300 RISE OF AN EMPIRE

SYNOPSIS –The fight to free Greece from Persian tyranny continues I find myself in a bit of a tough spot with this one, reviewing 300 Rise as a normal film would be folly, and yet that is the entire purpose of this blog. When I say that 300 Rise is not a ‘normal film’, my precise meaning is that what we have here is highly entertaining music video that coincidently has some dialogue in it. Of course this should not be any real surprise to any fans of the original slaughter-fest. One of the reasons this sequel (sidequel really since the action takes place in the same time period as the first film) is that it takes the action and moves it to a new setting at sea. This might not sound like much, however, it’s not like we’re dealing with Shakespeare here and the filmmakers clearly know their audience is turning up for action not artistic camera shots. Another gem in the film’s entertainment value is its unintentional humour, it is almost impossible to dislike a film that features the line “Leonidas was betrayed by a hunchback” said with straight faced seriousness. Combine this with what I can only describe as the funniest sex scene I’ve seen in a mainstream movie and slow motion action shots of heroes gritting their teeth lusting for battle (or perhaps passing a stone) and you have a lot of entertainment value. Now I am not calling this a good film by any means ,the dialogue is ridiculous, the characters are wafer thin and the ending holds the possible dread of a third film. In cases like these though you have to ask the Maximus question “Are you not entertained” and well though the gods of cinema might damn me, I was Final verdict 6/10 don’t go if you want deep dialogue, do go if you want dumb fun.