A childhood dream come true

Rating: 9/10 (5 January 2008)

As a child addicted to comic-books one of my favorites was "De spartanen" (The spartans in dutch).I saw several spartan movies but nothing came close to this one. Sure it is over the top and grotesque but who care's.This is a boys film and although I'm nearly 40 i experienced it as such.Fantastically shot and even while knowing the end in advance the makers manage to give hope for what you know will never come. The paste of the film is great but still they manage to give the actors character.This movie gave me a pumped up feeling just by the energy that splashes from the screen alongside with masses of blood. Just bought the special edition and after seeing the movie for the second time tonight i really look forward to seeing the extra's.