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Victor Davis Hanson: With Your Shield or On It (blog)
Zack Snyder’s 300: a spirited take on a clash of civilizations On Monday night in Hollywood I attended an advance screening of the entertaining new Zack Snyder movie 300, starring Gerard Butler as Leonidas, king of Sparta. This past October, I had seen an earlier...
Movie Review : 300
The movie is an adaptation of the graphic novel by the same name, written by Frank Miller. The movie recounts the Battle of Thermopylae, where a huge Persian army was met by 300 Spartan soldiers and 1100 other Greek soldiers. The 1400 soldiers were able to hold an...
Because surviving against all odds is just for wimps
[i]Thanks to LESVAN for the article![/i] You can learn a lot at the movies. I walked into 300 thinking Spartan meant minimalist decor, maybe a white leather sofa and a bamboo mat. Turns out the actual Spartans would find that kind of luxury obscene. The soldiers of...
“300” a visual bonanza
"300" may not be the most sophisticated war epic to hit the big screen, but with its series of mesmerizing tableaux and extreme graphic violence the film unquestionably succeeds in dazzling its audience. In other words: Watching "300" is like watching a video game...
From The Pitts: 300 Is a bloody, exciting good time
Apparently the only option more appealing than watching half naked hotties soak up the sun at crazy beach parties during this year's spring break was watching half-naked hotties impale each other with spears. If 300's massive current box-office numbers prove anything,...
A strong force
Imagine 300 warriors with enough skill in battle and the determination to change the Greek world forever. Then add stunning visual graphics and an absorbing storyline. Mix those all together and 300 is what you will get. In short, 300 gets platinum status. This is...
Tonight we dine in Hell (blog)
300 Spartans against quite a few Persians. It’s quite a well known story from history and it was the subject of that wonderful graphic novel 300 and now the film of the same name. I went to see said film today, and my copy of the graphic novel is in the post. From the...
Highly Recommended Viewing: 300 (blog)
Jo and I went to see 300 on Saturday afternoon. At the Manchester Odeon IMAX. Screen the size of an 8-storey building, half a gazillion watts of stereo sound; all of that. It was undoubtedly the most intense cinematic experience of my life. I'm delighted to report...
A fight with real bite
[i]Thanks to crosswest for the heads up![/i] Don’t let the historical inaccuracies put you off — 300 depicts the nobility of war. I have a terrible confession to make. I was watching 300, the spectacular fantasy epic based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller (creator...
My views on “300,” and a Rant Against Relying on Critics (Blog)
Rants and Ramblings Life in Chicago from the desk of a law student.... Monday, March 26, 2007 My views on "300," and a Rant Against Relying on Critics. One of the many things that I find irritating (and the list is long and distinguished) is the emphasis that so many...
My views on “300,” and a Rant Against Relying on Critics (Blog)
Rants and Ramblings Life in Chicago from the desk of a law student.... Monday, March 26, 2007 My views on "300," and a Rant Against Relying on Critics. One of the many things that I find irritating (and the list is long and distinguished) is the emphasis that so many...
Escape’s Russell Softens On Butler
Kurt Russell, who played Snake Plissken in the original Escape From New York, backed off his harsh criticism of Gerard Butler, who is slated to star in a remake, in comments to SCI FI Wire. "Oh, I don't know, I was just kidding around," Russell said in an interview...
“300” portrays epic battle
reviewer’s rating: 5 out of 5 stars After “Gladiator” was released in 2000, it immediately shot to the top of my favorite movie list, and I consider it the best epic movie of the last decade (yes, even better than “Lord of the Rings,” sorry fans). Ever since, others...
Butler’s slice of the action
GERARD BUTLER likes to be called Gerry. It's what his friends call him and since moving to America, he isn't fond of the way the Yanks pronounce his full name. Gerry suits the tall, handsome Scottish actor, who is renowned for being laid back and gregarious - that...
Movie Review: Yet Another 300 Review (aka I Didn’t Like 300!)
Let me shout this from the very top of the review, as the doomed king Leonidas and his Spartans are so fond of doing: I DIDN'T ENJOY 300! There, I've said it. I can hide my controversial opinion no longer. An army of fans - enough to put the fear of God in old Xerxes...
Spartan Spittle
[i]Thanks to missVictoria for the article![/i] Intensity to the power of 300 A conversation between 300 writer/director Zack Snyder and Gerard Butler, who plays King Leonidas, may have gone something like this: Butler: “What’s my motivation again?” Snyder: “You’re...
Pecs and violence
[i]Thanks to Dragon Slayer for the article![/i] Take the most fearsome fighters in history, give them the best abs of all time and get Zack ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ Snyder to direct. In 300, the blood is spilled in slow motion and the bodies are piled high. Demetrios...
Oxford fest full of indie premieres
The Oxford International Film Festival will debut April 5-8 with 77 independent films screened over four days, including more than a dozen U.S., Ohio and world premieres. The festival is a first for Southwest Ohio. Among the highlights: [b]the U.S. premiere of "Wrath...
Burns love life movie revived by actor’s success as a Spartan
SCOTLAND'S national bard owes a posthumous debt to one of the bloodiest war films ever made. The phenomenal success of the film 300 - which dramatises a battle between a small contingent of Spartan warriors and a huge Persian army 2,500 years ago - is good news for...
‘300’ channels comic book genre
Attempting to sum up Frank Miller and Lynn Varley's visually stunning masterpiece, 300 with one word is impossible. Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C.; Words like epic and brilliant quickly come to mind when one first...