Troy (Two-Disc Full Screen Edition)
by Wolfgang Petersen
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Actor: Brad Pitt, Brian Cox, Eric Bana, Julian Glover, Orlando BloomDirector: Wolfgang Petersen
Brand: PITT,BRAD
Producer: Wolfgang Petersen
Producer: Barbara Huber
Producer: Colin Wilson
Producer: Diana Rathbun
Producer: Winston Azzopardi
Writer: David Benioff
Writer: Homer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 163 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-04
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Troy (Two-Disc Full Screen Edition)
Movie Review: I LOVED THIS VERSION, BUT HATED THE THEATRICAL RELEASE!!
Summary: 5 Stars
With restored footage (over 30 minutes worth) that I don't know
why they didn't keep in the original theatrical release in the
first place, this movie flows so much better and makes much more
sense than that crap that came out in the theatres and disappointed
alot of people! Alot of people (linear thinking people!)
can't divorce themselves from the facts of history and of
Homer's immortal tale...this is an adaptation people!!
It's HOLLYWOOD!!--ENTERTAINMENT!!
If you want facts and historical accuracy, you should watch
HISTORY INTERNATIONAL on cable for this!
Both this movie and 300 got a bad rap for not being historically accurate, but I say "Blow it out your chariot!!"
Brad Pitt was very believable as Achilles and Eric Bana
made for a great Hector!--Both played their roles brilliantly
and were in top shape for them..I wish there had been more nudity! (-:
(Yeah, I said it!) Orlando Bloom played his role well as Paris,
the innocent, wide-eyed, idealistic pretty young fool in love
who inadvertently brings his family and country into ruin for
the love of a beautiful woman. Surprisingly, none of the female
roles really left a lasting impression on me in this movie!
They just kind of did what they did and fit where they fit.
But Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom and veteran Peter O'Toole
really owned this movie! I'm so glad I purchased this 2-disc
version, because the original one left a bad taste in my mouth
and this shows the original vision that the director had in
mind when this film was created.
Summary of Troy (Two-Disc Full Screen Edition)
Brad Pitt picks up a sword and brings a muscular, brooding presence to the role of Greek warrior Achilles in this spectacular retelling of The Iliad. Orlando Bloom and Diane Kruger play the legendary lovers who plunge the world into war, Eric Bana portrays the prince who dares to confront Achilles, and Peter O'Toole rules Troy as King Priam. Director Wolfgang Petersen recreates a long-ago world of bireme warships, clashing armies, the massive fortress city and the towering Trojan Horse.DVD Features:
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Theatrical Trailer
No 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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