Homo-eroticism at its best ( or worst)

Rating: 8/10 (19 August 2008)

A good film, when accepting it for what it is, if you can accept it the way it's done about the battle of Thermopylae in 480. Good action, strange sepia tint. Totally different to the excellent conformal-type film, The 300 Spartans with just a 'hefty' Richard Egan. This bristles with muscle in terms of both filmography and flesh. The portrayal of Xerxes looking like a jewel box-cum key case proves my point. It must be a hit among certain 'communities' to be diplomatic. Strangely done, but it had its moments. I still prefer The 300 Spartans myself, however thick the American accents were (Which although being biased as an Englishman, it's always best to retain an air of classical Greece with an English accent - sorry!)