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...take exception to the comment that 300 "stars nobody in particular." Gerard Butler, who plays King Leonidas, also appeared in the 2004 movie The Phantom of the Opera, a role that showcased his vocal talent. To prepare for 300, Butler went through weeks of strength training so he could portray the Spartan warrior, which your article dismissed as nothing more than "Hollywood pretty boys" bulking up. I saw 300 the day after its March 9 opening and thoroughly enjoyed both the visual effects and the acting. Judi Ross, NILES, MICHIGAN...
...orgy. Shot entirely on green-screen, the sets and scenery adds artistic detail unparalleled in today’s action films. Special effects elicited gasps from the audience a number of times, despite some unrealistic-looking decapitations. A few good actors buttress the action, to a point. In particular, Gerard Butler’s believable performance as Leonidas, King of the Spartans, rallies not only his troops but also the viewers. His second in command works the audience in a different way. Vincent Regan, the Captain, delivers the worst performance I’ve seen in a major motion picture...
...through crowds and bare-chested men throwing each other off cliffs, the movie, a reimagination of the fifth-century B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, also attempts to address issues of duty, reason, and human freedom.ROCKY BEGINNINGSIn the process, it brings together filmmakers and actors with vastly different backgrounds, most notably Gerard Butler, a Scottish actor with a history of playing Gothic villains (“Dracula,” “Phantom in the Opera”); Brazilian indie film veteran Rodrigo Santoro, who also played Laura Linney’s love interest in “Love Actually?...
...Similarly, Russia threatened an economically unstable Poland with de-stabilizing price hikes in the natural gas market. Poland’s neighbor and supposed European Union (EU) ally, Germany, hardly came to its rescue. Gerard Schroeder, then Germany’s chancellor, seemingly so idealistic in his opposition to the Iraq War and his shunning of George Bush, cultivated a close friendship with Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president. He never criticized Russia’s brutal suppression of Chechnya and even negotiated an agreement between Russia and Germany to build a natural gas pipeline that punitively bypasses Poland?...
Most judges would lookheroic for defending the people's right to know what goes on in court. Gerard Lynch just looks mean...