'This is... Incredible!'

Rating: 8/10 (23 March 2007)

I recently saw '300' in my local cinema and was blown away by it. I heard a lot of different opinions of the film so i went with an open mind and i really enjoyed it. This film i believe comes close to the greatness of such high class historical movies like 'Braveheart' and 'Gladiator'. The violence, the language, the way its shot are all key aspects into why this movie is so great, not only that its 90% historically accurate which is more than what other movies like this can say. I felt the true spirit of the Spartans and the shear will to fight for their country was shown brilliantly throughout the film and made you want to shout out and cheer when they are slaughtering all those Persians. Also i thought that Gerald Butler was incredible as King Leonidas as i have to say i did doubt him playing such a ruthless leader as the last character i saw him play was the Phantom from 'Phantom of the Opera', yet he certainly carried this character of well. I think that Zack Synder did a wonderful job at directing and i hope he carries on making great movies like this and the 'Dawn of the Dead' remake.
Overall if you like epic movies then this is the one for you or if you liked the way 'Sin City' was shot then i would recommend this for you, saying that i would pretty much recommend it to anyone as this could be one of the best films of the year.