I just got home from watching 300 this morning, and it must be said, that if I wore panties- I'd have to take them off because they'd be soaking wet.
300 is based on an amazing tale of courage and selflessness.... But, were it not for the dramatic effects of shadow and darkness, the intense sound effects, and the gore ... this would have been another Attila. Which was a good movie made for USA, also staring Gerard Butler (300 King Leonidas), as Attila the Hun, but sadly, Attila lacked enough punch to carry it off of the silver screen...
To borrow my friend, Reck's term, 300 had that gritty and intense "graphic novel" feel because the director was inspired by the comic by Frank Miller. And thank the gods for that nerdy inspiration because this film rocked! It was a beautifully horrific dance of violence that had the sadist in me, near orgasm for two hours! Even if the accuracy of small details like armor and fighting formations were a little off... with scenes like the Persian wall- where thousands of dead Persians were stacked on top of each other to form an enormous wall- you kinda forget all the little details.
See it ... now! I swear, if you're not busy laughing your ass off at the dark humor or grinning while watching the carnage- there's something wrong with you!