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Media Type: DVD
Artist: WENHAM/WEST/BUTLER/HEADEY
Title: 300
Street Release Date: 07/31/2007
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Genre: DRAMA

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #780 in DVD
• Brand: WENHAM/WEST/BUTLER/HEADEY
• Released on: 2007-07-31
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
• Formats: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Dubbed in: French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 116 minutes

Amazon.com
Like Sin City before it, 300 brings Frank Miller and Lynn Varley's graphic novel vividly to life. Gerard Butler (Beowulf and Grendel, The Phantom of the Opera) radiates pure power and charisma as Leonidas, the Grecian king who leads 300 of his fellow Spartans (including David Wenham of The Lord of the Rings, Michael Fassbender, and Andrew Pleavin) into a battle against the overwhelming force of Persian invaders. Their only hope is to neutralize the numerical advantage by confronting the Persians, led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), at the narrow strait of Thermopylae.

More engaging than Troy, the tepid and somewhat similar epic of ancient Greece, 300 is also comparable to Sin City in that the actors were shot on green screen, then added to digitally created backgrounds. The effort pays off in a strikingly stylized look and huge, sweeping battle scenes. However, it's not as to-the-letter faithful to Miller's source material as Sin City was. The plot is the same, and many of the book's images are represented just about perfectly. But some extra material has been added, including new villains (who would be considered "bosses" if this were a video game, and it often feels like one) and a political subplot involving new characters and a significantly expanded role for the Queen of Sparta (Lena Headey). While this subplot by director Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead) and his fellow co-writers does break up the violence, most fans would probably dismiss it as filler if it didn't involve the sexy Headey. Other viewers, of course, will be turned off by the waves of spurting blood, flying body parts, and surging testosterone. (The six-pack abs are also relentless, and the movie has more and less nudity--more female, less male--than the graphic novel.) Still, as a representation of Miller's work and as an ancient-themed action flick with a modern edge, 300 delivers. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews

Awesome Movie from beginning to end!
I watch 300 each time with wonder and awe as King Leonidas and the 300 battle the Persians in this awesome movie. The first time I watched 300 I watched it again within a few seconds of the credits roll. I couldn't get enough of the action sequences and the storyline along with the sharp humor. You will not be disappointed by your purchase of this movie it is an instant classic.

What's so special about this?
First blu-ray disc I've bought, and first time seeing this movie. Disappointed on both counts. Blu-ray technology is not much ahead of regular dvd if at all. The movie itself was not impressive. Gladiator + Lord of the Rings + God of War. That's a formula which should've been cool but managed to be nothing special. Why do some people think this is brilliant? I never got excited though I really hoped I would. A summary of this movie would be: clouds and sunlight, abs of steel, slow motion stabbing and blood, some CGI critters. If you can get more out of it than that, you must be a genius. 300 isn't nearly as creative as some people imagine.

An impressive product
Epic based on a Frank Millar graphic novel set in ancient times telling the bloody tale of 300 Spartan warriors who led by their king Leonidas (played by Gerard Butler) defend their Greek city-state Sparta against the might of the Persian empire and its emperor Xerxes (played by Lost's Rodrigo Santoro), who fancies himself a god and seeks to invade Sparta and make it a part of his empire. The driving point of this film is the battle of a few against the many, and heroism, courage and bravery in the face of impossible odds. An excellent film, with a good plot, impressive visuals, many strong personalities - not least of all Leonidas's wife, the queen of Sparta (played by Lena Headley) - and excellent fight scenes. The Spartan warriors are a formidable bunch, with lethal fighting skills which are put on full display and you will find yourself rooting for the Spartans and admiring their values. Although there is a slightly sentimental speech at the very end of the film this is still a very impressive product. Recommended.