"This is so freakin epic!" | Battle Formations | 300 (2006) | First Time Watching Movie Reaction 

Yes, one may say it was "abs olutely epic" 🤪

My whole life is a constant battle between wanting to look like a Spartan and wanting to eat this cheeseburger. So far the cheeseburger is winning.

I gave more respect to Leonidas after finding out he was around 60 years old during the actual battle at Thermoplyae

“Come and get them” is an actual quote from King Leonidas. The Greek armored division (I believe) still uses it as their motto

“GIVE THEM NOTHING…BUT TAKE FROM THEM…EVERYTHING!” 🥶

The blonde lol "don't throw it away your gonna need it " Wife material

Leonidas was right about that being remembered. Even Julius Caesar himself mentioned him in his treatises.

"They are machines!" The Greek Phalanx was the very first military formation in history that required trained soldiers. So, when the Persian army (a big collection of individuals) came up against a wall of Spartans, that all moved in exact sync with each other, they very well may have thought they were fighting a literal killing machine. And imagine how the Persians felt after loosing 10,000 arrows at their enemy and hearing _laughter_ in response.

I saw 300 at the cinema when came out,still remember the goosebumbs in the first battle

The "Phalanx" was one heck of a battle formation that the Spartans definitely mastered. True Battle that really happened at "The Hot Gates of Thermoplyae"

Most Spartans painted ornate designs on their shields. Lions, dragons and anything they thought would intimidate the enemy. Plutarch recounts a story of a Spartan soldier who choose to paint a detailed life sized fly on the center of his shield. Many other soldiers were baffled why he would spend so much time detailing a tiny fly that no one would see. When asked why his response was "When I meet the enemy, I will be so close the fly will appear as large as a lion" Freaking legend.

Now they see why Spartans were so respected and honored throughout history. They were literally bred and raised to be war machines.

The fact Gerard Butler keeps his Scottish accent in this film. Makes his scenes even better 😂 brave heart jumped into a Time Machine

Love this movie. But the real Battle at Thermopylae was much more brutal than this fictional account shows. The Spartans were renowned for their intense training and military mindset, being an inspiration for many later militaries, particularly US Special Forces.

My favorite line “You had to say it, fight in the shade!”

"Sheeeesh - kabob" XD Hilarious pun from Popcorn in Bed.

When leonidas draws his sword, and how he moves off centre with each step and the way he covers ground is an amazing display of spatial awareness.

“leonidas doesn’t need battle formation” yes. because he IS the battle formation

Though they only have a shield in this movie, Spartan's wore bronze armor from head to toe in battle. Their shield alone weighted between 14-22 pounds add their full armor and you are looking at a warrior covered in over 80lbs, so their conditioning and strength is off the chart. That shield that was both offensive and defensive comprised of bronze/leather and wood and completed by a man trained from the age of 8 to fight and die for his people. A mind and fighting spirit honed by violence and survival and a body forged in the fires of relentless training and combat. For centuries the Spartans were unbeatable ON LAND, giving rise to this moment in time where these brave men immortalized themselves in one of the greatest acts of sacrifice and selflessness in the world. Molon Labe "come and get them"

"our arrows will cover the sun" "then we will fight in the shadow" i visited thermopyles battlefield, you still can feel the power

Fun fact: the Termopili battle is not even the craziest battle spartans fought. In fact there was another called (translated word by word from italian) "battle without tears". In the 368 B.C. they invaded the Arcadian territory and, outnumbered, they won without a single loss. That's the reason we call it "without tears". Spartan soldiers were something else.

“Spartans, what is your profession?” War! War! War!

Man...I remember watching this as a kid...best movie ever.

mr lebowski really sets the standard for mashup reactions with these videos💯

The Spartan Phalenx formation was one of the most powerful defensive postures to be taken up that the Spartans had used to fight as single unit.

GIVE THEM NOTHING, BUT TAKE EVERYTHING FROM THEM!! Is such a beast mode statement 🤘

I remember watching this in theaters as a kid and being in awe the entire time

4:53 listen to those reaction noises as he uses his exposed abdominal muscles to rotate his core, plunging his mighty sword in, deeply penetrating his enemy.

This was one of many battles that preserved Western Civilization. The Battle of Marathon, The Battle of Salamis, Alexander vs Darius to name a few of the other major historical engagements the decided the fate of Empires. Our history is replete with stories such as these; utterly absorbing and endlessly fascinating.

This is something I have to watch at least once every few months because it just gives me a boost all the time.

I like how even the Great King got a chuckle out of "...fight in the shade" 😄

5:47...love her battle cry!

Whatever the flaws were historically , the movie was epic Loved it 😂😂😂

Yes these Spartans of Asia minor.. were the delta force of their era . Leonidas was 60 at the battle of thermopaly ..includes acadians who faught epic these men gave their lives for their state of Greece for generations to come. Hail the 300 !!

4:26 lady hot and bothered 😂

I'm sooo glad I was able to see this movie in the theater when it first came out... 💪

Another great compilation. I really like how you included Frank Miller's original panels in the video.

You have to love the collective worry and concern on reactors on seeing the massive Persian army turn into awe when said army was being ruthlessly skewed by the Spartans and then laughing with them after they were 'fighting in the shade'.

I saw this in theaters at 13 years old. Spartans are the greatest warriors in history.

Love how you added panels of the comic for comparison. Snyder literally used the original work as his storyboards.

Back when we were allowed to have cool and inspiring movies. #goodtimes

No Prisoners, No mercy. Never ever mess with the Spartans.

Molon Labe, Honestly 300 is my favorite movie of all time! Men being true men with tons and tons of toxic masculinity! Love it!

I think my testosterone just went up 8 percent 💪

Lead from the front “ohhhh rah”!

Few things are more satisfying than the shield bash in this scene.

4:15 I love what she said!!!

Love the mixture of new reactors.

The tactics used by Leonidas in the Battle of Thermopile (the Hot Gates) is still taught in military schools across the globe.

I watched this in the cinema when it came out. We were on a class trip, everyone saw it. I was 15 years old. We hadn't seen anything like this before, my little boy brain was blown away. I couldn't believe how fucking awesome and badass a movie could be.

Leonidas IS a battle formation.

I'm always amused when people are shocked to see a king in battle. Right up until the end of the 19th century a king (and their princes) *always* fought - and many of them died doing it. A king too cowardly to fight beside you was not a king worth dying for.

One of THE inflection points for Western Civilization along with Lepanto and Normandy.

This scene still gives me chills. So bad ass.

0:44 Everyone got hyped by Leonidas' "COME AND GET THEM!" (MOLON LABE) but "EARN THESE SHIELDS" was also a crucial aspect of a spartan hoplite. Shield was almost more important than the sword or the spear.

After they speared that first guy, technically they were winning 1-0

Got to love when Ms Dasha & Ms Ellie seemed to get hot & bothered. Beautiful!

The slo-mo battle part of this movie is one of the best things I´ve ever watched.

Achillies said..."A leader that fights his own battles, wont that be a sight!!....".....He damn straight

Many people do not know rhe Leonidas story, his destiny was not to be king but his older brother, so he was trained to be part of the special forces like any other spartan man, when his brother died then he became not only a king but a elite warrior king

4:26 when a King proves why he's the king! I love it

Actin like leonidas, true descendant of achilles needs a battle formation lol

My granddad was a spartan and I can confirm this is exactly how it happened

Awsome edit. Really enjoy your work. Thank you.👏👏👏

The Spartan Hoplite was a human battle tank.

I remember watching this in the theater - it was mindblowingly awesome.

6:37 imagine playing dead and then this happened? It always be your own😂

Go tell the Spartans,stranger passing by,that here obedience to their laws, we lie.

Give them nothing,but take from them everything!!!! Give me chills everytime

It's believed historically that Xerxes' army numbered around 80,000 - 120,000, if you include naval assets it was a grand total of 200,000 - 500,000 (depending on your source). Without any shadow of a doubt the largest force of its time.

All the girls are like “nope” and the guys are like “yeah!”

Guys, this movie is just a foreplay 😅😅😂😅😢

its a legend too that spartans usually laugh when they kill people in battle

I could swear Even the babushka had a borderline o face when Leonidas went on his rampage.🤣🤣

Very nice compilation! Including the comic panels was a very nice touch as well.

everytime i watch the damn scene i can't hold my tears, Ahoo Ahoo!

Respect for people of Sparta, legendary

“Spartans what is your profession” “Aawoo aawooo aaawooo”!!!!’ The best

5:09 if i were the enemies and I see the spartans do this again, i would tremble and think of escaping!

Love your content. Especially enjoyed the illustrations you added.

Fun fact - did you know in the slow motion fight sequence of Leonidas going through Persian after Persian, there was no stunt double there, it was Gerrard Butler doing it himself

"GIVE THEM NOTHING, TAKE FROM THEM EVERYTHING"

This movie def makes you want to hit the gym 😂

That touch with the comic 👌

Achilles: show me a king who fights his own battle Leonidas: hold my shield

Love these combined reactions,..that scene where the arrows rain down,..it's like the scene with Jet Li in Hero(spoiler), and its him against an army, just him, and all those arrows come for him,..its an incredible, incredible epic scene, pic, so many like that in so many movies,, I remember when my dad was alive, and he saw the first Die Hard, and the scene where Alan Rickman's character as been bested, and is falling to his death in slow motion,..really impressed my dad, how that scene was shot,..he was so in awe of it,..he wasn't a filmmaker, photographer,..a retired soldier, who was just so impressed with that,..and I so know, he would've be immensely impressed with movies like this, Hero, Gladiator, with how these battle scenes were filmed, hypothesized, how these battles may have taken, place, and the stories, like also 47 Ronin,..the honorable bravery of those warriors, ..Godspeed, Peace ✌

They broke formation to break the persians minds. A route. The strategy was sound

Loved this extended version Mr.Lewoski ❤

"this war is soo beautiful" i love that

5:40 the accent got me😂

Those were the day's of Real Men's... Thank you legends we owe you a lot especially Europe if not for you guy's the geography would have been different now... Thank you

It's kind of funny best reaction came from Persian guy. Who would've thought;

There's a memorial a Thermopyle in honor of the Spartans. "O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians (Spartans) that we lie here, obedient to their words" it reads. Meaning they did their duty without hesitation

The real historical Leonidas actually said "Come and get them" or "Come and take them" (in Greek "molon labe"). There is a monument on the site of the battle with these words. U.S. Special Operations Command has "Molon labe" for their motto.

Seeing this battle formation makes my blood pump 💯%. Molon labe:- ('come and take [them]'),

in the genre its in, this is one of the best scenes of the movie. i liked the versions before, the potential end right now would be the decapitaion of the general by that beast. i hope i spelled that right. i mean the de-heading of the general by that thing with the axe-arm.

The difference between men MADE for war vs men FORCED to fight…

Them just laughing at the arrows gives me goosebumps every time lol

This is how I pictured my old job in a fish processing plant 😄🐟 tunnel freezer department and Sub-Zero was my Captain. Some boats took 300 racks to process everything and did that for over 5 years 💪

Oh my god! Holy Shit! This is beautiful! What great 3 reactions in a row lol!! 💙