300: The Complete Experience Blu-ray (US)

300: The Complete Experience Blu-ray (US)

Digibook / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2006 | 116 min | Rated R | Jul 21, 2009

In 480 B.C. a state of war exists between Persia, led by King Xerxes, and Greece. At the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas (Gerard Butler), king of the Greek city state of Sparta, leads his badly outnumbered warriors against the massive Persian army. Though certain death awaits the Spartans, their sacrifice inspires all of Greece to unite against their common enemy. Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller (Sin City) and Lynn Varley.

The Complete Experience Edition: 2 HOURS OF EXCLUSIVE EXTRA CONTENT - Prepare for Blu- ray glory and immerse yourself in the 300 experience as never before possible.

Pemain: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan

Sutradara: Zack Snyder

Video
Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Audio

English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1

English, English SDH, French, Spanish (less)

Subtitles

English SDH, French, Spanish

Discs
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
Digital copy (on disc)

Playback
Region A

Cover

Digibook

Availability

1-5 days

Harga

Rp. 319.000

Special Features

• The Complete 300: Comprehensive Immersion: The most obvious new feature that's been added to Warner's Complete Experience release is a trio of Picture-in-Picture tracks, each of which can be engaged and disengaged at will while watching the film. Tapping the green button on your remote accesses "Creating a Legend," a filmmaker-focused track that digs into Zack Snyder and Frank Miller's interpretation and adaptation of the story itself. Pressing the blue button provides access to "Bringing the Legend to Life," a more thorough look at the artistry, talent, and effort that went into creating the comicbook's big screen counterpart. And a quick flick of the yellow button accesses "The History Behind the Myth," an intriguing look at the real Spartans, the advancing Persian army, and the Battle of Thermopylae.
  
  The button-babysitting experience is a bit cumbersome -- particularly in lieu of the Maximum Movie Mode featured on the Blu-ray edition of Watchmen -- but it provides a fairly intriguing and extensive overview of the production. Just beware its daunting main menu (which, at first glance, looks as if it requires a team of technicians to decipher), its at-times tricky navigational interface, and its lack of an obvious, user-friendly exit. Even so, stick with it. The experience becomes far less taxing and far more intuitive as you begin to understand the lay of the land.
• Bluescreen Picture-in-Picture Experience: You can also watch the entire film alongside its decidedly low-rent, pre-CG incarnation. Snyder hosts this visual commentary of sorts, using every opportunity to discuss the techniques, shortcuts, and practical wizardry that laid the groundwork for his CG artisans. The track tends to get repetitive after a while (and only perks up during the film's more complicated action scenes), but it showcases yet another aspect of the production that truly helps complete this Complete Experience release.
• Filmmakers' Audio Commentary: If all the PiP shenanigans didn't give you your proper fill, try this more traditional filmmakers' commentary with Snyder, writer Kurt Johnstad, and director of photography Larry Fong. While the trio tend to stick to subjects of the technical variety, they also avoid plowing through material that's been covered elsewhere on the disc. Minor repetition is inevitable, sure, but their personal banter is still involving enough to keep hardcore 300 fans on board till the end.
• 300 Spartans: Fact or Fiction? (HD, 24 minutes): This whirlwind tour of genre films, ancient legends, and Snyder's stylized adaptation soon evolves into a more engrossing documentary as the director discusses his vision for the film, the changes he made to history and Miller's comic, and the story elements he highlighted and shoved aside.
• Deleted Scenes (HD, 6 minutes): I find it hard to believe this small assortment of scenes were the only things left on the cutting room floor, but I'm still glad to see they've survived long enough to find their way here. While each one was wisely trimmed from the film, fans will get a kick out of seeing scenes that could have been. Snyder is also on hand to provide an introduction to the footage.
• Production Webisodes (SD, 38 minutes): A generous helping of twelve webisodes are available as well. Segments include "Production Design," "Stuntwork," "Wardrobe," "Training the Actors," "Adapting the Graphic Novel," "Culture of the City State," "A Glimpse from the Set," "Fantastic Characters," "Gerard Butler," "Lena Headey," "Rodrigo Santoro," and "Scene Studies."
• Preparing for Battle (HD, 6 minutes): This all-too-brief featurette shows the many hoops Snyder had to jump through to hand him the reigns to 300. Of particular note is a video montage he created to help sell execs on his unique vision for the film.
• The Frank Miller Tapes (HD, 15 minutes): The "Dark Knight Returns" artist and scribe wasn't always fond of handing his books to filmmakers, but he's since come around. This informative short looks at his involvement in 300, his investment in his own work, and his stunning compositions.
• The Making of 300 (SD, 6 minutes): More an extended trailer than a legitimate featurette, this back-patting promo is, without a doubt, one of the few low points of this release. Ah well, completists will be happy to see everything from the previous Blu-ray edition -- even schlock like this -- has been retained in The Complete Experience.
• The Warriors of 300 (HD, 6 minutes): A secondary featurette that gives the film's actors a chance to chat about their characters, the Spartan way of life, and the personalities they helped realize on screen.
• Making 300 in Images (SD, 3 minutes): Another one for completists, this bland and redundant video montage isn't worth the three minutes it takes to watch it unfold.
• Bonus Digital Copy: A Digital Copy disc is included in a separate cardboard sleeve.
• BD-Live Functionality: The usual WB access.