Rate 300

[Sir Brennen]

The horribly anachonistic view of Greeks as one people is another huge problem.

But several Greek peoples did unite to repel the Persian army. Otherwise, I *didn't* get the sense they were "one people". There were distinct references to the Athenians and Arcadians, presented as different cultures, though they were all probably lumped together as "the other greeks" if they weren't SPARTAAAAAAHHHHHNNNSS!!!!!!

And since when did the ancient peoples care about freedom? Concepts such as nationalism and universal freedom did not exist until well after the Renaissance.

A culture where all of the free men are soldiers seems pretty nationalistic to me. And who said anything about Universal Freedom? The Spartans simply refused to be ruled by someone else, and in that sense, they were fighting for their freedom. But maybe not the capital "F" kind, especially since they themselves ruled over conquered peoples and held slaves.

 

[Ranger REG]

It's the Internet, baby: 80% porn, 20% bitching.

Actually, it's the other way around ... and that includes the Gladiator bashers here.

So, which one of you peace-loving hippies gave this movie a 1?

 

[John Crichton]

Braveheart and Gladiator. Ouch. I am definitely seeing 300 as cheap as possible.

I'm, uh, glad I, uh, saved you some money. ::shrugs::

I did not like Braveheart. Rob Roy came out at the same time as Braveheart. I prefer Rob Roy.

Rob Roy and Braveheart were both excellent.

And how does that makes it a memorable film? I think you are correct. We are talking about the movie as if it was just another gladiator....how much it slew at the box office...how great the gladiator was (best actor) and how great it was when it was in the arena (best picture)...we aren't talking about the journey (the script.)

The journey was memorable for me for all 3 movies because they were visceral. They were all different movies in their own right and I enjoyed them all on a different level. You didn't like the Gladiator script and I'm fine with that. You didn't like the movie as much as I did and I'm fine with that as well.

But for me, the fact remains that this is the first movie I've wanted to see again, in the theater, since Gladiator which I saw 6+ times before it hit DVD. I'm really glad to see that so many people enjoyed the movie. Without the internet, I would have a really hard time finding anyone that didn't have a blast experiencing it.

 

[D.Shaffer]

I havent seen that many chiseled chests since the last time I was at a museum.

But overall, I enjoyed it greatly. It had to have been one of the most artistically rendered takes on mass carnage I have ever seen. The 'Slow then fast' cinematography was a bit overdone, but I liked it for the most part. I gave it a (Probably overgenerous as I'm still basking in the afterglow) 10.

 

[Hand of Evil]

BoxOfficeMojo's Grade is A- with 917 votes

GRADE BREAKDOWN
A's: 756 82.6%
B's: 73 8.0%
C's: 25 2.7%
D's: 17 1.9%
F's: 44 4.8%

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

I enjoyed it. I went to see it with a friend and we are both gamer geeks. As such, we began naming the feats and skills we thought Leonides possessed, such as leadership, cleave, weapon focus and specialization (spear), etc.

We both liked the part where he was talking about being civil.

Xerxes made an interesting villian.

Frank Miller has issues with masculinity.

 

[Ampolitor]

300

And since when did the ancient peoples care about freedom?

well actually since most people were slaves back then, being a free people meant a whole lot. Most armies were made up of slaves, so that meant they really didn't have that much heart behind it and would desert when possible.
Thats why they made such a huge issue when they keep mentioning that they were fighting a free people. Also as for the Persians a lot of them were slaves or conscripts. Greece was made up of city states but united when they were faced by a common enemy (except for the first battle when Athens went at it alone and won).
To me its amazing how many negative comment there are about the movies, I'm sure though it we went back on old posts if they have them the same people loved the movies....lol.
I gave it a 10, a good epic about an actual event in history with Hollywood flair.

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

7/10...pretty good, worth seeing again in matinee form.

To get an 8, it would've needed more electric guitars and less airy vocals.

To get a 9, Xerxes

Spoiler

should have flashed his eyes.

To get a 10, include the above, and give Leonidas a halberd and a musou bar*.

Brad


* - I got over my ahistorical issues by deciding it was Dynasty Warriors, the movie.

 

[D.Shaffer]

To me its amazing how many negative comment there are about the movies.

Most of the complaints I've seen about 300 fall into one of two camps. The first is the 'reading to much into it' camp, where they claim they're pushing a political message about Iraq/Iran. (Although who's playing WHICH side depends on who you ask, I've seen it both ways)

The other camp tends to be the 'That's not realistic!' camp, which tends to be based around the idea that a movie based around a historic event should be made to look/follow that event as close as possible. I see this one more around the historians, armchair or otherwise.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Note: The History Channel has been running a show on the events, try to check it out, it is rather interesting.