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Title: 300....only on a scale of 1000 - 2 stars!
Review: A retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae but adapted from Frank Miller's Graphic Novel offers over stylized battle scenes at the expense of story. 300's major flaws are how it makes this heroic story of 300 Spartans a flat and dreary affair outside of it's CGI - in fact you'll think you've seen it before because it rips off every sword and sandal epic up through Gladiator. In fact 300 freely borrows its soundtrack, dramatic presence and iconic imagery from that film. Gladiator is recent enough in moviegoers minds that the blatant ripoffs are truly lazy and cheesy. The other flaw is a cringe worthy script that in light of current headlines are so simplistic and aggrandizing as to make one wonder if comic books are all the filmakers read(apart from Gladiator that is).
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