In Reply to: 300 posted by Duilawyer on April 5, 2007 at 22:32:22:
... together with the comic(book)ally overstated musculature and we have absolutely cliched fascist/camp imagery revisited.
Is this stuff really popular outside a few political monsters and the self-aware and self-mocking gay community?
What was that gay artist's name? Ken of Denmark? Something like that who popularised this vision of the Superman...
If the elephants look too big, you should remember that people were a lot shorter back then.
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Follow Ups
- 300 men take off their shirts and not one hairy chest... - dave c 16:45:15 04/06/07 (33)
- I really didn't notice that............ - mr grits 21:07:34 04/07/07 (1)
- "This was good fun and very over the top--like a comic book!" - dave c 13:29:23 04/08/07 (0)
- definitely a homerotic tinge throughout the movie. nt - Duilawyer 01:27:15 04/07/07 (19)
- i didn't realize the kissing concubines would have such an effect. - Analog Scott 07:48:32 04/07/07 (18)
- actually a lot of people have issues with how American films show T and A - dave c 14:43:33 04/07/07 (0)
- Some of my favorite review quotes were... - sjb 14:28:09 04/07/07 (9)
- "fills a much needed gap between gay porn and recruitment film" LOL! - padreken 22:46:25 04/08/07 (0)
- Re: Some of my favorite review quotes were... - Analog Scott 14:37:46 04/07/07 (6)
- Re: Some of my favorite review quotes were... - sjb 17:56:42 04/07/07 (2)
- "...some people would see it as homo-erotic." Some people are like that! - clarkjohnsen 12:06:53 04/09/07 (0)
- Re: Some of my favorite review quotes were... - Analog Scott 08:18:49 04/08/07 (0)
- "they ultimately put out plain vanilla forgetable films" - dave c 14:54:45 04/07/07 (2)
- do I think this film will be remebered in 6 months? - Analog Scott 15:39:57 04/07/07 (1)
- I'll go and see it... - dave c 15:46:13 04/07/07 (0)
- good comments - dave c 14:34:45 04/07/07 (0)
- Nah, the myriad of shots of shaved males with their shirts off.. - Duilawyer 11:18:57 04/07/07 (0)
- Re: i didn't realize the kissing concubines would have such an effect. - Dalton 10:51:46 04/07/07 (5)
- the onlhy time the cgi is annoying is the battle scense that are herky jerky - Duilawyer 11:20:21 04/07/07 (0)
- Actually many women have gone and liked it - Analog Scott 11:01:36 04/07/07 (3)
- I only intended a light... - dave c 14:25:21 04/07/07 (2)
- Re: I only intended a light... - Analog Scott 14:49:37 04/07/07 (1)
- Scott... - dave c 15:07:35 04/07/07 (0)
- Hairless chests is a sign of facism? - Analog Scott 21:55:32 04/06/07 (10)
- "the makers of this film are laughing their asses off" - dave c 19:11:29 04/07/07 (0)
- which kind of proves the point. - dave c 03:10:43 04/07/07 (8)
- Just when I thought you peaked.... - Analog Scott 07:36:45 04/07/07 (7)
- "What is it about a mythical look at an historic event that took place 2500 years ago that brings out the political nutt - dave c 14:32:29 04/07/07 (6)
- Re: "What is it about a mythical look at an historic event that took place 2500 years ago that brings out the political - Analog Scott 15:48:59 04/07/07 (5)
- Scott, I might have taken a small thought for a long walk! - dave c 18:46:48 04/07/07 (4)
- Re: Scott, I might have taken a small thought for a long walk! - Analog Scott 22:53:54 04/07/07 (3)
- but do remember... - dave c 13:36:15 04/08/07 (2)
- Re: but do remember... - Analog Scott 13:48:55 04/08/07 (1)
- Me too! - dave c 14:35:50 04/08/07 (0)