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While this movie was not on par with the likes of Braveheart and Gladiator, this was still a decent film and the transfer to Blu-ray only helps it out. The picture is crystal clear and you can hear every sword clash and arrow flying through the air like it was all happening around you. I am indeed impressed with the quality of this transfer
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A lot of well thought out and written reviews here, going into specifics on the deviations between the "Iliad" and "Troy", and if one is at all familiar with Homer, one does have to take this "sans-gods" version very much with a grain of salt. When I watched it the first time, as Menelaus bites it fairly early on, I could only wonder what the heck was going on. I just watched the extended version, my fourth viewing overall, and despite the major changes, this is a huge larger than life epic, and I still very much recommend it. The additional footage was wonderful, especially the anticipation sequence as the Trojans, knowing the Greeks were coming, getting ready for siege. Excellent. And heck, we get to see Odysseus' dog, the most famous canine in human literature.
Others also speak of the acting, and here I must disagree with most, I thought Brad Pitt pulled off Achilles very well. Both in the physical sense and in the actual performance. I have never seen the character as a bulked out brute. Good call I thought.
Peter O'Toole does steal the show as Priam and his scene seeking his son's body is as expected, the most powerful one in the film.
Action too is a sight to behold. The great fight between Achilles and Hector really stands out. It is the close up work here that is so outstanding. Yes, some of the AI crowd scenes are over done, but that is the epic aspect, and even those were pretty seamless, we have come a long way with computer crowds. As long as they don't distract from the more personal interactions, and in this movie, they don't; I had no problem maintaining my suspension of disbelief.
Sean Bean was a great Odysseus and I was grateful for his additional scenes. One really does want to see the sequel, to follow up on The Odyssey, but I am not sure that could be pulled off in a no-gods scenario, you would have to have the mythological monsters at least, or why bother? Still, it does make one wish for the other half of the bookends, for Odysseus' journey home is equally a timeless classic.
And a note to other more professional reviewers, especially those it seems, that work for Entertainment Weekly. This movie was it hit. It made a half million dollars world wide, and I am tired of seeing it linked more to "Alexander" than its proper historical and economically successful kin "Gladiator". Come on, give it a break. This is an excellent film and I hope more historical epics like this find the green light in the future.
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Its a shame that such an epic as troy can get a rating lower then 4 stars. It has all the ingredients of a great movie. I dont care if it is historicaly accurate or not. The movie is based of the illiad and the trojan war which has never been proven to be factual according to history. As far as Im concerned it is Greek mythology and nothing more or nothing less. Enjoy the movie for what it is, a movie based on a poem written by Homer a very long time ago and trust me this movie is way better then the 3 and a half stars it is given. Its right up there with movies like BraveHeart, Gladiator and the likes of 300.
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This is the best epic action film since Braveheart, even better than Gladiator. Brad Pitt as Achilles is so convincing you will not doubt the legend of the man one bit.
I could go on and on about the greatness of this film. I could also go on and on about it's flaws. I will, however, concentrate on one statement:
Troy has the greatest single combat footage I've ever seen in a movie as the fight between Hector (Eric Bana) and Achilles is the true climax of this great action film.
The athletic prowess taking place between Bana and Pitt is so convincing that you are certain the two are actually fighting it out for real. It never occurs to the viewer that the scene is pure acting by professionals who know how to spoof up a scene to capture an audience's attention. What a fight this was. It didn't carry on too long and it wasn't too short. The timing and moves of the action are emotively powerful. The only flaw is that it's clear from the beginning that Achilles is going to win the confrontation. That doesn't detract, however, from the power of this combat sequence. I recommend that this film is watched just for this few minutes worth of highlight.
But, beware when watching this film. You might decide that you like all of it despite some overacting at some parts and some serious revisionism of the original Greek myth story. It is an action myth that is well worth watching at least once. Get the Director's Cut and watch the extended movie. You'll be more than satisfied and I'll almost guarantee that for you.
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the Quality of the packaging and the movies are excelent.
i regret i didnt have a nice entertainment system to support this nice DVD Set
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