Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by TA (A) on January 01, 2005 at 15:09:04

In Reply to: Re: Ridley Scott, Kingdom of Heaven posted by townsend on January 1, 2005 at 13:08:30:

I will admit too that I enjoyed Troy! Beautiful people fighting epic battles ... what could be wrong? Critics have criticized the film missteps for making Achilles too human, more like a 20th century character instead of a mythological one, and I would agree that that choice detracts from the mood you hope to get out of an epic. Gladiator was faster paced and had more thrilling fight scenes, and Russell Crowe said some crazy dumb lines like it was gospel. You just have to go all the way when you do something like that. it was better entertainment overall.

I did not see Alexander, but I imagine it's more of an "Oliver Stone film" than a historical epic. Stone's films in general I'm mixed about.

Arthur was dull. It started out like a wet, rainy day (and looked like it was shot on a wet, rainy day) and never dried up to let any sun shine through. Also too campy for my tastes. It did introduce American audiences to Clive Owen, who is a fantastic actor.

There's always films like Ben Hur to revisit. The chariot race still thrills me every time - it's exciting on its own *and* the story builds up a lot of drama in the outcome so the viewer bites his fingernails every step of the way.

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