Something was missing

Rating: 1/10 (18 March 2007)

The reason I decided to watch this movie is because it was getting rave reviews on IMDb among other places and it was also recommended to me by a friend. SO anyways I sat through 300 and noticed a couple things. First, I became extremely bored half way through the movie. I noticed myself spacing out as I realized that beyond the flashy visuals there was really nothing to 300. It had all the makings of an average movie. The battle scenes were not only cliché but they became repetitive as the same thing seemed to happen in each one. The CGI characters seemed straight out of Lord of the Rings and there were a couple boob shots as well as the persistent shots of ripped male abs to keep the audiences attention. After all was said and done I realized this movie was just a money machine ready to be advertised and marketed towards testosterone driven men and maybe even some women who might appreciate the ripped abs which were exposed. These exposed abs did not seem like a good battle uniform. Not to say I don't appreciate cool visuals as I loved Sin City but this movie just seems less like a film and more like a flashy product being advertised on MTV.