300 (18)

300 was, all in all, the best violent and gory film of the year! A true blockbuster and if you are bored, this film will soon turn it into excitement! This is a top draw film and if you're a fan of gore, then watch this film!

I will camp outside the shop the night before 300 is released, then have a solid 300 day on the sofa, I'll watch it several times a day until I know it word for word, we will be holidaying in Greece soon so I can visit the site of the battle, my son will be getting the names Leonidas and Spartan somewhere on his birth certificate, enough? No...... in reality these 300 men REALLY changed the course of mankind by preventing the Persian army from world dominance. Not really for ladies, but one hell of a movie!

If you have not seen this film yet then get yourself to the cinema to watch it. DVD will not do it the justice that the big screen can deliver. OK the storyline is basic but I'll be surprised if anyone leaves this film not entertained or impressed by its original visual style.

This movie is truly a defining moment in action movies and movies in general. In the end, I felt as if I was there fighting with them, it totally immersed me in the experience. The character development was incredible and the visuals were amazing. All around it was the best movie I have ever seen. No Joke

If you like comic books, you'll love this. Don't watch it as a blacks versus whites. It's not about that, especially as slavery is such a hot topic at the moment. This film is about freedom, and I think that is something we all can relate to. This film is about fighting for your freedom and what you are prepared to sacrifice for that. But it is mainly about delighting the eye and the ear with visual and audio techniques not used before. I loved it, but as I said, the serpent-like senator should have been woven into the story more, or left out. But they were the best action scenes I have seen and the best comic to film version I have seen. I hope other directors take note and do the same visually.

I was very eager to see this film, mainly due to the fact that I loved Sin City. Not just the film or the stories but the way it looked, the way they transformed the graphic novels and put them on to the big screen.

Like Sin City, 300 is taken from one of Frank Miller's graphic novels which in turn was inspired by the film "The 300 Spartans." It is a grown up film for grown ups, it doesn't pull any punches; from the start you are treated to a story of brutality, tradition, honour and down right violence, all in the best possible taste.

It starts with a boy, a Spartan boy (there is a difference) who is taught to fight from the moment he can stand; as he grows he is initiated into a world of pain and violence until he can rightfully take his place in the Spartan Army.

A messenger turns up in the city of Sparta and requests a meeting with the King. King Leonidas then listens while he is told of an army so great and victorious that without his cooperation will destroy Sparta and all of Greece.

Leonidas does not take this kindly and refuses to cooperate; much to the disdain of the towns' politicians (apparently they were just as bad that long ago). He asks the City Ephors if he can take his army to meet these forces at a geographically strategic point so the enemies' numbers are nullified.

As this action would be taken in the middle of a Spartan festival (where traditionally men are not allowed to take up arms) and the fact that they have been bribed by a wealthier benefactor, the Ephors refuse.

Leonidas is disappointed but not dissuaded and takes 300 of his best men (with heirs) for a stroll. He is joined by allies at the coast where he will meet Xerxes army. As the armies approach the they are asked to put down their swords and shields, Leonidas replies "come and get them."

The film then moves into one of the most fascinating and brilliantly filmed battle sequences ever put on the big screen, if they used the same techniques during the filming of The Return of the King they would have given it 2 Oscars.

Although Leonidas and his men are betrayed and finally defeated, their efforts are not invade and spur the whole of Greece to stand up to Xerxes.

This film for me is a must see film for everyone who sees a movie and not just likes the story or a particular actor but sees the effort of the Director, the special effects, graphic designers, the script writers who have turned this graphic novel into, in my opinion, one of the best pieces of cinematic "eye candy" in recent years.

I loved this film and will be paying to see it again, only so I can watch with my mouth closed this time instead of catching flies.

"Brilliant"