| | 300 DVD (11 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Action/Adventure Movies, Action Videos, War, Military, Battles, Legends, Big Battles | | Starring | Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Vincent Regan, David Wenham, Dominic West, Michael Fassbender, Rodrigo Santoro, Tom Wisdom, Andrew Pleavin, Andrew Tiernan | | Director | Zack Snyder | | Composer | Tyler Bates | | Director of Photography | Larry Fong | | Executive Producer | Thomas Tull, Deborah Snyder, William Fay, Scott Mednick, Benjamin Waisbren, Craig J. Flores | | Producer | Jeffrey Silver, Mark Canton, Bernie Goldmann, Gianni Nunnari | | Screenwriter | Zack Snyder
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This blockbuster is about the Battle of Thermoplyae in 480 B.C. Extras include commentary, featurettes, deleted scenes, photo gallery, and Webisodes. Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, 300 takes over the screen like an invading horde. With all the gushing blood of a horror movie and the scope of a classic epic, the second film from Zack Snyder (who helmed the 2004 remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD) is an impressive visual spectacle. Gerard Butler (THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA) plays Leonidas, the king of ancient Sparta. The city is famous for its warrior philosophy, and Leonidas won't kneel to the demands of Persia's King Xerxes (LOST's Rodrigo Santoro). Instead, Leonidas leads his 300-strong army against Xerxes's army of millions. Meanwhile, his wife (Lena Headley, THE BROTHERS GRIMM) campaigns in Sparta for the city to send reinforcements as she butts heads with the treacherous Theron (Dominic West, THE WIRE).
With its gore and scale, 300 marks director Snyder as a possible successor to Peter Jackson's throne. Jackson also got his start in horror with BAD TASTE and DEAD ALIVE, and the two men share a penchant for ambitious battle scenes. The huge fights in 300 rival Jackson's efforts in the LORD OF THE RINGS films. David Wenham, who starred in two of the Tolkien-based films, plays Dilios, one of the Spartan soldiers. Though the cast doesn't boast any A-list stars, the actors ably fill their larger-than-life roles. In a film filled with men, Headley stands out as Queen Gorgo. She matches her warrior husband in strength, while showing love toward Leonidas and their son. Though there are scenes that demonstrate the humanity of the characters, 300 is undeniably about bravery and blood, and it succeeds because of the stylish depictions of both. Theatrical Release: March 9, 2007 300 Reviews: "Snyder uses every trick in the bloodletting playbook, and invents a few new ones, to stage one of history's greatest last stands." -- Grade: B+-- Marc Bernardin, Entertainment Weekly "[I]t is less spectacle than blood rite in which history and myth almost literally bleed into each other."-- Gavin Smith, Film Comment "The surreal ode to extreme combat is part Fellini freak show, part LORD OF THE RINGS-style blood feast, and all adrenaline rush....Its bruised beauty is enhanced by an inky palette..."-- Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "[Director Zack Snyder] keeps the action roaring....300 dazzles as spectacle..."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 5 -- "Everyone is loving 300 for perfectly valid reasons. It is a visual feast....The style exceeds mere competence and satisfies all promise."-- Fred Topel, Ultimate DVD 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t looks incredible....Not real, not surreal, 300 is something else, a hyperreal realm where myth gasps to life."-- Jamie Russell, Total Film "[W]ith a visual style that injects new energy into the sword-and-sandals epic."-- Annlee Ellingson, Box Office "[I]ts technical achievement is beyond question....The film's presentation of the cities and battlegrounds of ancient Greece can only be considered a marvel, vividly rendered through a digitised expressionist palette..."-- Andrew Osmond, Sight and Sound 300 | List Price | $19.96 (You save $7.01) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 2007 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1424  | | CD Universe Part number | 7448162 | | Catalog number | 73662 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 31, 2007 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for graphic battle sequences throughout, some sexuality and nudity. | | Running Time | 116 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen |
300 Movie Review Average Rating: (3.6 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews A Future Camp Classic
All the best C.G.I. in the world can't disguise this for what it is- a camp classic of the future. Come on- buffed boys running around with not a lot on, a big ol' queenly King, chains, heavy sighs, and wistful glances- onward into battle indeed. A trip to the shoe store would be more macho. File this with anything featuring Joan Crawford or Frank Thring- in fact, Frank might have bought a bit of terror to the whole farrago. Swish away ye noble warriors!
Submitted by David Martin (Mt. Martha, Victoria)
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 The visuals are awesome,and that's it...
Sure the visual's were awesome,but the story sucked,and was as shallow as a puddle.I mean how can a director get the visual's so right,and have such a bad story with horrendously bad acting,not to mention it was over the top.I mean they yelled everything it seemed liked.Plus the action scenes were in slow motion all the time.Talk about boring,and lame.So in closing I think the people who did the visuals should be commended,and should start work on a new conan movie or heck redo the lord of the ring's trilogy,because Peter jackson's version sucked to me anyway's,and the people who wrote the script,and dealt with the actor's should be fired!!!
Submitted by Mamaaprilpooh (Bakersfield,CA,USA)
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 Spartans
This is a great movie. From begining to end is non stop action. I mean damn heres one for the books. But on top of that, this is a true story base on real history.
Submitted by Lee (Alabama)
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Awesome!
I was hesitant to finish this movie at first but I didn't realize that I am already hooked up. I wonder if we still have this kind of ruler nowadays.
Submitted by RR (CA. USA)
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Watching this movie was like leafing through the pages of a comic book. In fact, this movie feels VERY MUCH like it was crafted to resemble a comic book format. There is considerable action, but much of the heroics seems to have been replaced with gore, deformed humans and other strange atmospherics. I can certainly understand why the Iranians are indignant over the manner in which the Persians are depicted in this movie. The depiction of Xerxes is nothing short of "bizarre" and frankly, disappointing. In general, the Persians are portrayed as a army of mutants led by a drag queen. Instead of any attempt at realism, the Persian army looks like an image borrowed from Lord of the Rings. I was hoping for an epic movie with a sense of history and heroics, but was confronted by something quite different.
Submitted by BrianP (Fremont, CA)
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