I like watching movie trailers and then reviewing the movie based on the information gleaned from them. I work at the Telluride Film Festival, and I get to see quite a few movies well before their domestic release dates, so I have a little insight into those movies as well. Because the TFF program isn't released until the day of the festival, I like to try and guess what might show up here.

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

300

In Theatres: March 9th, 2007
Zack Snyder (dir.)
Gerard Butler
Lena Headey
Trailer

Frank Miller has finally earned his due. With Sin City being such a wonderful adaptation, it looks like his other works are becoming marketable. 300 looks like it could become the best historical epic of its contemporaries. (Not that it would be hard to outdo Troy or Alexander) Lots of CGI, but it doesn't feel like the movie relies on it. Cool lighting effects, plenty of violence and (hopefully) a little nudity round out the other pre-req's for a film like this.

Anticipated rating: 8/10

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