300

300 - 8.0 So I finally saw 300 tonight at the $1.50 theatre. Overall, it really works as relatively mindless entertainment - I really got into it as I watched. The style is similar to Sin City, in that what the filmmakers are trying to do is essentially bring a comic book to life. There were also aspects that reminded me of Gladiator (the lead at times bared a striking resemblance to Russell Crowe as Maximus), The Matrix, and Braveheart. There was nothing deep or thought-provoking about it, though at times it did annoy me by trying to push the freedom vs. tyranny angle a bit too much. All in all, it was fast-paced, had good action sequences, some humor, some good pump you up music, a few hot women (and hot men too I suppose), and overall was just a fun movie. The bottom line is if I was channel surfing tomorrow and saw that it was on HBO, I would definitely stop and watch at least a few minutes, and who knows maybe I'd get drawn in and watch the whole thing (which happened to me with Gladiator a few weeks ago).