300 (2007)

Bulgaria, Canada, United States of America

Action, Adventure, War

Virtual Studios, Legendary Pictures, Hollywood Gang Productions, Atmosphere Entertainment MM, Nimar Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, Cruel & Unusual Films

Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Michael Fassbender

Zack Snyder

Zack Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, Michael B. Gordon

Taglines: Prepare for glory!

epic, army, narration, blood splatter, gore, based on comic, sword fight, massacre, ancient world, based on graphic novel, ancient greece, warrior, ancient warfare, sparta greece, 5th century bc, war, bloody death, sparta, spartans, battle of thermopylae, god king, battle axe

Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.

Reviews:

Author: JPV852
Only the third time seeing this one, first time was in the theaters and then I think on DVD. Didn't care a whole lot in either viewing. So with the 4K being released, decided enough time had passed to give it another shot and... it was okay, a bit too stylized for my taste (and yes I know that's Snyder's thing) and lacks the emotional impact Snyder was going for, but there are some bad ass moments, including just Gerard Butler's overall performance, but didn't really do much for me otherwise. Probably my least favorite of Snyder's movies, though haven't watched Sucker Punch in a long time. 3.0/5