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300: Rise of an Empire

300: Rise of an Empire

2014
Drama, Fantasy
1h 42m
The Greek general Themistocles battles an invading army of Persians under the mortal-turned-god, Xerxes. (imdb)

300: Rise of an Empire

2014
Drama, Fantasy
1h 42m
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Rated 06 Jun 2014
19
8th
I was not a big fan of 300 but I thought the fight scenes were awesome, and I was at the very least entertained by it. Rise of an Empire is a whole other story. Not only were the action sequences significantly worse than the original, but the amount of cheese the dialogue contained in this would be more than enough to turn all the French into gluttons. And Persian suicide bombers? Ancient terrorists? Are you fucking kidding me? I am not one to get offended, but fuck was I ever offended.
Rated 06 Aug 2014
40
16th
Action! CGI blood! Fight! Action! Slow motion! CGI blood! Fight! Slow Motion! Fight! Blood! etc etc etc
Rated 04 Mar 2014
40
19th
Rarely does one leave the cinema regretting no appearance of Gerard Butler. But I actually did. Stapleton, a good actor, doesn't provide enough oomph, and Eva Green, in a ridiculous role, haven't got the required flair for going big that added a lot of fun camp value to '300'. She does, however, flaunt her (decidedly un-spartan) spartans. Which, as always, gives rise to... ehm, applause? Jokes aside, the action scenes are energetic, the pacing swift and, crucially, it's only 102 minutes long.
Rated 23 Mar 2014
40
15th
Wow this was shit. Everyone blew, even that Eva Green chick and most of the CGI was horrid. Everyone awkwardly acts and floats around obviously fake green screen sets and the blood looked like stylized crap. Made me want to see Gerard Butler and the crew from the first film, if that says anything. 10 points for each boob shown I guess?
Rated 20 Mar 2014
2
15th
I was confused whether to die laughing or get an erection during that Eva Green sex scene. The action is pretty cool in that comic-booky way that the first 300 popularized.
Rated 10 Mar 2014
35
8th
Oh mighty Ballsuckalas tempt thy fates as Bonerclese annoints Fartusia with the WHATEVER MOVIE DONT CARE EVERYTHINGIS DARK AND CLOUDY AND DONT END LIKE THAT
Rated 24 Feb 2014
50
37th
THIS IS SPARTA/ATHENS/WHATEVER! It's extremely stupid, but I still kinda liked it! So sue me for being a sucker for the fast-slow-fast-slow-graphic-blood-spraying-violence. I don't care!
Rated 07 Mar 2014
5
43rd
50 ships against roughly 1000? Them be some great odds considering the last fight was 300 soldiers against an army of a trillion billion Persian dudes, the odd megaelephant and a hunchback! Oh, lest I forget. Eva Green: Would you like some cheese with that ham?
Rated 02 Feb 2015
45
3rd
More of what we love about 300, tons of exposition, naval battles, and non-spartans fighting.. oh wait.
Rated 17 Aug 2014
40
11th
All the points go to Eva Green.
Rated 16 Mar 2014
55
41st
A potent Xerxes Begins plot is rushed to make room for "300: Meanwhile Somewhere Else In Teal And Orange Greece". Ironically this all-in-all needless sequel is actually a more competent action movie, even if it lacks the über-macho-nonsense charm of the first one.
Rated 16 Jul 2020
83
70th
First rate actioner is admittedly silly as a lesson in history (or even pure logic) but as a balls-to-the-wall thrill ride, this is pretty great; the tone is set early by Green's deliriously evil villain and some full-blooded action scenes (seen in 3D via giant swathes of red covering the screen). This may well be earnestness sliding irrevocably towards camp, but whatever it is, it's great fun, moving at a good clip, and even has some time for a sense of humour!
Rated 10 Feb 2015
32
4th
the nastiest fight you ever saw at a gay nightclub
Rated 17 Jan 2015
3
14th
300: Rise of an Empire is exactly what it says on the tin. I wasn't overly impressed by Zack Snyder's 300, so it's no surprise that this long awaited sequel underwhelmed me. This is probably a 14 year old boys idea of a cool film, but I find it all so exhaustingly dull. The fight scenes in 300 where unique at the time, but this sequel has nothing new to offer. Eva Green is an interesting addition and at an absolute push she's the films only saving grace. Otherwise this is completely forgettable.
Rated 07 Sep 2014
60
15th
This is a sequel to a film that didn't need a sequel. It tries to emulate the first film, but is its inferior in pretty much every conceivable way. It's not memorable, perhaps except for Eva Green's titillating performance (pun intended), and it's bereft of any charisma.
Rated 06 Sep 2014
30
7th
A lot of fighting, a lot of blood and a lot of gore. 300 was something different, but Rise of an Empire is completely unnessecary. 30/100.
Rated 29 Aug 2014
3
14th
Laughable, confounding, and overall a shit production. Why is there slow-mo even in the sex scene?
Rated 30 Jul 2014
55
19th
Let's face it the first 300 was dopey but this one just goes over the top with its violent historical fantasy glam rock. This is the expected orgy of muscled men shouting and flying through the air in slow motion slicing people in half. It's just too much of rote imitation of Zack Snyder to be anything special. Eva Green is nice to look at least but the whole warrior chick thing and shoe horned in obligatory female empowerment scenes feels tired and patronizing.
Rated 27 Jul 2014
20
1st
Fuck me and my obsessive need to watch sequels.
Rated 13 Jul 2014
0
0th
it's a fake of history
Rated 05 Jul 2014
55
19th
Some decent effects, all of which are shoved down your throat thus ruining any of the effect. The slow mo horse attack was odd and hilarious.
Rated 08 Jun 2014
2
37th
To be honest, I watched it because Eva's breasts and I am not disappointed. With breasts I mean. They are really fine. And she either 'fucks' good or she just acts 'fucking' great. Last observation I have made is that (2) women here are really badass whilst all men are bunch of wusses. With Stapleton being alpha wuss and Santoro being beta wuss.
Rated 06 Jun 2014
56
14th
blood, blood, blood, pep talk, blood, muscle, muscle, blood, blood, muscle, muscle, pep talk, muscle, muscle, blood, blood, blood, boobs, muscle, muscle, pep talk, blood, blood, blood.....
Rated 05 Jun 2014
55
6th
Absolute shite, and the visual effects on the horse/boat riding scene? Did they use the same CGI motor in Godzilla 1954 edition?
Rated 21 Apr 2014
3
26th
This has an unbelievable amount of teal in it.
Rated 01 Apr 2014
60
9th
Lots of blood, and Eva Green's boobs. That about sums it up. - 3/31/14
Rated 31 Mar 2014
1
8th
Instead of sticking to the cinematics from the first installment, and doing a mediocre, yet watchable sequel, they simply made a long episode of the series "Spartacus". The dialogue, the horrific blood splatter, the small dots in the air (what is that!?), hell, even the main character is as close to a spitting image as possible. Sparta --> Sparta-CUS. Coincidence? - Bad
Rated 23 Mar 2014
3
24th
Too much overblown testosterone and erect penis spraying for any normal person to handle. A guy who sat in front of me was cackling and fist-pumping every time a Persian was ruthlessly slaughtered, so that was funny, and Eva Green does a good job of chewing up every scene, even if her acting was hilarious. If only these MRA reddit males understood how loved these movies are by the homosexual community. That's about all I have to say about this movie.
Rated 10 Mar 2014
35
6th
Eva Green (and her titties) is the only redeeming quality of this movie. The slow-mo is excessive and boring, the visual style is wasted on bland environments and the action got tedious. There was a lot of bad, cheesy moments too. Why was he on a horse on a ship?
Rated 10 Mar 2014
5
45th
Eva Green owns
Rated 10 Mar 2014
34
26th
Slightly less memorable than the original, just as homoerotically oily, somewhat saved by Eva Green chewing the shit out of everything. Two scenes made me laugh very hard, one involved a table, another a horse. Major blue balls with the sudden end.
Rated 06 Mar 2014
45
40th
300: Rise of an Empire is pretty much what you can expect. It's gory, it's got a ton of slow-motion action, it goes back and forth between this action and overly macho and clichéd expository speeches. Its plot is non-existent, and most of its characters are generic white men. Eva Green crafts a character and carries far more of the film than she should have to. It ends on a cliffhanger without the promise of a sequel, which is unforgivable. If you liked the first one, this is more of the same.
Rated 04 Aug 2022
50
8th
Rise of an Empire is a side story told alongside the original 300 and it belongs on the side, far to the side really. Not even on the plate. It's like parsley. When you are a kid, you try it once thinking it's exotic. From then on, you just flick it off your plate whenever a restaurant deems that it is "fancy" enough to include it. Lena Headey's character is much stronger in this film. Alongside Eva Green, you can tell that they wanted this movie to have more female badasses. It did - two.
Rated 03 Apr 2022
57
15th
- way tooo much blood - way toooooo overkill
Rated 15 Dec 2020
70
12th
Another instance where dollar signs dictated a poor sequel.
Rated 22 Dec 2018
19
4th
Do you really think Greens performance can save any of this crap here? Come on.
Rated 09 Apr 2018
56
37th
Enjoyable, if just for Eva Green hamming it the fk up.
Rated 10 Mar 2018
67
71st
good movie
Rated 05 Feb 2018
70
30th
Everything from the first movie, but worse.
Rated 09 Oct 2017
51
34th
An unnecessary sequel,prequel or whatever-quel ! More reviews here : http://movie-freak.be
Rated 08 Sep 2017
79
93rd
Just as enjoyable as the 1st one. The style remains with it's sharp imagery and no holds barred action. Butler doesn't return, but they gain the great Green who steals the show. She exudes sexuality and power all at the same time and really adds a lot to the film. It may not be the most accurate history, but who gives a fuck it's a movie not a documentary.
Rated 15 Aug 2017
67
16th
just battle and eva green -.-
Rated 26 Mar 2017
60
20th
Ridiculous. I can enjoy films with a bad plot as long as the action is good and the film doesn't take itself too seriously. But this film was devoid of fun and just a drag to get through. Should have been better, because it did have potential.
Rated 26 Jan 2017
6
56th
Eva Green
Rated 19 Jan 2017
70
34th
The first one was watchable, the second one had some decent naval battle going on, something not seen often in movies taking place in Greek and Roman times, so that's a plus. It's still pretty easy to see that the slo-mo gimmick, while briefly cool, slyly masks the processes of turning forty minutes of content into a one hundred minute movie.
Rated 11 Jan 2017
50
1st
Quality is a bit spartan This does not stand up to the previous film that came before this. None of the actors really stand out and some scenes felt really forced or completely unneeded... Such as the protagonist and the minor villain having sexual relations for no reason at all. I can say this without spoiling the film because it's the most pointless act in a film of rampant mediocrity. I would be more kind to this film if I had not cut my teeth on its stellar successor.
Rated 08 Dec 2016
37
5th
A completely unnecessary sequel that offers nothing outside slow-mo fight scenes
Rated 15 Nov 2016
42
16th
It's a dumb action movie which would have lasted a third the length if they'd just run it all at full speed. Lacks any of the story-telling flair of "300", and most of the character drama fell flat. Takes massive historical liberties. But Eva Green is fucking incredible throughout.
Rated 01 Oct 2016
47
28th
Despite Eva Green's exceptional performance, Noam Murro's 300: Rise of an Empire is all style over substance and lacks thematic content, containing roughly 90 minutes of slow-motion shots and little else.
Rated 14 Jun 2016
83
35th
Did there really need to be another 300? I'll leave that for the viewer to decide. With that said this is just like the first one, but now on boats.
Rated 08 Dec 2015
34
12th
My God is Eva Green a terrible actress. Sullivan Stapleton looks like a skinny little man with CGI muscles who has zero screen presence. Lena Headey thankfully is only in it for a few minutes aside from mind numbingly bad voice overs. Bottom line...This sucks.
Rated 10 Oct 2015
74
29th
Simple Story. Fun action. Gore. Slow-Mo even during sex scenes. It's pretty much the same movie as 300 but not as good. But the CGI is terrible even compared to the original, which is 8 years older than this. And the lack of Zack Snyder directing does hurt the film
Rated 27 Sep 2015
17
9th
#14#, exp2, rw1, popcorn, prequel, actresses
Rated 06 Sep 2015
42
38th
Couple hours of bloody fighting with some heroic ideas thrown in to give the film the pretense of a plot.
Rated 04 Sep 2015
95
63rd
300: Rise of an Empire similarly recounts the concurrent Greco-Persian seagoing Battle of Artemisium. It also jumps back to the Battle of Marathon to give us some historical context and then forward to the sacking of Athens and then back to ... well, let's just say this tale isn't particularly linear. And if you don't know your history, you'll likely be left scratching your head. It's all coated in splashing geysers of blood and gore that gush from a bigger-than-life version of frenzied battle.
Rated 23 Aug 2015
70
29th
Whatever made the original so good was absolutely absent in the sequel. Though Eva Green sure tries.
Rated 23 Aug 2015
6
22nd
Believe the hype, Eva Green is in top form in this role. This movie is worth watching for her performance alone. Great visuals and action (like the original), this time primarily a naval battle. I know the Athenians are not supposed to be the warriors that the Spartans were, but I wish there was a little more depth there. Aside from Themistokles (Stapleton), they were pretty much indistinguishable. I would recommend this, especially to fans of the original.
Rated 13 Mar 2015
83
94th
As much fantasy as history - it is a cinematographic experience of bringing a graphic novel style to the screen rather than drama. Although that is caveated by Eva Green's wonderful performance.
Rated 11 Mar 2015
35
10th
A score of 35. 30 of which goes to Eva Green's acting alone who shines amid a sea of mediocrity.
Rated 26 Feb 2015
21
16th
A homoerotic feast where penises are replaced by swords and semen is transposed for comically spurting blood. The story is non-existent, and so much slow-motion is there, that should it have been removed the whole film would have probably lasted around 45 minutes! Also, the sex-come-fight scene between Green and Stapleton's characters: hilarious.
Rated 01 Feb 2015
25
4th
Don't watch this.
Rated 29 Jan 2015
45
25th
Passes the time.
Rated 22 Dec 2014
0
10th
bullshit. a fiction based on historic lies. I don't recommend this movie at all.
Rated 18 Dec 2014
68
7th
Really? War Pigs? This movie sucks. The stunts are not eye catching. The only thing interesting about it is the filter they use. This is like an extended universe fan movie that had a budget.
Rated 18 Nov 2014
40
7th
Stylish cinematography and good action scenes ruined by wooden acting, stupid writing and characters that never engage.
Rated 02 Nov 2014
76
43rd
A stylistic continuation to the original 300, and in many ways a companion film - it ties in deeply with the story of the 1st, and while giving plenty of references and flashbacks, relies a bit too much on the story of 300 to establish its own. Action-wise it amps up what was on 300, but loses some of its polish/consistency along the way - the effects are almost comically ridiculous, and there's not nearly as much variety in the types of fighting.
Rated 26 Oct 2014
80
18th
It shouldn't have been made.
Rated 15 Oct 2014
77
43rd
No match for the first 300 but there was enough here to keep me interested and visually it looked great, but perhaps a little over the top.
Rated 14 Oct 2014
40
6th
Shit, I feel like more than half of the movie is in slow-motion. Blood splatter, motivational speech, etc etc. Definitely one of the most boring action films I've seen.
Rated 12 Oct 2014
20
4th
Eva Green is the saving grace of this abomination.
Rated 03 Oct 2014
4
13th
Having the feeling to be in a shoop all along the movie. Fun moves but quite boring and obvious. Fake blood is really not convincing, even street fighter sprites looked better.
Rated 29 Sep 2014
51
22nd
I never thought I'd say this, but this bloodshed was even worse than what we see in "Spartacus". Where the first 300 was over the top, but still believable, this one doesn't even attempt to be, which annoyed the hell out of me.
Rated 29 Sep 2014
25
9th
Never been more aware of green screen sets in my life
Rated 27 Sep 2014
80
78th
Not as good as the first one. But still the trademark visuals and the slow-mo scenes are great to watch
Rated 12 Aug 2014
69
23rd
Not as bad as I expected, but certainly doesn't live up to the first film. The script has some of the punch of the original, but it's a lot more muddled by a worse director who apes the style without understanding the meaning, especially apparent in the constant use of slo-mo blood spatters. Still, it's not a total loss, and Eva Green is fun to watch.
Rated 11 Aug 2014
35
11th
Instead of wasting all of the budget on some dreadful CGI blood and Playstation One looking special effects, I think they should have invested more money on a better script and a better director. There is no real substance to the story but just alot of men fighting and groaning. I think everything was focussed around making it look good for 3D that every other aspect of the movie has suffered because of it. If you liked the first film definitely watch that again rather than this rubbish.
Rated 10 Aug 2014
25
5th
Just a bunch of boring CGI crap in front of a green screen.
Rated 03 Aug 2014
54
24th
I'm surprised the movie isn't worse. It's okay. Watchable at best. The lead character is a little dull and the storyline isn't as exciting as the Spartans' quest.
Rated 26 Jul 2014
55
42nd
Bad direction and bad dialogue. That sex scene was a mess and pointless. But Eva Green is pretty hot.
Rated 12 Jul 2014
35
17th
Skip to Eva Green's boobs and cut right after - you will have seen everything of importance.
Rated 04 Jul 2014
65
21st
Visually attractive but has less impact than the first. And because its the same as the first is why it doesn't score as high.
Rated 28 Jun 2014
13
4th
Nothing that was good in the first one works here. There's no style, no content and no sense.
Rated 20 Jun 2014
1
16th
Utter uninspired sh-t. Looks like an Asylum production.
Rated 17 Jun 2014
33
16th
Am I getting deathly bored of that slo-mo-CGI-splattered-nonsense style, or did this movie just look significantly cheaper than the first part? Wait, can it be both? Because it's both. So this is basically a boring and dumb retread that lost whatever shreds of entertainment the previous 300 provided. Luckily I am not a 14 year old boy trying to look cool in front of the other kids so I don't have to pretend I enjoyed this. Still, I appreciate not getting beat up today. Thanks in advance!
Rated 16 Jun 2014
20
6th
Insensitive and poorly executed in all the ways that Into Darkness wasn't.
Rated 16 Jun 2014
55
34th
It wasn't very good, but I thought it was okay, for what it was. It's a silly, ostentatious action movie, and although it takes itself too seriously, I thought it was kinda fun. I didn't appreciated the shots that were obviously meant to capitalise on the 3D effect. I liked how it worked with the events of the first film. I thought Eva Green was fun. The lead actor, whoever he is, didn't have any charisma. Yeah, I don't know, it's not great, but it didn't offend me with its faults.
Rated 11 Jun 2014
38
10th
Groteskowy.
Rated 10 Jun 2014
54
31st
Enjoyable, quite enjoyed the slow-motion swordfights. But lacks a good story and something other than slow-motion swordfights.
Rated 07 Jun 2014
55
18th
Lot's of action and Eva Green's boobs. Not much else.
Rated 07 Jun 2014
55
5th
Stylized violence AND the sex scene involved Eva Green is all you need. Well not the former but the latter.
Rated 05 Jun 2014
40
10th
Same gripe as a lot of people with this one. Kinda wished auld Leonidas would make an appearance; he had presence, you know what I mean? Themistocles, on the other hand, had the head of a fella who'd just come out of the bookies after losing his balls. Less than inspirational.
Rated 03 Jun 2014
50
30th
I still do dig the Zach Snyder's visual style, but story wise it just doesn't pack the same punch as the fight scenes.
Rated 28 May 2014
30
9th
eng; [300: rise of an empire]; zeitgleich zur verteidigung von sparta entscheidet sich ein general eine seeschlacht gegen die persischen armeen zu kämpfen.; (pathetisch viel blut ohne stil);
Rated 24 May 2014
50
49th
A few awesome battle scenes, but Eva Green as the woman warrior was hard to believe, however she does deliver some excellent full frontal scenes worthy of a double take. I am a big fan of the genre and theme so this does satisfy, but the special effects and slow motion were badly overused and the Persian king was ridiculous. Not nearly as good as previous installments, but worth watching if you can overlook the many obvious flaws and just go with it.
Rated 25 Apr 2014
44
7th
Horrible
Rated 15 Apr 2014
55
14th
The 300 sequel is bloodier, bigger, and even more surreal in its atmosphere. Eva Green does a good job of hamming it up. She seems so sinister and yet incredibly seductive. The best parts of the movie take place with her at center stage. The other characters just lack charisma and the dialogue is quite bland. There's little lighthearted banter, and not enough focus on the secondary characters, which acts counter-intuitively to the melodrama of the action. The storytelling is also a bit messy.
Rated 14 Apr 2014
40
28th
Very disappointing, this is just a cheap ripoff of the first one. Don't bother to watch this one, even if you liked the previous one very much. You'll regret it.
Rated 07 Apr 2014
65
30th
Very cool action movie, however the buildup and character development were pretty crappy. Also, I think it missed all the 'flare' of the first raw action movie '300'. The last fightscenes were extremely cool and everyone interested in actionmovies should see at least the ending. Also Eva Green is mega hot ;). A lot of sea in this movie..
Rated 07 Apr 2014
81
83rd
Pure testosterone driven action. Forget about your brain, turn it off and enjoy.
Rated 01 Apr 2014
5
23rd
Oh Eva *sigh*

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