300
Looking for an adrenaline rush? 300 is the movie you are looking for. Looking for a movie with a deep inspiring storyline with violence that is meaningful and furthers the story? Go watch Braveheart again. 300 is an orgy of stylized violence. Every scene is designed to get you pumped up about what is going on. Gerard Butler as King Leonidas is yelling at least once in every scene it seems. However, the battles in this movie are amazing. The quality of the fighting in 300 reminded me a lot of the Matrix and how groundbreaking it was when it first came out. If you enjoy war scenes, 300 delivers over and over.
The R-rating stems mostly from the violence which is graphic and constant. From graphically severed limbs to decapitations, the violence and gore is equivalent to the beach scene in Saving Private Ryan. However, there is some nudity to note. 3 different times you see women either topless or wearing a cloth so shear they may as well be topless. A sex scene between the King and the Queen does not show excessive nudity (other than her topless) but it is very clear what is going on.
I don't like going into a movie with my expectations too high. Unfortunately, in the weeks leading up to the release of 300 I have heard it praised on par with Braveheart and Gladiator. Don't be fooled. While 300 does what it sets out to do, this movie is not the next Braveheart or Gladiator. However, as an adrenaline-powered war movie, 300 delivers.
4.7 out of 5