Hollywood may, and does, bastardize history -- particularly ancient history -- but their travesties just might stimulate some intelligent youngsters to start reading up on the real stories. After all, it was the old comic books (called, I believe, 'Classics Illustrated') that led me into reading Shakespeare at the age of eight or nine. With the result of a lifetime devoted to good literature. I think it might be interesting to see what Hollywood does to Thermopylae. At the least, we can have a ripping good time tearing the effort to shreds...