More like negative 300.

Rating: 4/10 (21 April 2012)

Like so many movies now, this one is based on the comic book of the same name. The story likewise is based on an actual event during the Persian War with three hundred Spartans facing a massive Persian army at a relatively thin passage (a brilliant strategic move if you ask me), fighting the enemy little by little. That sounds like a spectacular story and would be even cooler to see it in film. Is it worth it? Not really!
Granted it does have some nice action scenes, a gritty look, and some good slow motion moments, but the overall quality of 300 is just...weird. There's just so many bizarre things in this movie that it kinda bothers me, especially the way the portrayed the Persians. They look unnatural, the king in particular with his body covered with rings. The Spartans have some problems of their own as they talk like cavemen, they wear nothing but capes and thongs (not exactly what they wore in real life by the way), and they seemed far fewer than 300 strong. Jeez, what were the filmmakers smoking when they made this crap?
I would not recommend this to anyone, and I mean anyone! This crap doesn't exactly deserve the praise it got, so it might as well belong in the trash. Viewers, tonight this movie burns in hell!