Worst movie I have seen in years

Rating: 2/10 (12 March 2007)

This is the worst movie I have seen in years, bar none.
Historically inaccurate, all about bare-chested men with deep voices, all the nonsensical lepers, monsters, and an 8-ft tall gay Xerxes, and then all the fighting... really. The Athenians looks like impotent cowards, which they weren't. The Athenians were accused of being boy lovers - whereas in real life it was of course the Spartans who were boy lovers.
And then the idea that Sparta was about Freedom and Democracy? HUH? Sparta was as much about freedom and democracy as China during the cultural revolution or Nazi Germany were about freedom and democracy. Fighters they were, but mainly to keep their slaves in check. To make the Spartans look like liberals is a gross and inexcusable distortion.
And after 5 minutes I'd had it with the red skies already. I tried to like this movie, I really did - but no, this was terrible. A REAL missed opportunity.