The 300 Spartans

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Summary: FINALLY AVAILABLE
Review: To be released May 11. Just go up this page and click on "DVD Widescreen", or do a "300 Spartans" search. Amazon is now taking pre-orders. Seems like I,ve been checking back on this page forever. Great movie, you will not be disappointed.

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Summary: Go tell the Spartans, here we lie obedient to their commands
Review: While not a perfect movie, this is an eminently watchable one. In the tradition of the movies Hollywood liked to make in the early 1960s dealing with the ancient world, this film dwells on the topics of honor and loyalty. Richard Egan is terrific as King Leonidas. This film does a wonderful job explaining what happened in the famous battle in which 300 Spartans held off an entire Persian army of thousands at the Battle of Thermopalye Pass long enough for the Greeks to organize and prepare to repel the Persian invaders. While I am not a sufficiently knowledgeable historian to know whether this film hews closely to historical accounts of what happened, the film tells a coherent story that is certainly based upon actual events.

While the acting in this film (other than Egan's) is not terrific, this is nevertheless a film that is suitable for the whole family to watch. This is solid entertainment. The DVD features good sound and superb video--the colors are crisp and bright. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and recommend it to anyone.