Troy

[revolutio]

Incredible swordplay. As a fencer and a historical weapon buff I can say that it was actually remotely accurate and not just for flair. The part where Achilles strikes Hector's shield and then spins out and starts trotting around him made me laugh. We do the exact same thing in fencing after an attack is parried.

I loved Achilles character however I felt they cheapened him in the end by having him "save the girl", it just spoiled it for me.

Overall a very entertaining movie if a very liberal rendition of the Illiad.

 

[redjosh]

the movie was rubbish.
a typical hollywood epic made only to make money. it had all the right ingredients from seasoned movie professionals, but to any semi intelligent movie watcher it was just like any other blockbuster. chuck in a few A list stars, a love story, a bit of conflict, some great CGIs, hype and marketing and enough money to feed somalia, then of course people will watch it and say its good.
i enjoyed watching it, and was laughing most of the way through - usually at the exaggerated poses, 'staring at the horizon' looks, and cheesy dialogue. its a fun movie and will make millions, but its just rehashing a known formula for success. nothing amazing or legendary about it... i don't know why an actor like mr pitt would choose such a movie to be apart of. maybe he was bored. i am.

 

[vibrant]

Hi!

If you see the review @ www.HollywoodJesus.com the makers said they left the legendary gods out of the acton, for greater realism, but they are mentioned in the dialog

i'll stick with the illiad.

 

[SUNSTONE]

the movie was rubbish.
i enjoyed watching it

:evil grin:
j/k

 

[SUNSTONE]

Incredible swordplay. As a fencer and a historical weapon buff I can say that it was actually remotely accurate and not just for flair. The part where Achilles strikes Hector's shield and then spins out and starts trotting around him made me laugh. We do the exact same thing in fencing after an attack is parried.

I loved Achilles character however I felt they cheapened him in the end by having him "save the girl", it just spoiled it for me.

Overall a very entertaining movie if a very liberal rendition of the Illiad.

Those sword fights were the best I have ever seen.

 

[redjosh]

sunstone. movies can not be good, but i can still enjoy watching it.
like dude where's my car or deep blue sea or american pie. they're terrible films but i still enjoy watching it. ie, i can laugh at it (even if i'm not meant to), and love the chase scenes or big fights or when someone gets eaten by a shark. but overall the movie is no good - poorly made and written etc.

so i stick by my comment that troy was rubbish - typical hollywood blockbuster. but coz brad pitt is a great actor and helen was looking fine, and there were some pretty cool fight scenes i enjoyed it...

peace, josh.

 

[adams apple]

It was just the usual hoolywood stuff but i didn't go to see anything deeply intelligent so i wasn't really bothered. I thought eric bana and brad pitt were good but orlando bloom was a bit rubbish.
That kid who played patroclus had a terrible accent:"I want to foiight"
Which brings me to another point. Why in all historical films do the characters have english accents, eh?

 

[TexMom]

I'm a huge Orlando Bloom fan and I thought he did great! Eric Bana was the bes though. His character was amazing and so noble. It was a long movie but so worth it.

 

[Bingley]

>>However, it follows the Iliad to a bare minimum, which annoyed me slightly.<<

Didn't bother me so much. After all the Greeks didn't mind mucking around with the story line. Euripides wrote a play where Helen didn't go to Troy after all, it was just a sort of phantom the gods sent, while she went off to Egypt. Then she and Menelaus meet up there after the fall of Troy.