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But I agree that it may seem too much like another Troy/Alexander. I think it's maybe because there are to many snippets of 'The Rousing Speech' type moments which all these films epic battle films need to include.

You could probably swap the pre battle speeches from Sparticus, Braveheart, Troy, Alexander and the LotR movies around without anybody really noticing...

More than Theoden's speech, I always liked Gandalf's urgings to the men in Minas Tirith... "Whatever comes through that door, you will hold your ground!" and then the doors burst open with giant cave trolls wearing armor and weilding war clubs!

Come on, gang. If you're going into battle with the dakr hordes of the underworld that is your enemy. You need a St. Crispin's Day speech to rouse the troops. Patton, Braveheart, heck even ID4 had a morale boosting speech.

You want your soldiers to respond,
"God's will, liege. Were you and I alone, we could take so many rabble."

No go out there and win one for the Gipper.

Hands down, best inspirational speech of all time has to be Bill Murray in Stripes:

"We're all very different people. We're not Watusi, we're not Spartans, we're Americans. With a capital "A," huh? And you know what that means? Do you? That means that our forefathers were kicked out of every decent country in the world! We are the wretched refuse! We're the underdog! We're mutts!"

A close second is Samuel L. Jackson's rallying of the troops right before he's swallowed by a shark in Deep Blue Sea.

That is a brilliant scene. I love the film. Did anybody ever hear of a sequel that was made?

I think a good sequel would just be watching Renny Harlin try and direct his way out of a paper bag.

To watch such a film. I'm sure Renny would make equal parts exciting and unlikely. Maybe as he tears through one layer of the bag, there is another beyond it, like an origami version of Cube.

Of course LL Cool J would just turn up at the end to save the day...

Just to put Renny in a paper bag.

the Renny Harlin Escape Proof Bag... it's guaranteed to keep Rennys locked away and fresh forever... nows our chance to test it.

Does it have big holes in it that with arrows saying "Renny, this way OUT-->" ? 

Oh well... it was mediocre while it lasted.

there are no directions contained at all... its more like a sponge with millions of twists and turns with most of them being dead ends..

it's kinda hard to contain a black hole though...

Yep... it looks like it's no longer there.  Oh well.  If anyone finds it somewhere else... let us know!

of those old movies that they used to make on giant sets... i think this is being made on a green screen, but that look is still there...

while it was still up and liked it alot. This looks to be like a Sin City with color. Is it taken shot for shot from the book or just the colors and some shots? I always liked the Spartans.

I think the Troy and Sin City comparisons are too easy.  Doesn't the trailer somehow feel like Dogville?  Even though these seems to be plenty of Spartans grunting, the background seem flat and the set tiny.  (and yes I know that this feature is using digital sets heavily, but so did LOTR)

Why you think this looks like Gladiator or Troy I have no idea.

Check the top of the story for an update on the new HD trailer over at Apple.