*History lesson in general is/can be such a bore; really it can be unless you have such an imagination like mine. When I found out that they were doing a remake on the 300 Spartan soilders the first person that came to mind was sexy Yul Brynner (rip) as King Leonidas*
So this Battle of Thermopylae takes place a really bloody long time ago I say four hundred-something something B.C. *Before Christ* …
Unions of Greek cities are fighting the Persian army in the pass of Thermopylae. Obviously you know their outnumbered but no worries; the Greeks are pretty damn smart.
A small army, 300 to be exact *well exact is too strong of a word but hell the movie is 300 and 300 is listed all over the website regarding this part of history* led by King Leonidas of Sparta blocked the only road through which the massive army of Xerxes couldn't pass.
*Did I say that the Greek were smart; yeah smart and cocky, but I still
love this.*
Seeing this Greece opened there eyes even more at the unremarkable valor of these men and thus uniting and……..
The movie 300 on the other hand is based on graphic novel king *I'm calling him king because I can* Frank Miller.
So Frank Miller retells the story of King Leonidas and the 300 Spartans solders in the bloody Battle of Thermopylae. * I expect to see blood in this movie* where many and a lot die.
*I expect to see some knife in heart scenes as well*
This man as a writer never disappoints; with the direction of Zack Snyder (with the movie Dawn of the Dead under his wings) let's hope 300 is as clear as the night we drink the blood of a human
*yeah that sound so out there but hey this is my history lesson let me
write it*
http://300themovie.warnerbros.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Miller_(comics)
- Emme says Go Colts
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As a little known fact, did you know that Brynner could have been King Leonidas in 300 Spartans in 1960. This weekend I watched the movie "300 Spartans" and I thought the Phantom of the Opera hunk Gerard Butler did a very good job as King Leonidas but it was too violent, kinda how I expected to be. In 1960 Brynner was offered for the same role as King Leonidas but instead the movie was called the "The Gladitiors". Brynner turned down the role because he was working on "The Magnificient Seven" at the time then the film company I guessed it was 20th Century Fox started to ask Kirk Douglas but he too was working on another Gladitior-type movie "Spartacus". While I was watching the movie I kinda thought if Brynner was still alive today as his younger years I think he would have been fantastic in the movie as the Spartan warrior King Leonidas but then again I thought if he did that movie instead he wouldn't have done my favorite western movie The Magnificient Seven and then we wouldn't have known a Chris Adams. I think this role would have been better for Brynner because he did mostly in film played kings and rulers, this would have another kingly role for him and he did had the physique for this role too. May he Rest In Peace.
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P.T.L
Hey P.T.L. I saw 3oo too and I loved the violence and gore it was that fantastic. God even Gerard was that good.
I wanted to comment on your comment on Yul Brynner; I too thought that he would have been perfect for the role and I did not know that he pass "Gladiator" to do "The Magnificient Seven". Boy he would have been really good at it.
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