Meet the Spartans
Unlike my significant other, KH, I watch on average 2 movies at the cinema each year. Last year, the only movies I watched were "Paprika", "The Golden Compass". Quite pathetic by normal standards. People normally flock to the big screen upon the release of big budget action movies like "Transformers" and the rest, but I normally choose the path of the DVD. And since I utterly detest pirated copies filmed from cinemas, I usually watch originals (thanks to Jason Jr. for starting my legitimate collection) or wait for months for the good quality bootleg. So, after months since its release (the spoof is out even), I have finally watched "300" and I must say that I quite like it. Very stylized (so very "Sin City") and filmed MTV style. Kewl. I shall not speak of the semi-naked Spartans and their digitally-enhanced abs, but shall instead speak of Xerxes.
Gotta love his bling-bling. Accessories-galore. Perfectly-tattoo-ed eyebrows. Kohl and gold eyeshadow. Immaculately-painted haughty lips. Glowing complexion. His love for the bizarre. His "alternative" harem. His Mr Crabs executioner. His battle creatures. Oh, how he embraces diversity. Kinda like a circus master riding on a oversized antelope throne. Definitely one of my favourite movie characters. The movie is not as bloody as I expected. Perhaps they toned it down a little with the red filters, choosing to instead highlight the Spartan capes. And when Astinos' beheaded body fell, I was half expecting a spray of blood-- but perhaps I'm just too used to Samurai movies. The ending credits is also quite interesting, blending 2D images with a 3D camerawork.
I drew a parallel with "Kill Bill"-- in the scene where the Queen of Sparta disembowels the traitor after offering herself to him the night before is kinda like when Go Go Yubari asks some poor kid whether he would like to f*ck her before plunging her wazikashi into the fella.
Definitely a keeper for me.
Gotta love his bling-bling. Accessories-galore. Perfectly-tattoo-ed eyebrows. Kohl and gold eyeshadow. Immaculately-painted haughty lips. Glowing complexion. His love for the bizarre. His "alternative" harem. His Mr Crabs executioner. His battle creatures. Oh, how he embraces diversity. Kinda like a circus master riding on a oversized antelope throne. Definitely one of my favourite movie characters. The movie is not as bloody as I expected. Perhaps they toned it down a little with the red filters, choosing to instead highlight the Spartan capes. And when Astinos' beheaded body fell, I was half expecting a spray of blood-- but perhaps I'm just too used to Samurai movies. The ending credits is also quite interesting, blending 2D images with a 3D camerawork.
I drew a parallel with "Kill Bill"-- in the scene where the Queen of Sparta disembowels the traitor after offering herself to him the night before is kinda like when Go Go Yubari asks some poor kid whether he would like to f*ck her before plunging her wazikashi into the fella.
Definitely a keeper for me.
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Words fail us. How can you have missed 300 till now???
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@Janvier:
Have you ever watched a movie with me?
@Pikey:
Dunno le...
@Jang:
Sounds interesting.