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‘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...

300: An ‘adult’ entertainer

Finally, here’s a movie that manages to upstage all the fight scenes ever shot digitally, be it like those found in the Matrix or the Lord of the Rings series. Women, metrosexuals and those who prefer knitting to rugby and boxing can have all the romantic chick flicks...

300 (Film Review)

I’VE JUST COME BACK from seeing “300” at the cinema and I’m not really sure what all the hype was about to be honest. For those that don’t know, 300 tells the story of the 300 Spartans who are alleged to have held a mountain pass at Thermopylae (also known as the...

“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...

300 – Spectacle Triumphs Over Silliness

Much has already been written about this so I’m not going to give it the full review treatment. I’ve been looking forward to seeing it since the first news began trickling out way back. Now I have, and I wasn’t disappointed. It’s overlong, very silly in parts,...

A TRULY EPIC ADVENTURE

A TRULY EPIC ADVENTURE Scot Gerard Butler shines in Hollywood's latest swords and sandals blockbuster 300 **** 15 LOOK up "spartan" in the dictionary, and it describes conditions that are "simple and sometimes harsh". It might also refer you to the ancient city of...

‘300’, bloody good

"An awesome bloody spectacle" is how I would describe 300, if ever asked to do so. If you are into action movies, this film grabs you from the beginning and, even at its end, refuses to let go. No Oscars will be won for the acting and the dialogue is far from...

Image driven film

Frank Miller was inspired by the original Battle of Thermopylae after viewing the 1962 film The 300 Spartansas a child. His perception of the concept of hero and heroism changed greatly after seeing the Spartans make their sacrifice. Later as a graphic novelist he...

300 slashes, spears theaters

Children exiled into the wilderness to fend for themselves, men who pride themselves on killing others, and a king who is fanatically obsessed with warfare – Welcome to Sparta! In 480 B.C., 300 Spartans fought against thousands of Persians in the Battle of...

and all the king’s mean

Directed by Zach Snyder Starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, and Rodrigo Santoro Zack Snyder's screen adaptation of Frank Miller's 300 is a high octane, testosterone driven tour de force that just may be the best action flick you'll ever see. It makes every other war...

‘300’ retells battle in stylish ‘war opera’

Finally, here is a movie that will have people cheering at beheadings more than a French mob. �300� is of a new breed of film � the cinematic graphic novel � that was first brought to the big screen in Frank Miller�s �Sin City.� It is a movie with no sets, no...

300: brutal, inaccurate, awesome

Gerard Butler plays the fericiously stubborn King Leonidas who valiently leads 300 of his bravest fellow Spartans to a "glorious" demise on the agrandized battlefield of Thermopylae. In case anyone's been living under a rock the past few weeks, 300 is now in theaters...

Movie Review: ‘300’

If definitive proof is ever required that special effects have improved the quality of movies, you need look no further than 300 . A marvel of modern movie-making, such a stunning piece of art could only have been realized thanks to the advancements in technology that...

‘300’ Is A Blood-Splattering Fun Time

The film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel "Sin City" took the world by storm in 2005, and now the adaptation of Miller's "300" is quickly becoming the movie of the moment. "300" delivers with epic larger-than-life performances and stunning visuals taken...

Film review: 300

Looking for blood and gore - this is just the film for you. Want any genuine feeling and you'll be disappointed. In media studies (something some Government ministers think is a waste of time), there is a phenomenon called desensitisation, which is when people, faced...

Kurt Blasts Escape Remake

March 22, 2007 - The news that New Line Cinema is remaking Escape From New York -- and have cast 300 Gerard Butler as Snake Plissken -- hasn't exactly met with universal approval from many fans of the original film. And one of those fans is the man who starred in it,...

Graphic battle’s a triumph

THE TWO may have been in existence for roughly the same amount of time, but 100 years on, the motion picture has at last caught up with the infinite visual possibilities of the comic strip. At least, that's how it feels after watching 300 (15) - Dawn of the Dead...

300: an epic bloodbath

There's an awful lot of blood in 300. Great cartoony splurges of the stuff seem to drip down almost every scene, to the extent that one rather begins to miss it when it's off-screen. But the high gore-quota should not come as a surprise. Firstly, this is a battle...

‘300’ Australian Review

[i]Decapitations? Naked women? Killer special effects? Sign us up.[/i] Australia, March 21, 2007 - After years of dodging film adaptations of his work, Frank Miller appears to have opened the floodgates, and to great effect. '300', the screen adaptation of Frank...

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