I know this forum isn't exactly the right place for it, but I thought that since we've had one thread about the movie 300 here before (and since i can't seem to find that anymore) I'd post this anyway.

For the uninitiated the movie version of Frank Miller's graphic novel '300' is being released in US cinemas later this week. If you haven't heard about the movie or novel before you should be warned that it shows a highly stylized and historically inaccurate portrayal of the battle of Thermopylai, keeping true to Miller's vision rather than Herodotos account. Anyways, here are some links:

300 seconds of 300: 5 minutes of new footage from the movie.

http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?name=...3704&vid=136403

Theatrical trailer

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/300/hd

"Exclusive" clip (mostly footage from the trailer)

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/300.html

Another teaser

http://www.worstpreviews.com/trailer.php?id=453&item=0

Movie stills

http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/...9/index_hi.php

Personally I'm quite excited about this movie, more for the all-out action than any pretense of historical accuracy. With that said, i hope Snyder doesn't feel compelled to use the most ridiculous of Millers ideas

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Such as all non-Spartan greeks being a bunch of bumbling idiots when it comes to war who can't even tell which end of a sword is for holding. Or how about portraying the ephors as a bunch perverted, utterly corrupt old lepers. But i guess such complaints look silly in a movie where the spartans fight in banana hammocks and the Persian army includes rhinos and a three-ring-circus of mutants


Anyways, complaining about a lack of accuracy in this movie is quite silly as it never had that ambition.