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Sin City author Frank Miller's sweeping take on the historic Battle of Thermopylae comes to the screen courtesy of Dawn of the Dead director Zack Snyder. Gerard Butler stars as Spartan King Leonidas a... read more read more...nd Lena Headey plays Queen Gorgo. The massive army of the Persian Empire is sweeping across the globe, crushing every force that dares stand in its path. When a Persian envoy arrives in Sparta offering King Leonidas power over all of Greece if he will only bow to the will of the all powerful Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), the strong-willed leader assembles a small army comprised of his empire's best fighters and marches off to battle. Though they have virtually no hope of defeating Xerxes' intimidating battalion, Leonidas' men soldier on, intent on letting it be known they will bow to no man but their king. Meanwhile, back in Sparta, the loyal Queen Gorgo attempts to convince both the skeptical council and the devious Theron (Dominic West) to send more troops despite the fact that many view Leonidas' unsanctioned war march as a serious transgression. As Xerxes' fearsome "immortals" draw near, a few noble Greeks vow to assist the Spartans on the battlefield. When King Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors fell to the overwhelming Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, the fearless actions of the noble fighters inspired all of Greece to stand up against their Persian enemy and wage the battle that would ultimately give birth to the modern concept of democracy. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 56 min.

Directed by: Zack Snyder

Release Date: March 9, 2007

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  • brooklynspo
    April 13, 2007
    brooklynspo
    pretty silly - world's longest video game cut scene
  • moonrivers
    April 24, 2012
    moonrivers
    Imagine a high school football pep rally with everyone shirtless, jocks and the cheerleaders, all of them yelling "HOO-YAHHH!!!", filmed in close up and glorious slo-mo, and you've just about got this film completely pegged. Come to think of it, it actually sounds pretty good put... read more that way, huh? At least I didn't mention the excessive bloodshed, the hacking, whacking, chopping dat meat, not even once ... oops!
  • fb1463751009
    March 9, 2012
    fb1463751009
    A testosterone pump-up of a movie. The visuals is dazzling and the action entertaining. Too bad the story qualities and characterization is slim. It tries to be nothing more then a violent action movie for kicks. The classic 300 Spartans story is there for the sake of a plot back... read moredrop and a place to ignite action... nothing more.
  • jamers2011
    January 13, 2012
    jamers2011
    Fantastic special effects and action scenes!
  • sanjurosamurai
    November 25, 2011
    sanjurosamurai
    a great film. not quite an epic, but fun to watch and directed very well. the cinematography was great and the music fit each scene perfectly. gerard butler was great, although his scottish accent was a little too noticeable at times since he was playing a greek. the history ... read morewasnt meant to be accurate obviously, but i still wish it was more accurate. most of the details were highly inaccurate in very blatant ways. i only with held a 5 star rating because the story was too simple with little character development, i could have done without the porn scenes, and some of the outlandish characters were a little silly. usually if i have this many criticisms of a movie it wouldnt get more than 3 stars, so the fact that im willing to still rate it so high should show how much i liked all of the other elements of this film that i havent criticised. worth watching for sure.
  • phubbs1
    October 10, 2011
    phubbs1
    Hmmm tricky, the action is absolutely amazing, over the top , bloody , fast, furious, deadly, brutal, dark, gorgeous to look at yet quite realistic in a sense and almost slightly gothic. The fantasy aspect is great, very much alike 'Clash of the Titans' or 'LOTR', maybe too much ... read morelike 'LOTR' for its own good in places and the plot is historically accurate to a degree so you know what happens but that doesn't really spoil the outcome.

    Like various other comic adaptations the soundtrack which has been used really makes it so much darker, harder and exciting , much like 'Spawn', 'The Crow', 'Sin City' or 'Blade', the only thing that puts me of is the half naked buffed up men haha also the acting is pretty wooden if truth be told. A great film purely for the fights and looks really, 'Sin City' still just about wins with its plot and characters but this a damn fine hack n slash historical/action flick.
  • ironclad1609
    October 9, 2011
    ironclad1609
    Set in an almost fanastic world the movie about the historic Battle of Thermopylae is very beautiful to look at and visually extremely stunning. I guess the graphic novel saw to that and the movie seems to stick rather close to it.
    There is a LOT of blood and violence of course, ... read morebut like in Sin City it looks so surreal and stylized that it's a lot less disgusting than in some recent horror movies.
    Some of the really cool fight scenes feel a little repetitive at times, with too much slow-motion used, but at least there is no editing that could cause spasms. The patriotic, death defying lines the Spartans are yelling must not be taken too seriously from today's point of view, just like the movie should simply be considered an entertaining piece of art, no history lesson or with meaning for today's world.
    Gerard Butler is very good in the lead role, but I still would have wished for the movie to touch me more than it actually did. The excellent last five minutes finally reach the emotional depth the whole move would have deserved.
    Very entertaining and cool eye candy, but not as strong as its huge historical forerunners like Braveheart or Gladiator.
  • cosmo313
    September 29, 2011
    cosmo313
    Gerard Butler gives a commanding performance (the best of his career so far) as Spartan King Leonidas in this intense, surreal, epic, and beautifully shot, edited, and directed historical fantasy. Snyder has created a great and unique cinematic experience that, while not being co... read morempletely historically accurate, is a wonderfully entertaining and stylish take on the Batte of Thermopylae in which a small group of Spartan warrirors due battle against a vastly overhwelming number of Persians who wish to conquor them.

    Though this film is largely style over substance, it does have some deeper themes and what not going through it, chiefly that of fascism. You root for the Spartans, and you're rooting for fascism. Kinda like Starship Troopers though not quite as brilliant. The slow-mo gets a tad overused, and yeah, the Persians are undeniably portrayed as perhaps too fey and sibilant, but hell, this is fun, not art. I actually prefer this to the graphic novel it's based on because this has much more story and depth.

    All in all, a bloody good show.
  • DreamExtractor
    August 11, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    A thrilling, action packed film, and is definently worth seeing. KingLeonidas (Gerard Butler) and his 299 strongest men take on the Persian army that is taking over anyone who stands in their way of global conquest. The plot is very interesting, but is also very historically un... read moreaccurate, and as kind of a history buff it bugged me, but it did follow the comic prett well I think. The cast is boring, they act and talk how Snyder tells them, and Gerard Butler is cool and my favorite, but he bothered me too at times. The action is the main point of the film, and in my opinion was near perfection, and Snyder never fails to make a great action film. The score was pretty awesome, it worked amazingly well with the action and basic scenes. The slow mo effect was great too in the action scenes, but I think they use a bit too much. The look of the film is also great, it really looks like a comic. 300 is a good film, and although I have big problems with the historical accuracy and cast, this is a movie nobody should miss.
  • fb729949618
    July 31, 2011
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    This movie is badass, period. Glad I got to see it in IMAX.

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Critic Reviews

Roger Ebert
August 8, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

300 has one-dimensional caricatures who talk like professional wrestlers plugging their next feud. Full Review

David Denby
March 26, 2007
David Denby, New Yorker

A muscle-magazine fantasy crossed with a video game and an Army recruiting film. Full Review

Andrew Sarris
March 21, 2007
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

300 was as pathetically puerile as I had expected. Full Review

Tom Charity
March 10, 2007
Tom Charity, CNN.com

The kids just want to have fun. Many of them will. But what does that say about another Greek contribution -- Western civilization? Full Review

Rick Groen
March 9, 2007
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

If the movie's neocon message is as thin as a politician's excuse, that's to be expected. But what's surprising here is that the sights are just as meagre. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
March 9, 2007
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

History is inconveniently complex. And so we get Frank Miller's version, in which everything is simplified to the point of porridge. Full Review

Kyle Smith
March 9, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Keeping in mind Slate's Mickey Kaus' Hitler Rule -- never compare anything to Hitler -- it isn't a stretch to imagine Adolf's boys at a 300 screening, heil-fiving each other throughout and then lining... Full Review

Mick LaSalle
March 9, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Watching 300, there's the arresting sense of eavesdropping on another time. Full Review

Jack Mathews
March 9, 2007
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

It's impossible not to be moved by its nearly nonstop visual assault. Full Review

Peter Howell
March 9, 2007
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

It's most definitely a Spartan movie, yet it's really all about wretched excess. Full Review

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    • Gorgo: Spartan!
    • King Leonidas: Yes my lady!
    • Gorgo: Come back with your shield, or on it.
    • King Leonidas: Yes my lady.
    • King Leonidas: Lets give them something to drink!
    • King Leonidas: Give them nothing! But take from them everything!
    • King Leonidas: This is Sparta!
    • Captain: They say we Spartans descended from Hercules himself...Bold Leonidas gave testament to our bloodline...his roar was long and loud.
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