Hawk MMS 0 Posted March 13, 2007 I do have to admit that my wife's cat has been held up and had "THI IS SPARTA" yelled in its face. My wife keeps askiing me if it will end soon. Poor cat just sits there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowboyTodd41 134 Posted March 13, 2007 Holy damn that movie rocked some face. Zack Snyder's directing Rainbow Six btw, or at least that's the word. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk MMS 0 Posted March 15, 2007 <H1 class=head _extended="true">Should have seen this one coming I guess... Iranians Outraged by `300' Movie</H1>Tuesday, March 13, 2007 By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press Writer Story tools TEHRAN, Iran — The hit American movie "300" has angered Iranians who say the Greeks-vs-Persians action flick insults their ancient culture and provokes animosity against Iran. "Hollywood declares war on Iranians," blared a headline in Tuesday's edition of the independent Ayende-No newspaper. The movie, which raked in $70 million in its opening weekend, is based on a comic-book fantasy version of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C., in which a force of 300 Spartans held off a massive Persian army at a mountain pass in Greece for three days. Even some American reviewers noted the political overtones of the West-against-Iran story line _ and the way Persians are depicted as decadent, sexually flamboyant and evil in contrast to the noble Greeks. In Iran, the movie hasn't opened and probably never will, given the government's restrictions on Western films, though one paper said bootleg DVDs were already available. Still, it touched a sensitive nerve. Javad Shamghadri, cultural adviser to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said the United States tries to "humiliate" Iran in order to reverse historical reality and "compensate for its wrongdoings in order to provoke American soldiers and warmongers" against Iran. But aside from politics, the film was seen as an attack on Persian history, a source of pride for Iranians across the political spectrum, including critics of the current Islamic regime. State-run television has run several commentaries the past two days calling the film insulting and has brought on Iranian film directors to point out its historical inaccuracies. "The film depicts Iranians as demons, without culture, feeling or humanity, who think of nothing except attacking other nations and killing people," Ayende-No said in its article Tuesday. "It is a new effort to slander the Iranian people and civilization before world public opinion at a time of increasing American threats against Iran," it said. Iran's biggest circulation newspaper, Hamshahri, said "300" is "serving the policy of the U.S. leadership" and predicted it will "prompt a wave of protest in the world. ... Iranians living in the U.S. and Europe will not be indifferent about this obvious insult." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted March 15, 2007 I guess they fail to notice that in the US Hollywood is accused of being very liberal compared to the conservative gov't. The fact is not that there's any anti-Iran agenda, it's just that Hollywood has never allowed the truth to get in the way of a good story! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Dave 2,322 Posted March 16, 2007 it's just that Hollywood has never allowed the truth to get in the way of a good story! The most true statement ever written. I see that RB hated it....doesn't surprise me one bit. With him you could say it was day and he would say it was night.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted March 16, 2007 The most true statement ever written. I see that RB hated it....doesn't surprise me one bit. With him you could say it was day and he would say it was night.... Tell me it's black when I know that it's white... Always the same it's just a shame that's all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+whiteknight06604 934 Posted March 17, 2007 Genesis Genesis! Genesis is planet forbiden. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted March 19, 2007 Yes, Genesis! How can you be deaf with ears like that?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk MMS 0 Posted March 20, 2007 I SAW IT AGAIN. IRAN CAN KISS MY ARSE. THIS MOVIE RULED. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk MMS 0 Posted March 22, 2007 OK, I know we have all seen 300 by now. The question is "anyone going to see The Shooter?" I am not a mark wahlberg fan but, there is nothing else out to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted March 23, 2007 I used to go to the movies most weekends when my wife and I first met up through the early years of our marriage. Around 2001 or so we moved to an area where the theater was no longer so close so we became more picky. Then came the DVD explosion and we were able to see them not long after theater release, so we became pickier. Now although they've built a theater very close to us, we still only go for movies we really want to see. I can't recall if I've seen a flick in the theater since Casino Royale in December, honestly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk MMS 0 Posted March 27, 2007 (edited) For a March release this is a big money maker$$$$$$$$$$$ In 3 weeks it has made 161 million. barely got beat by the number 1 movie TMNT. If you haven't seen it, SEE IT Edited March 27, 2007 by USMC Hawker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
