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Blood tsunami (3 1/2 out of 4 stars)

"300" touts the most epic, ensanguined battles the viewing public has ever seen "300" Warner Bros. Pictures Directed by Zack Snyder Written by Zack Snyder and Kurt Johnstad, based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Hedley, David Wenham,...

Review: ‘300’ An Artistic Triumph

Historical Epic Not Perfect, But Heartily Completes Mission = There are moments of surreal beauty and wonder in "300," the bloody new war epic based around the popular Frank Miller graphic novel about the legendary Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C. -- unforgettable...

300 triumphs against all odds

Sure, there's no plot. But half-naked beefcakes in battle is high-octane fun 300 Warning: 18A: Explicit violence. 117minutes Grade: B+ Take the nine-odd hours of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, edit out most of the story, the getting-lost-in-the-swamps, the...

True scar power!

Blood-spattered ancient Greek epic '300' is a cut above 300 Stylized adaptation of Frank Miller's violent graphic novel about the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae. With Gerard Butler, Lena Headey. Director: Zack Snyder (1:57). R: Graphic battle sequences, sexuality and...

This war is heaven

Technically dazzling Spartan battle saga 300 a visceral feast for the senses Zack Snyder's 300 is an ultra-modern movie about an ancient battle, a vanished culture and a rigorous code of conduct that only an insane man would adopt in contemporary times. That violent...

On the field of this battle, war is swell

With lots of gory effects, '300' is a faint-by-numbers tale (2 1/2 STARS) 300 (R). Digital effects, sweaty pectorals and cheesy grandiloquence are welded together for this delirious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which a small, doughty band of...

Gorgeous brutality excuses all flaws in 300

Zack Snyder’s 300 shouldn’t work. An adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel of the same name, the film aims for stylized beauty and breath-taking visuals while keeping a comic book feel. On top of that, it tries to be more manly than a WWE main event. With all...

Blaze of gory

Zack Snyder represents Frank Miller in 300 Starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey and Dominic West; Written by Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad and Michael B. Gordon; Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller; Directed by Zack Snyder; 117 minutes; Rated R [for graphic battle...

‘300’ is one of the best movies I will ever see

I can’t hold myself back anymore. I need to scream it from the rooftops: “300” is phenomenal – one of those movies that rips out your spine and uses it to whip you across the face. It’s the first 2007 release that I’ve given the maximum four stars, and that figure...

THE GLORIOUS IMMORTALITY OF THE 300

300 is a film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same title which recounts and immortalizes one of the greatest battles in history, the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C., in which 300 Spartans, led by its King Leonidas fought against invading Persian...

Rolling Stone: 300 Review

The ads tell you to "prepare for glory" as 300 Spartans go to war against an army of Persians, numbering 250,000, in the film version of Frank Miller's graphic novel about the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae. My advice is to prepare your eyes for popping -- hell, they...

300 (review)

Support the Troops The first person who uses any aspect of this flick to justify the American debacle in Iraq is getting a swat across the nose with a copy of My Pet Goat. Which King Leonides of Sparta does not sit reading while his country is threatened and attacked....

300 Spartans

I have seen 300 twice now, and the second viewing was crucial. Not because it was on an Imax screen – a very impressive way to watch the film – but because I came into the theater without the kind of expectations I had my first time through. I knew that 300 wasn’t as...

Stylized ‘300’ strips graphic Greek battle to epic core

Summary: 300 (R) Three Stars (Good) A violent, highly stylized graphic-novel variation of the Battle of Thermopylae, where 300 Spartan warriors made a legendary "last stand" against 10,000 Persians. Gerald Butler stars in Zack Snyder's adaptation of the popular Frank...

Ultra-violent fantasy film is a jaw-dropping masterpiece

Listen up, men! And women! But not kids! If you thought Gladiator was a bit too stingy with the bloodshed, if you felt Sin City could have been more stylized, if you hate it when the masses refer to graphic novels as "comic books," this is your day. For today brings...

Brutal but beautiful

300 is inspiring, to say the least, and surprisingly so. After a few disappointments in films of this genre and being neither a fan of Greek literature nor movies of the genre, many elements of 300 have made yours truly sit down and take notice. First, it was the...

Review: 300 — Scott’s Review

If Gladiator and Sin City had a baby, it'd look a whole lot like Zack Snyder's 300. And that baby would be a 22-pound boy who shot out of the birth canal bearing several tattoos, snarling like a jackal and wielding a spiked club. Almost completely mindless but...

EW 300 Review

Movie Review 300 (2007) Credits Release Date: Mar 09, 2007; Rated: R; Length: 117 Minutes; Genres: Action/Adventure, War; With: Gerard Butler and Vincent Regan The Spartans' paltry number against the massive forces of King Xerxes' Persian army provides the eye-candy...

Frank Miller’s 300 is a sight to see (Blog)

This movie is just bad ass. I love it. Please watch it. This movie is so violent but does it in such an incredibly smart and artful style that makes this film an event in itself. 300 makes The Matrix look old. The plot is very simple: the Spartan king Leonidas leads...

Last Night at the 300

I went to the Hollywood Premier of the "300" last night, and talked a bit with Director Zack Snyder, screenwriter Kurt Johnstad, and graphic novelist Frank Miller. There will be lots of controversy about this film—well aside from erroneous allegations that it is pro-...

300 Review: Epic, Powerful, and Incredible!

* US Release Date: March 9, 2007 * Genre: Action, Adventure, Comic Book, Drama * MPAA: Rated R (for graphic battle sequences throughout, some sexuality and nudity) * Running Time: 117 minutes * Directed by: Zack Snyder * 9/10 “Immortals - we'll put their name to the...

A fight to the death in 300

[i]Thanks to mjbooklady for the article![/i] Based on American graphic novelist Frank Miller's tale, 300 depicts the 480 BC Battle of Thermopylae in which 300 Spartan warriors took on the might of the Persian army, led by King Xerxes, who threatened to conquer Sparta...

New film ‘300’ takes blood and guts to a whole new level

Director Zack Snyder and writer Frank Miller combine to produce one of the year's best action films in "300," a visual eye candy extravaganza of blood and guts. The film centers on King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and his quest to protect Sparta from an oncoming Persian...

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