Troy - Director's Cut (Ultimate Collector's Edition)
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Actor: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando BloomBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 201 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-18
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Troy - Director's Cut (Ultimate Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: I knew this would happen.
Summary: 1 Stars
I knew it.
I knew it.
I knew it.
Hollyweird gets a little taste of success with Gladiator and sure enough, now we have a slew of swords and sandals movies.
The usual cheesy knock off movie, I knew going into it I wouldn't like it and sure enough I didn't.
Is it just me or is Brad Pitt's acting just getting worse and worse.
He started out great, he was awesome in True Romance and Interview With The Vampire.
But ever since he got REALLY popular, his acting has gotten really lazy.
He can't pull off this movie he's not a good enough of an actor.
Crowe did fine in Gladiator, but like I said, Gladiator's success was an oddity.
Troy is just poorly acted, poorly directed.
The usual cardboard cookie cut out characters running around throwing spears and swinging swords.
YAWN!!!!!!!!!!
I watched it once, never again.
If you're looking for a good movie with swords and sandals go with 300 or Gladiator.
This movie is just a mess and should be avoided.
Your eyes and ears with thank you.
Pass.
Summary of Troy - Director's Cut (Ultimate Collector's Edition)
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. They recruit Achilles (Brad Pitt) the best warrior in Greece whose bravery quick feet and remarkable swordsmanship (not to mention tanned 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's 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 duels must also be fought: Paris who is heartbreaking in his lovestruck naivet 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.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 085391154518 Manufacturer No: 115451No doubt about it, the 196-minute unrated director's cut of Troy represents a significant improvement over the film's original 162-minute theatrical release--and not just because it has more sex and violence. As director Wolfgang Petersen notes in his new "Troy Revisited" video introduction to this 2-disc special edition, he didn't have the time or directorial discretion (prior to Troy's release in 2004) to present a cut that more closely matched his vision for the film. Three years later, Petersen approached the film with a more relaxed perspective, and the result is a well-crafted expansion on a film that was previously underrated, with 30 minutes of previously unseen material. Character dynamics have been improved and intensified; the epic-scale narrative is now easier to follow, with greater emphasis on the inner turmoil of Achilles (well played by Brad Pitt) and his rivalry with Hector (Eric Bana); and viewers will feel a more satisfying escalation of tension and suspense from battle to battle. The film's enormous battle scenes (impressively enhanced with CGI) are bloodier and gorier, but they're also more effectively integrated into the political story, which goes beyond Homer's The Iliad and the death of Hector to incorporate elements of Virgil and a more revealing study of the differences between Trojan king Priam (Peter O'Toole) and his megalomanical Greek rival, king Agamemnon (Brian Cox), whose lust for revenge is now one of the film's most powerful ingredients. Some of Troy's original weaknesses remain (such as Orlando Bloom's wimpy performance as Paris), but overall, this director's cut easily justifies its existence, regardless of the film's overblown and historically inaccurate depiction of Troy as a gigantic city of massive columns and statuary. The good parts are better, and the not-so-good parts are more easily forgiven. And no matter how you cut it, Troy is a lavish feast for the eyes. --Jeff Shannon
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