Frank Miller's best till date

Rating: 10/10 (18 March 2007)

To be true to myself, I was a bit worried if 300 was worth the 100 bucks that I spent to get a balcony ticket at the theaters. 10 minutes into the movies and I realized that I had more of my money's worth already. The movie not only depicts the great struggle of the 300 Spartans but also the indomitable courage of King Leonidas.
The movie similarly shot as Sin City, is mostly on a B/W basis, with traces of red(blood). It features mind boggling visual effects completely of a different scale. Heads getting chopped off, and every specks of blood flying away, is clearly visible. The scene where the Spartans witness the Persians ships getting shipwrecked in the fiery storm, you could see the rain splattering on the shields so clearly it would seem that the persons are standing right in front of you.
Now getting into the story...
We all know of the tales of Leonidas, courtesy of poems and folk tales. But the adaptation of Frank Miller's comic takes the story to another level. Right from the first scene of Leonidas being trained by his father, till the scene he dies, the movie will keep you breathless, be it the magic of the special effects or the superb dialogs. Gerard Butler and Lena Headley as the Spartan King and Queen are fabulous. Both contrast each other perfectly. Vincent Regan as the Captain is awesome, and the scene where he watches his son die helplessly is so superbly done, every frame of that scene wants you to leap into the movie and help them.
Onto the technical details...
What to say ?? Direction has been superb, the screenplay awesome, casting top notch,acting marvelous. Special mention must be made of the background score,it really reflected the mood of the movie in every possible angle. The cinematography and costume designing were out of the world. And lastly, the visual effects. I already harped on it at the beginning, and I really have to mention it again. Ladies and gents, all who are reading this review, let me tell you, the visual effects shown here are totally out of this world, and I can assure you that you haven't seen any movie with this much quality before. Me thinks they manually edited every frame to put in those effects...
Finally a word for all those who are thinking this movie to be crap. Let me assure you guys and gals, that this is one movie which is a must see. Spend some of your cash and go watch this. Believe me you wont want to miss this.
A well deserving 9/10 !!! (I could give more but I stuck to 9. LOL !!!)