As further praise, if the producers do intend to make another sequel, they will need one hell of villain to top off Artemisia. And while I had a great feeling about the villain, Eva Green's Artemisia really stole the show on every scene she was in. I was initially skeptical of the main character, and though he may not have outdone Gerard Butler's Leonidas, Themistokles is still quite the likable action hero. Despite the lack of drama & humour, and the limited emotional range of the characters, some of the characters were great.

Actions aside, the plot was overall a straightforward one, except for those which relates to the original 300, which I was quite impressed of. Words are not enough to explain it.you have to listen to it first hand. Even before the action begins, my heart pumps up, and during the fight itself, the soundtrack did good to enhance the suspense of the action. One last thing, the soundtrack is genuinely amazing, and is unbelievably fitting for the scenes. And though the quality of visuals were not perfect (such as the blood effects), the style is just so gratifying to watch.

Fortunately, Rise of an Empire, even in the hands of new director Noam Murro, didn't mess it up and brilliantly improves upon it. If Snyder had this the last time, it would be as good as this. Still on the matter of action sequences, they are better in visual quality & dynamics of the setting, although I suspect the reason may be the budget and resource constraint on the first film. They are just marvellous and glorious to watch and from minute one, I was attached and just smiling on every fight sequence. But before moving on, I want to further claim that I seriously enjoyed these style of shots and frankly, all.ALL of the action sequences. This is the main reason I came to watch this, yet it is not the only thing that impressed me. This is a wonderful style to marvel on, for those who like these kind of things (I do!). A pretty obvious notion is that no other film does better with the long continuous shots of action with the occasional slow motions. It has pretty much the same weaknesses and strengths of its predecessor, but improves on what made the first film a success. That wonвЂ™t be easy, as the effort pits him against against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Artemisia (Eva Green), vengeful commander of the Persian navy.Дirector Noam Murro and producer Snyder are promising more of the hyper-stylised beefcake blood-letting that smashed the box office like some kind of giant smashing thing back in 2006.ДЈ00: Rise Of An Empire is scheduled for a UK release on March 7, 2014.Gloriously employing Zack Snyder's style of slow-fast continuous shots, as well as taking the scale and dynamics to the next level, this is a worthy sequel to the awesome 300. That'd be the massed ranks of Xerxes's forces, each hellbent on crushing Athen's finest beneath their sandled feet.Д«ased on Frank MillerвЂ™s graphic novel Xerxes and told in the same visual style as Zack SnyderвЂ™s original film, this new chapter of the saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield вЂ“ on the sea вЂ“ as Athenian general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war.Д«ased on Frank MillerвЂ™s graphic novel Xerxes and told in the same visual style as SnyderвЂ™s original film, this new chapter of the saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield вЂ“ on the sea вЂ“ as Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. This time out it's the bad guys who take the limelight. Our first glimpses at artwork for the follow-up to Zack Snyder's hit comic-book history were filled with rain-swept torsos and bloody breakers.

300: Rise of An Empire is the latest to take the pre-Con pedestal with a menacing effort that should achieve maximum cut-through in the halls of Sparta, if not San Diego. The Comic-Con posters are coming thick and fast.

Three more promos are still to come, so check back over the duration of the San Diego convention. Update: There's another Comic-Con poster for 300: Rise Of An Empire (no relation), this time Jack OвЂ™Connell as Calisto.

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