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Troy
2004
With soaring photography that circles from above then swoops in for the action, TROY is Wolfgang Petersen's majestic presentation of the classic Greek legend. It tells the story of an epic battle over Helen (Diane Kruger), the queen of Sparta, who is kidnapped by her lover Paris (Orlando Bloom), the prince of Troy. This .. Read more
| Starring | Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean, Brian Cox |
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| Director | Wolfgang Petersen |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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Troy
With soaring photography that circles from above then swoops in for the action, TROY is Wolfgang Petersen's majestic presentation of the classic Greek legend. It tells the story of an epic battle over Helen (Diane Kruger), the queen of Sparta, who is kidnapped by her lover Paris (Orlando Bloom), the prince of Troy. This infuriates Helen's husband Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson), whose brother Agamemnon (Brian Cox) convinces him to invade Troy and kill Helen. They recruit Achilles (Brad Pitt), the best warrior in Greece, whose bravery, quick feet, and remarkable swordsmanship (not to mention tan biceps, short kilts, and blond locks) have earned him a reputation that is almost as impressive as his ego. Achilles agrees to fight for Sparta, if only for the fame it will bring him. Even Achilles' mother, in a touching scene, advises him to forget mortal achievements and become a hero who will be remembered throughout history. Along with the invasion of Troy, a series of duals must also be fought: Paris, who is heartbreaking in his lovestruck naivety, must go up against the enraged Menelaus; and Achilles must settle a score with Hector (Eric Bana), who is fiercely dedicated to protecting his brother Paris and their father, the frail king Priam (Peter O'Toole). When the war finally ignites in its massive proportions, the action is awesome. And as the increasingly dramatic events play out, TROY earns its own timeless reputation among other action-adventure epics such as GLADIATOR and SPARTACUS.
| Starring | Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean, Brian Cox, Brendan Gleeson, Peter O'Toole, Eric Bana, Diane Kruger |
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| Director | Wolfgang Petersen |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 43 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 43 mins HD DVD: 2 hrs 37 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English HD DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 25 Oct 2004 Blu-ray: 07 Jul 2008 HD DVD: 20 Nov 2006 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
Troy (2004)
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Troy attempts to retell the first half of Homer's epic poem The Iliad in gory Gladiator style and, for the most part, succeeds handsomely. The Trojan War was fought for the love of a woman, the legendary beauty Helen, Queen of Sparta (played by Diane Kruger) who was seduced away from her much older husband Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson) by the impulsive Paris, Prince of Troy (Orlando Bloom). Here the aggrieved Greek forces demanding her return are lead by Brian Cox's Agamemnon, who numbers the near-invulnerable Achilles (a physically imposing if rather uncomfortable-looking Brad Pitt) among his allies. On the Trojan side, Eric Bana excels as noble Hector, the older brother of Paris. Having proven he can do claustrophobic chills with Das Boot, director Wolfgang Petersen shows tremendous command of the wide-open spaces of Troy, with the battle scenes being particularly stupendous. Purists may complain about the amount of dumbing down — the dialogue is occasionally more Hollywood corn than Greek tragedy — and the performances are uneven, but overall this is a visceral and exciting epic.
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Handsome-looking but flawed epic Ð the battles lack excitement, the lovers are bland and the dialogue is often stilted Ð that works best on an intimate level.
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213 out of 245 people found this review helpful
S*%t and Sandal.....
This film was pathetic!! I was so disapointed in this because The Trojan war is one of the best stories ever told, yet this bored me to death with its lack of quality.
For starters, Brad Pitt's performance WAS the Pits!!! He looked like he'd been taking acting lessons from Joey in Friends. The script was diabolical, so dramatic and heavy in a cheesy Hollywood way that it sounded like it was etched on stone. The battle scenes were poorly shot and you couldnt see who was fighting who and it was very confusing. The scenes with the 1000 ships looked rushed and stank of CGI. I really could just go on & on about this film.
But what disapointed me most was the Petersen thought he could tell the story better than Homer. He shifted the emphasis from Odydesus to Achilles which made it more like a western. He left out the gods, so it became like a history and he left out key dramatic elements like the fact the war lasted for ten years. The war in this film felt like it lasted about 3 weeks!!! and this film felt like it went on for an eternity!!! Terrible! -
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Nice to look at, but good grief! The script!
Absolutely gorgeous visually, with a strong cast of great British actors supporting the Hollywood star, Brad Pitt, but let down heavily by a script so awful, you would never know it was based on one of the worlds greatest works of lireature! Eventually I turned the sound down and just watched the fantasic images, I couldn't take the inane dialogue any more!
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