300 UnRaTed

Maybe this says more about me than it does the movie, but I left the "300" wanting to fight somebody. Preferably after having grown a beard, stripped to the waist, found some funky head gear, a six pack and a sword. I imagined myself rampaging down Broad Street, giving forth my best battle cry to the Saturday afternoon shoppers and Birmingham City Football Club fans. They should show "300" to the England Football team before every game. We would be World Champions, no problem. I loved "300". Of course the script is utter nonsense (it's all fascist Gung-Ho, Fight-To-The-Death, Never-Retreat-Never-Surrender, Fight-Them-On-The-Beaches-For-God-And-Country portentousness), but the action is thrilling and the cinematography is just beautiful. Absolutely stunning. "300" uses the same techniques of live actors against hyper-realistic backgrounds that was used so successfully in "Sin City", and it works just as well.