I sort of liked the original 300. I say sort of because while I thought it was good when I saw it, looking back later, I couldn’t remember much about it. It all came back when I went and saw 300: Rise of an Empire, but unfortunately, I didn’t even leave the theater thinking this was a good one this time.
This movie really just felt like 300 on the high seas. Most of the battles take place ship-to-ship, but the style is all lifted straight from the original film. Perhaps the movie makers thought if the first movie did so well, why break the formula? While the first one seemed fresh at the time, this one just felt old. I was falling asleep in the theater during a battle scene, and if that can’t keep my attention, you can bet the “story” couldn’t either. It also felt very gimmicky. While I saw the movie in 2D, it was obviously made for 3D. There were a lot of scenes of blood spattering towards the viewer, and long sweeping sword strikes past the front of the screen. Personally, I enjoy 3D movies where you forget it is in 3D, where the makers immerse you in the film without beating you over the head with it.
In the end, this one is just for people that really loved the first one and hoped it was exactly 1 hour 42 minutes longer.
Jons Movie Takes 
Yeah, I never saw the first 300 movie because it seemed like just another ancient movie in an era when ancient movies were the thing. Gladiator was good. Troy was decent. By the time 300 came around, I was like, “Another one?”
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It's worth watching once. Well, maybe not anymore, but when it came out its style was very unique.
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