Ancient Warriors DVD

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Advantages: Great film, lots of CGI
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...In Ancient Greece, a small group of 300 Spartan warriors are all that stand against an invincible army. The legendary Battle of Thermopylae may have been made in 1962 originally but the latest example of virtual studio filmmaking, where actors are shot against blue screens and sparse sets while the surrounding environments are generated through CGI, it's a stylised action adventure that takes the sword and sandal genre and pushes it into a exxagerated dream like world. Its a roar of a movie that plays like Spartacus on steroids! Set in 480 BC, The story kicks off centering around the Kingdom of Sparta. Where being a great warrior is all that matters. The Spartans are ruled over by the fiercely honourable King Leonidas (Butler). When a messenger arrives from the tyrannical god-king Xerxes, telling Leonidas that Sparta... Read review

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Advantages: Another Miller classic brilliantly brought to life.
Disadvantages: Errrrm..... there won't be a sequel.

...When I saw the trailers for this on TV, after having already enjoyed Sin City (also based on a Frank Miller graphic novel), I thought, 'wow, that looks really good!' I was not disappointed. THE HISTORY Based on the Battle of Thermopylae (Ancient Greece) of 480 BC this movie focuses on the stand of 300 Spartan warriors against the Persian army numbering over 1 million, not good odds. At the time the Persians also ruled most of the known world and seemed unstoppable having absorbed the warriors and technology of countries they'd conquered so becoming stronger with each conquest. The Spartans were no push over either. A tough warrior race trained from childhood in combat and survival, each and every one a dedicated soldier with a lifetime's training who lives to die a 'beautiful death' in combat! Despite this they are not simple... Read review

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