The 300

[Nukedsodapop 5,000+ posts]

This. Was. The. Best. Movie. I've. Ever. Seen.

haha I liked it alot, just got back from seeing it.

 

[Rmsanger 10+ year member]

Gladiator > 300 by far...

This is still a great movie but all of the Roman culture and prestiege from Gladiator is far superior to Sparta.

This movie is wall to wall action with tons of great shots from battle. From the Spartans first charge it seems as if they are far superior soldiers than anyone in battle. Every move seems controlled and perfectly calculated for the kill. Their battle formations were awesome and showed pretty accuartely how the greeks would have fought.

What I didn't like were all of the fake battle units like ogres and persian special forces dudes with silver masks. I also didn't like how gay some of the characters seemed (e.g. Persian King).

All in all I give it an A and will be buying this when coming out on DVD.

 

[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

Gladiator > 300 by far...
This is still a great movie but all of the Roman culture and prestiege from Gladiator is far superior to Sparta.

This movie is wall to wall action with tons of great shots from battle. From the Spartans first charge it seems as if they are far superior soldiers than anyone in battle. Every move seems controlled and perfectly calculated for the kill. Their battle formations were awesome and showed pretty accuartely how the greeks would have fought.

What I didn't like were all of the fake battle units like ogres and persian special forces dudes with silver masks. I also didn't like how gay some of the characters seemed (e.g. Persian King).

All in all I give it an A and will be buying this when coming out on DVD.

x2. The REAL uniform of the Persian Immortals look 10x better than what they showed. They also re-wrote the end of the battle (Leonidas is NOT the last to die) and they left out the battle-cry of the spartans vs. the immortals silence...would have been VERY cool if done right.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

did they talk as much as they did in gladior..............cuz that movie got really boring

Glad you are not a critic. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

does anyone know the name of which song from the soundtrack that sounded like a heavy metal riff....it was played during one of the ealier battle scenes....im trying to pick it out from the list of itunes samples but i cant....

 

[Nukedsodapop 5,000+ posts]

x2. The REAL uniform of the Persian Immortals look 10x better than what they showed. They also re-wrote the end of the battle (Leonidas is NOT the last to die) and they left out the battle-cry of the spartans vs. the immortals silence...would have been VERY cool if done right.

Link to the real outfits and full story? I was trying to find it last night but couldnt find the actual story

 

[Railrocker 10+ year member]

History channel had the true story on today. There were actually over 1000 greek soldiers there but only 300 spartans.

 

[Nukedsodapop 5,000+ posts]

it was based off a true story. duh. haha i read on wikipedia that there were a projected 2.5 million persian soldiers

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

in halo terms my friend that is greek puts it like this....

"there were 10 greeks with only plasma pistols versus 100 million persions who all had snipers and rockets."

 

[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

Link to the real outfits and full story? I was trying to find it last night but couldnt find the actual story

The persian immortals had wicker (sp?) sheilds and armor, which the movie didnt show, and a black cloth covering there head and face, kinda like a turban. They were absolutly silent in everything they did. At one point before the spartans fought the immoratls they stood 50 yards apart; Spartans yelling and immortals silent...

The history channel special was great but I just know this stuff b/c I love Roman, Greek and Mongolian military history...

 

[Jacobman 10+ year member]

I saw the midnight showing on Thursday and it was one of the best movies i have ever seen. Just awesome.

 

[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

O, and I didnt explain the real story. Leonidas fell during the last battle with the immortals but isnt the last to die. When the spartans see that hes fallen they try to recover his body and a smaller battle ensues around it. The spartans finally secure his body, make a final stand, before the archers finish them off...

 

[Imshirazy 10+ year member]

it was based off a true story. duh. haha i read on wikipedia that there were a projected 2.5 million persian soldiers

Yeah, in the entire army, not how many were killed.

The most accurate measurements were 300 spartans, 700 greeks through a portion of it, and about 167K to 240K Persians killed in battle.

Good movie, although I don't know...there was just something lacking and I don't know what

Probably lack of extra background stuff, because in the majority of the movie, there was no background or real space, often it was just like miles until the next mountain or wall or something, which made the movie seem really empty to me

 

[SQBubble 10+ year member]

Yeah, in the entire army, not how many were killed.The most accurate measurements were 300 spartans, 700 greeks through a portion of it, and about 167K to 240K Persians killed in battle.

Good movie, although I don't know...there was just something lacking and I don't know what

Probably lack of extra background stuff, because in the majority of the movie, there was no background or real space, often it was just like miles until the next mountain or wall or something, which made the movie seem really empty to me

i completely understand what you mean, i felt the same way, there was something lacking...

very good movie though, but couldve been lot better.

 

[SQBubble 10+ year member]

Likewise, this movie should be good for the fellas, women... not so much.

women should like it alot, they always see the spartans half **** all built up. LOL

also, its funny how they were laughing when all the arrows were shot on them(their sheild), hehehe, i liked that part