300
I finally gave in and saw 300 yesterday. I think it might be one of the goriest movies I have seen in a long time, but it rocked. It wasn’t overly gory considering how far they could have taken it and I think it was at just the right level. Sure, there were more than a few body parts flying across the screen and several decapitations, but nothing this generation can’t handle.
Despite the amount of blood flying across the screen, they managed to slip in some humor to lighten the tone a bit. My favorite part is when the King Leonidas says “There’s no reason we can’t be civil” as the Spartan captain proceeds to finish off a Persian warrior with his spear. It’s nice to see a movie like 300 able to have humor and still be serious.
300 is a great movie and I enjoyed every second of it. It reminded me of Gladiator except with ten times more violence and 300 hulking Spartans. I left the theater satisfied and I can see why it made an estimated $70 million in one weekend. Now only if they would hurry it up on the sequel…
Posted on March 24, 2007 / 10:26am in Entertainment
