THREE HUNDRED

Perhaps this movie would have been more entertaining for me if I enjoyed intense CGI usage, intense slow motion sex scenes and intense fake muscle guts.

Sure, I understand there are people who are really interested in this war history stuff – in fact, I find it quite interesting if I can have a bit of space to use my imagination a little.

But this film was far too intense for me.

So intense I found it boring.

Apart from one brief moment of what I found to be comic relief. Whether it was intended to be funny is another story.

It was when one of the small ugly creatures – if you’ve seen the film you will know what I mean – begged the king to allow him to fight. When the king rejected his plea, he let out a “damn you mum and dad” to the sky, shaking his fist at his parents for making him so ugly.

The really great part was when this little guy later went on to betray the king and team up with the baddies.

Perhaps it’s my Aussie “fight for the underdog” spirit coming out – but it was really lovely to see the poor little feller get the upper hand.

Susie Lipscomb