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Troy

46 Ratings: 2.7
A movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen

There are many reasons to recommendTroyas a good ol' fashioned Hollywood epic, especially if you've never read Homer'sThe Iliad. Dispensing with Greek gods altogether, this earnestly massive production (budgeted at upwards of $200 million) … see full wiki

Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Genre: Action, Adventure, Foreign, War
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review by . April 30, 2009
If you liked the recent King Arthur or the Lord of the Rings movies, you should like this one. Everything about it was excellent from the cinematography, to the acting, with excellent action. The battle between Hector and Achilles is epic. Peter O'Toole is excellent, in probably his best role in years.     The makers took great liberties changing the story around from the myth with great success. Having known about the Trojan horse and how everything was going to work out in …
review by . December 13, 2008
In recent times, Hollywood has sparked a renewed interest in the great epics of ancient Greece.  May 14th of 2004 brought the release of Troy starring Brad Pitt.  Before this, there were countless miniseries, movies, and TV shows, both accurately and inaccurately, depicting the mythological life of Homer's great epic heroes.  Included among these was a wonderful NBC mini-series called The Odyssey, which, in fact, covered both of the poems of Homer to some extent.  There is a …
review by . May 05, 2009
good！war story
review by . November 17, 2008
If "Camelot" is the romanticized version of "King Arthur", then "The Iliad" went through an extreme makeover for "Troy".     There are enough pretty faces to launch several thousand ships, and I'm not even talking about Helen here. The main attractions are ripped biceps, chiseled chins, sculpted chests and smooth, bronzed legs.     This is another arrow-full movie, with lots of big battle scenes and gritty hand-to-hand combat, but be warned that an entire …
review by . September 06, 2008
posted in Movie Hype
Pros: Onslaught of action, sheer scope     Cons: Extremely stupid. Doesn't require the attention span of a typical epic     The Bottom Line: Were the 2004 Trojans the best team ever?     Troy, when it was released, proved to be Orlando Bloom’s latest step in what is apparently becoming an inexplicable – not to mention completely doomed – quest to become the next Charlton Heston. Take a quick glance at his movie resume …
review by . February 27, 2005
posted in Movie Hype
If you liked the recent King Arthur or the Lord of the Rings movies, you should like this one. Everything about it was excellent from the cinematography, to the acting, with excellent action. The battle between Hector and Achilles is epic. Peter O'Toole is excellent, in probably his best role in years.     The makers took great liberties changing the story around from the myth with great success. Having known about the Trojan horse and how everything was going to work out in …
review by . February 01, 2005
posted in Movie Hype
Based loosely on Homer's Iliad, this film recreates the Trojan war in telescoped form, compressing a decade and more of momentous events into a few weeks of political maneuvering and a few days of outright fighting. It succeeds in a variety of ways.     It creates an authentic seeming eastern Mediterranean bronze age world, not infected by the latter day Greece of classical times (which is more familiar to us), and thereby establishes a convincing cultural backdrop for the decisions …
review by . May 29, 2004
posted in Movie Hype
Pros: Spectacular battle scene, Brad Pitt’s portrayal of Achilles.      Cons: Omission of Greek gods directly effecting events detracts from the story.     The Bottom Line: Troy the movie is spectacular. And while the story does not remain true to what Homer penned some 3,000 years ago, it does offer plenty of engaging, old-fashioned action.      Plot Details: This opinion reveals minor details about the movie''s plot. Like most children …
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