A big, giant piece of visual grandeur pie!

Rating: 10/10 (19 February 2007)

Visually astonishing, simply ravishing, historically captivating, rightfully mastered by Frank Miller, the main man himself.
Frank Miller (Sin City) skillfully mastered this masterpiece. Honestly, ladies and gentlemen, Frank Miller was probably not out for historical accuracy, I'll tell you that much. How historically can you get from a setting that's 480 B.C.? That's pretty difficult!
The visual effects really want you to be captivated and to be sucked into a "live-action" comic book, so to speak. It is based on a graphic novel. Graphic novels are out to stun and captivate the reader, not give them a history lesson they won't soon forget. Really think about what this film is based after and maybe that's what Frank Miller was trying to portray. Just a thought, just my opinion. Think of it what you will but please, for your sake and the film's sake, try to think of what Frank Miller was trying to make and trying to accomplish here.