In Reply to: I am glad Brad Pitt wont be in this one... posted by Eldragon on November 30, 2006 at 13:27:13:
Having recently read Pressfield's "Gates of Fire", its a big disappointment to see that a major film on the Spartans and Thermopylae will be based on a comic book...excuse me...graphic novel. The trailer looks like a video game promo; monsters and all. Dumbed down just doesn't cover it.
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Follow Ups
- Too bad Arnold wasn't available. - DWPC 12:42:46 12/01/06 (8)
- Have you read the graphic novel? - Analog Scott 12:16:13 12/02/06 (7)
- I stopped reading comic books a long time ago - DWPC 16:31:18 12/06/06 (6)
- OK so you are basing your opinion on an idiotic assumption - Analog Scott 22:38:27 12/06/06 (5)
- "...Seeks to bring a comic book, not Herodotus, to the screen.." - DWPC 16:27:12 12/07/06 (3)
- It's clear to you, a guy who hasn't seen the movie but - Analog Scott 20:11:23 12/07/06 (2)
- "...we all have our hangups whether we recognize them or not" - DWPC 08:44:52 12/08/06 (1)
- "But most importantly 300 preserves the spirit of the Thermopolae story" - Analog Scott 08:58:12 12/08/06 (0)
- If you have trouble finding the relevant information - Analog Scott 22:42:34 12/06/06 (0)