Magnificent, graceful and extremely bloody.

Rating: Null/10 (22 March 2007)

Overall it was magnificent, graceful and extremely bloody. I have to say, some of the best flesh penetrating effects I've seen. The puncturing of the flesh, the spearing of bodies, it was very realistic. Of course someone needed to tell the effects guys to put some blood on the blades of the swords of the Spartans during the bloodiest of scenes. It was amusing to see them slaughter Persian after Persian and have clean swords after piercing and slicing thru flesh. The film was highly detailed in costumes, props and wounds. Images up close were clear as crystal, yet the background was always soft, blurred and colorful. A few scenes where we see the main character of King Leonidas standing overlooking the ocean, or the battleground before him, we'd just see his back, but it looked as if we were seeing the rear of SUPERMAN. I guess it was the dark black hair and the red cape, but it was symbolic in the fact that Leonidas was in fact a "Superman" to his troops and in the eyes of the enemy. The scene of young Leonidas and the wolf was just one the coolest and most snarling beast vs man confrontations I've seen on the big screen. Overall, the film was non-stop action and it seemed almost too short. I was as thirsty for 20 more minutes as the Spartans were thirsty for 20 more Persians to conquer. Larry Fong and his 3 camera side by side Cinematography made the fight scenes flawless and so much more fun to watch. The dark overtones mixed with rich color really brought out the comic book feel that Frank Miller intended when he drew it, but to see it on the big screen was a real treat. It's will be well worth the money to see this again on the big screen and I cant wait to be blown away catching it on IMAX too.