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Johnny C:
--- Quote from: Will on 13 Mar 2007, 07:38 ---Okay, one thing that really, really annoyed me as a production guy whenever I saw Pan's Labrynth was the GODFUCKAWFUL effects they used on a lot of the vocals. The vocal effect that was used for Xerxes was damn near perfect...not too overdone, but just a subtle hint of FX processing that made him sound fucking majestic...it worked into the role of "a king that thought he was a god" quite well.
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Man that is a really good point. They just deepened his voice to an extent where it was unsettling and slightly monstrous whereas yeah, Pan's Labyrinth had some silly sound-related parts. The overall sound of 300 was really great, though, and it really complimented the overall look and feel of the film; I guess that although its writing may not have been sterling, as an aesthetic experience it was an almost overwhelming film.
ampersandwitch:
I didn't like Xerxes' voice. It reminded me way too much of Chapelle's show, his Prince impression to be specific.
Who's with me?
TheFuriousWombat:
The New York Times paned 300. I thought their review was awful, nitpicky, and took the movie far too seriously. I mean, they pointed out how all the enemies were brown skinned while all the good guys were white. Um....they're fucking PERSIANS you stupid fucks. Persians are arabs. Arabs have dark skin. Not to mention the fact that many of the enemies were monsters to begin with. Anyway, they said one thing that I did agree with: They refered to Xerxes as 'fey' and I couldn't agree more. Everything about that guy just bothered me, and not in a good "that guy is evil and psychotic way." His manner of speaking, his voice, his physical stance- it all annoyed me more than anything.
Jotun:
Absolutely loved this flick. Everything about it was epic. If people are getting their panties in a knot over the historical inaccuracies, they really need to reevaluate the origin of the movie's depiction. Movie's are art after all.
Johnny C:
Well the thing that a bunch of critics don't seem to be getting is that it's not based on the actual events, but rather on the graphic novel.
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