Carnival of Cinema XXII: The 300 Bloggers of Thermopylae

Bloggers! Prepare for glory! Bad movies may blot out the sun, but we will review them in the shade!

The twenty-second installment of Carnival of Cinema is almost a theme episode, as quite a lot of you appear to have seen a little romantic comedy known as 300.

But before we start to spill Persian blood, we’ll take our non-300 reviews first.

Who knew that Will Smith movies were educational? Ybother of TodaysTen.com: Daily Top Ten List to jumpstart your knowledge presents 10 Lessons From The Pursuit Of Happyness.

Leticia Velasquez of cause of our joy was enchanted by Miss Potter.

ogmog at OgMog: beta has a look at recent DVD releases in Tuesday-Chooseday: Borat, etc.

Nearing the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act, which abolished the slave trade in the British Empire, Leticia Velasquez of causa nostrae laetitiae presents causa nostrae laetitiae: Review of “Amazing Grace”, which takes a look at a film biography of William Wilberforce, the man who led the abolitionist movement.

Michelle Sweeney of Tonic Gifts says that Nicolas Cage’s new comic book film, Ghost Rider, does not set her head on fire.

moveye of DearCinema tells us What’s so great about Little Miss Sunshine!

Little Miss Sunshine is a movie about losers…and what sets this movie apart from all others is that all the losers in the movie remain losers through the end..none of the characters are able to achieve what they set out to. But then why should you watch a movie about losers????

H. A. Calles of Illustrated Movie Review Blog takes a look at a Mel Gibson’s latest blood-soaked epic, Apocalypto.

vedavyasa of Veds70mm also has look at Apocalypto and has a somewhat different opinion.

vedavyasa also takes a look at a slightly less bloody film, the Broadway adaptation Dreamgirls.

RachelAPP of Food for your mind reviews yet another Jane Austen adaptation, Becoming Jane.

Igmar Bergman fans will want to read Henry Midgley‘s review of Summer with Monica at Westminster Wisdom.

A professional therapist, TherapyDoc of Everyone needs therapy? Lessons from a family therapist, enjoyed Sandra Bullock in 28 Days.

People who get sober happen to be my heroes. Sandra Bullock’s so good in this one I could swear she’s really gone through rehab.

Nehring at our host blog, Nehring The Edge, takes a dim view of Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.

Now we launch into the theme of this week’s episode as several of you meet face to face with overwhelming odds as you tackle the film adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel 300.

Our usual host, Nehring, leads the charge with his review.

Kid Various has Nehring’s back as he presents the political implications of 300 over at The Idiom.

Mr. Besilly over at Mr. Besilly – One Man’s highway was inspired to read up on the real battle. Read about it in his review.

For his part, LDF at Lest Darkness Fall examines 300 as a fantasy movie.

Mike Blitz over at Kaboom Review was pleasantly surprised by how well 300 lived up to the promise of its trailer.

Over at Jigsaw hc’s Rants & Reviews, Jigsaw hc was also impressed with 300.

maureen of Empty Nest, proves that 300 is not just a guys movie.


That’s it for this edition of Carnival of Cinema. Next week, we’ll be back at Nehring the Edge.


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