Yes, I’ve finally watched 300. I missed it in the cinema, thinking that I could give a pure action flick a miss. I bought an official VCD as soon as it came out. Great and gory stuff.
What changed my mind? Well, I started coming across lots of references, tributes and parodies of 300 all over the Net. The following comic is what finally made me decide to watch the film.
Click the above pic for the rest of the comic. Notice the 300-film-style colour scheme, btw.
You may see also The Macedonian Phalanx for info about the defensive line the Spartans used and 30000 Hits! where I modified the movie poster to suit my needs ;>
And for a three-media comparison of that much-memed scene, click the pic below for full size, with video clip reference on Youtube here.
Update 4 March 2008: Dueling Analogs has a satire too. Click to view full version:
Tags: 300, hoplites, Leonidas, Mario, Mushroom Kingdom, phalanx, Sparta, Spartans
