300: A tale about men with too many muscles who yell a lot and fight in slow motion

Rating: 7/10 (20 August 2007)

I don't get it...
Why do so many people like this incredibly stupid and boring film? Is all the "wooting" and praise because of the visuals? Yeah, the movie was shot against a blue screen and had a year of post-production work done to it, but what about the production design itself? To me, the actual style of the film was lackluster. Everything was a muddy brown color, and the shadows were too dark.
The movie wasn't a complete waste, hence my rating. There were a couple of good visuals in the film, particularly with the 1/2 naked woman moving in slow motion through, what seemed like, water. But other than that, and a few nice punches and kicks, I saw nothing particularly special about 300. Even the fight scenes were annoying with their gratuitous use of slow motion before and after every hit.
If you want to see a good visual film that also has a story, I highly recommend Sin City.