[09 Mar 2007 | Friday]
 | Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities  To those of you who may have wondered if Frank Miller could do it again after Sin City; to those of you who doubted that it was even Miller in the first place but Robert Rodriguez who carried their first outing together; hell, to even those of you wondering if 300 had anything more to offer than a little bit of eye candy... to all of you, to the doubters, to the cautious viewers, and to the jaded patrons I say you're in "for one wild night". 300 is the ferocious and fantastic retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, in which 300 battle hardened spratan soldiers held their ground and eventually lost their lives in the preservation of democracy against the insurmountable armies of God King Xerxes that numbered in the millions. Commanded by King Leonidas, the paltry army of 300 spartans eventually fell, but not before killing and demoralizing Xerxes entire army so much that they eventually drove them back. Of course, Frank Miller takes his own liberites with the story, adding in his own touch of comic book flavor here and there to make the story more than just another version of the Odyssey. The art style from the comic book translates so impressively onto celuloid and truly makes this film something to behold. Couple that along with the orchestral score bleeding into hard and fast rock guitar riffs for battle sequences and the mood is never off. In fact, this film has you from its opening frame to its closing. 300 is just that damn good. As for acting, you couldn't ask for a better cast. The script is top notch. There's just so much to love here, and I haven't even touched on the adrenaline... I'm telling you there was so much man juice pumping through that audience that the entire place was hot. I mean sweaty hot. "Couples going to see 300 are going home to fuck immediately afterward" sweaty hot. 300 grabs you. It squeezes. It looks you in the eye and it doesn't let go for a solid two hours. It's the best damn movie I've seen all year. 8.7/10 Side Recommendations: Sin City |
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