Tehran Condemns 300

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DAYVE

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:20 PM

via Huff Po

Monsters And Critics | March 13, 2007 08:14 AM

Iran on Monday strongly condemned the US film company Warner Bros. over the allegedly 'anti-Iranian' blockbuster film 300.

Javad Shamqadri, art advisor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, told Fars news agency that the film was an insult to Persian culture and in line with the American 'psychological war' against Iran.

Funny, I don't remember such a condemnation over the 1962 film version - 'The 300 Spartans'

from IMDb...
Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidis led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of them his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army more than 20 times as large. The actual heroism of those who stood (and ultimately died) with Leonidis helped shape the course of Western Civilization, allowing the Greek city states time to organize an army which repelled the Persians. Set in 480 BC. Written by Jes Beard

(personally, i was more insulted by 'Ishtar')

SHINYED

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:56 PM

Pretty interesting, if not predictable, reaction from Iran. I'm waiting (not long) for the mullahs in Iran to issue one of their glorious fatwas and order the deaths of all those involved in the film. That would send Hollywood actors, writers, etc etc all scrambling & fleeing like Roman Polanski during a kiddie-porn raid at Nicholson's mansion....hey if it takes maniacal & demented religious sub-humans from Islam to shake up Hollywood degenerates...well it almost seems like a win-win.

GEEZER

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 6:05 PM

In a later update, Tehran has moved to sever all diplomatic relations with Sparta in response to their attack on peace-loving Persian invaders 2,487 years ago. Said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, "Twenty Persians are the equal of one Spartan infidel any day. We see in this unbelievable tragedy the disguised hand of Bush - and his lapdog Blair."

"Keep the Shiny side up"

MALBADINLATIN

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:08 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Geezer:
peace-loving Persian invaders

Thanks Geezer! That'[s the funniest thing I've heard all day.

"You can believe your eyes...or you can believe me." -Groucho Marx

RUE

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 5:23 AM

The funniest criticism of "300" was written by Ken Turran. For one thing he said you could tell the Persians were the bad guys b/c they were portrayed as extremely effeminate and debauched. He also said the Spartans' leather gear looked like leather speedos and they looked like "unusually fit lifeguards marching in the Doo Dah parade".

Now THAT'S funny.

AURAPTOR

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 10:10 AM

Oh great. I've already seen it. Damn. NOW what am I suppose to do ?

I wish those mullahs would get their movie reviews out faster, so that way I can make my moview plans accordingly. Sheesh!

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ARCLIGHT

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:56 AM

Good stuff, Geezer. However, you forgot to mention the film is the brain child of Richard Cheney and entirely funded by Haliburton.

CAUSAL

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 12:27 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Geezer:
In a later update, Tehran has moved to sever all diplomatic relations with Sparta in response to their attack on peace-loving Persian invaders 2,487 years ago. Said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, "Twenty Persians are the equal of one Spartan infidel any day. We see in this unbelievable tragedy the disguised hand of Bush - and his lapdog Blair."

*pfffft!*

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

*gasp*

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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CAUSAL

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 12:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Dayve:
Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidis led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of them his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army more than 20 times as large. The actual heroism of those who stood (and ultimately died) with Leonidis helped shape the course of Western Civilization, allowing the Greek city states time to organize an army which repelled the Persians. Set in 480 BC. Written by Jes Beard

Not to nitpick with IMDB, but the most conservative estimate of Xerxes' troop strength was 250,000. So Leonidas had 300 Sparatans and assorted others for a total of about 2,500 (Ernle Bradford, Thermopylae), which means he was outnumbered 100 to 1.

Guess that means Tehran will have to revise their press release.

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GEEZER

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 12:55 PM

Breaking news from our correspondent in Tehran.

Thanks, Bob. In a stunning development, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has issued fatwas against the University of Michigan, Sylvester Stallone, and the town of Spartanburg, South Carolina in the United States. He stated, "By honoring the name of the Spartan infidels, these tools of evil insult our Persian fathers and our God. They must be struck down."

In a related story, state-controlled Iranian media is reporting that the weapons used by Leonidis and his Spartan terrorists are believed to have been supplied by Halliburton Corporation.

This may never get old.

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