http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhi5x7V3WXE
Bookmarking for later. Looks good.
I don't get it, is it a cartoon, a video game?
What is the gimmick supposed to be, with flying people and such?
I can't click directly on a Youtube link without getting a mass of JavaScript.
I can go directly to Youtub, search for, and watch a video with no problem.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Mnaaaah... Ok it looks impressive (visually...). But it's way more anout fantasy, fiction and matrix-esque style than about real history. Not my taste...
I agree. Looks REALLY cool!
Looks like an upgunned version of the original ("The 300 Spartans" starring Richard Egan), with a lot more sex and special effects. Deal me in!
Actually, Spartan society was anything but free, but they were real badassess in battle.
There are better trailers for it at http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/300/
A "mind my Tag line" BTTT
Uh...my history's a little fuzzy but wasn't Sparta a military dictatorship?
"Our arrows will blot out the sun!"
"Then we will fight in the shade."
I think they mean the Athenians were fighting for freedom..... the Spartans fought for ........they were good at it... i guess they fought, because THEY COULD... which doesn't make them bad people...hahahahahahaha
According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300_%28film%29):
In an early screening in August 2006, Mark Cronan of Comic Book Resources gave a positive review for the film. Cronan described most of the film as being "a bit of a cross between Gladiator and several scenes from the Lord of the Rings movies". He found the film compelling, leaving him "with a feeling of power, from having been witness to something grand". However, he admitted, "This is a chest thumping, dirty, writhing mass of violence at times... It is all quite stylized and probably less gory overall than Miller's other big screen success, Sin City. Still, it's there, and if you don't want to see men fighting and dying, do not see this movie."[40] IGN's Todd Gilchrist disagreed. Giving the film a score of five stars out of five, he said "Leonidas' relationship with his wife Gorgo offers a rare display of tenderness and devotion that is seldom seen in 'guy movies' like this one". He acclaimed Zack Snyder as a cinematic visionary as well as the visual sensibility of the film.[41] George Rousch acclaimed the film, citing its visual appeal and Gerard Butler's performance.[42]
300 had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 14, 2007 and received a standing ovation from its 1700 strong audience.[43] Alex Billington said "Be ready to be blown away on March 9th", calling it a film ahead of its time.[44] Kirk Honeycutt praised it, saying "Those turned off by the sex-and-violence cartoonery of Sin City can embrace 300".[45] Emanuel Levy also praised the film, complimenting Snyder in that he "retells Miller's saga not as an ancient tale (sort of "once upon a time..."), but as a classic and eternal one."[46] Todd McCarthy of Variety gave it a positive review, and praised Lena Headey, though he criticised Butler as he "bellows most of his bellicose lines, which become tiresomely repetitive", as well as the lack of focus on geography.[47] Erik Davis heavily criticised the film, calling it "one of the most overly hyped films in history... a boring, fast-food version of better films, with better scripts, better acting and better battles. 300 men fought to defend their freedom but, in the end, 300 people (including me) wanted their two hours back."[48]
Sounds like a worthwhile film to me.
You were right, after reading the reviews it sounds like one of the big hits of the year, and with a good message.
The reason I was critical was that from the trailer I got the impression it was going to be one of those modernized, cartoonish type flicks.
Now I'm really looking forward to seeing it.