ROTTEN TOMATOES: "300" Promo Clip is Pretty Drop-Dead Awesome

"300" Promo Clip is Pretty Drop-Dead Awesome

by Scott Weinberg | September 21, 2006

It's never wise to get too hyped for a movie based on only one promo clip, but ... wow. The movie is Zack Snyder's "300," which is based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller. And maybe I'm nuts, but this thing looks like "Sin City" meets "Gladiator" -- only cooler.

Click right here (updated with working link) for the goods, and just in case you're wondering -- that's a Nine Inch Nails tune playing throughout the clip. (Apparently this is the exact same promo reel that played at Comic-Con a few months back, so my question is: Why the heck did it take so long to hit the interweb???)

Synopsis: "Set in the midst of the Persian-Greco war during the Battle of Thermopylae, where Spartan king Leonidas led his army of 300 soldiers into battle against the invading Persian army. According to legend, their valor and sacrifice inspired all of Greece to unite against their Persian foe, leading to the origins of democracy."

Cast: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, Vincent Regan, and David Wenham.

Release Date: March 9th, 2007

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Darkness My Old Friend writes:
on Sep 21 2006 02:00 AM

"The owner of this content has decided to hide this clip."

Am I the only one getting that?

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The Senhman writes:
on Sep 21 2006 02:31 AM

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What?! It was up when we put up the article. Hmm...hopefully, that person will put it up again.

If you search for "300 trailer" on YouTube, you can find a really bad and short version of it.

But just trust us, it's pretty amazing.

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bamb0o-stick writes:
on Sep 21 2006 02:32 AM

Yeah, the window says that the "file size too large" and the video isn't available. What a tease... :P

Hopefully they'll help us find the video someplace else.

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ksduded writes:
on Sep 21 2006 04:49 AM

you can find it on the authors blog... the quality is really bad... but the trailer is yummy... one of the best for the year

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ShaakTi writes:
on Sep 21 2006 06:10 AM

In reply to this comment (#844773)
Can you post a link to that vid on the authors blog, I cant seem to find it. Thanks.

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dastly75 writes:
on Sep 21 2006 06:19 AM

Watch the clip here:

http://mftm.blogspot.com/2006/09/300-2007-promo-trailer-scoop.html

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klendathu writes:
on Sep 21 2006 06:51 AM

In reply to this comment (#844770)
I am getting this too. RT should find a new link.

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Elixir writes:
on Sep 21 2006 06:55 AM

it looks pretty good, some of the lines seemed a bit cheesy and the nails tune (even though i love NIN) was out of place in this trailer.

i'm interested to see this develop though.

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Zen Bullet writes:
on Sep 21 2006 07:31 AM

I saw the clip yesterday, but with the sound turned off.

The wide-angle digital set extensions were less than convincing, but otherwise compliments to the visual look of the picture.

The graphic novel featured some pretty juvenile writing, so I can only hope that the narration and dialogue got a major overhaul.

They needed to reduce the instances of slow-mo in the trailer; that got annoying and made it seem like a promo for the crowd that went and saw The Covenant.

But the film seems interesting and definately worth a look.

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sockmonkery writes:
on Sep 21 2006 07:37 AM

oh my shiznit, how do they film that?? I'll be anxiously awaiting this one, since it is like a graphic novel come to life. Simply brilliant

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warsaw writes:
on Sep 21 2006 08:01 AM

yeah the naisl tune was out of place...maybe something alomng the lines of apocalypto wouldve been better but hey it may only be the trailer......looks amazing (although there were a few cheesy scenes).....cant wait to see it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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GandalfTheWhite writes:
on Sep 21 2006 09:21 AM

Sin City meets Gladiator? How do you figure?

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the-russian writes:
on Sep 21 2006 09:42 AM

Yes, this looks like fun. I'm glad to see they've put Ephialtes in the film, a character I thought they might have left out.

And the quality of the trailer from the link above was pretty good actually.

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The Senhman writes:
on Sep 21 2006 09:52 AM

In reply to this comment (#844776)
Ok, the link's been updated.

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The Senhman writes:
on Sep 21 2006 09:52 AM

In reply to this comment (#844775)
Thanks for the new link. The article's been updated.

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PatrickBateman writes:
on Sep 21 2006 09:52 AM

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[b]Simple[/b]
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, he also did Sin City.The era it is in is like Gladiator. Therefore, style and era=Sin City meets Gladiator.

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02PARSIM writes:
on Sep 21 2006 10:04 AM

Wow! Now that looks cool! My only worry is that the style and the substance might conflict too much and this will become a flashy epic movie more than a movie with a decent plot and characters. But hopefully I will be proved wrong, the trailer looks great and I cannot wait to see it.

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Holly Jolly writes:
on Sep 21 2006 10:26 AM

Well it is also like Sin City because it is all green screen stuff, which allows for more controlled style.

I have high hopes for this project, with over 6 more months till release I'm sure it will be worked over well.

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Merlin235 writes:
on Sep 21 2006 10:28 AM

The only way that trailer could have been cooler is if they had people in battle jumping before they struck their enemy...oh, wait......

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dsence writes:
on Sep 21 2006 11:03 AM

[b]WOW[/b]
Just, F*CKING WOW

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