WOW - Just WOW

Rating: 10/10 (10 March 2007)

Just an FYI, I'm a 50+ Grandmother. I don't watch gory movies. I thought "Alexander" and "Troy" were boring. However, I discovered Frank Miller in "Sin City" and was hooked. Yes, I liked the gory stuff in "Sin City." I thought the way it was filmed was innovative.
So, I have waited for "300" for an entire year and watched all of the trailers. And listened to all the pre-hype.
Still, you wonder if you will be disappointed in the actual movie. I wasn't.
Even though I had watched the trailers and knew a lot of the dialogue, it still has a WOW factor. Unlike Sin City, the bloody parts weren't gruesome. The fight scenes were like a ballet. I liked the slo-mo so that you can tell what's actually happening. The rest of the audience responded the same way I did. Just an awesome movie. And, unlike some of the so-called "critics," I thought the acting was very well done. Not tooooo over the top. Just enough. And I didn't mind the modern comments ("We're in for one wild night." "You obviously don't know our women").
Lena Headley IS a Spartan Woman. Not a huge part, but a HUGE part of the story. She speaks very fluently just with her facial expressions. Lena in the love scene was strictly "For The Boys." But the Gerard Butler moonlight scene was eye-candy for the girls! Yes, I'm a big Gerard Butler fan, but I don't think all of his movies are Oscar-worthy. This one, however, is the changing point for him. He IS King Leonides. I don't think anyone else would have done as good a job as he did. This one will make Hollywood sit up and take note.
I WILL go to see this one again. And I hope it stays in the theaters for awhile and not to DVD too soon. I think it needs the big screen to handle the big scenes. Guess I'll have to buy a 50" TV for home!