This year's BNAT featured 300 and with the film's screening come the latest set of reviews to appear online.
Early Review: 300
The good people over at AICN have posted a review that is just as much in love with the film as it is Gerard Butler. Oh, I see, a 'Lady' wrote this one -- figures.
It's kick-ass. Unlike Sin City, I don't feel it is style over substance--it very much keeps the drama and serious "this is for freedom" tone of the book. You could title this "Frank Miller's Braveheart" and not be far off.
The sepia-filled camera work is just stunning and it feels organic. I never felt like I was watching something CGI or green-screened, it honestly feels like they are outside, on the ocean, in the Hot Gates. There was only one shot they simply *must* fix and that's where Xerxes has his hands on Leonidas shoulders--Santoro is shorter than Butler, so they shot it separately and superimposed it. And you can tell, it has that hideous circa 80's blue screen effect.
David Wenham really isn't in the first half of the film much except for his narration. He has some really great fight scenes though--it's nice to see Faramir kicking some ass! He comes in big towards the end though and you just cheer.
And now, for my Gerard Butler. He is the perfect Leonidas, he's the sarcastic, determined and slightly mad hero of the book. I would follow him into battle and die at his side without question.
Like what you hear? Then head over to AICN for the full review on 300.
300 opens to theatres on March 9th, 2007.
For the video journals, stills, trailers, posters, synopsis and movie info,
head over to the 300
Movie Page.
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