300 offers a pretty weak story: I am not even going to warn you about spoiling the story, because there is no real storyline, If i can spoil it in few sentences, you are not watching this movie for its plot!! so here is the plot: Ancient Sparta is about to be invaded by a massive horde of bloodthirsty Persians. Typically muddled politics prevent Sparta's powerhouse army from getting involved, so it's up to King Leonidas and his band of 300 Spartans to keep the armies at bay while his queen does all she can to sway the politicians to her way of thinking. Period. That's all there is to 300.

Visually I think the film is great, the sepia-toned haze behind every scene, and it definitely have earned its R-rating. It's got more battles, brawls, monsters and maniacs, story line and acting on the other hand the acting was sub par, some of the most memorable characters in 300 don't utter a single word. The action sequences are numerous, frequent, cleverly mounted and pretty damn creative. And since 50% of the movie is basically swords, shields, spears and skin-slices.

Two hours of non-stop insanity would start to grow a little tiresome, and since much of 300's plot is linear at best (and entirely predictable at worst), I thought it helps that we have a few strong actors in the mix. As Leonidas, Gerard Butler is a wild-eyed force of nature, but that was not enough. He growls and glowers and skewers and slices. the endless array of soldiers, killers, hunchbacks and blade-armed executioners (

Characters actually stop to pose once in a while, just so we can appreciate the gooey and bizarre artistry of it all. Sword battles are sped-up and slowed-down as the pulse of the battle rages on; billions of red-spot blood splatters dot the screen -- it's a mood that suits a strange and exciting experiment such as this one. It might be a fairly mindless affair, but 300 is also proof positive that "mindless" movies don't necessarily have to be "bad" movies.

Basically, if you sat through stuff like Gladiator, Troy and Alexander and wished those movies were just a little more "fun," then I'm pretty sure you'll dig into 300 with both fists and come up grinning. The flick's got non-stop beefcake for the ladies, incessant and crazy carnage, and topless ladies for the guys, and some intersting cinematography / special effects.

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