| Ror Revisits: 300 |
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| Thursday, 19 May 2011 09:43 |
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Has there ever been such a gleefully testosterone fueled action fest as 300 before? Certainly not in the CBM sub-genre. To say the movie is all style over substance is an understatement, ah but what style!
Based on the graphic Novel by Frank Miller, Zack Snyder adapts the fictionalized story of the Battle of Thermopylae, in which 300 Spartan warriors took a final stand against a massively superior force of invading Persians. Our "hero" is the Spartan king Leonidas(Gerard Butler), and he gathers his men(Michael Fassbender and David Wenham among them) against the wishes of his Spartan politicians, to go slice the bejaysus out of the million or so Persians led by the "God King" Xerxes(Rodrigo Santoro). He leaves behind his wife Giorgo(Lena Headey), and she attempts to rally support among the council.
There isn't a lot more to it. In fairness to Miller/Snyder, even though we are obviously supposed to Read more: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/rorschachsrants/news/?a=37559&t=Ror_Revisits_i300i |
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