Simply Put....WOW

Rating: 10/10 (23 March 2007)

I have been waiting for this film for some time now, and i was so hyped up for this movie that when the trailers started rolling, i feared that i would be let down, but in actual fact...i wasn't at all.
Having watched Troy, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven and bits of Alexander the battle scenes, yes they are impressive, but they are short and appeared to lack a certain edge to it, enter 300 due to this being shot in blue screen Zack Snyder had the freedom to create pretty much anything he wants, and he did, and it certainly paid off.
Also with the films mentioned above, there appeared to be such a long time between battles that i sometimes felt bored (less with the exception of Gladiator) but with Alexander, it was like 3 hours long and dragged like it was a 5 hour film, this film didn't, although when it veered away from the battles, i was so pumped up from them that i was on the edge of my seat wanting more of what was just on the screen.
i do hope though that they don't make too many movies like this, as it would take the effect away and just make it an average film, which i hope is what people don't want.
there is talk about this film being Butlers Big Break, i do hope it does to him what Layer Cake did for Daniele Craig..i was walking down the road hoping someone would confront me just so i could kick them in the chest and say THIS IS SPARTA!!!! I will be seeing this movie again, it is worth every penny of the admission fee, and i urge everyone to see it as soon as they can...this is a quality film