Troy

[Topha]

Saw it yesterday. It was not bad. It was really bad.

It is not a good idea to make a movie about an epic, legendary battle and then take everything epic and legendary out of it.

Eric Bana was good, Sean Bean as well, Orlando Bloom was what he always is, Brad Pitt was okay. Peter O'Toole was rather embarassing I think, looking like someone who got instructions by the director along the lines of: "now do your I-am-shocked-face".

Even the battle scenes were bad.

Sad.

I could have done that much better

Very disappointed...

[rylan]

They forgot to develop all of the other characters besides Achilles. I only knew what role the other people had because I know the legend and story. And even then I was asking myself during th movie... why is that person important?

[KvHagedorn]

"People are stupid. Put Brad Pitt in it, throw some money at costumes, and people will pay their $8 to see it. Doesn't matter if we don't have a decent script or the directing sucks."

[RC Agent]

Uh, did you just imply that Topha is stupid???

[KvHagedorn]

LOL I was quoting the attitude of scumbag movie executives, if it must be made clear.

[RC Agent]

yeah, I saw the quotes, just wasn't sure where it was coming from. My bad.

[lecter]

I found it kinda funny that Peter O'Toole looks the same as when he played in Caligula, 25 years ago

The mass battle scenes did most definitely suck and a lot of the characters were quite silly, but nevertheless I'd say they did get it right on some levels: Helen is obviously the most beautiful woman in antiquity compared to those stereotypically chunky Greek women, the battle between Achilles and Hector is pretty well done and the scene with the whole fleet also looked good.

[Topha]

Originally posted by RC Agent
Uh, did you just imply that Topha is stupid???

Nope, I only paid 5,50 €, because I remembered to bring my students ID card this time

[az]

I always forgot mine. I also always forget my Cinemaxx Card, or I would've gotten at least 3 movies and 2 popcorns gratis.

AZ

[Wulfman]

hah! I paid 2,50€... and am forced to watch the "blockbusters of the summer".. catwoman, harry potter & co.

anyway, they shortened the whole story by about 9 years and 350 days. amazing how much useless stuff "homer" "wrote".

mfg
wulfman

[Topha]

Originally posted by Wulfman
amazing how much useless stuff "homer" "wrote".

I thought the Iliad to be much more entertaining. Everything the changed in the movie was either a useless change or a change to make things worse.

[Wulfman]

Originally posted by Topha
I thought the Iliad to be much more entertaining. Everything the changed in the movie was either a useless change or a change to make things worse.

maybe they should have given the job peter jackson... he is already used to people shouting "it was different in the books!".

mfg
wulfman

[Fred H]

They are talking English, not Latin.
I couldn’t find any subtitle files on the internet, so it’s not worth to download the whole d**n thing.
Does someone remember “Ulysses”, with Kirk Douglas? It was the same story, but much better. They were, at least talking the artist own language.
Do not misunderstand me. I like English (my English is not the best one, however), but why force Brad Pitt to speak English-English? What’s the point?

Fred

[SpiralDragon]

i loved reading the works of homer and virgil.... i love these epicies... and i hate what they've done to it in the film... origonal history/epic/myth aside it wasnt that bad of a film IMO... but i't did not satisfy me...

[dZeus]

Originally posted by Fred H
They are talking English, not Latin.
I couldn’t find any subtitle files on the internet, so it’s not worth to download the whole d**n thing.
Does someone remember “Ulysses”, with Kirk Douglas? It was the same story, but much better. They were, at least talking the artist own language.
Do not misunderstand me. I like English (my English is not the best one, however), but why force Brad Pitt to speak English-English? What’s the point?

Fred

why would Greeks and Trojans need to speak Latin?