Seriously, how much blood is there in a human body? Someone gets scratched in this movie and I'm sure they lose two or three pints!

Okay, now I have that out of my system...300 Rise of an Empire looks exactly like the first one but with more blood (didn't think that was possible). Don't get me wrong, it's a visual feast, with spectacular digital effects though I'm not convinced that the 3D version enhanced it any.

The acting is average, the monologues/rousing speeches were lame (possibly because of the acting) though Eva Green was quite excellent. She nearly made me want the "bad guys" win, and given how much the film-makers screwed with history anyway, they could have and no-one would have cared.

All in all I did enjoy it as a bit of escapist fun. I didn't think the two hours was a waste of my time...but the blood!

* Recommended only if you liked the first one