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~~TWO~~ THREE MORE 300 ITEMS

Here's me talking to my friend/enemy Sean Collins about the movie and the critical reaction.

And here's another great review:

"It's instructive to compare it to another, almost universally reviled, postcard/calendar movie – Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace. In nearly every area, George Lucas's monstrosity is superior. 300 is not merely devoid of humor: It's devoid of characters. Jar Jar may be an irritating construct, but he's more real than anyone here." -- Andy Klein, LA CityBeat

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I laughed more than once at Leonidas and his arrogantly bemused putdowns, at the Spartans' jolly camaraderie in battle and its aftermath, and at the sheer over-the-top spectacle of it all. But then I'm a bloodthirsty fascist who thinks war and humor can sometimes coexist.

P.S. The Persian executioner depicted in the film is going to trigger a backlash from the fat-acceptance lobby:

Spartans who eat right and get plenty of exercise = GOOD!
Persians who can't control what they're fed, and can't do pushups, because they have terrifying claw-blades for arms = BAD!

Way to demonize the calorically-gifted, you fascist monsters.

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