Login |  Register |  FAQ
   
Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 3 of 3
  [ 45 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3

300
vanvlak
 Post subject: 300
PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:37 pm 
Brood Brother
Brood Brother
User avatar

Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:52 am
Posts: 10348
Location: Malta

(vanvlak @ Mar. 06 2007,20:35)
QUOTE

(Dwarf Supreme @ Mar. 06 2007,20:24)
QUOTE
Considering the movie comes out Friday, you're probably right.

:p And now to get a hoplite painted!  :;):

One hoplite.  :p

The test man.


One down, 299 to go....

_________________
Back from oblivion (again)?
Top
 Profile Send private message  
 
Dwarf Supreme
 Post subject: 300
PostPosted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:38 pm 
Brood Brother
Brood Brother
User avatar

Joined: Fri May 20, 2005 8:45 pm
Posts: 11147
Location: Canton, CT, USA
Nicely done, Van.

_________________
"I don't believe in destiny or the guiding hand of fate." N. Peart
Top
 Profile Send private message  
 
Legion 4
 Post subject: 300
PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:43 am 
Brood Brother
Brood Brother
User avatar

Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 5:13 pm
Posts: 36984
Location: Ohio - USA
Watching a History Channel show now, about the 300 ! :)

_________________
Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
Top
 Profile Send private message  
 
firestorm40k
 Post subject: 300
PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:15 am 
Brood Brother
Brood Brother
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:00 pm
Posts: 2277
Location: Suffolk, United Kingdom

(vanvlak @ Mar. 08 2007,21:37)
QUOTE
One hoplite. ?:p

The test man.


One down, 299 to go....

Go go Vanvlak!  :D  It looks a simple and effective colour scheme which should be farily quick to paint - but like you said, there's 300 to do...  :O

At this rate, are you looking at an almost-year-long project?  :confuse:
Top
 Profile Send private message  
 
vanvlak
 Post subject: 300
PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:51 am 
Brood Brother
Brood Brother
User avatar

Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:52 am
Posts: 10348
Location: Malta

(firestorm40k @ Mar. 09 2007,10:15)
QUOTE
At this rate, are you looking at an almost-year-long project?  :confuse:

300-year.  :confuse:

_________________
Back from oblivion (again)?
Top
 Profile Send private message  
 
Dwarf Supreme
 Post subject: 300
PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:15 pm 
Brood Brother
Brood Brother
User avatar

Joined: Fri May 20, 2005 8:45 pm
Posts: 11147
Location: Canton, CT, USA

(Legion 4 @ Mar. 08 2007,22:43)
QUOTE
Watching a History Channel show now, about the 300 ! :)

I watched that, too. I really liked it.

_________________
"I don't believe in destiny or the guiding hand of fate." N. Peart
Top
 Profile Send private message  
 
Moscovian
 Post subject: 300
PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:17 pm 
Brood Brother
Brood Brother
User avatar

Joined: Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:32 pm
Posts: 6414
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania USA
Heading to the movie today - I CANNOT WAIT!  I took the day off just to see it (it's also my birthday, so it is almost as if it was 'meant to be'). :p

_________________
author of Syncing Forward and other stories...

It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I've got my Milkbone underwear on.
Top
 Profile Send private message  
 
Dwarf Supreme
 Post subject: 300
PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:29 pm 
Brood Brother
Brood Brother
User avatar

Joined: Fri May 20, 2005 8:45 pm
Posts: 11147
Location: Canton, CT, USA
You'll have to give us a review. I've heard it's a good movie despite its historical inaccuracies.

_________________
"I don't believe in destiny or the guiding hand of fate." N. Peart
Top
 Profile Send private message  
 
Legion 4
 Post subject: 300
PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:13 pm 
Brood Brother
Brood Brother
User avatar

Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 5:13 pm
Posts: 36984
Location: Ohio - USA
Yes, I liked the H.Chan "300" show, but I usually do ! I'll watch it again !  Xerxes had a (minor) tactical victory because of the high losses he suffered, @ 20,000 KIA/WIA. In 479 BC, at Plataea, the Persians were effectively destroyed.  Van ... you better pick up the pace, Xerxes isn't waiting on you !  Happy B-Day Mos, and yes, let us know about the movie ! :D

_________________
Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
Top
 Profile Send private message  
 
nealhunt
 Post subject: 300
PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:21 pm 
Purestrain
Purestrain

Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 10:52 pm
Posts: 9617
Location: Nashville, TN, USA

(Dwarf Supreme @ Mar. 09 2007,14:29)
QUOTE
You'll have to give us a review. I've heard it's a good movie despite its historical inaccuracies.

Well, it's based on Miller's graphic novel, which is pretty straightforward about saying it's not intended to be historically accurate.

I actually wanted to see the movie very badly until I bought the graphic novel.  It appears to be almost a verbatim recreation of it, even down to blocking the scenes exactly as they are in the panels of the book.  Basically, the graphic novel, just with moving action scenes.  That takes substantial skill to be sure, and may very well deliver a highly entertaining product (especially visually), but it's still less interesting to me at this point than it was before.

_________________
Neal
Top
 Profile Send private message  
 
Legion 4
 Post subject: 300
PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:26 pm 
Brood Brother
Brood Brother
User avatar

Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 5:13 pm
Posts: 36984
Location: Ohio - USA
Yes, as I said, I read the Miller, G/novel, my friend loaned me ... and, the movie appears to be a "doppelganger" from the book ...  Looks very "entertaining" ...   :)

_________________
Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
Top
 Profile Send private message  
 
Cuban Commissar
 Post subject: 300
PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:04 pm 
Purestrain
Purestrain

Joined: Wed Oct 22, 2003 4:32 am
Posts: 2933
Location: Colorado, USA
Well Done V
Top
 Profile Send private message  
 
tchristney
 Post subject: 300
PostPosted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 6:21 pm 
Brood Brother
Brood Brother

Joined: Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:05 am
Posts: 352
Location: Victoria BC, Canada
Yep, it sounds like they basically used the GN as the storyboards for the film. I guess they can save a lot of money in pre-production that way.  :glare:  :O
Top
 Profile Send private message  
 
Lion in the Stars
 Post subject: 300
PostPosted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:35 am 
Brood Brother
Brood Brother

Joined: Fri May 13, 2005 11:01 pm
Posts: 1455
Having seen the Movie while recovering from getting a badly ingrown toenail dealt with (on IMAX, no less), all I can say is 'wow'.  when you're talking about an event that took place 2500 years ago, you're not going to get real accurate.

They even have you 'suffer' (using the term loosely, because it really helps explain the Spartan mindset) through about 10 minutes of historical background to set the stage for what the Spartans were.  then there's the scene with the Oracle (which is a nice view... [/dirty old man]), and Leonidas getting his head screwed on straight (another nice scene, this time featuring the Spartan Queen [/dirty old man, for real this time]).  Then the rest of the movie is filled with some of the best-choreographed fight scenes I've seen.  Ever.  Including stuff like House of Flying Daggers, Hero, and Curse of the Yellow Flower.  Those guys were fighting back-to back, their shieldwall was real stuff (and actually worked!), and then there's that last scene... to borrow a phrase from a different movie, 'Get some!'

It's not supposed to be historical, it's a better version of the Medal of Honor citations.  It's supposed to send a chill up your spine, stand up, and Salute!  Very well done.  It's a flick you can take your girl to, if she doesn't mind a good bit of blood (lots of eye-candy for her to ogle.  I haven't seen abs like that since the last time the Marines were doing a sit-up competition...) and then there's lots of most righteous 'You shall not pass!' fighting.

Anyway, enough about the movie.

So how does your 300 go, V?  Made any more progress?

_________________
"For the Lion and the Emperor!"
Top
 Profile Send private message  
 
vanvlak
 Post subject: 300
PostPosted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:07 am 
Brood Brother
Brood Brother
User avatar

Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:52 am
Posts: 10348
Location: Malta
Ah , yes, progress, I'm digging out the elephants  :;):

_________________
Back from oblivion (again)?
Top
 Profile Send private message  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
  Print view Previous topic | Next topic 
Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 3 of 3
  [ 45 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 8 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  


Powered by phpBB ® Forum Software © phpBB Group
CoDFaction Style by Daniel St. Jules of Gamexe.net