300 - 8.0

Upon a second viewing of 300 (in beautiful bluray), I'm knocking half a point off of my original rating. There are certainly some problems here, namely some cringe-worthy cheesy dialogue and heavy-handed freedom and democracy triumphing over tyranny moments. But overall the movie still undeniably works. It's fast-paced, action-packed, and has some well-choreographed, badass fight scenes. Like Sin City, there isn't much depth to it, but it is still extremely entertaining.