The war between the un-bowing Spartans and the dominating Persians propelled King Leonidas, to leads 300 Spartans into battle.
27 September 1928, Lambeth, England, UK
1961, Hertfordshire, England, UK
18 February 1973, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK
15 October 1969, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
21 September 1965, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 March 1970, Pakistan
23 February 1973, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
March 22, 2016
There is an intelligent movie to be made about Spartan warrior culture, but 300 is not it. It is a fun ride, though, as long as you don't see it on a full stomach.
March 21, 2007
300 was as pathetically puerile as I had expected.
March 17, 2007
It might have been one of the great all-time mad, bad movies but for one thing - it's just sooo boring.
August 08, 2008
300 has one-dimensional caricatures who talk like professional wrestlers plugging their next feud.
March 10, 2007
Part of the fascination of the Thermopylae story is that it really happened, and it helped define real heroism. There's nothing remotely like reality to be had in this film.
July 09, 2012
Wallowing in the same adolescent nihilism as his Sin City, this adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel suffers from a similar lack of momentum.
July 06, 2010
As the first blockbuster of the year, 300 sets the bar high enough, and is enjoyably silly.
November 03, 2012
So manly it makes Troy look like a Mary-Kate and Ashley adventure.
September 13, 2013
Our instinctual desire to sneer at the implausibility of the story is stalled by a sense of ambition that seems unmatched even by the standards of the Hollywood assembly line.
July 06, 2010
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.
March 26, 2007
A muscle-magazine fantasy crossed with a video game and an Army recruiting film.
March 10, 2007
As to this pumped-up spectacle's other aims, it's anybody's guess: selling gladiatorial chest-beating as beefcake erotica? Combining a movie and its own video-game spin-off into one package? Being both a dessert topping and a floor wax?
