'300' The Movie.

[ThrottleJockey]

If you like to hunt, camp, fish, diesel engines, drag racing, sled pulling, WAY too much horsepower and torque, big o'le hooters, cooking outside, power tools, or otherwise just owning a big, brass, testosterone filled pair.....





... GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!Oo.



You will thank me. I promise. Leave your girl at home, you might take her right there in the theater. Seriously. Jeez, what a rush.



Ford Powerstroke-William Wallace of 'Braveheart'.

Chevy Duramax-Maximus of 'Gladiator'.



Dodge Cummins-King Leonides of '300'.



Premise: (only for those that have no idea, I know I didn't. )

The "god-king" Xerxes or Persia is conquering the known world and enslaving and killing all races of civilizations. (His harem is a multi-cultural horde of insanely beautiful women of many races. ) Xerxes has built an army of ground infantry numbering in excess of one million troops, special forces (the Immortals) heavy armor (prehistoric oversize rhinos and elephants) long range artillary (archers) and even grenadiers (chinese lobbing lead and clay pots stuffed with explosives).

Xerxes wins many battles on intimidation alone, always allowing his enemies a chance to join (worship) him instead of fighting. The god-king's messenger arrives in Sparta to convey such an offer to King Leonides and the fun begins.



Saying King Leonides and even his lovely wife have a slight attitude about being Persian slaves is like using a . 50 cal to hunt quail.

The king ask for volunteers to go to a place named Thermopalaye(sp?) and 'chat with King Xerxes'. He gets 300 volunteers, career soldiers who have been combat training since the age of seven. These guys are like modern day Navy SEALS or Airborne Rangers. It's all they know.





The Persian King has one million troops. The Spartans have 300. At the end of the first day of war, Xerxes has considerably less than the million slaves he showed up with.





The Spatans still have the same 300.

 

[biggieou]

It definitely was a good movie, but if you are expecting it to be historically accurate it is not. The real battle involved 300 Spartans and 7000 other Greeks versus the Persian army of less than a million.

Nevertheless, it is an awesome movie visually and the music rocks.

THIS IS SPARTA!!

Oh and Throttle didn't mention the hot nude chicks(even if for a brief bit)

 

[The patriot]

It definitely was a good movie, but if you are expecting it to be historically accurate it is not. The real battle involved 300 Spartans and 7000 other Greeks versus the Persian army of less than a million.



Nevertheless, it is an awesome movie visually and the music rocks.

Those odds still pretty much suck!

:-{}

 

[kowaliga]

The best add campaign I've ever seen. Not surprised it grossed $70M the first weekend. As long as its entertaining, historical accuracy be damned! Can one still buy Rasinetts with LSD at the theater?

 

[Royk]

Rasinetts

I don't think you need anymore LSD! :-laf



However, if you find the answer to your question, let me know where that theater is!



BTW, where did you come up with that combination?



Roy

 

[kowaliga]

I don't think you need anymore LSD! :-laf



However, if you find the answer to your question, let me know where that theater is!



BTW, where did you come up with that combination?



Roy

Moviegoer exit polls confirmed that rasins masked the bitter aftertaste of lysergic acid, therefore buttered popcorn w/acid was taken off theater concession's menus. The creators of '300' were obviously loaded while making it and I jumped to the conclusion I should arrange my perspective accordingly, to receive the full effect . Only theaters in Alabama have rasinetts w/acid. In Georgia, one gets it with a peach daqri.