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- At times engrossing and at times laughably over-the-top, 300 is entertaining as an extended war sequence. However, the film falls short of reaching the revolutionary Matrix -like status that the film's creators claim.
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Aug 4, 2008 · The movie involves a legendary last stand by 300 death-obsessed Spartans against a teeming horde of Persians. So brave and strong are the Spartans that they skewer, eviscerate, behead and otherwise inconvenience tens of thousands of Persians before finally falling to the weight of overwhelming numbers.
Mar 9, 2007 · 61% Tomatometer 238 Reviews 89% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings In 480 B.C. a state of war exists between Persia, led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Greece. At the Battle of Thermopylae...
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The thing about 300 as far as I'm concerned is to consider it a story about Spartans AS TOLD by other Spartans- the monsters, fantastical elements, appearance and behavior of the Spartans compared to everyone else- everything about the story is embellished and styled according to Spartan interpretation (as I assume Miller intended when he ...
Despite all of this, I will say with complete confidence that 300 is one of my favorite movies of all time. Easily one of Snyder's best films, the cinematography lifts the rest of the movie up on a pedestal.
Your new movie called 300 opening on March 9th in theatres all over the United States and based on a graphic novel by Frank Miller portrays the battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his Persian army.
Mar 8, 2007 · 300 Directed by Zack Snyder. The film "300" is about as violent as "Apocalypto" and twice as stupid. Adapted from a graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, it offers up a...
Mar 7, 2014 · Is there intelligent dialogue, or anything actually emotionally stirring? By my lights, no. But in terms of sheer bloody spectacle, "300: Rise of an Empire" gets a lot of mileage out of sheer venal spectacle. Just don't try to derive a history lesson from the movie.
