I do hope the movie turns out to be this year's version of "The Matrix" (in terms of its success), because I'm a huge fan of the graphic novel and "300" is numero uno on my must-see list of '07. I am totally amped for this movie.
yeah, i couldn't sit through a period piece adaption. if you wanted that, follow my recommendation and rent 1962's the 300 spartans.
what makes films original is the person shooting that shot/scene from his own POV/angle. that's why we luv Fincher, Kurosawa, Cuaron, Welles, Spielberg and so on =D.
I own the 300 spartans. It was pretty well done for what it is. Just because a movie is shot as a period piece doesn't mean it cant have its own style as well.
I simply think the story to The Gates of Fire is much Better than the Graphic Novel
I don't think 300 will do Matrix type success, because for many people who have already seen Gladiator and Troy, 300 will be just another sword and sandal epic despite how good it is.
What made the Matrix so successful was it was like nothing many American's had ever seen before.
countdown's on for me - this is the first movie in years that i will be there for opening day, first showing...
there's a nice hardcover "art of 300" book that i had a chance to look at the other day when i was picking up some trade paperbacks at the local comic shop...the art direction for this film is sumptuous and stunning.
all i got back was: see, that's a problem because i started a thread talking about it but got linked several threads that HAD millennium in the title that i COULD NOT FIND. it's not my end because this happens with computers i use @work, @home and @school! i tried, flushing cache, logging out, back in, refresing, inside out. no go. so it's definitely a HTF issue.
Ever since Gladiator i've become burnt out on these huge historic-type epics with large scale CGI battles in them, that said, though, there is something so different about this movie and for the first time in a while I became excited about seeing a film of this type.
My eagerness to see this is near limitless as well. I saw a "chick" ad for this today (during a Rocky marathon). It focused on the queen, the sacrifice, the romance, without the violence.
All I know is the rating guide says "Graphic violence THROUGHOUT" which says it all. Less than a month. FWIW, it also comes out right before God of War II, the perfect dessert for a movie like this.
March, with this and Zodiac, is looking extremely strong