Gladiator on Steroids!!!!!!!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (12 March 2007)

What a great piece of cinematic history this movie is - ground breaking CGI, music and a fantastic rendition of Frank Miller's comic books! Miller meant his comics to be more contemporary and a little "tongue-in-cheek" I believe. It is not meant to be a true historical re-telling or a documentary of this heroic tale. It is what it is - a "kick-ass" version that is heavy on mood and violence with nice little dollops of humor on occasions! If you approach it as for what it is, you will thoroughly enjoy the experience! The acting was superb - Gladiator on Steroids - Leonidas beautifully played by Baker and Henly as a sexy but hard-nosed Queen. The supporting cast, even the Persians, were great too and Xerxes was painfully exquisite as a rather tall and "pin-cushioned" king! My only critique is with regard to the Immortals - I understand what Miller was doing but to me they sort of looked like grown-up "Teenage Ninja Turtles!" They really did! However, that aside, this is a great movie and one worth seeing many times - my next trip will be to an IMAX theatre - now that should be something!!!!!