Mediocre

Rating: 5/10 (11 March 2007)

Seeing 300 the first time, it was nothing short of amazing. It was a visual spectacle for the eyes, and I was in awe due to the fact that I saw it in IMAX, it was a packed house, and the crowd was into it. But tonight, I saw it on a regular screen and out of the opening night element, and this second time around I realized what a disappointment this movie really is. It was almost as if I was watching a documentary on the history channel! One question: Where is the climax of this movie??? Throughout the whole film they keep building up, getting your adrenaline pumping and then nothing happens! It's like $crewing for 2 hours and not getting off!!! The fight scenes are half a--ed, they try and make up for it with visual effects and slow motion shots, and to top it off you got some m0ther f --er narrating the whole time! And the dialogue is terrible! They should have taken time to build up the story line and character base, and show actual battle scenes with an orga$mic finale! People might argue that this is not the point of this movie and it was just meant to be a visual experience like none other, but why not go ahead and make it a good movie as well??? This could have been the greatest movie of all time but apparently there is still no director out there with the sensibility to see what the average viewer is able to. I'm going to go watch the trailer now and dream of what I thought this movie was going to be, and what it could have been...