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.
Yes. Freedom doesn't describe Sparta. A battle for sovereignty and identity would be a better fit.
This would make an unbelievably good movie without the fantasy.
I saw the original movie on TCM or AMC about two years ago. I still remember one scene where the Spartans explained that they wore red cloaks because they did not show blood and thus the enemy would not know which of them was wounded or not.