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| Embalmed.OMO |
Posted - Aug 03 2004 : 08:07:57 Saw it a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it. The battle scenes were very real looking and Brad Pitt did a decent enough job of playing Achilles. My favorite part was the emotion and depth they put into Hector. The trials of that guy made the whole movie worthwhile.
My two biggest gripes are that they make a 10+ year war appear to only last a weekend and the silly happy twist in the end.
I am not an authority on ancient Greece and have since learned of some historical inaccuracies but did not mind or notice 'em during the film. |
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| ViciousHomeWorld |
Posted - Jan 11 2005 : 06:35:19 I liked it..Good movie. |
| Ringworld |
Posted - Aug 10 2004 : 12:54:30 so is it a snoozer, a loser, or just plain boring? |
| Batty |
Posted - Aug 05 2004 : 16:51:24 Wife bought it on DVD in Bali ($1.60 Aus) (along with about 160 other titles)- but that doesn't mean I have to watch it lol. |
| TitanumHipOMO |
Posted - Aug 05 2004 : 09:23:39 Batty go see Cold Mountain. HOHOHOHOHOH |
| Batty |
Posted - Aug 04 2004 : 23:18:42 TROY - there's 3 hours of my life I ain't getting back. |
| Loco-OMO |
Posted - Aug 03 2004 : 08:54:23 Well, see, that's the trouble with what Hollywood does to the classics. If you ever read one of the translations of Homer (go for the prose, like W.H.D. Rouse, don't even TRY the verse, it's very difficult to understand), you'll see how deep and rich the story is.
Also, the Olympian Gods loomed very large in the Illiad. They were totally missing from this film. Their meddling was the best part of the story. |