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Translation. Magnum P.I. 2007 > 300.
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MonxDot wrote:
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'Lo, there do I see, the line of my people, back to the beginning, 'lo do they call to me, they bid me take my place among them, in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave...may live...forever.
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Elinda wrote:
I saw it yesterday.
I was bummed when it ended...good sign I enjoyed it.
Leonides was excellently cast. His relationship with his wife was clear and endearing within just a couple short scenes. The fantastical liberties taken only added to the graphical delight (loved the wolf at the beginning). Despite Gerard Bultlers butt scene being only a fleeting glimpse, I was able to stare at his legs and chest throughout most of the movie.
There was some gratuitous stuff added that didn't need to be there, but all in all well worth the five bucks I paid to see it.
Oh forgot to add that I loved the narration by David Wenham...I think it was really 'made' the movie into the story.
Edited, Mar 15th 2007 2:02pm by Elinda
I was bummed when it ended...good sign I enjoyed it.
Leonides was excellently cast. His relationship with his wife was clear and endearing within just a couple short scenes. The fantastical liberties taken only added to the graphical delight (loved the wolf at the beginning). Despite Gerard Bultlers butt scene being only a fleeting glimpse, I was able to stare at his legs and chest throughout most of the movie.
There was some gratuitous stuff added that didn't need to be there, but all in all well worth the five bucks I paid to see it.
Oh forgot to add that I loved the narration by David Wenham...I think it was really 'made' the movie into the story.
Edited, Mar 15th 2007 2:02pm by Elinda
The narration to me is what really helped to make it feel like a graphic novel, so I really enjoyed that as well.
As for the legs and chest, my hubby says Leonides sometimes "lost" his 6-pack, so I guess we weren't really seeing his hot bod after all.
SAW 300 in IMAX. Had no complaints about it. Pure action, testosterone, and ********
Saw The Last Stand of the 300 the other night, got me to thinking...
The battle of Thermopylae, the battle that "300" is based on, also had a Naval battle that was all but completely left out of the movie. And in actuality, the result of this Naval battle is what would eventually lead the Greeks to eventually make Xerxes retreat at the Battle of Salamis. And keep in mind that the Greek Navy was outnumbered 6 to 1 on the first day of battle at Thermopylae, but by the second day were down to 5 to 1 odds!
So, that's a pretty big detail to leave out. However, this was a movie about the Spartens at the battle of Thermopylae, so it's no surprise they left that part out. It also wasn't mentioned in detail in the graphic novel, so no point in inserting it in *just* for historical accuracy.
However, if the Greek Navy had been defeated at Thermopylae, they wouldn't have been able to evacuate Athens before Xerxes burned it to the ground after the last stand of the Spartens, there wouldn't have been a Navy battle at Salamis, and most likely Democracy would have died with them...
But it's because of the Battle at Salamis that Democracy survived. And eventually, Alexandre the great lead a unified Greece to conquer the Persian empire, spread Democracy (sorta), and create Western Civilization.
The above facts and something else really struck me after watching this documentary. It was something they were saying about how the Greeks were basicly able to make the Persians lose the will to fight, and thus eventually lose the war at the battle of Plataea, which I assume was the final scene in 300.
Where are we now in Iraq? We're a "giant" country, by comparison, that's losing it's will to fight. Now, the insurgents aren't exactly "Sparten" quality soldiers, nor have there been any famous last stands that they've made, however...
If we do retreat, will this eventually lead to a unified middle east that will try and spread their brand of Islamic Fundamentalism across the region, and eventually the world?!?
And will they use battle Rhinos to do so?
Curiouser and curiouser....
Saw The Last Stand of the 300 the other night, got me to thinking...
The battle of Thermopylae, the battle that "300" is based on, also had a Naval battle that was all but completely left out of the movie. And in actuality, the result of this Naval battle is what would eventually lead the Greeks to eventually make Xerxes retreat at the Battle of Salamis. And keep in mind that the Greek Navy was outnumbered 6 to 1 on the first day of battle at Thermopylae, but by the second day were down to 5 to 1 odds!
So, that's a pretty big detail to leave out. However, this was a movie about the Spartens at the battle of Thermopylae, so it's no surprise they left that part out. It also wasn't mentioned in detail in the graphic novel, so no point in inserting it in *just* for historical accuracy.
However, if the Greek Navy had been defeated at Thermopylae, they wouldn't have been able to evacuate Athens before Xerxes burned it to the ground after the last stand of the Spartens, there wouldn't have been a Navy battle at Salamis, and most likely Democracy would have died with them...
But it's because of the Battle at Salamis that Democracy survived. And eventually, Alexandre the great lead a unified Greece to conquer the Persian empire, spread Democracy (sorta), and create Western Civilization.
The above facts and something else really struck me after watching this documentary. It was something they were saying about how the Greeks were basicly able to make the Persians lose the will to fight, and thus eventually lose the war at the battle of Plataea, which I assume was the final scene in 300.
Where are we now in Iraq? We're a "giant" country, by comparison, that's losing it's will to fight. Now, the insurgents aren't exactly "Sparten" quality soldiers, nor have there been any famous last stands that they've made, however...
If we do retreat, will this eventually lead to a unified middle east that will try and spread their brand of Islamic Fundamentalism across the region, and eventually the world?!?
And will they use battle Rhinos to do so?
Curiouser and curiouser....
"The Rich are there to take all of the money & pay none of the taxes, the middle class is there to do all the work and pay all the taxes, and the poor are there to scare the crap out of the middle class." -George Carlin
Iraq is almost certain to have a fundamentalist Islamic government whether we stay or go. The only question is whether it's a Sunni pawn of Syria or a Shiite pawn of Iran. Most likely the second one.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Battle Rhinos > Pawns.
"The Rich are there to take all of the money & pay none of the taxes, the middle class is there to do all the work and pay all the taxes, and the poor are there to scare the crap out of the middle class." -George Carlin
Jophiel wrote:
Iraq is almost certain to have a fundamentalist Islamic government whether we stay or go. The only question is whether it's a Sunni pawn of Syria or a Shiite pawn of Iran.
If there was one thing missing from the ME before the Iraq war, surely it was another fundamentalist Islamic government.
Now that we got that sorted out, I'm thinking of making a gay incestous **** film starring Mohamed and Allah as twin brothers who share a ***** and a goat.
It'll be based in Israel.
BT, you up for it?
Omegavegeta wrote:
Had no complaints about it. Pure action, testosterone, and ********
/nod But I did spend part of the movie trying to figure out if Grace Jones played Xerxes.
Thumbelyna Quick Hands wrote:
/nod But I did spend part of the movie trying to figure out if Grace Jones played Xerxes.
Xerxes sounded like a goauld from SG-1, in my head...
Professor CrescentFresh wrote:
Thumbelyna Quick Hands wrote:
/nod But I did spend part of the movie trying to figure out if Grace Jones played Xerxes.
I know that but for some reason, the height coupled with the eyeliner kept throwing me off.
Sheesh...
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Edited, Mar 19th 2007 12:42pm by itsbutters
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Aww... Are you mad Gerard Butler won't have batteries in the remote for his surround sound home theater system on his Yacht?
Get over it.
I'll be really glad when this trend of posting random gibberish passes. The fact that we can't figure out what the fuck you are saying does not make it clever.
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I'll be really glad when this trend of posting random gibberish passes. The fact that we can't figure out what the @#%^ you are saying does not make it clever.
{Huh?!}
Edited, Mar 19th 2007 12:41pm by itsbutters
I saw it on I-Max, where it was probably a lot more impressive than a regular screen.
It was pretty good, kept me relatively engrossed. Although, I got bored with the simplified dialog after a while.
Oh, and I noticed why people said it was pro-Republican. One of the characters actually said "Freedom isn't Free."
Ah... So Republican-speak sounds suspiciously similar to that of the founders of Western Democracy...
Makes you think, doesn't it?
Makes you think, doesn't it?
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
Gbaji wrote:
Makes you think, doesn't it?
Yup, about how better off we'd be now and in the future if we had never bothered to step foot in Iraq.
"The Rich are there to take all of the money & pay none of the taxes, the middle class is there to do all the work and pay all the taxes, and the poor are there to scare the crap out of the middle class." -George Carlin
Omegavegeta wrote:
Gbaji wrote:
Makes you think, doesn't it?
Yup, about how better off we'd be now and in the future if we had never bothered to step foot in Iraq.
Don't know if the word "better" applies. "Different" might be a better choice.
Saddam would still be in power. The UN sanctions and inspections would still be in place. We'd still be the primary enforcer of those sanctions, meaning we'd still have troops stationed in Saudi Arabia (the primary reason Bin Laden had for sending folk to kill us).
There would arguably be fewer people in the region pissed off at us. However, those few would be spending nearly 100% of their efforts hiding out, training, and planning attacks on US soil instead of rushing off to Iraq to (mostly die) trying to kill American soldiers there.
Hard to say which is "better". IMO, the invasion of Iraq and the removal of Saddam Hussein from power was inevitable. The longer we waited to do so, the worse things would get. So while we might have been able to stave things off for another 8 or 10 years, we'd have found ourselves right back faced with the same dilema again. Except by then it's likely he'd actually have rebuilt some of his weapons, potentially taking military action off the table.
You're welcome to your opinion, but I happen to think you are dead wrong.
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
Gbaji, it's a line from Team America. Settle down there, sport.
The 51% of Iraqis who feel it is now "Ok to attack Americans", up from 12% two years ago, think you're dead wrong.
Or, more aptly, we're dead wrong.
Or, more aptly, we're dead wrong.
"The Rich are there to take all of the money & pay none of the taxes, the middle class is there to do all the work and pay all the taxes, and the poor are there to scare the crap out of the middle class." -George Carlin
trickybeck wrote:
Gbaji, it's a line from Team America. Settle down there, sport.
Lol. Um...
The expression has been around since long before that film. And the sentiment it expresses has been around longer still. Too much pop culture, not enough history I guess.
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
Omegavegeta wrote:
The 51% of Iraqis who feel it is now "Ok to attack Americans", up from 12% two years ago, think you're dead wrong.
Or, more aptly, we're dead wrong.
Or, more aptly, we're dead wrong.
Cite? I found a couple poll results from Iraq done recently, neither of them mentioned any such thing.
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
gbaji wrote:
trickybeck wrote:
Gbaji, it's a line from Team America. Settle down there, sport.
Lol. Um...
The expression has been around since long before that film. And the sentiment it expresses has been around longer still. Too much pop culture, not enough history I guess.
I know you can't have comprehended it, but the point is where the Republican perception came from, not where the line came from.
Also that the use of the line is totally separate from the spirit of the line.
lol heh.
Edited, Mar 19th 2007 10:36pm by trickybeck
gbaji wrote:
The expression has been around since long before that film.
It's pretty funny watching you ***** about a damned rhino in a movie than then defend the historical accuracy of "Freedom isn't free!"
*In other words, is the ancient Greek for "freedom" based off the root for ancient Greek for "without cost"?
Edited, Mar 19th 2007 10:07pm by Jophiel
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
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