I'm watching 300: Rise of an Empire. Stop laughing.
It's bad, really bad. It opens with a 12 minute exposition voiceover. Cliches and CGI blood are present in equal proportion. I just watched the Persians attack downhill... in a naval battle. There are a ton of moments that are clearly ripped straight out of the original 300. The characters are simple and dull. Now I'm not saying I could do better, but there are some mistakes present that I wouldn't make.
I know this is mostly a vehicle for FX and gore and cool visuals, but it didn't have to be this bad. It had a 100 million dollar budget, presumably given to people who have dedicated their lives to writing, producing, and directing movies. How did they come up with THIS? How does that happen?
It's bad, really bad. It opens with a 12 minute exposition voiceover. Cliches and CGI blood are present in equal proportion. I just watched the Persians attack downhill... in a naval battle. There are a ton of moments that are clearly ripped straight out of the original 300. The characters are simple and dull. Now I'm not saying I could do better, but there are some mistakes present that I wouldn't make.
I know this is mostly a vehicle for FX and gore and cool visuals, but it didn't have to be this bad. It had a 100 million dollar budget, presumably given to people who have dedicated their lives to writing, producing, and directing movies. How did they come up with THIS? How does that happen?