Review of 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) by Eric B — 11 Aug 2014

A bloody, visually engrossing film with way more flash than substance.

This review of 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) was written by Eric B on 11 Aug 2014.

300: Rise of an Empire has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Chips H (3) on 01 May 2017

An amazing plot. Some people aren't interested in this type of movie and give it a bad rating. They should learn to accept new things…

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By Brandon S (2,121) on 11 Sep 2016

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It just didn't have its predecessor's awesomeness factor…

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By Uriel G (58) on 18 Feb 2017

Sigh I do like to stay positive as I respect the work put into movies and it's always easy to pick out the bad.....really easy in some cases…

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