Too much eye candy and too little focus on the story itself

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2011)

For this review, I've watched the extended edition. Snyder's put too much emphasis on visuals and over the top action scenes... Although the story is nice to begin with, after a while it seems the whole quest and fantasies are taking over. The first time it's kinda fresh and exciting, but it grows old real fast. Snyder has borrowed heavily from other sources, such as Killzone. Actually, the whole movie plays like a watered-down video game. But just like the girls in teeny skirts, it's all eye candy and very superficial. I had high hopes for this movie, especially being a fan of Snyder's previous work (300 and Watchmen). But unfortunately, this one falls short and gets the stamp mindless action flick.