'300' update
Mar. 9th, 2007 09:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trinityofoneWell, you-know-what is coming out this weekend. I don't want to start a big thing again. But there are at least two things I feel the need to point out.
First, the movie has already sold out on Fandango. It's probably going to be big. Le sigh, you know? What can you do.
Second, however—second: this review has been posted on Slate. It backs up, almost point for point, everything I said in my review/rant/"delusional episode." I hope to see more reviews like this in the next few days.
And after that, it's up to the rest of the world to decide.
ETA: Poor Dana Stevens, who wrote the Slate review, is getting lots of hate in the comments too. *rolls eyes* You know, I like discussion, I don't mind disagreement, but I really fail to understand why people feel they have the right to be so damn rude.
(P.S. Thanks to everyone who offered congrats the other day on my decision to quit. I'm scared as hell right now and in danger of not being able to afford to eat anything but ramen for the foreseeable future, but I'm also really relieved, and all the support helps. Thanks, guys.)
First, the movie has already sold out on Fandango. It's probably going to be big. Le sigh, you know? What can you do.
Second, however—second: this review has been posted on Slate. It backs up, almost point for point, everything I said in my review/rant/"delusional episode." I hope to see more reviews like this in the next few days.
And after that, it's up to the rest of the world to decide.
ETA: Poor Dana Stevens, who wrote the Slate review, is getting lots of hate in the comments too. *rolls eyes* You know, I like discussion, I don't mind disagreement, but I really fail to understand why people feel they have the right to be so damn rude.
(P.S. Thanks to everyone who offered congrats the other day on my decision to quit. I'm scared as hell right now and in danger of not being able to afford to eat anything but ramen for the foreseeable future, but I'm also really relieved, and all the support helps. Thanks, guys.)
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Date: 2007-03-13 10:46 am (UTC)I also had a look at some other discussions, and as you mentioned (and experienced yourself), it's remarkable how rude some people are when it comes to defending this movie. I can understand if someone doesn't see (or chooses to ignore to see) that the movie transports a lot of questionable messages, but that doesn't mean he has to attack everybody else as stupid. (Personally, I only had a brief argument with one person who tried to convince me that it's just pure entertainment that stayed very civil. But then again, I just said that I don't want to see the movie anymore.)
You mention above that you want to collect other reviews that are also negative. When I have a look at your recent posts then I get the impression that at the moment you have other priorities, but if you're interested, just look at this collection of reviews (http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/300). Most of them are in one way or another negative. Just their arguments differ, ranging from just a repetitive, badly acted movie to US propaganda and racist/misogynist to using Nazi/commercials aestetics, etc.