On 21 Jan, 16:46, "Harry Keane"
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>>> After the disappointment of "No Country For Old Men", which seemed
>> targeted at the terminally pretentious, I've seen a couple of movies I
>> *did* enjoy, for very different reasons.
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>> "300" - very little in the way of plot, heavily stylised, violent,
>> watchable. Â Think "Sin City" meets "Gladiator", only with an even
>> thinner plot. Â Liked it though. Â Great special effects, in a quiet way.
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>> "This Is England": the best movie I've seen in quite a while; puts me in
>> mind of Mike Leigh, only with more substance. Â Some good performances,
>> an excellent script, not just a "black & white" view of the racial
>> tensions, but heaped with realism, and for those who were in the UK at
>> the time, a really evocative recreation of the period, and the feeling
>> of a nation somewhat at war with itself. Â Even the main "villain of the
>> piece" seems as much at war with himself as with others.
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>> Joe-Bob Bear says check it out :)
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> Saw "300" on DVD over the weekend. Â I'd agree with your comments about the
> plot and I also liked the special effects. Â As far as historical accuracy
> goes, it left quite a lot to be desired, according to my in-house expert on
> "Classical Civilisations"; however, the entertainment industry, like
> newspapers, doesn't let the truth get in the way of a good headline.
300 is excellent, and yes, quite inaccurate. The only niggle I had
with the inacurracies (I really dont think they are a problem in
hollywood films as long as people *know* its not factual) was how they
portrayed the Persians.. but I guess they needed a bad guy.
The reason it is similar to Sin City btw is they are both based on
comics by Frank Miller, the king of hard boiled stories.
Anthony
