[LibertarianInExile]

The movie is, like Sin City, based on his graphic novel.

The graphic novel was great. Occasionally the art was a little underimpressive, but the writing was phenomenal.

However, the release date means the movie is a dud (at least, according to Hollywood), since it's not out around the peak seasons for what the wheels consider major moneymaker pics.

[Perdogg]

It is about the Battle of Thermopyle

I wonder if they are going to compare President Bush with Xerxes.

[discostu]

I don't know if dud is quite the right word. Clearly they aren't expecting it to be a blockbuster, which given that it's a movie about a battle that 99% of the populace never heard of is a smart expectation. But they aren't releasing it in January, which is when they put out movies they were seriously thinking of releasing direct to video (and often should have).

[william clark]

And like Sin City, it looks like it may be all visual style, and no depth.