300 (Two-Disc Special Edition)
starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West, Vincent Regan
directed by: Zack Snyder
directed by: Zack Snyder
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0085391162858
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 31, 2007
Running Time: 117 minutes
Sales Rank: 560
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 09, 2007
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Editorial Review:
Description:
The epic graphic novel by Frank Miller (Sin City) assaults the screen with the blood, thunder and awe of its ferocious visual style faithfully recreated in an intense blend of live-action and CGI animation. Retelling the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, it depicts the titanic clash in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his massive Persian army. Experience history at swordpoint. And moviemaking with a cutting edge.
DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Other
Photo gallery
Amazon.com:
Like Sin City before it, 300 brings Frank Miller and Lynn Varley's graphic novel vividly to life. Gerard Butler (Beowulf and Grendel, The Phantom of the Opera) radiates pure power and charisma as Leonidas, the Grecian king who leads 300 of his fellow Spartans (including David Wenham of The Lord of the Rings, Michael Fassbender, and Andrew Pleavin) into a battle against the overwhelming force of Persian invaders. Their only hope is to neutralize the numerical advantage by confronting the Persians, led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), at the narrow strait of Thermopylae.
More engaging than Troy, the tepid and somewhat similar epic of ancient Greece, 300 is also comparable to Sin City in that the actors were shot on green screen, then added to digitally created backgrounds. The effort pays off in a strikingly stylized look and huge, sweeping battle scenes. However, it's not as to-the-letter faithful to Miller's source material as Sin City was. The plot is the same, and many of the book's images are represented just about perfectly. But some extra material has been added, including new villains (who would be considered 'bosses' if this were a video game, and it often feels like one) and a political subplot involving new characters and a significantly expanded role for the Queen of Sparta (Lena Headey). While this subplot by director Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead) and his fellow co-writers does break up the violence, most fans would probably dismiss it as filler if it didn't involve the sexy Headey. Other viewers, of course, will be turned off by the waves of spurting blood, flying body parts, and surging testosterone. (The six-pack abs are also relentless, and the movie has more and less nudity--more female, less male--than the graphic novel.) Still, as a representation of Miller's work and as an ancient-themed action flick with a modern edge, 300 delivers. --David Horiuchi
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- Tonight...We dine in HELL!!!Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, 300 takes over the screen like an invading ... Read More
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- Gorgeous cinematography!Gorgoeous cinematography! Wonderful story line of strength & courage! And came right on time as promised. ... Read More
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- Awesome FilmThis film is freaking great!
I have the Limited Collector's Edition, with the digital copy... the ... Read More
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- wish I'd known what to expectI didn't know much of what to expect--just that it was a historical war movie.
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- I loved this movieI originally had to view this movie for a history class on history on film. This movie blew me away. You have to ... Read More
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