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» "300" - The CBR Review
   Every moment is a moment. Not one second is wasted. In this fashion, "300" is relentless and will leave its viewers exhausted, because they will have lived it. By Andy Khouri.
   http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=9659

» '300' Ways to Lose Interest in a Film
   "300" shoves the realm of digital manipulation and chest-thumping brawn past the point of no return. By Brian Orndorf.
   http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=348997&rel_no=1

» 300 Is Screened
   The movie has very similar quality as Sin City.
   http://superherohype.com/news/300news.php?id=4654

» 300 Online Press Events Are Good
   Zach Synder, writer Frank Miller and actors Gerard Butler, Lena Headey and Rodrigo Santoro answer questions presented by online bloggers and podcasters. By Brian Cronin.
   http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/03/19/300-online-press-events-are-good/

» 300 Rated 15 By The BBFC
   This work was submitted to the BBFC by Warner Brothers. This work was passed with no cuts made.
   http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classified.nsf/0/A78B4F90F06798E8802572F100430A4F?OpenDocument

» 300: An Accurate Portrayal?
   Regardless of how they cut off the Persians in order to only fight a few at a time, when the same 10 or so men were always at the front lines, as shown in the movie, they’d get tired eventually. Really, this doesn’t make sense.
   http://www.findreligion.net/300-an-accurate-portrayal/

» Ain't It Cool News: Frank Miller's 300 Screened Tonight
   Complete triumph of art.
   http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=24198

» And the Berlin Prize for the Most Insane Frenzy of Bloodlust Goes to
   Blood. Bellowing. Decapitations. These things were in short supply at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival until Zack Snyder's 300 was screened, reports Tim Robey.
   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/02/16/bfberlin116.xml

» Blogcritics.org: 300
   If you are like me, and you hold a place in your movie-loving heart for films that just plain kick ass, then 300 is not to be missed. By Neil Miller.
   http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/03/09/125120.php

» CNN.com: Review '300' Far From Perfect
   It's not so much the body count or even the blood lust that's disturbing. It's that the film, with its macho militarism, seems out of step in a war-weary time. By Tom Charity.
   http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/09/review.300/

» CSMonitor.com: '300' is Geek Mythology
   Everything is overscaled in this film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel. By Peter Rainer.
   http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0309/p14s01-almo.html

» Canada.com: Despite Cool Visual Effects,'300' Is Overbearing and Laughably Self-Serious
   The ultra-violent action extravaganza "300" is based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, but did it have to be so cartoonish? By Christy Lemire.
   http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=782160d6-0d72-4d7a-86b0-4db3259e1ff6&k=90342

» Cinema Source.com - 300
   What’s more prevalent in the mind of the viewers and the filmmakers is the excessive blood and guts and that can only sustain a film for so long. By Stephen Snart.
   http://www.thecinemasource.com/v3/movieinfo.php?movieid=2514&wordcount=0

» CinemaBlend: 300
   Snyder’s take on the film is a fantasy, the way the battle would have looked in the minds of the Greeks, as they tell the story of the 300’s sacrifice. By Josh Tyler.
   http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/300-2149.html

» Cinematical: Berlinale Review - 300
   If Braveheart were stripped of its meat, spray-painted gold and served as the poorest of value meals at McDonalds, there's a good chance you'd end up with something resembling 300 -- Zack Snyder's long-awaited adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel. B
   http://www.cinematical.com/2007/02/14/berlinale-review-300/

» Comics2Film: '300', Gerard Butler, Good to be the King
   When Gerard, he prefers to be called Gerry, walks into a room he has a charming and laid back ease about him, which is a stark contrast to the role as the passionate warrior he plays as king of Sparta. Includes image gallery.
   http://www.comics2film.com/StoryFrame.php?f_id=24618

» Comics2Film: Interview - Producer Gianni Nunnari's Epic Struggle for '300'
   Like any big Hollywood picture, there is already talk of a sequel, but Nunnari is playing it cool. By Rob. M. Worley.
   http://www.comics2film.com/StoryFrame.php?f_id=25111

» ComingSoon.net: 300
   Not content with merely bringing the visuals of Frank Miller's amazing historic epic to the screen verbatim, Zack Snyder actually improves upon them, using his equally sick imagination and a solid cast to sell this amazing story of the mighty Spartans. By
   http://www.comingsoon.net/news/reviewsnews.php?id=19031

» Cranky Critic Movie Reviews: 300
   Cool history beautifully adapting the graphic novel. By Chuck Schwartz.
   http://www.crankycritic.com/archive07/300.html

» Critical Culture: 300
   I'm convinced that rather than being a piece of super-propaganda, the film is simply an empty vessel: a finely-crafted, nicely-painted jug signifying nothing. By Pacze Moj.
   http://criticalculture.blogspot.com/2007/06/300.html

» DVD Talk Review: 300
   Rather than jumping right into what doesn't work with 300, let me say what does work. By David Walker.
   http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=26884

» DVDWolf.com: 300 Review
   In my top 10 most anticipated films of 2007, I put 300 at #4. By Jay Clarke.
   http://www.dvdwolf.com/templates/dsp_movie.php?u_movieid=74632#Review

» Deep Focus Movie Reviews: 300
   300, the ancient-Greek military adventure adapted from the graphic novel by Frank Miller, is drenched in sex and violence and boasts a repetitive, forward-reeling momentum that makes it feel like the longest videogame cut scene in history. By Bryant Fraze
   http://www.deep-focus.com/dfweblog/2007/03/300_2007.html

» EmanuelLevy.com: Film Review - 300
   "300" may not provide much food for thought, but it's feast for the eyes. Includes photos, cast and crew credits. By R. Voss.
   http://emanuellevy.com/article.php?articleID=4724

» Empire: Tonight! We Dine! In London!
   Zack Snyder's stunning visual adaptation of Frank Miller’s 300 broke US box-office records last weekend, taking in $70 million. Includes small photo gallery.
   http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=20506

» Film School Rejects: 300 Gets A Standing Ovation in Berlin
   Article covering the World opening night in Berlin, Germany. Includes photos. By Neil Miller.
   http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/300-gets-a-standing-ovation-in-berlin.php

» Film School Rejects: 300 Ways To Interpret Zack Snyder’s “300″
   It’s no secret once you read my review of the film that I would rank 300 among the top ten best films of all time. By Paige MacGregor.
   http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/300-ways-to-interpret-zack-snyder%e2%80%99s-300.php

» FilmStew.com Blog: Those Spectacular Spartans
   300 is going to reverberate far and wide when it opens in theaters next month, driven no doubt by a large number of repeat-viewer ticket admissions. By Richard Horgan.
   http://www.filmstew.com/showBlog.aspx?blog_id=979

» Filmstalker: 300
   As soon as the film begins you can see the superb style, the colours, the effects of the skies, everything makes it look like a stylised comic, and it looks glorious. Review by Richard Brunton.
   http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2007/02/300.html

» FlickFilosopher.com: 300
   Director Zack Snyder takes a far, far older tale and reconnects us to it in a way that reminds us of the power of myth and should, if approached with a wary, knowing eye, remind us how that power has always been used to serve other, less entertaining purp
   http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2007/03/300_review.html

» IGN: 300 Review
   Butler, a reliable Russell Crowe-like leading man who hasn't yet enjoyed the success he deserves, finally finds his Maximus in Leonidas. 5 out of 5 stars.
   http://movies.ign.com/articles/763/763580p1.html

» IndieLondon: 300 - Review
   Make no mistake. It’s a testosterone-driven, graphically violent spectacle that sweeps you along with its sheer bloody-minded determination to entertain.
   http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/300-review

» JoBlo.com: Review 300
   This is one of those rare films for which the trailer gets you jacked up for the release and then when you do go see it, the movie surpasses even those expectations and blows you away. By Tim Goernert.
   http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=14822

» Mark Cronan: "300" Movie Review
   Advanced screening focus group participant calls the film "a chest thumping, dirty, writhing mass of violence at times".
   http://markcronan.livejournal.com/33814.html

» Movie Forums - 300
   It's a roller-coaster ride that only ends when the screen turns black. For anyone looking for a visionary film who's not afraid of violence on the screen, I recommend '300'. By The Usual Suspect.
   http://www.movieforums.com/reviews/prepare_for_glory_300.html

» Movie Review: 300
   The overblown 300 slices, dices and largely decimates any sign of intelligent life in a computer-generated, music video-styled monster mash that calls itself a movie. By Scott Holleran.
   http://boxofficemojo.com/reviews/?id=2267&p=l.htm

» Movie Review: 300 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Feel Bad About Skipping 300 @ Blogcritics.org
   It’s the equivalent of Showgirls for male audiences. By Anne Russell.
   http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/03/13/142123.php

» MovieBoy Review, The: 300
   "300" is all flash and no feeling. By Dustin Putman.
   http://www.themovieboy.com/reviews/t/07_300.htm

» New York Times: 300 Movie Review
   A bombastic spectacle of honor and betrayal, “300” is about as violent as “Apocalypto” and twice as stupid. By A.O. Scott. Registration required.
   http://movies2.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/movies/09thre.html?ref=movies

» Numerical Superiority
   Led by Leonidas, a band of devoted warriors take their positions at the Hot Gates knowing they may never come back.
   http://www.asianjournal.com/?c=107&a=18389

» OneGuysOpinion.com: 300 Review
   â€œ300” is an adolescent boy’s dream, a wildly flamboyant, visually opulent macho extravaganza that’s as subtle as an opera but without any good arias. Review by Dr. Frank Swietek, Associate Professor of History at the University of Dallas.
   http://www.oneguysopinion.com/Review.php?ID=2133

» Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: 300
   Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is a spectacular comic-book-to-film rendering of the Battle of Thermopylae, where 300 Spartans fought to the death against a Persian force that was a thousand times larger in number. By Barry Paris.
   http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07068/768019-120.stm

» Realm of Gaming: 300
   Review by Chris M. "But the real star of this film is of course the action, the visceral, fierce, bloody, beautiful action."
   http://www.realmofgaming.com/?page=dvdreviews/300.php

» ReelViews: 300
   300 may not offer masterful storytelling in a conventional sense, but it's hard to beat as a spectacle and that makes it worthwhile viewing for all but the most squeamish of potential audience members. By James Berardinelli.
   http://www.reelviews.net/movies/t/300.html

» ReelingReviews: 300
   The result is a solid mix of live action and computer animation. By Robin and Laura Clifford.
   http://www.reelingreviews.com/300.htm

» Rolling Stone : 300 Review
   300 is a movie blood-drunk on its own artful excess. By Peter Travers.
   http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/6156065/review/13711861/300

» Shadows on the Wall: 300
   While very good, Butler plays every scene full-power, bellowing his dialog and flexing his oiled muscles manfully while brandishing an enormous sword. By Rich Cline.
   http://www.shadowsonthewall.co.uk/07/threhund.htm

» Slant Magazine - Film Review: 300
   A cold synthetic invention, 300 catches the eye but leaves the heart indifferent—devoid of meaning, to be sure, but, more detrimentally, devoid of feeling. By Nick Schager.
   http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=2819

» Slate Magazine: A Movie Only a Spartan Could Love
   If 300, the new battle epic based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, had been made in Germany in the mid-1930s, it would be studied today alongside The Eternal Jew as a textbook example of how race-baiting fantasy and nationalist myth c
   http://www.slate.com/id/2161450/

» The Pontifications of Maurice Broaddus: 300 - A Review
   A complete testosterone-fest, in the spirit of Gladiator, though more brutal and visceral an experience. By Maurice Broaddus.
   http://www.mauricebroaddus.com/2007/03/300-review

» The Trades: Movie Review: 300
   Snyder utilizes tons of slow-motion so you can see each individual blood drop with every slice. It's John Woo meets "The Matrix" with gallons upon gallons of red stuff thrown in. By Jonathan Baylis.
   http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=5286

» TheStar.com: Sparta? No. This Is Madness
   The battle of Thermopylae was real, but how real is 300? Ephraim Lytle, assistant professor of hellenistic history at the University of Toronto offers his view.
   http://www.thestar.com/article/190493

» This is London: 300
   You get the impression that not only does it come from a position near the extreme Right wing of the spectrum, but that its mixture of homophobia and macho posturing has a very odd smell about it. By Derek Malcolm.
   http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/film-23335951-details/300/filmReview.do?reviewId=23389890

» Why Women Should Go See 300
   For women, the entire movie is eye candy. By Alex Billington.
   http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/03/07/why-women-should-go-see-300/