300: Respect and Buzz; who knew they could go together?

Over at ComicMix, Mike Gold finds respect for comics in a movie review:

(Roeper) commented at length about the evolution of the graphic novel-based movie without once referring to costumes and capes (oddly, 300 had both – but you get my drift) and Frank Miller’s influence on comics, film, and our culture in general. He spoke of Miller’s work the way arts critics speak of Martin Scorsese, John Lennon and Philip Roth. Not a single word was condescending. Not one.

Also at ComicMix, Elayne Riggs notes the phenomenon of commentary about 300:

It's not very often that a movie comes along with something for just about everyone -- it even serves as a great discussion topic for those who've seen it and don't particularly care for it!