bad plot, bad action, horrible dialog, and offensive historical portrayals

Rating: 1/10 (31 March 2007)

I would spoil the plot but there really isn't one, some half naked men with the aid of cheap camera tricks defeat an army of "Persians", thats really all there is to it. Dialog is melodramatic, acting is nonexistent and relies, like the action scenes, on lots of cheap camera tricks.
Worste of all is the fact that this movie could easily be viewed as conservative propaganda. the idea of "Freedom" is seared into the flesh of this movie and is constantly mentioned in dialog. furthermore the Persians, which were really one of the most advanced ancient civilizations ever, are portrayed as ignorant barbarians that are inferior, evil, and apparently enslaved(all of which relate in no way to the Persian empire).
The best reason i have heard for someone liking this film is that they liked seeing all the "ripped" guys.