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300 is a movie blood-drunk on its own artful excess. Guys of all ages and sexes won't be able to resist it.
Read the full reviewLook, but don't be touched: There is much to see but little to remember in this telling of a battle we are meant never to forget.
Read the full review300 may not offer masterful storytelling in a conventional sense, but it's hard to beat as a spectacle and that makes it worthwhile viewing for all but the most squeamish of potential audience members.
Read the full reviewSignificantly, this hyper-stylization of 300 is limited to its visuals. The performances are played straight, and this combination -- straight performances and stylized visuals -- produces an uncanny effect.
Read the full reviewIn epic battle scenes where he combines breathtaking and fluid choreography, gorgeous 3-D drawings and hundreds of visual effects, director Zack Snyder puts onscreen the seemingly impossible heroism and gore of which Homer sang in "The Iliad."
Read the full reviewThe action epic 300 is so overblown, overheated and over the top that on some level, it's fun to get caught up in the operatic dizziness of it.
Read the full reviewA blustery, bombastic, visually arresting account of the Battle of Thermopylae as channeled through the rabid imagination of graphic novelist Frank Miller.
Read the full reviewPart of the fascination of the Thermopylae story is that it really happened, and it helped define real heroism. There's nothing remotely like reality to be had in this film.
Read the full reviewThere's a stale, synthetic airlessness about the movie. Imagine a large cast trapped in a series of spectacular screensavers. It could be ancient Greece. It could be somebody's hard drive.
Read the full review300 is something to see, but unless you love violence as much as a Spartan, Quentin Tarantino or a video-game-playing teenage boy, you will not be endlessly fascinated.
Read the full review300 will be talked about as a technical achievement, the next blip on the increasingly blurry line between movies and video games.
Read the full reviewIt's kind of a ghastly hoot, and while I suppose it does no harm, it also contributes nothing. It's a guilty unpleasantness.
Read the full reviewAnother movie -- Matt Stone and Trey Parker's "Team America," whose wooden puppets were more compelling actors than most of the cast of 300 -- calculated the cost [of freedom] at $1.05. I would happily pay a nickel less, in quarters or arcade tokens, for a vigorous 10-minute session with the video game that 300 aspires to become.
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The Metascore® designation for this movie is 51
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DS is destined to do great things!!
"From start to finish this CD KILLS. there is not a single song on here that doesnt go below the bar. Cant wait thell the next record!"
epic turned myth
"In an era that has proved incapable of credible epic sensibility, where individuality overrides the grandure that is as at the core of such films, 300 takes the genre on at its most essential, indeed, at its most ancient: myth. The movie "reads" like a heroic dream -- or, rather, as a nightmare."
so touching
"Paul Potts is amazing... his voice reaches into the soul and enchants the listenerI am waiting for his next album. I just hope that whoever is handling his career knows enough to give this gentle man some breathing space"
Historical?
"Based on a historical event, but, missed the mark as a historical film. Acting was too over-the-top and mellodramatic for my taste. Kinda like watching those WWF wrestlers trying to do Shakespeare. The Persians were potrayed more like the Orcs in Lord of the Rings rather than actual human beings."
Outstanding
"Based upon acting, story line, special effects and sound, this was the best movie that I have ever seen."
SAME OLE, SAME OLE
"MORE OF THE SAME. DON'T LITTER YOU MUSIC COLLECTION WITH THIS ONE."
An excellent movie
"i normally do not go for this kind of film but a friend of mine showed it to me and i couldnt take my eyes off of the screen. it was excellent from the start to the end."
No surrender. No retreat.
"Totally awesome.I'm buying the HD DVD when available to continually watch the expolosive action. You won't take a cat nap during this man-sized flick. Favorite line... Spartan warrior to King Leonidas, "The earth is tremoring, earthquake!!! King Leonidas to Spartan warrior. "Its not an earthquake.....its the Persian army approaching. Prepare for battle". FIVE STARS!"
Size Doesn't Matter
"When it came to family, honor and integrity, 300 men were the first to stand in what they believe and were taught to always keep as their priority. 300 men, and 300 alone stood up for their lifestyle and fought to protect their ways. If you want to see what loyalty is all about, definately view this movie, as you will see. Action packed, meaningful and unforgettable, scene by scene, you will see the amazing strength of the Spartans' morals"
Laughable
"Honestly. You know the old cliche about the book being better than the movie? About halfway through all the (cardboard) doom and gloom I found myself musing, "Y'know, knowing Frank Miller, I'll bet the comic book is better than this." So I walked out. Drove over to the local book store and concluded the saga."
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