![]() Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to. ![]() This review was originally published in the author's blog, " Fred Said. This is a graphic retelling of the ancient battle of Thermopylae in which King. To further prove the mistrust, the airline actually had to hire American mercenaries to conduct the rescue operation! In today’s How to Look Like A Superhero, we’ll be checking out Gerard Butler’s routine in the movie, 300. Evan Dane Taylor may be Fil-Am, but his crooked Tagalog was terribly unintelligible.Īside from showing a turbulent peace and order situation in the southern Philippines to the international audience, the film practically accused the Philippine government of not only poor emergency responsiveness, but outright cowardice for allegedly refusing to engage with the rebels at all because they kept losing. Even if he was a negative character, I felt it was a missed opportunity to cast a real Filipino actor as Datu Junmar. The Filipino bad guys were all shouting phrases in Tagalog (not Tausug). In 2007, an action film based on the 300 comic book series hit theaters with a bellowing roar. After "300" (2007) and the "Fallen" trilogy ("Olympus," "London" and "Angel"), the rest of Butler's later filmography had been peppered by grade B-action flicks from "Machine Gun Preacher" (2011) to "Last Seen Alive" (2022), all of which had the burly Butler as the tough-as-nails hero saving the day.Ī major point of interest of this film for Filipino viewers was the familiar name of the island where the plane crash-landed - Jolo (albeit pronounced with a Western twang). Flashback: Gerard Butlers 300 Training Regimen. Meanwhile, Torrance and Gaspare had to figure out a way to get out of their dangerous predicament.Īudiences are not expecting an award-winning film here, just an entertaining popcorn flick starring their reliable action star Gerard Butler. Not long, these rebels, led by their leader Datu Junmar (Evan Dane Taylor), held all the passengers hostage. He had figured that he had landed the plane in the Jolo group of islands, overrun by armed rebel troops that controlled the area. Torrance made the crucial call to execute an emergency landing, which was a success.Īlong with ex-military, now murder convict Gaspare (Mike Colter), Torrance decided to hike out to find a radio for help. The plane ran into unexpected lightning storm which caused critical engine damage. The main pilot was Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) from Scotland, while his young co-pilot was Samuel Dele (Yoson An) from Hong Kong. On New Year's Day, commercial flight Trailblazer 119 was flying its 14 passengers on a routine flight from Singapore to Tokyo. The 48-year-old Scotcall him Gerry everyone doesmade his name playing badass action heroes, from the ancient Spartan king Leonidas in 300 to Secret Service agent Mike Banning in the Olympus.
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