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Absolutely awesome movie.<br>
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Do not take your wife or girlfriend if she is squeamish about blood and gore. Most of the movie is non-stop violence. Saw three gals leave when the gore really got going. LMAO when the credits were even bloody. That this movie is violent is an understatement.<br>
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Excellent history lesson. Excellent quotes about freedom and freemen.<br>
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This is a movie that should be experienced on the big screen, not on a small TV. Go see it now while it's in theaters. Don't wait until it's on a DVD or cable.<br>
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One reviewer said it's a cross between "Gladiator" and "Lord of the Rings".<br>
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For those who don't know their history, King Leonidas of Sparta took 300 Spartan warriors and held off the combined armies of Xerxes, who outnumbered them by vast numbers. When they were told that arrows raining on them would blot out the sun, the Spartans said they preferred to fight in the shade. When they were told to lay down their arms, the Spartans replied Molon Labe (moo-lawn lah-vey), which means come and get them, though they don't use the Greek words in the movie. This is one of the top battles in all history.<br>
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(ps - Valerie says there's a lot of hot beefcake in this movie for the gals - if they can stand the blood and gore. And the gals might really like Queen Gorgo. I thought the actress who played her did an excellent job.)<br>
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Movie spoiler here. Don't click unless you want to know the plot.
Absolutely awesome movie.<br>
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Do not take your wife or girlfriend if she is squeamish about blood and gore. Most of the movie is non-stop violence. Saw three gals leave when the gore really got going. LMAO when the credits were even bloody. That this movie is violent is an understatement.<br>
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Excellent history lesson. Excellent quotes about freedom and freemen.<br>
<br>
This is a movie that should be experienced on the big screen, not on a small TV. Go see it now while it's in theaters. Don't wait until it's on a DVD or cable.<br>
<br>
One reviewer said it's a cross between "Gladiator" and "Lord of the Rings".<br>
<br>
For those who don't know their history, King Leonidas of Sparta took 300 Spartan warriors and held off the combined armies of Xerxes, who outnumbered them by vast numbers. When they were told that arrows raining on them would blot out the sun, the Spartans said they preferred to fight in the shade. When they were told to lay down their arms, the Spartans replied Molon Labe (moo-lawn lah-vey), which means come and get them, though they don't use the Greek words in the movie. This is one of the top battles in all history.<br>
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(ps - Valerie says there's a lot of hot beefcake in this movie for the gals - if they can stand the blood and gore. And the gals might really like Queen Gorgo. I thought the actress who played her did an excellent job.)<br>
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Movie spoiler here. Don't click unless you want to know the plot.