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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...
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...
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...
DVD Review:Beowulf and Grendel (2006)
Recently released on DVD by Anchor Bay, this is an obscure but interesting adaptation of the old myth, filmed entirely in Iceland. But unlike the myth, in which Grendel is depicted as a consummately evil being, the film embellishes the story with a prologue,...
Of History and Comic Books
Since "Gladiator" put back the peplum in fashion, we cannot stop counting the number of productions bidding on a kind of historical reconstitution of the Antiquity. After Gladiator, Troy and Alexander, here is then 300, a war drama which takes root in the Spartans...
300 Star – Gerard Butler
In 480 B.C., King Leonidas of Sparta led his army of 300 to one of the greatest battles in history, the Battle of Thermopylae. The soldiers fought to the death against Xerxes I and his colossal Persian army. Their courage and fearless altruism led to all of Greece...
Of History and Comic Books
Since "Gladiator" put back the peplum in fashion, we cannot stop counting the number of productions bidding on a kind of historical reconstitution of the Antiquity. After Gladiator, Troy and Alexander, here is then 300, a war drama which takes root in the Spartans...
300 Star – Gerard Butler
In 480 B.C., King Leonidas of Sparta led his army of 300 to one of the greatest battles in history, the Battle of Thermopylae. The soldiers fought to the death against Xerxes I and his colossal Persian army. Their courage and fearless altruism led to all of Greece...
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...
300 Movie Review: Spartan Women Shown Respect
Ok - so I was dragged kicking and screaming to see the movie “300″ by my Gerard-Butler-obsessed friend Kelli. Blood-and-guts movies do not interest me, especially when the plot has anything to do with ancient history. I lose interest in these types of films quickly...