As the first blockbuster of the year, 300 sets the bar high enough, and is enjoyably silly.
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300 (2007)
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Reviews Counted:223
Fresh:133
Rotten:90
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: A simple-minded but visually exciting experience, full of blood, violence, and ready-made movie quotes.
Theatrical Release: Mar 9, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $210.6M
Synopsis: In the midst of the Persian-Greco war, Spartan King Leonidas leads his army of 300 soldiers into battle against the invading Persian army during the... [More]
Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham
Director: Zack Snyder
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REVIEWS FOR 300
Despite a cracking central premise and outstanding visuals, 300 ultimately leaves you feeling more gutted than some of the disemboweled soldiers on display throughout the movie.
Jul 6, 2010
If 300 represents an evolution in 'virtual' cinema, then at the same time it tells a story that transports us back to the violent roots of western civilisation.
Jul 6, 2010
Awesome!
Jul 6, 2010
Visually thrilling and viscerally satisfying.
Jul 6, 2010
Asscrack-ugly
Aug 27, 2009
[Snyder] twists the brawn and battle into a cartoonish FX extravaganza with severed body parts and globules of blood flying across the screen.
Apr 23, 2009
300 is a fun-fest of blood, mayhem, and absurdity. At its best, it is entertaining; when it's not at its best, it's pretty dumb. It's pretty dumb much of the time.
Feb 2, 2009
300 has one-dimensional caricatures who talk like professional wrestlers plugging their next feud.
Aug 8, 2008
Top CriticZack Snyder's film version of the graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley may look like the greatest music video ever made; whether or not it is a decent feature film is another question altogether.
Jul 9, 2008
This is death and war as ancient poets might have imagined it, glorious and provocative ... 300 is a powerhouse actioner.
Jun 21, 2008
All this bellowing and testosterone gets old fast -- especially since there's not much of a plot outside of the combat scenes, and the not-much-of-a-plot scenes are laden with dialogue worthy of Anakin and Padmé.
Mar 4, 2008
The look and feel of this historic battle is perfect for the virtual backgrounds and obscene violence. Again, trust me on the violence.
Mar 3, 2008
300 is an orgy of gore, a blood-letting on a titanic scale, a ballet of butchery in which half-naked men and the torrents of blood they elicit move in perfect, slow-motion choreography to a thunderous soundtrack. And I loved every minute of it.
Feb 28, 2008
Machismo, thy name is Sparta!
Feb 8, 2008
I still wish David Wenham weren't the narrator, but everything else about the movie is a brutal kind of hypnotic that keeps me coming back.
Jan 3, 2008
Bloody, fanboyish retelling of an ancient battle.
Oct 31, 2007
A typical stupid action movie, with an extra dollop of stupid on the side.
Sep 27, 2007
It would now seem that the notebook drawings of troubled teenage boys have been elevated to the status of "high art". God save us all.
Sep 10, 2007
While far from sophisticated in its 'I have filled my heart with hate' messaging, it resonates with the 'us versus them' worldview that's wildly popular in some circles.
Aug 5, 2007
LATEST NEWS FOR 300
July 23, 2010:
Weekly Ketchup: Zack Snyder Pursues 300 Prequel Xerxes
This is the week of San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), so you're getting two helpings of the Weekly Ketchup. This first segment was written on Thursday morning (just as the Comic Con is starting its first...
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July 22, 2010:
Zack Snyder Signs for Xerxes
Good news, "300" fans: Zack Snyder says he's closed a deal to script Frank Miller's similarly themed "Xerxes."
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March 22, 2010:
300 + 3-D?
According to Zack Snyder, "300" may see a theatrical re-release in 3-D.
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December 14, 2008:
Frank Miller Talks Sin City 2, 300 Follow-Up
Now that he's out promoting "The Spirit," Frank Miller can expect to field a lot of questions about that "300" follow-up and the long-discussed "Sin City 2" -- both of which he was happy to chat about...
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December 12, 2008:
Exclusive: Milton's Paradise Lost Movie in 3D?
Could Scott Derrickson's upcoming adaptation of Milton's Paradise Lost be shot in 3D? Perhaps so, the director told Rotten Tomatoes recently.
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