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300

Warner / Year: 2007

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Review

A thrilling jolt of adrenaline & testosterone, 300 strips the swords-and-sandals epic down to its most basic elements and, as a result, ranks with Ben-Hur as the best of its genre.

Based on the Greek legend of 300 Spartans holding off a horde of Persians numbering in the tens of thousands, the story is not meant to be realistic, and this is reflected in the filmmaking: a large portion of the movie is shot in slow motion, and the production was filmed in front of green screens with computer-designed backgrounds. Even with the artifice, the bloodletting is graphically realistic, illustrating just about every way a person could die by a wielded sword. With wave after wave of marauding enemies, the plot plays out like a zombie movie. And how appropriate, as director Zack Snyder cut his teeth with the 2004 version of Dawn of the Dead. In fact, 300 often feels like an extension of the exhilirating opening 10 minutes of that remake, and that is a very good thing indeed.

Gerard Butler (The Phantom of the Opera) is appropriately imposing as King Leonidas, and the brief scenes that lay out the plot give him room to build an epic character with very few words. Homoerotic subtext is seemingly unwritten but also unavoidable given all the buff, sweaty men with little to wear; Snyder compensates by including a steamy sexual relationship between Leonidas and Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey), a power struggle between Gorgo and slimy Theron (Dominic West), and the nude Oracle (Kelly Craig) who is so prominent in the trailers.

But with all that out of the way, the action can begin, and it rarely lets up. Waves of progressively more monstrous Persians induce goosebumps and spontaneous applause from audiences, and the copious bloodletting adds color to the sepia-toned palette. Try to find a single frame of this film that is less than breathtaking, or would feel out of place in a graphic novel. Like Sin City before it, 300 is true to Frank Miller's vision, and to quote the fan boy within, fucking kicks ass to boot.

-- David Gorgos

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $13.49

Availability: In stock and ready to ship
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 012569736627
Catalog #: DL2447672

Studio : Warner

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Dolby Digital 2.0 , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 , English SDH Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4
Features:
Audio commentary: Director Zack Snyder, Writer Kurt Johnstad and Director of Photography Larry Fong

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DVD Widescreen: $24.49 (2-disc Special Edition)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 085391162858
Catalog #: DL2447673

Studio : Warner

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Dolby Digital 2.0 , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4
Features:
Audio commentary: Director Zack Snyder, Writer Kurt Johnstad and Director of Photography Larry Fong
Featurette: The 300- Fact or Fiction?
Featurette: Who Were The Spartans: The Warriors of 300
Featurette: Frank Miller Tapes
Behind-the-scenes footage: Webisodes: Behind the scenes peeks on the set of 300
Photo gallery: Rapid fire stills from the first day of production to the last

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DVD Widescreen: $44.99 (3-disc Limited Edition Giftset)

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Region Code: 1
UPC: 883929026289
Catalog #: DL2447676

Studio : Warner

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Dolby Digital Surround , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4
Features:
The 300- Fact or Fiction? (RT: 24:31 Historians, Authors and filmmakers reveal how much of the film was based on fact.) Who Were The Spartans: The Warriors of 300 (RT: 4:24 Touches on the customs and ways of life of the Spartan that weren’t explicitly shown in 300 but were used by the actors and filmmakers to help build their characters.) Frank Miller Tapes (RT: 13:00) [ Follow the career of one of the most innovative graphic novelists of our time. We’ll show how the outspoken Miller continued to push his limits to realize his epic graphic novel, 300, in the world of theatrical film.] Making of 300 (RT: 5:40) Making 300 in Images (RT 3:39) [Rapid fire stills from the first day of production to the last.) Deleted Scenes with Introduction by Zack Snyder (RT: 3:21) Webisodes (RT: approx 20:00 BTS peaks on the set of 300) Production Design Wardrobe Stunt Work Lena Headey Adapting The Graphic Novel Gerard Butler Rodrigo Santoro Training The Actors Culture of The Sparta City/State A Glimpse from the Set: Making 300 the Movie Scene Studies from 300 Fantastic Characters of 300
Disc 3 (New) To The Hot Gates: A Legend Retold (trt: 30:00) [A comprehensive and dynamic description of the ancient legend, from Frank Miller’s graphic novel to the creation of Zack Snyder’s epic movie.]
Audio commentary: by Director Zack Snyder, Writer Kurt Johnstad and Director of Photography Larry Fong

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Blu-ray : $13.49

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 085391161035
Catalog #: DB2447674

Studio : Warner

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Dolby Digital 2.0 , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: 2.4
Extras: Deleted Scenes
Features:
Audio commentary: Director Zack Snyder, Writer Kurt Johnstad and Director of Photography Larry Fong

Customer Reviews

Wow! Men in Jockstraps AND a Good Flick. What an experience.

Elly wrote on 08/08/2007:

I have to admit that the only reason I bought this DVD was the fact that the Spartans were costumed in just jockstraps. But, it is a surprisingly good movie with beautiful art direction and a compelling story. I bought the two disc version. The extras were just OK. In fact, they could have saved the extra disc and put then all on the main disc.

If you're turned off by gore, then this film is for you. I usually stay away from bloodletting, but the power of muscle guys in jocks was too strong to keep me away from this one. The gore here is comic book style, so what you see is a lot less gross than your typical slasher movie. Anyway, in a battle scene with a million almost naked guys, the loss of a limb or two takes a back seat to all that testosterone!