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The Fevered Pleasuring Of 300 Continues!! Two More Reviews From Last Night's Screening...

I haven't read anything about this, so I read the first by Bean_	Aug 18th, 2006 09:42:03 AM
lines of the reviews, and not I can't fuckin wait!
PLANTS by Lost Prophet	Aug 18th, 2006 09:42:54 AM
both of you. Who says "Showcase" outside of marketing departments. I smell foilage.
So basically the gore is what makes it good by Terry_1978	Aug 18th, 2006 09:43:31 AM
That seems to be the general consensus.
Either this movie is a veritable grow-op of plants... by GreatWhiteNoise	Aug 18th, 2006 09:52:34 AM
... or it's actually jaw-droppingly good. Ehh. Was going to see it anyway.
Wow by Mits777	Aug 18th, 2006 09:56:39 AM
If its anything as close to being as cool as Sin City then im there. Check out this awesome review website. http://tinyurl.com/pv8do
But i dont WANNA imagine "Sin City meets Gladiator" by chickychow	Aug 18th, 2006 10:03:14 AM
at least tell me its 100 times cooler than Sin City, then I'm excited
Sounds like it's satisfied it's target audience... by CellarDoor	Aug 18th, 2006 10:25:07 AM
But I found Dawn of the dead laughably bad at points (zombie baby) and i've no faith in this director. Most of the reviews seem to be telling me that gore and tits means a good time but that's how I viewed Hostel and that was shite. Most of these glowing reviews have told me very little beyond "there is visceral violence, pretty visuals and some occasional nudity". I need more reasoned criticsm!
Wait a fucking minute... by CellarDoor	Aug 18th, 2006 10:32:48 AM
Read the first review here and then read the first review of the two posted earlier. They seem alarmingly similar. I hate to cry plant, this film might rock my socks off, but these reviews are suspicous.
wow by THE KNIGHT	Aug 18th, 2006 10:36:22 AM
All these glowing reviews.... Either this screening was filed with some of that green or the movie is really that good.....
Hope it's better than SIN CITY... by JohnGalt06	Aug 18th, 2006 10:42:32 AM
which was a dreadful bore from beginning to end.
Hate to be skeptical, but those reviews are leafy by Lance Rock	Aug 18th, 2006 11:01:03 AM
Sorry, but when 2 different reviews say something like "it sucks that I have to wait another 7 months to see it!", I picture marketing flaks earning their stripes. Nice try, kids!
Somebody bring out the pesticide! by Orbots Commander	Aug 18th, 2006 11:10:40 AM
Because these reviews are suspiciously green and leafy. Nobody writes like that outside of marketing department guys.
orbots, by Lost Prophet	Aug 18th, 2006 11:14:21 AM
What gave them away to you? was it "Showcase"
Gore! Boobs! Oh my Gaaaaawwwd. by Lovecraftfan	Aug 18th, 2006 11:15:07 AM
Honestly Im getting so sick of hearing how awesome it is when a bloddy film comes out as if its the first time it happens. I guess everyone forgot about The Descent, Hostel, The Deils Rejects and more and more. But hey who needs story or characters WE HAVE GORE AND BOOBIES!!
this review reminded me... by ewokstew	Aug 18th, 2006 11:15:11 AM
That I'm running out of weed killer.
Seriously guys by spunch	Aug 18th, 2006 11:15:40 AM
maybe those guys are or aren't plants. But as someone that went to the screening last night, I can genuinely say that 300 kicked some major ass. It was really that good. I didnt hear any person talk shit about as I walked out of the theater. So despite whatever you guys think, those guys have the same opinion as me.
might by talbuckin	Aug 18th, 2006 11:20:33 AM
be good, i hope. but Sin City, come on. the only masterpiece part of that is the chicks parade it actually is.
On what gives the vegetation away: by Orbots Commander	Aug 18th, 2006 11:35:17 AM
It's often the extreme hyperbole, quote: " I want to scream right now because the thought of having to wait seven months at the very least to see the film again is going to be absolute torture." And, "At times I could have sworn I was looking at paintings by Da Vinci." Also, most marketing plant guys know the complete oeuvre of actors, like Gerald Butler---most regular Joe Schmoe movie goers have no idea who the guy is outside of 'Phantom'. Yeah, and 'showcase' too.
"as cool as Zach Snyder's DAWN remake was.." by uberman	Aug 18th, 2006 11:38:26 AM
Ummm-that wasnt so cool.
They are so blatant it is not even funny by Lost Prophet	Aug 18th, 2006 11:48:36 AM
and Spunch, of course they share your opinion, they work at the next desk down in the marketing department from you.
I smell MiracleGro by Det. John Kimble	Aug 18th, 2006 11:57:03 AM
If you compare all four of these 'reviews' it's pretty easy to spot a lot of repeated talking points.
wow by lofe101	Aug 18th, 2006 12:09:51 PM
you guys suck!!!! plant, plant, plant. i love the faith you guys have in just about everything. there's been nothing but positive buzz about this movie. even from what AICN writers saw at comic-con. all you guys can say is plant, and sin city sucks. but you guys suck. sin city and dawn of the dead was fucking awsome. minus the zombie baby, as someone else pointed out.
oh ya, by lofe101	Aug 18th, 2006 12:11:48 PM
i cant fucking wait for this one too. 7 months is too long. so am i a plant? sin city rules. GO BILLS!!!!!!
Is it so hard to believe by waggy	Aug 18th, 2006 12:12:13 PM
that a movie that stole the show at comic-con is getting good reviews now?
I want to believe, but these reviews are 95% rayon by Det. John Kimble	Aug 18th, 2006 12:18:20 PM
Standard marketing department boilerplate. Give us a review that doesn't trot out "Gerard Bultler (Phantom of The Opera) gives a breakout performance" and the like and I'll be more convinced.
I know they aren't connected, but... by Ray Garraty #47	Aug 18th, 2006 12:21:36 PM
The themes and even the coloring remind me of some of the cutscenes in PS2 game "God of War." I wonder if any of the artistic techniques were cribbed from one to the other. On a side note, if they made a "God of War" movie I'd see it in a heartbeat, as long as it had the same characteristics as the game: impossible weapons, mythological gods as characters, horrific creatures, and elaborate kills. I would look for brilliant story and dialogue elsewhere, just to see Kratos go nuts on the big screen.
PLANT ?! PLANT !? fuck... by A G	Aug 18th, 2006 12:24:24 PM
Listen guys for fucks sake. Is it so hard to believe that people actually really liked this film ? Have you lost soo much faith in the medium that you automatically beleive that any positive comments MUST be torn down and denied without reason or logic. Try and accept that this film is good, you do not have to rip it to pieces, no one is listening to you because almost everyone understands this film WILL be good. If you can't accept this or simply won't, just fuck off.
Comes To Something When We Reminisce About Verhoven by flamingrunt	Aug 18th, 2006 12:30:35 PM
No matter what you think about showgirls or any of his movies at least the guy showed some balls. Eli Roth isnt fit enough to wipe his arse
300 = Hardcore Butch Gay Fantasy Action Epic by ZombieSolutions	Aug 18th, 2006 12:32:22 PM
if yr pscyhed for this, you like men. period. and thats cool! thats great! but you like men.
Agree with Zombie by Orbots Commander	Aug 18th, 2006 12:54:51 PM
trying to sell this movie to middle America will be an uphill battle. The only route for WB is to try to compare this to Gladiator. Like Gladiator, but with much more male half-nakedness.... Nope, I was right. It's an uphill battle.
WOW I never knew 300=GAY?? by tile_mcgillus	Aug 18th, 2006 01:13:51 PM
So watching warriors fight with out large unneccessaryily bulky armor is gay. Does that mean Shaka Zulu is gay? Wait a minute....is Hulk Hogan gay then too? Holy fuck Brock Sampson killed a couple guys in the buff last week, now he is gay too, FUCK. Does this make Arnold gay in T2 when he goes nuts on the bikers, I had no idea robots could be gay. I never really knew non completly clothed dudes=gay. Alright then because I liked Die hard, Rambo, T1 & T2, and Commando then Im gay. Where do I start sucking. Wait a minute, Im not gay? I just like sweet movies! Please homophobes shut the fuck up. You literally have no idea what you are talking about.
I like Men! by Arion214	Aug 18th, 2006 01:24:45 PM
And lots of other females will like this, too. Not just for the hot actors in mini-costumes, but for the power of the story. Miller's version of Thermopylae gives us doomed heroism -- always a favorite topic. Sacrifice and battlefield comeraderie always gets me. So my friends and I will be there when the line forms. Oh, and I am very middle American.
Oh, goodie by drjohnnyfever	Aug 18th, 2006 01:48:37 PM
I was wondering when the "Gay" comments would start in here.
Why is it that AICN can't seem to catch the obvious?? by chickychow	Aug 18th, 2006 01:49:07 PM
Yes, we're all looking forward to this movie (yes, we're all gay) but there is really nothing genuine or authentic about any of the reviews sent in for 300. Could it be that AICN is a shill for studios and/or people it wants to be in business with? hmm
300 by matt2545	Aug 18th, 2006 02:45:09 PM
The sad part is this is one of history's greatest stories. Now with this version and the crappy 1970s british version, a serious production, perphaps based on Steven Pressfield's gates of fire, will never get made.
Yes, 300 Is VERY GAY; Hardcore Badass Butch Gay by ZombieSolutions	Aug 18th, 2006 02:47:34 PM
Did you actually ask if wrestling was gay?! Um, yeah. Its gay. EXTREMELY Gay. I don't mean gay as in silly or negative, I mean gay as in homosexual. And I'm not homophobic, I'm just telling it like it is. (On the Brock Samson tip, wasn't his first naked murder spree greeted with the sighs of pleasure from his targets? Like in the first episode? Brock is hyper-hetero, but he's been in several butchgay scenarious; its intentional; supposed to be funny.) The funniest thing is how bent out of shape and defensive yr'all getting! Cmon; its OK to be gay! It doesn't mean yr any less than a man, it just means you like to touch and squeeze them. The Spartans were totally bad ass, and they were all homosexuals (or at least bisexual -- men slept with men as much as women). Why does this freak y'allout so much? Denial? Now whos the homophobe? C'mon let yr rainbow flag fly! Everyones at least a little bit gay. Especially sports fans.
If 300 is at least as good as by Orbots Commander	Aug 18th, 2006 03:35:13 PM
the 13th Warrior, then that's fine. Had a vacation day off from work today and just re-watched 13th Warrior on Encore. Very good adventure-battle movie and highly underrated. Has a pretty good orchestral score as well. One of John Mctiernan's better efforts, though I've read that Mctiernan dropped out of it halfway through and novelist/producer Michael Chricton directed the remaining portion.
These aren't plants... by Rindain	Aug 18th, 2006 06:51:51 PM
I was at the screening and I agree with everything these reviews say. The movie really is that good and all you doubters will be eating the humble pie soon eough...
Enough about plants... by Utamoh	Aug 18th, 2006 08:28:13 PM
..because most of the so-called plants aren't attending this kind of screening, nor are they writing for Ain't it cool. I worked on this movie and even I won't get to see it till March, and nor won't most of the cast and crew. The type of screening that needs "plants" are the shitty ones that already have bad word of mouth and need some positive reviews - and those usually end up in the mainstream press, not here. So far I've heard nothing but good things about 300, some of them from the harshest film-hating geeks I've met. Do you guys think that the producers of 300 are afraid it's going to fail, so they ask some dork to write a positive review on Aint it cool to make it look good? Have you ever worked with producers on this kind of film? They're very optimistic. They don't shit their pants enough to get some nerd to "help" them sell a film - that's what they have marketing budgets for. Let me put it this way - you buy a rose (a plant) to hide a bad smell. This film was surrounded with a good vibe from day one. It will do well no matter what anyone says.
Plants? or LA groupthink/groupspeak by Arche Logos	Aug 18th, 2006 08:35:27 PM
Most of these reviews are coming out of SoCal for which many of these people see these screeenings because they're in the business. So they could be plants from the marketing department OR they could be from LA where EVERYBODY talks like they're in Marketing.
Only in America by SeattleBuff	Aug 21st, 2006 06:36:36 PM
Wow. Didn't realize that gays had a monopoly on certain genres. From the talkback chorus, it seems all of us who enjoyed Gladiator or, as kids, Roman war movies or Steve Reeves, or Jason/Argonauts are all gay. Who knew? Dammit...we are being indoctrinated and we don't even know it. Curse you Lance Bass!!
Sparta like many greek states practiced pederasty... by PurityOfEssence	Aug 21st, 2006 08:01:42 PM
While Spartan's are often said to have favored chastity in such relationships, they were still highly eroticized. Homosexual relations were quite common throughout Greek society. Though from my admittedly limited reading on the subject of Sparta, the use of homosexual relations as a moral booster (eg the Sacred Band of Thebes) was frowned upon. So I don't see how anyone can deny the homoerotic component inherent in Spartan history.

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