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Originally Posted by Phalanx
re: 300
I recently saw a dvd of a title from the 70's (or mebbe 60's?) available at my local shopping centre called "The 300 Spartans", with what seemed to be the same general plot...was this one any better?
I personally thought 300 was alright, but if you had to use a comparison, clearly sin city was a shining example of how much better a film can be when the original author works directly onboard. That said, I loved the visual style of 300, but yeah - not one I'm rushing out to get on dvd anytime soon.
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Plot-wise,
The 300 Spartans feels a little more complete, and a little less focused on being manly- it's just a little more serious on telling the damn story instead of showing as many shiny gluds as they can.
See it, but don't buy it.
As far as
300 is concerned, I thought anyone with a lot of money could have strung together a picture like that. Visually, it was stunning- but it failed at everything else.
My last seen:
Scarface (1983)