![]() It's a 6 because it entertained me without preaching like most films do at the moment. They certainly could have amped it up more and taken the 80s action higher but it was a good time waster and I felt no need to think beyond what was shown. Pictures '300' was released in US theaters on March 9, 2007. I wish they had done more with the passengers, they turned out to be just there and will not be remembered. 12 JP Mangalindan Maat 8:42 AM 6 min read Gerard Butler in '300.' Warner Bros. Just a hero, a dubious helper (the prisoner, who's part was never explained but had skills), a hapless bunch of passengers and some native evil doers with guns. Believability played no part as it didn't in Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Commando or Rambo (and any subsequent parts). Just an action film, a hero and the usual tropes to propel it along. No woke (and that's a word I hate) message, no easily identified alphabet people (because it didn't matter). ![]() After all the dross coming out of Hollywood why not just bring a film out to do one thing and that's entertain. This had all the hall marks of Die Hard, Lethal Weapon and any other action film you can think of from the 80s. And no other planes? The set up was easy to see, prisoner being transported, bad storm and then we're off. ![]() There were lots of errors in predeparture and the comms with the tower when they taxi for take off. 14 pax out of Singapore just before Christmas? The flight should have been full. I figured out pretty early on that it didn't take itself seriously or at least Gerard Butler didn't. ![]()
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