Awesome

Rating: 10/10 (23 March 2007)

Loved this movie. Based (loosely) on the historic battle of Thermopylae where 300 Spartans (and their allies) held the vastly superior force of the Persian army (2 million if you believe Heroditus - though few modern historians do) until the rest of the Greek army could gather and defeat the Persians at the later battle of Platea. Gerard Butler as Leonidas blew me away - far more than a one dimensional leader who shouts a lot (although he does this too!) - and his queen was equally strong. Not for the faint hearted - there is blood aplenty and severed limbs everywhere. All in all a thoroughly enjoyable movie - and a fitting tribute to those fallen Greek heroes!