Watch this movie the day of release in IMAX 3D.. The visuals were great.. typically my experience has been that some 3D action films seem cluttered or too busy in the jumble of battle or the like, but there was real continuity and division between the elements in each of the battle scenes making the movie easy to take in, in this format..
The story, besides some historical theatrics on the life of Xerses, is a "day in the life of" type format that runs concurrently and does incorporate the 1st films elements in an effective way. No big plot twists or that kind of thing, but a solid "this is how it would feel to have been there" film.
Now, I don't know what some critics where expecting going in, but I myself, wasn't looking for some spell binding drama with this movie so I truly don't see the frustration some of these people are feeling.
Now I must say, the slow motion, cup of blood tossing, death blow scenes, were way over used and to the point of being ridiculous. This technique should have been used maybe once or twice. Now with that being said, I give the film a solid 7, and definitely, knowing what I know now, don't regret seeing it in IMAX 3D, (the only format for watching big special effects productions, in my view).
The story, besides some historical theatrics on the life of Xerses, is a "day in the life of" type format that runs concurrently and does incorporate the 1st films elements in an effective way. No big plot twists or that kind of thing, but a solid "this is how it would feel to have been there" film.
Now, I don't know what some critics where expecting going in, but I myself, wasn't looking for some spell binding drama with this movie so I truly don't see the frustration some of these people are feeling.
Now I must say, the slow motion, cup of blood tossing, death blow scenes, were way over used and to the point of being ridiculous. This technique should have been used maybe once or twice. Now with that being said, I give the film a solid 7, and definitely, knowing what I know now, don't regret seeing it in IMAX 3D, (the only format for watching big special effects productions, in my view).