocles and the Battle of Artemisium, which coincidentally happens on the exact same three days as the Battle of Thermopylae [which was the basis of '300']," Snyder said. "This one starts off with a quick retelling of the why of the Persian wars. It starts off at the Battle of Marathon and then it goes back to Themistocles finding out that Persians are invading again. and off we go over to learn a little bit about why Xerxes is the way he is."
All of this, and more, can be found HERE.
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Is Miller involved with this?
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...I thought Miller helped adapt the screenplay for 300, but he isn't involved here.
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Hallelujah 'tis raineth men! Amen!
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300 was melodramatic, laughable nonsense. I have no interest in this.
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They can start by answering that.
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Just breathe through the nose. No problem 'tall.
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...or get the fuck out.
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Oh. My. Word.
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Jul 22, 2010 10:52:36 AM CDT
I AGREEETH. SNYDER PLEASE WRITE IN SHIT HAMMERING SCENES.
by bringingsexyback
I'm ready for THIS jelly.
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...like poop on a hammer.
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despite being loosely based on history, it was still a fantasy movie, just like the giant elephants and that rhino thing. i guess you could use the argument that he exagerated the tale when talking to the soldiers at the end to make it sound more awe inspiring or whatnot.
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If so are there any other sequels when the headlining star is dead?
Except Ghostbusters 2, Slimer was dead in 1 as well.. -
His filmography so far has been absolutely amazing.
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but don't know about a sequel.
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300 (the comic) was a masterpiece, the film was a lot of fun. It was a campfire tale told to the troops to boost morale. Everything was exaggerated to mythological level. It was also told from one sides point of view. It'll be interesting to see if Xerxes as a character is handled more sympathetically in this one.
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...Poor Steven Pressfield, He had his book optioned by Hollywood-after years of research and writing- it destined to become the next great epic film- then along comes this juvenile homo-erotic nonsense and shit-cans any other interpretation of the BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE.
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I enjoyed this film because it was pure camp. It was ridiculous, bombastic and woefully historically inaccurate. Gerard Butler as King Leonidas spent half the film yelling out Saint Crispin's Day speeches. The whole thing felt like it was set on the Hyborean Earth of Conan the Barbarian's universe. At least the battles were pretty cool, if not actually in any way indicative of Spartan combat discipline. HERE ARE MY MAIN PROBLEMS WITH 300: 1. Spartans had a reputation, according to accounts from other Greek city-states, for being soft-spoken and men of few words; they sure like to talk in the movie and quite loudly and boastfully at that. 2. Leonidas and other Spartans keep going on about freedom and shit; Spartans were slave-owners. Those men who weren't warriors were slaves. Those women who weren't used to breed new Spartan soldiers were also slaves. 3. That line about Athenians being "boy lovers" is somewhat true, but that was only practiced by males belonging to the Athenian elite and Spartan soldiers were in fact obliged to have sex with each other. By pairing two Spartans up as lovers, they believed that their warriors would be more inclined to protect each other in combat. 4. The army of 2 million is an enormous exaggeration; modern scholars believe Xerxes' army to have been closer to 200 000 men; still the largest army the world had ever seen at that time. At any rate it was visually interesting, mindless crap entertainment with strong (probably unintentional) homoerotic undertones. Honestlym though do we really need a sequel? Do we really need to see 10 Foot Tall Gay Hispanic Xerxes again? I think not.
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http://img810.imageshack.us/f/1278787262342.jpg/
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doth linger in mine mind, and stirreth mine loins.
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"X marks the spot. The anus spot."
"If you only see one movie starting with X this Summer then see Xerxes..."
"If you build an army. He will cum." -
The old Xerk and jerk in the public toilets. Only $20.
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Why, yes, I do.
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The fucker has yet to dissapoint me.And Xerxes should have been the Grand marshall of July's NYC's Anual Gay pride Parade.Now That's Gaaaayyyyyy..!
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SCOTT PILGRIM VERSUS XERXES! TOTAL GAY-GASM!!!!!
The gay game-changer. -
During the scene in which Xerxes reacted after he had got his ear "pierced" By Leonidas, one of my friends in the theater heckled;(Mocking the homoesque Xerxes.)"Oh no you didn't".Needless to say, that the crowd burst out hysterically and all poitical correctness went out the window afterwards.Xerxes is just too damn funny (no pun intended.)so yeah, let's see more of Xezy.he's great comic/laugh fodder.
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Damn lack of edit function.
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I laughed out load watching Spartacus: Cock & Balls (& Sand) the other day.
(To which shitty 300 spawned in terms of homoerotic, melodrama and slow-mo fights). Some idiot on an old talkback advised me to check out the later episodes saying not to judge the show based on the woefully rubbish pilot. I didn’t believe him but a friend of mine, who I was always convinced is a latent homosexual for numerous reasons (him watching Spartacus being the latest!) was watching the show and I decided to shut up for a minute and give it another chance. Fuck me! The show is even worse than the pilot. Forgetting the obvious gay overtones and one-dimensional characters for a moment, the show is technically a joke. It has a horrible claustrophobic virtual studio vibe with shite editing. The part that made me laugh out loud was a montage with that black actor (I use “actor” loosely) from 300 (remember the guy Leonidas kicks into the well in the trailer from 300) whipping the gladiators into shape, in one bit they have him walking across the screen in slow-motion as a foreground digital composite to the gladiators training in the background, but the footage of him is too small so it makes him look like a midget walking in a trench, while breaking the forth wall making a wry smile at the audience. The worst, yet most hilarious composite montage I have ever seen in TV or film. It must be one of early episodes. Check it out for a laugh if it happens to be on.
It makes 300 look like Citizen Cane in comparison.
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...but yes, the pilot is shit.
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...flaming and free-flowing full frontal female nudity, flaming over the top gore and action, flaming oiled up dudes...
1- Do not watch it sober.
2- Do not watch it alone.
3- Do not watch it with another guy.
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Your "cock ring" comment just made my day! :)
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But 10,000? 'Tis a party!
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"300" was, for me at least, ridiculous and hardly watchable. I kept snickering throughout. "Xerxes" will probably be more of the same.
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300 was not that great. There is also much better source material for this stuff -- Steven Pressfield's 'Gates of Fire' for one.
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Xerxes was the best thing about 300, so I'm glad they're continuing his story. Ray Stevenson should of been Leonidas, not that girly man Gerad Butler.
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I don't mean gay as in "silly" or "lame", I mean gay as in homosexual. 300 is one long gay fantasy action movie from start to finish. It's almost gayer than Top Gun. And yes, it's MUCH gayer than Brokeback Cowboy -- the only difference is that Brokeback was outta the closet and 300 managed to fool secretly gay men get in touch with their deep rooted desire to watch greased down male models in speedos beat on each other and grunt. G-A-Y.
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XERXES. Fucking your asshole in 2011. Nothing else matters.
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I understand the deep house remix of the theme music has been tearing up dancefloors (and anuses) all across Disco Rainbow Nation. You go, girlz! Shashay! Shante!
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...300 battles of queeeeer!
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Bunch a sweaty beefcakes trying to ram their way through a reaallly tight space, eh?
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Thanks, Colonel.
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Jul 22, 2010 12:59:14 PM CDT
All things being equal they can keep this shit in the comics
by hervoyel
I thought 300 was one of the stupidest things I'd ever seen hit the big screen. Several times I openly laughed at the thing. It was just simply bad. The last thing I want to see if a sequel to that thing.
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What happens after you eat MACHETE's tacos.
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Jul 22, 2010 1:04:16 PM CDT
More Homoerotic Adventures in Antiquity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by crackerfarmboy
Time to oil up boys. Let's take our shirts off and yell!!!!
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Oh, I remember that from a documentary. Oh man, was that a flesh sword fight.
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Best show of ever.I have to say, gang, I'm pleasantly surprised by everyone embracing their inner gay these days.Thank you, SCOTTPILGRIMFAN. You brought us together (and then we did anal).
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Scottpilgrimfan is busy on the Doctor Who TB making fun of the special effects.
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...it's a marketing thing. The kids will love it.
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...it pains me to say it, but you're better off ignoring him, he'll go away sooner. I love to fight in the street, but at home I like to be cozy...know what I mean?
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the same oversaturated graphic look as 300, the same graphic and growth hormone stimulated stomachs, the same , the same, the same ...
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No monsters and over the top washboard abs. My hated part of 300 was the end where I was hoping the soldiers would look more realistic instead of the Twilight abs bull shit. That would have made it beautiful to me that the entire story was just imagination and a tale to boost morale. This sequel I'd like to be done in a way like Kingdon of Heaven instead of the top silliness. Because if it's more of the same I'll just yawn through it.
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Jul 22, 2010 1:47:16 PM CDT
So expect a lot of Miller's patented and ridiculous...
by jaylenotookmyjob
...anti-Iranian racism to be in evidence. Plus mountain loads of ludicrous historical inaccuracies (Seriously no army ever relied on rhinoceros-mounted cavalry.)
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PS I must admit I've really been "hammering" him on the thor muscle pic thread this afternoon. Keeps saying same stuff, I just give examples of him being gay and then he leaves.
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That would be a much cooler handle.
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...wouldn't last 15 minutes. He'd cum instantly in his hotpants if he saw me nekkid.
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Youse funny
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but I HATED 300, I thought it was just a horrible film. And one that really made me say, "I don't get why everyone loved it so much"?. How many times can you see someone get speared in slow-motion? Xerxes was one of the worst parts of the movie in addition to that deformed "golum" wannabe. I will gladly pass on this one. I wish Snyder would make another "dead" movie, he was really good with what he did with that one.
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ScottPilgrimFan is the man who cuts the glory holes.
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ScottPilgrimFan's ferret always brings back the chutney.
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ScottPilgrimFan is a criminal. Crime? Turd burglar.
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Put thy mighty sword away before you poke someones eye out! Ooops, too late. Sorry Odin.
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I think Snyder should take a crack at remaking DAY OF THE DEAD, but gay it up 300 style. You know, lots of greased down men in speedos killing Cock Zombies with massive, Spartan dildo-spears.
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300 is for real men, and The Expendables and Top Gun and Spartacus, too! Stop reading your own gay desires into the subtext of these films and shows - it just proves how emasculated society has become. Go watch re-runs of Sex and the City, you queers; you are a disgrace to alpha males everywhere!Xerxes: Fucking Your Assholes in 2012 - not because it's gay, it's just to prove its dominance!
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Vampire would suck him but werewolf would take him doggy style.
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You're not in the minority, '300' was a rancid piece of shit.
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was bothered by the overbearing fascist aesthetic of 300? Just me? Oh well. It's just that, it was like the rallying cry of a Master Race, just Greek this time around. A world where the weak and crippled are sickly, useless and immoral, and anyone not of your race or your ideology are cowardly or inhuman monsters.
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300 IS for queers. The Wild Bunch is for real men.
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Jul 22, 2010 2:19:16 PM CDT
I can't wait till Batman 3 come out and people can hate on it
by moore12
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I laughed.
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Jul 22, 2010 2:20:29 PM CDT
In The Wild Bunch, didn't they all bathe naked together
by turd_has_risen_from_the_grave
in a big barrel full of soapy water? I rest my case!
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all he wants. Grrrr."
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I really have a hard time tolerating people who hate other people just because they're different. Theres enough hate in the world, we don't need to add to it. Thats why if I see scottpilgrim posting his hate, I'll posting as much as possible embarrassing stuff to get him to stop. This is a great site and I enjoy a lot of the folks here. You guys are great but we don't need the likes of scottpilgrim.
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300 sucked ass. Ever since the SW prequels I can't handle movies with completely cgi environments, it just doesn't feel right. Prequels, 300, Avatar, Sin City, Watchmen, it all just feels off in some way.
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Just because it had muscular men without their shirts on? So is WWE gay as well?
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BRINGER OF RAIN!SPARTACUS: B&S is about two things: killing sonsabitches and fucking beautiful, big-breasted women. Anyone who pitches a fit about a dubious "digital composite" sucks cock by choice.
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and I could take the entire persian army in that tight spot
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and why is he given so much attention here?
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All his posts ever say is Thor is gayer than Ellen Degeneres (for example). Check any of the Thor posts and you'll see what I mean. If you really want to a lot of his posts, check the scott pilgrim review. Blecch.
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Frank miller is a hack we need mrs writers like Tony millionaire and Dorian parisi
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So what?
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of Frank Miller's over the top, sexist, homophobic, racist rhetoric adapted into film? It's bad enough they still let him write shit like "I'm the goddamn Batman."
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Do we get more Hunchback in this one?
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Well, if I'd known who the hell he was, I probably would've ignored him. Didn't know he was a celebrity troll.
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Thank you :P I've been thoroughly entertained.
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Maybe immediately after 300 there was, but still? Will the stylized look still seem cool to audiences? I am curious how this film will be received... and marketed, for that matter.
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Tedkordlives in another thread reminded me that all my posts about scottpilgrim had me turning into him which was attacking someone or thing I didn't like. I don't ever want to become a hater like Scottpilgrim. And if I ever go overboard on anything just let me know. And I'm glad you enjoyed some of my posts.
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300 came out of the blue and blindsided the public as something new and original. Now we know what to expect it'll be hard to have the success the original did.
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...just requires patience and manly persistence.
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*giggles* You rock :)
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Is the best fucking show or movie ever done on Rome..Period!
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So we get to learn why the Persian Emperor is a 10 foot tall, bald, heavy jewelry-wearing, lisping, bisexual stereotype? Wouldn't a sign reading "BECAUSE FRANK MILLER WROTE THIS" be enough?
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Who knew.
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Will it feature goat headed people?
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Whether you liked it or not and obviously didn't. you knew that it got attention and was a big hit and was mocked everywhere and became part of americana for a year.
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300 was the most soulless piece of garbage I've ever seen. It's what college guys quickly shoved into their DVD collection to feel "cool"."BRO, have you seen 300??""Hell yeah man, that shit was DOPE!!!"Even the much-hyped "ass kicking" was just laughably lame. There is a right way to tell the story of a "badass leader", and then there's 300. Russel Crowe looked infinitely more tough and heroic in Gladiator-- not because of the action scenes, but because of the dialog, the acting, and the direction. All of which were utterly absent from 300.
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Jul 23, 2010 12:00:56 AM CDT
It is not the lash they fear, it is his cock ring
by anything but tangerines
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Its kind of strange to call 300 gay but then heap love all over the muscle men action movies of the 80s like Beastmaster and Terminator. 300 just took up the "ripped dudes fighting" to a new level. I could see why some insecure guys thought it was "gay". Considering the material though...it wasn't. Hell, it was a stylized gladiator movie about soldiers known for their penchant to take their comrades as male lovers. A History channel presentation would have been more gay than the movie. Me, I was glad to finally see some big dudes duke it out onscreen instead of these skinny ass "action heroes" like in Keanu Reeves and the guy in Predators.
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I hope Frank Miller does a better writing job than he did writing/directing "The Spirit." I'm personally not a fan of 300. I don't hate it... just indifferent. I didn't care about any of the characters... actually I didn't care about anything in regard to the film.
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Is that a rhetorical question? What is it with America and wrestlers? You do realise they're as gay as fuck, right?
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Artemisium was not "coincidentally" happening you fucking moron it was part of the battle plan for Thermopylae. The Hellenic Navy was protecting the armies flank from seaborne attack, bringing messages and supplies in for the Hopilite forces at Thermopylae. Because the 10,000 or Hopilites at The Hot Gates held out far longer then anybody thought a late season storm blew in a smashed about 200 ships of the Persian fleet. Add to that tally the attrition by the Hellenic Navy led to the massive Naval victory at Salamis a few weeks later(40,000 or so dead sailors of the Persian Fleet). The rout at Salamis forced the Persians to fall back around Plataea and Xerxes to flee to Asia. The next campaign season the combined Hellenic army mopped the floor with the slave army of Xerxes.Good got Snyder a fucking coincident right numb nuts.
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Jul 23, 2010 6:14:10 AM CDT
Sparten , Greek and gladiatorial warriors , just do seem gay ...
by rameses
to our modern perseption.Ridley was obviously painfully aware of that for Gladiator , and really toned things down in terms of oiled torsos and little Roman mini-skirts {all Roman warriors seem to wear the skirt over short breeches , to soften the amount of leg on show} 300 and Spartacus the tv series seem to have embraced the homo erotics of it .But considering that 300 features ,several hundred near naked guys tackling one and other it's a miracle Snyder kept things under control.
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Sure the guy had his share of serious fuck ups like Robocop 2 (guilty pleasure at best.) and the unredeemable The Spirit, but the fucker help to revitilize The comic industry via The Dark Knight returns as well as his contributions/stints on Daredevil and Wolverine.can't say that for the guys at Image.now those were hacks.that aside, the 300 comic was a bit to gay.The Spartans ran arounf without a tunic, just capes and cocks.WTF?!?
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haha jk
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En garde!
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a 2 foot cock?CHOPPAH! What up boss?you're ubiquitous. You can't be stopped my man.I'm getting in on the ground floor. All hail THE_CHOPPAH!
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No one is. Bitches can't handle him and men can't aspire to stand next to him. You just get out of the way less you get crushed in his wake.
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a direct descendant of Xerxes himself. 2 foot cock and all.
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Chicks with dicks welcomed, too.
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That was a gay ass post dude.
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I just recognize THE FUCKING MAN when I see him.
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The next disciple in the church of THE_CHOPPAH
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With all the pics of Green Lantern, Captain America and Thor recently I've been recognizing the fucking man a little too much myself.
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In a cock joust, Christ for sure.
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where are all the barely clothed super broads where you can see their nips through their tight tight leotards. Movies need more camel toe.
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draw
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I hear SCOTTPILGRIMFAN whimpering
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But she was barely Black Widow for 5 minutes. Really, we need a She Hulk. A hot chick busting through her clothes would restore manhoods across comicbook fandom.
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Fury brings her into group, explains her origin: Banner gave her a blood transfusion, then disappeared. She's here to take his place as SHIELD can't find him.
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The biggest camel toe
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Imagine that. Really, imagine that.
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when he did side show of her jumping rope. Guess there was pubes showing and marvel had to touch it up by adding a green thong. Read about it on wikipedia. Sexy you made my day now I thinking about a post workout sweaty she hulk in her all her glory. I'd be willing to her cabana boy and wiper her down.
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Incepting images of sweaty camel-toed She Hulk in minds everywhere. And now, onto my office mates.
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Done to the theme of the kids books Dick and Jane.
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One night her and She Hulk are in the FFs video room, drunk on wine, the guys are gone. She Hulk goes: So Sue, can you do anthing but make forcefields with your power? Sue: I can make hard obects of any shape She Hulk: Really? You imagine the rest
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Beyonce. She slaps them ass cheeks together and it creates a sonic BOOM!Best rap video ever.
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and THE_CHOPPAH
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Holy perfect casting, Batman.
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I there were ever such a video,(Sans "Joe Camel" Jay-Z.) expect repeat viewings.And I hate most Rap Videos.
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as she gets angrier?
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That Dr Strange is one lucky bastard.
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the new spokes woman for green jelly.Are you ready for this jelly?Oh yeah I'll eat the whole can!See what I did there? Ass=can. I'm eating green jelly out of She-Hulk/Beyonce's green ass.MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.
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Me want some green ass, me luvvvv some green ass!! YumYumYum!!
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Back on topic, I'm with the crowd that says no to a sequel. The studio that made the original is hoping for about the same financial success as the original and I don't see it happening. Its a movie a lot of people enjoyed but I don't think had a lot of return business (just a guess) or feel the need to the sequel to.
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Army: "Sire!!!"
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Deduct 0.5 for Malin Akerman's flat chest. Nice, but not exactly bodacious.
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Add another .5! Where we at now? My math aint so good.
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But I haven't seen it yet. Lord knows I'm waiting for when the wife is not at home ...
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