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The film may not have had much historical meat on its bones, but it was a visual beast lighting up the box office and spurring a million guys to subscribe to Men's Health. Unable to muster the entire Spartan army to meet the enemy head-on, Leonidas and his personal guard of 300 soldiers will use the terrain of Greece to stop an army numbering in the millions dead in its track - or die trying.Interstellar looks gorgeous in 4K/HDR, very vibrant, very detailed, very rich, and Im sure a movie like Avatar was shot in a much higher resolution than 1080p.When 300 dropped in 2006, Frank Miller was enjoying a welcome career resurgence - this was before The Spirit - and Zack Snyder was a filmmaker on the rise. Resolution: Native 4K (2160p) HDR: HDR10 Aspect ratio: 2.40:1 Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1 Audio English: Dolby Atmos English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit) Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 French: Dolby Digital 5.1 English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Subtitles English, English SDH, Spanish John Wick: Chapter 2 Video Codec: HEVC / H.265 Resolution: Upscaled 4K (2160p)The Persian god-king Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) is on the warpath with his eye fixed on conquering the free peoples of Greece - in particular, the war-adept Spartans lead by King Leonidas (Gerard Butler).
And if you're so inclined you can throw on the goofy sequel for a double-feature and still be entertained.When it first came out, the film's depictions of various peoples and cultures were kind of a hot-button issue. It does its job for two hours and gets out of your way. And it's fun! It's not historically accurate, it's not even really that great of an adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel - but it looks amazing and it entertains. Snyder's brought a visual presence to the movie that would become the signature he has carried with him to virtually every movie he's made since.
I accidentally got into an argument with a friend about the historically inaccurate lack of armor on the Spartans because I didn't realize he wasn't kidding and was actually upset about it. A deleted scene had giant trolls with archers on their backs - this movie isn't meant to be taken seriously. If you're getting that worked up about 300 - you're thinking about 300 way too hard. I rolled my eyes at all that in 2006 and I smack my forehead at it today.
To be honest, though that movie tends to drag. Don't hurt yourself.You want a generally pretty good and fairly accurate version of this story, pull 1962's The 300 Spartans with Richard Egan off the shelf. Even the Spartan government system is misrepresented and inaccurate so it's not even worth debating.
There are ridiculous moments aplenty and in the last 14 years of memes and parodies, a lot of this movie has just gotten sillier. If this had been made in the 80s it would have probably starred Schwarzenegger or Stallone as Leonidas. Zack Snyder's 300 is just a big stylish action movie with CGI blood and sets.
The only bonus feature on the 4K disc is the audio commentaryShot on 35mm and finished on a 2K digital intermediate, this 2.39:1 2160p HEVC/H.265 216p transfer with HDR10 offers fans a modest improvement. The 4K disc loads to a static image main menu with traditional navigation options. The included Blu-ray is identical to the original Blu-ray release and has not been updated. The discs are housed in a standard black 2-disc case with identical slipcover artwork. In a two-disc 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital set. It was one of the first movies I bought on Blu-ray when the format first hit the streets and it was fun to dive back into it on 4K.Vital Disc Stats: The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray300 attacks 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray thanks to the good folks at Warner Bros.
Textures in the linen cloaks, skin pigmentations, or practical makeup all enjoy a nice uptick. Close-ups of faces, clothing, and the practical sets in Sparta do enjoy a more detailed presence. Because of the digital intermediate, there isn't a dramatic night and day difference in detail, but the carefully applied HDR10 grading adds a lot of pop and pizzaz to the unique color scheme of the film.As I said, details don't gain a huge improvement here but there are some notable refinements. This upscaled transfer takes everything that worked about that original presentation, refines it, and makes it a couple notches better.
The HDR grading can make a lot of the more weightless CGI effects hover more than they did previously. Other moments not so much. Some of it works remarkably well and still holds up. There is a lot of it here obviously. Whites of the eyes in the Spartan helmets feel like they stand out more now.While I will say this is an overall much better presentation than the original 1080p disc, the one caveat I make is for the CGI.
The first crack of thunder as baby Leonidas is being inspected immediately punches the verticals with the bass tones rumbling in with David Wenham's narration taking centerstage. The movie doesn't even get past the Warner Bros and production company logos before LFE, surround, and height effects start punching in. Right out of the gate, this mix is a beast. While it would have been awesome for them to go back and render the effects again and craft a new native 4K transfer, overall this is an excellent visual upgrade.The big A/V gain for this release of 300 is the new Dolby Atmos audio mix - Dolby TrueHD 7.1 default. Those are small nitpicks really. When Xerxes places his giant hands on Leonidas' shoulders the odd effect stands out even more now.
Tyler Bate's excellent score that more than once pulls from Elliot Goldenthal's amazing work on Titus accents the movie perfectly with low notes giving a little extra bass rumble for extra excitement. And then when the arrows rain down on them and they're "fighting in the shade" the verticals offer distinct zips as arrows fall and land all around the channels.Throughout dialog is crystal clear without any issues. That first assault is damn impressive with the sounds of shields, swords, spears, and screaming men crashing throughout the soundscape. But the real feast begins with the battle sequences. Throughout every scene - even quiet moments - there's some sort of sound effect punching the channels keeping them active.
As a whole, the Atmos mix is the big reason to upgrade.
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