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Post by canadia on Apr 6, 2011 12:19:07 GMT -5
Okay this is a Venezuelan guy speaking French Canadian french. I need a clearer head to try and translate. If someone does not come to rescue I will try later.
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Post by canadia on Apr 6, 2011 13:13:00 GMT -5
Someone did make a great comment at one of the articles today that turned it back on Arnold, no doubt inspired by the Butler fans. First here is the one article www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21232Arnold Schwarzenegger Says Special Effects Made "300" Actors Look in ShapePosted: April 5th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff Arnold Schwarzenegger Says Special Effects Made 300 Actors Look in ShapeSubmit Comment In preparation of his big screen return, Arnold Schwarzenegger is attempting to get back in shape and is impressed with Gerard Butler's physique in "300." As a result, he tried to locate Butler's trainer, but ended up learning that it was computers that made the actor look the way he did in the movie. Schwarzenegger explained: "I said to ['300' producer] Mark Canton, 'You have got to get a hold of [Butler]. I want to know what his training regimen is.' Canton said, 'What are you talking about? [That look] cost me a lot of money.'" While we know that the actors in "300" were covered in make-up to look more ripped and toned, some behind-the-scenes photos show that Butler was still in great shape. So I doubt that his look was 100% computer generated. Source: EW, WENN If Arnold were keeping up to date he should have asked for whoever trained all the guys for the Starz series Spartacus Blood and Sand and the prequel, which also combines CGI and a lot of blood sweat and tears. My guilty pleasure but so sad that Andy Whitfield is still struggling with his cancer. He finally gets a hit series and he has to quit. Sniff. They have hired a new Australian actor to take over his role.It's about time we women had scantily clad men to drool over. Thank you 300. And other article Arnold Schwarzenegger's below-the-belt blow on Gerard Butler entertainment.stv.tv/film/241779-arnold-schwarzenegger-lands-below-the-belt-blow-on-gerard-butler/Scot Gerard Butler has had his amazing physique in 300 outrageously put under question by none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger, who apparently claims it was computer generated. However, we have the proof that the aged Terminator star is misinformed... 06 April 2011 09:57 GMT Look fake to you? Behind the scenes shot shows Butler's body was for real Scot Gerard Butler has had his amazing physique in 300 outrageously put under question by none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger, who apparently claims it was computer generated. However, we have the proof that the agedTerminator star is misinformed... It’s been reported today that the former California governor has exploded the “myth Gerard Butler was ripped and toned for his role as a Spartan hero in cult action film 300” – something that’ll be sure to enrage the hunky Scottish pin-up. Schwarzenegger made the apparent “discovery” after approaching the 300 producer Mark Canton, asking for details about the fitness regimen Butler adopted for the hit film. The impressed Terminator star reportedly wanted to track down the Scot's trainer and hire him to get him back into shape following his spell as California Governor, which just recently ended. Schwarzenegger told Entertainment Weekly magazine: “I said to Mark Canton, 'You have got to get a hold of this guy (Butler). I want to know what his training regimen is.' “Canton said, 'What are you talking about? (That look) cost me a lot of money.'” However, standing at Butler’s side like a brave Spartan, and ready to take Schwarzenegger on, we’ve discovered behind-the-scenes footage that proves that the Scot’s body was entirely the product of his own making. (Well, alongside the training and fitness experts that will have assisted him in getting into shape, of course.) Here’s our first evidence, showing the sparsely clothed star as he was being filmed: The Making of 300 www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=efSYlfCbTPYAs if that wasn’t enough – and we know some of you will want to be as thorough as possible checking into Gerard’s physique – here’s a second video showing why as King he had to look bigger than the other actors, and talking about the amazing amount of work he put in: 300 Actor Training www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Oe_nZONY95cSo, that enough proof for you old man Arnie?
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Post by Leppardlady on Apr 8, 2011 20:07:28 GMT -5
You know, it's funny ... even though there were over 300 scantily clad men (including the Spartans you don't see in the battlefield, but in the streets of Sparta), I only had eyes for one.
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Lola
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Post by Lola on Jun 3, 2011 21:10:02 GMT -5
I think I'm going to have to watch 300 tonight...lol Has anyone seen the movie Shooters? The towel Scene is impressive..hehe
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Post by Leppardlady on Jun 6, 2011 9:21:49 GMT -5
That's the only good part in that whole movie, IMHO. I hated the movie except for that scene ... it more than made up for the rest of the crappy film.
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Lola
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Post by Lola on Jun 6, 2011 22:13:38 GMT -5
I love 300 in general.. I had a hard time seeing the moment, but it did look like something..lol I'm going to have to put it on the living room telly and see if I can see the moment better..haha
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Post by Leppardlady on Jun 13, 2011 20:12:46 GMT -5
KristieW, I loved 300; I'm sorry, my post was kinda confusing, I should have made sure I said Shooters when I mentioned that I hated the movie. I really need to watch 300 again, too, now that I have a nice big TV to watch it on (much better than watching it on my computer screen when I had lived with my folks ... soooo nice to have my own place again ... so verra nice ... so many Gerry movies and not enough hours in the day to watch them. I will have to try.
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Post by daphne on Aug 17, 2011 12:27:47 GMT -5
WELL, I have to admit that when I first saw '300',I didn't know who Leonidas was, regardless of whether I was a HUGE GERRY FAN (!!! !!!), and I also said " Ew!!!... Nobody can confront Gerry, Mom, "King Leonidas"is...well...He is handsome but Gerry is much BETTER than HIM!!!"...And can you imagine that my Mom knew who Leonidas was, and she did NOT tell me... Only after a week I found out who he was!!!... But anyway, it was a MUST-WIN-AN-OSCAR movie for SURE!!!
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Post by Dianne on Aug 17, 2011 16:14:43 GMT -5
WELL, I have to admit that when I first saw '300',I didn't know who Leonidas was, regardless of whether I was a HUGE GERRY FAN (!!! !!!), and I also said " Ew!!!... Nobody can confront Gerry, Mom, "King Leonidas"is...well...He is handsome but Gerry is much BETTER than HIM!!!"...And can you imagine that my Mom knew who Leonidas was, and she did NOT tell me... Only after a week I found out who he was!!!... But anyway, it was a MUST-WIN-AN-OSCAR movie for SURE!!! Just think Daphne, one of those hunky men could be your ancestor.
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Post by Dianne on Aug 22, 2011 19:24:11 GMT -5
Thanks to Fifi. I love this kind of stuff. mrtalkstoomuch.blogspot.com/2011/08/weapons-weekly-dory-of-sparta.html?spref=twWeapons Weekly: The Dory of Sparta If you missed last weeks post on the deadly Aspis, check out the most important piece of the Spartans arsenal, equally as protective as it was dangerous. Spartan Dory Spear The first weapon an enemy faced when fighting a Spartan was his spear, also known by the Spartans as a dory. These spears were very long at about seven to nine feet in length and were used primarily while the warriors were in phalanx formations. The phalanx is when the warriors lined up in a square or rectangle. Those in front would hold their shield in front of them a little to their left and covering their fellow warrior’s right side. This created small windows that they would poke their spear out of. Not just the first row of men either. They usually set up the formation about eight rows deep. So those behind the front line would hold their shields high to block any incoming arrows or rocks and poke their own spear out of any space available. This is quite a formidable site if you were facing this on the battlefield. It was the equivalent of a Bronze Age tank. Invincible and deadly to anything that tried to face it head on, except for maybe another phalanx. Doesn’t sound effective you say? Ask the Persians at Thermopylae. They had an army of three hundred thousand including ten thousand of their most elite warriors called the Immortals. Three hundred Spartans used this formation to bottleneck the Persians into a valley and stop them in their tracks. The only thing behind the Spartans was a few hundred farmers from the neighboring regions, untrained for war and scared out of their minds. Even the Immortals were defeated when they marched against the Spartans. It’s not just a movie storyline, this was a historical event. The heavy shields and armor forced enemies to close in for melee combat to break the phalanx. This was not an easy thing to do when the broad leaf shaped blade of the dory was protruding several feet from the impenetrable bronze wall and wielded by a lifelong disciplined warrior. Most of the enemies of the Greeks had not adopted shields or using metal to coat them, making their front line extremely vulnerable to the dory. Spartans trained with the dory all their lives and they had no equals on the battlefield when it came to the accuracy of how they used this weapon. The spear made an excellent ranged weapon as well. They were built to be well balanced, straight and sturdy so that it could be thrown as easily as jabbed. The leaf shaped blade was designed so that if anyone was pierced in the torso by this spear, it didn’t matter where, they would soon be dead because it was wide enough that it was nearly impossible for it to miss an organ. It could also be fatal if it struck a limb because the odds of slicing through a major artery was pretty good. Unlike a sharpened stick that could miss vital organs or be deflected by armor, the wide blade was made of bronze so it could pierce armor as well. The dory wasn’t meant to be a close ranged weapon, but when it was in the hands of the well trained Spartans, it was as deadly as a sword. The rear end of the dory was often tipped with a bronze spike to be used in melee if the Spartan desired to do so instead of drawing his sword. Gerard Butler on the set of 300 Here's a bonus pick just because I had requests to see the alternate and wildly popular Spartan apparel from the recent movie 300. I'm sorry ladies, but according to history, most Spartans actually wore a bronze muscle cuirass over their chests. The armor was usually designed for the man wearing it, however and it more than likely did not do justice to what was underneath it. Keep in mind I said most. I think read somewhere at one point the Spartans had removed the cuirass to allow more flexibility and agility. The Spartans exercised and practiced combat as part of a daily routine. The movie probably did not exaggerate the physique as much as it did the violence. The Spartans were the champions of the ancient Olympics year after year in their time for a reason. That wasn't because they let any part of their body become imperfect. Some historians have said that the Spartans even disposed of any newborns who had any from of imperfection. They took strides in perfecting their genetic lines. They daily combat routines also weeded out their week, who were even killed in practice if they were unable to protect themselves. That is a topic for a different post however.
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Post by denifeelingblue on Oct 2, 2011 6:58:07 GMT -5
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Post by denifeelingblue on Oct 9, 2011 6:43:51 GMT -5
I can watch this movie all over again and more I do it,more I'm amazed with his way to show mental strength of the main character.This is more important for me than pumping his body for this role,one way or another!Hope you'll agree with me!And a jealous comments don't bother me at all-some people can't accept they are history...good but past one...
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Post by Dianne on Nov 15, 2011 17:14:12 GMT -5
Thanks GA Immortals:' How much is it like '300'? November 14, 2011 | 7:30 am increase text size decrease text size 30 3 Similarities and difference between "Immortals" and "300" The millions of people this weekend who paid to see "Immortals," the mythology-laden story of Theseus and the cruel King Hyperion, turned out for plenty of reasons. But doubtless high on the list was the movie's underlying similarities to "300," the Gerard Butler-starring story of dueling Persians and Spartans. Like the 2006 hit, Tarsem Singh's movie, which stars Henry Cavill and Mickey Rourke, is a swords-and-sandals swashbuckler heavy on the visuals (and the ketchup packets). "Immortals" also came from the same producers, a fact that the film's distributor, Relativity Media, was not shy about emphasizing in its television ads. But those producers were not entirely keen to compare the two movies. "We don't really see them as that similar," Mark Canton, one of the producers who made both films, told 24 Frames last week. "This ['Immortals'] is about the journey of a man finding his faith, and '300'...is a great action movie." He added that "300," based on the Frank Miller graphic novel, centered on a war between two human civilizations whereas "Immortals" mixed in legends of the gods. (Canton did allow for a superficial similarity: "'Immortals' is the most visually compelling movie that we've seen in a long time, and '300' before that was the most visually arresting movie we've seen in a long time.") A Relativity executive heavily involved in "Immortals" was similarly inclined toward distinctions. "We looked at the Greek mythology as a fantasy world more than a Greek world," said Tucker Tooley, the Relativity No. 2 who oversaw "Immortals" production. "We didn't approach this as a typical swords-and-sandals film." He added that there were differences in the visuals department too: "As Tarsem has said on many occasions, he views '300' as a comic strip coming to life, and this is a painting coming to life." There's a reason to put some distance between the two films -- apart from producers not wanting to feel like they're repeating themselves, a "300" sequel has long been in the works, and what's the sense of doing one if "Immortals" already fits the bill? (Of course, with Relativity's $32-million domestic opening for "Immortals," we wouldn't rule out a sequel for that film either.) In at least one regard, though, "Immortals" has a long way to go before it can be uttered in the same breath as "300" -- the Butler pic grossed more than $200 million in the U.S.latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/11/immortals-box-office-tarsem-singh-cavill.html
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Post by dawne27 on Feb 7, 2012 19:00:10 GMT -5
'300' vs. 'immortals' - "it's liken to a cartoon, and this is an oil painting"....what?? i think tarsem singh just went down a few notches for that snipey remark...INSPITE of him being the director of 'the fall' a rather eloquent story...((and inspite of drowning that old elephant....) ANYWAY..... not too sure if this clip has been shown - youtu.be/_RsM8fxLRsA
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Post by Dianne on Mar 20, 2012 16:59:21 GMT -5
Thanks Elenoire
Rodrigo Santoro Signs On For ’300′ Sequel March 20th, 2012 | By admin
Good news 300 fans, your favorite pierced bad guy is coming back for more. Yup, Latino Review has confirmed that Rodrigo Santoro has signed on for a sequel to the epic war movie, which will begin filming later this summer.
In case you forgot, Santoro was unrecognizable as the wicked King Xerxes. Sporting a bald head, glittery neckwear and chains running down his chest, Rodrigo had perhaps the most outrageous outfit from the movie (and a great Halloween costume to boot!).
Now it seems he’ll be coming returning in 300: Battle of Artemisia. Described as a parallel followup to the original film (versus a prequel or a sequel), Artemisia has got up-and-comers Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton and Jamie Blackley all attached to the cast.
But we’re most excited to see Santoro back in Spartan town. No word yet on whether or not Gerard Butler will reprise his famous Leonidas role. But if they’re in need of more warriors, they can always hire the Scorpion King.
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