tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post4709929704806168483..comments2024-03-28T10:44:41.756-05:00Comments on The War Movie Buff: CLASSIC or ANTIQUE? The 300 Spartans (1962) War Movie Buffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-76099198399559251452022-05-26T22:13:32.649-05:002022-05-26T22:13:32.649-05:00Thanks. I'll fix it.Thanks. I'll fix it.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-25708281504381631102022-03-21T05:10:24.845-05:002022-03-21T05:10:24.845-05:00Just for the record, Themistocles is played by Ral...Just for the record, Themistocles is played by Ralph(not Ian) Richardson.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855281337029655096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-70819583630499907082020-08-30T13:26:40.291-05:002020-08-30T13:26:40.291-05:00You are right. They are famous for it.You are right. They are famous for it.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-42077413373363634102020-08-14T11:53:11.327-05:002020-08-14T11:53:11.327-05:00I thought the Spartans had long hair that they con...I thought the Spartans had long hair that they constantly preened. fitzjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965887947159887611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-60492414435868466312020-06-14T19:57:15.564-05:002020-06-14T19:57:15.564-05:00I think there is usually more reliable information...I think there is usually more reliable information on the background of a battle than of the battle itself. This is especially true the further back in history you go. Thankfully, we have Herodotus for this battle, but he is not totally reliable and was the original practitioner of historical license. He loved a good story.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-3145854509144733572020-06-04T13:52:56.423-05:002020-06-04T13:52:56.423-05:00This movie brings up an interesting point. What is...This movie brings up an interesting point. What is better: historical accuracy in the contest of a war or historical accuracy in the battle scenes? As you note, clearly it's more important to be accurate in the historical background. I suppose this is because the political history is the thing that we have more actual knowledge of and because these things drive the story.<br /><br />Is there a tradeoff between historically accurate stories and historically accurate battles? There shouldn't be, but I wonder whether a desire to show off the gear and the tactics that we do know about sometimes leads filmmakers to change up a story to justify the battle spectacle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-77561244843363741392018-03-12T16:49:44.746-05:002018-03-12T16:49:44.746-05:00I meant that the movie has them dressed like Roman...I meant that the movie has them dressed like Roman legionaries.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-84707645086630253922018-02-24T13:04:02.058-06:002018-02-24T13:04:02.058-06:00Having watch both movies growing up with Richard E...Having watch both movies growing up with Richard Egan which i think is his best work , i think both have good/ bad moments.<br />Interesting that Kevin Hardy describes the proud Spartans<br /> as LegionarresAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-58324070800983228132014-04-02T17:23:18.349-05:002014-04-02T17:23:18.349-05:00It is better than your average "sword and san...It is better than your average "sword and sandals" movie. I was really surprised at how not bad it was. There's a ringing endorsement for you!War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-90090501814632232322014-04-01T15:47:14.282-05:002014-04-01T15:47:14.282-05:00I actually saw The 300 Spartans before 300 came ou...I actually saw The 300 Spartans before 300 came out. I was equally skeptical when I saw chariots and cavalry but what I liked best was the close in fighting. So many 50s/60s movies were just characters flailing short swords at each other in a wide angle predictable fashion. While T300S has this in a duel scene, the battles are pretty decent when they close in.<br /><br />I did laugh at the Spartan prisoner lecturing Xerxes about freedom. To bad he didnt reply "Shall I have the helots explain it to me?" Zing!pirateship1982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-14164814092373595252014-03-20T19:47:14.074-05:002014-03-20T19:47:14.074-05:00I agree. I did not expect it to be as good as it ...I agree. I did not expect it to be as good as it is. The best word for it is quaint. It's fun seeing the characters from 300 in a different portrayal. It's also always fun to see how movies manage to get fire into historical battles.the war movie buffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-39424263743542262252014-03-20T01:41:53.204-05:002014-03-20T01:41:53.204-05:00I was also pleasantly surprised by The 300 Spartan...I was also pleasantly surprised by The 300 Spartans, when I watched it after 300. The battle scenes pale compared to 300, which was a visual feast, but I actually learned something about the Persian invasion and how the Greeks fought them off. Watching 300 just made me wish I did more sit-ups.historyonfilmhttp://www.historyonfilm.comnoreply@blogger.com