tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17865881.post-65402630710740317552007-06-16T22:00:00.000-07:002007-06-16T22:00:00.000-07:00I completely agree that this seemed more an experiment in technique more than a diatribe. Also, the lack of rapid cuts -- in fact, a pronounced effort to sustain long action sequences -- reminded me of two other films: <I>Children of Men</I> (with the amazing "war correspondent"-style sequence at the finale) and the hallway melee in <I>OldBoy</I>. Particularly <I>OldBoy</I>, shot in profile and choreographed more than your average Broadway show, the action sequences seemed to glory in the complexity of the shot rather than in the Ridley Scott artificiality of quick cuts. I was entertained by <I>300</I>, but I don't think I liked it.carrie_loftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00589746700484524652noreply@blogger.com