300 came to DVD this week with much fanfare and ubiquitous pop-ups. The is much to recommend this film and the sensation it caused when it opened was no fluke. It is visually spectacular, liberally spiced with sex and nudity and shows innovative use of the same green screen that made Sin City such a phenomenon. Not suprising as Writer/producer Frank Miller was the author(source material) of both, got a director credit on Sin City and producer credit here. With a towering androgynous Persian King and a mishapen hunchbacked castoff as the big villans of the movie, you certainly can't accuse Miller or director Zack Snyder of being politically correct. Decent fun but not too much storywise.

300 follows a time honored method of story telling. Lots of blood and gore and some tantalizing flashes of nudity. Perfect combo to bring in the adult males 18 to 30 and it fuel very solid sales here. As always lots of bonus materials on the DVD including deleted scenes, director's commentary and making of. Reviews of the material and the film have been mostly positive, so if this is your cup of tea, drink deep.

Labels: 300, DVD Release, Frank Miller, Zack Synder