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Add me to the group that was eagerly awaiting 300 to hit the theaters. I have always enjoyed ancient history and the story of Sparta and Athens was my favorite. I also had seen and loved the original 300 spartan movie (starring Richard Egan) when I was a boy. Add to that I was a semi fan of director Frank Miller's Sin City, a flawed but very original and different movie. Finally, like most everyone else, I had seen a half dozen trailers for 300 and the hook had been set pretty good with me.
The story is based on fact, and its one thats been repeated in history. 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas fought thousands of Persians and other Asians under the command of Xerxes at Thermapylae and they became the inspiration for all Greeks to unite and later defeat the Persians at the battle of Salamis. It reminds me of the Alamo, its just that you had Texans instead of Greeks; Mexicans instead of Persians; Davy Crockett instead of Leonidas and Santa Anna instead of Xerxes. And just like the battle of the Alamo inspired the texans to unite, so did the battle at Thermapylae unite the Greek nation which at the time was composed of city states that often warred against each other.
I went to see Music and Lyrics a couple of weeks ago, so my wife owed me a man flick big time. 300 is the ultimate man flick with more heads being lopped off per minute than any film I can ever remember. Actually, that was my major complaint with the movie. I did not grow up on video games featuring decapitations and I still cringe watching guys get their arms, legs and heads whacked off. The battle scenes were so incredibly stylishly filmed. The gore detracted from that for me. I guess there must be something wrong with me, I just do not enjoy seeing heads roll with blood gushing from the neck and swords pushed through eyeholes.
I also thought a few of the villians got a little too much comic book for me. Some of the bad guys were awesome, but some had swords for hands and stuff like that which was a bit overboard.
The big shocker for me when we walked out was that my wife(who hates gore and fight scenes) absolutely loved the movie. I immediately knew why. It was the abs on the Spartans. I kid you not, she thought the muscular and ultra macho Spartans were hotter than a barrel of Chippendale dancers. In fact I have been doing sit ups and crunches ever since we got home now that I know she is so hot for the washboard abs.
I did like the movie. Its hard to describe a Frank Miller movie to someone who has not seen one. The filming is so artsy and different. The courage of the Spartan soldiers is intoxicating. And the movie features two of my favorite movies lines ever. The first is when the Persians demand the Spartans surrender or their arrows will blot out the sun, tow which the Spartans reply "Then we will fight in the shade". The other is when Xerxes offers Leonidas his life if he will kneel before him, this fate Leonidas and his men have kille thousands of Persians. Leonidas replies words to the effect that he would like to kneel but he has a cramp in his thigh from killing so many Persians and can't kneel.
I am going to give 300 8 out of 10 beans. I would have given it more beans it more for less gore, but thats just me. Now back to the crunches for me. I am going to have six pack abs for the beach this year.
The story is based on fact, and its one thats been repeated in history. 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas fought thousands of Persians and other Asians under the command of Xerxes at Thermapylae and they became the inspiration for all Greeks to unite and later defeat the Persians at the battle of Salamis. It reminds me of the Alamo, its just that you had Texans instead of Greeks; Mexicans instead of Persians; Davy Crockett instead of Leonidas and Santa Anna instead of Xerxes. And just like the battle of the Alamo inspired the texans to unite, so did the battle at Thermapylae unite the Greek nation which at the time was composed of city states that often warred against each other.
I went to see Music and Lyrics a couple of weeks ago, so my wife owed me a man flick big time. 300 is the ultimate man flick with more heads being lopped off per minute than any film I can ever remember. Actually, that was my major complaint with the movie. I did not grow up on video games featuring decapitations and I still cringe watching guys get their arms, legs and heads whacked off. The battle scenes were so incredibly stylishly filmed. The gore detracted from that for me. I guess there must be something wrong with me, I just do not enjoy seeing heads roll with blood gushing from the neck and swords pushed through eyeholes.
I also thought a few of the villians got a little too much comic book for me. Some of the bad guys were awesome, but some had swords for hands and stuff like that which was a bit overboard.
The big shocker for me when we walked out was that my wife(who hates gore and fight scenes) absolutely loved the movie. I immediately knew why. It was the abs on the Spartans. I kid you not, she thought the muscular and ultra macho Spartans were hotter than a barrel of Chippendale dancers. In fact I have been doing sit ups and crunches ever since we got home now that I know she is so hot for the washboard abs.
I did like the movie. Its hard to describe a Frank Miller movie to someone who has not seen one. The filming is so artsy and different. The courage of the Spartan soldiers is intoxicating. And the movie features two of my favorite movies lines ever. The first is when the Persians demand the Spartans surrender or their arrows will blot out the sun, tow which the Spartans reply "Then we will fight in the shade". The other is when Xerxes offers Leonidas his life if he will kneel before him, this fate Leonidas and his men have kille thousands of Persians. Leonidas replies words to the effect that he would like to kneel but he has a cramp in his thigh from killing so many Persians and can't kneel.
I am going to give 300 8 out of 10 beans. I would have given it more beans it more for less gore, but thats just me. Now back to the crunches for me. I am going to have six pack abs for the beach this year.
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