Not a frame wasted

Rating: 10/10 (2 March 2007)

I recently was able to attend an advance screening of "300", and I have to say, while my expectations were high, this film easily exceeded them. I won't go into the fight scenes, because they are almost indescribable. I will say that even though the battle scenes are violent, they are truly beautiful. Also, to say this is "loosely" based on Frank Miller/ Lynn Varley's graphic novel is to do a disservice to the screenwriters, who faithfully adapted the story, and Director Zack Snyder, who matched many of the shots directly from the book. I can't stress enough how much fun, and how gorgeous this movie was. Visually, there is not a frame wasted. Even the end title sequence is fun to watch. While the acting is melodramatic, it certainly doesn't hurt the movie, and when they deliver the lines that come directly from the graphic novel, you can only cheer. I can't wait this again.