I saw 300 today in IMAX. It was everything I’d hoped it would be. Wonderful cinematography, great costumes, and oscar-level art direction. You canot help but be impressed by the tremendous attention to detail in this film, especially the exquisite high-speed photography and computer-generated graphics that make the slow-motion effects so incredibly beautiful. As a friend of mine put it, there was lots of bloodshed, but it was done so artistically, it hardly seemed violent. Lots of six-pack abs to look at, too, and distract you from the surrounding gore. Several memorable lines scattered in the terse dialog, especially when Leonidas’ wife, the queen, turns the Counsel’s own words on him: “This will not end quickly….” And to see it on the huge screen… well… Wow! That sums it up.