Troy (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)
by Wolfgang Petersen
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Actor: Adoni Maropis, Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Jacob Smith, Orlando BloomDirector: Wolfgang Petersen
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 162 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-04
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Troy (Two-Disc Widescreen 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 (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)
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 ShannonBrad 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.Running Time: 163 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 085392841127 Manufacturer No: 28411
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