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Perhaps because I wasn't expecting much I actually ended up liking this film and found it an enjoyable entertainment. Brad Pitt is fine as the undefeatable Achilles and Helen Kruger is simply gorgeous as Helen. Veteran Peter O'Toole plays Priamm the Trojan king. Orlando Bloom is Hector, Paris' brother. Worth a look.
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The movie was a traditional Hollywood epic with contemporary effects and iconic characters. The miniseries version made a few years ago for TV (A&E?) was much better. Agamemnon (sp?) and Achilles were portrayed as truly brutal with no romantic softening. And it was (or seemed) as historically accurate as could be reasonably expected. Its on DVD and worth seeing. By comparison, the movie is flashier but shallow; entertaining but no dramatic substance.
My thoughts as well.
-Bill
It did feature my pick for best actress in the world under the age of 30. Rose Byrne.
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You are right. Bloom played Paris, not Hector.
I liked it, actually a lot. Not a brilliant movie, but at least a good one. When I compare it to the drivel that came out the same year--King Arthur (corny), Alexander (aaaawwful), it clearly bested them by a long shot.regards,townsend
giant. From there, it falls faster than Orlando Bloom's career.
I didn't think Helen Kruger was anywhere near beautiful enough to be "the most beautiful woman on the planet" and cause a war to be fought over her. Angelina Jolie- if she had played Helen - now that one I could have believed!Pitt was just okay, the movie was okay
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Is that who played Helen? Thank God, I thought it was one of the Olsen twins. Who would start a war over that?
I thought the film was better than I thought it would be, but I must admit that I did not enjoy it enough to recommend it. I am not an historian, but I did a little research after seeing the film, and found that the film took some liberties, even with facts that are considered pretty well estalblished. Such as the scope of Troy. Such as the relationship between, I forget now, Brian Cox's character and Achilles, about Achilles relationsip with his "cousin", who was apparently not his cousin. I often wonder why Hollywood is afraid to present the facts in some of it's historial pieces. It is as though historial accuracy means little them some producers. Or presenting a compelling story which comports with the facts would be too much work to make marketable.
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Homer's "Illiad" had active perticipation by the gods, all of which is left out here.BTW, do you kknow how Momer died?
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...Alexander. It's easy to get them confused. Troy is entertaining even if little Brad Pitt jumping up in the air does not have much credibility as an invincible warrior. Much better than Alexander.
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