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<blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 2121826" data-attributes="member: 4779">Just because a thread is 9 months dead, doesn't mean I can't post in it, right?&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />*****************************************************************Preface:&nbsp; Just watched Troy on DVD.&nbsp; Right after watching The Incredibles for the second time.&nbsp; That was a mistake.Perhaps it was the pacing.&nbsp; Or perhaps i was the dead acting by many of the actors but unless Brad Pitt was onscreen.&nbsp; Maybe because many of the actors did it better in Braveheart?&nbsp; Could it have been the accents?&nbsp; Maybe it was the really boring first act (sans Achilles' fight).&nbsp; Whatever it was, this movie really didn't do it for me.There were some cool parts and some entertaining one-on-one fights.&nbsp; But mostly that was 2 hours and 40 minutes of spears and sandals that could have been so much more.&nbsp; Mind you, I have never read the Iliad.&nbsp; I did know the basic story (how could you not?).&nbsp; There was no style to the film.&nbsp; No balls.&nbsp; Whenever it built up a little steam it quickly fizzled.Whenever they cut to Agamemnon, I just knew I'd get more ranting along the lines of, &quot;Achilles hates me!!&nbsp; He can't be controlled!!&nbsp; I like power!! Bow before me and bring my pudding!!&quot;Paris:&nbsp; &quot;I am such a wuss.&quot;Helen:&nbsp; &quot;But you're my wuss.&quot;&nbsp; *smoochy smoochy*Throw in some stuff about Gods and worshipping them.&nbsp; Add in lots of gratuitous Brad Pitt near-nekkid scenes.Bleh.Makes me want to go out and read the Iliad just to get the real skinny.&nbsp; They tried to milk Gladiator and Braveheart (with a little LotR) which were far superior films and really fell short.&nbsp; Even the score annoyed me which is rare because I typically love Horner's work.&nbsp; I don't blame him, tho.&nbsp; The music was good but it overly dramatic.&nbsp; I almost wish the film hadn't taken itself so seriously.&nbsp; Then maybe it would have been more fun.&nbsp; Oh well.I hope Alexander was better than this.&nbsp; I missed that one in the theater, too...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John Crichton, post: 2121826, member: 4779"] Just because a thread is 9 months dead, doesn't mean I can't post in it, right? :) ***************************************************************** Preface: Just watched Troy on DVD. Right after watching The Incredibles for the second time. That was a mistake. Perhaps it was the pacing. Or perhaps i was the dead acting by many of the actors but unless Brad Pitt was onscreen. Maybe because many of the actors did it better in Braveheart? Could it have been the accents? Maybe it was the really boring first act (sans Achilles' fight). Whatever it was, this movie really didn't do it for me. There were some cool parts and some entertaining one-on-one fights. But mostly that was 2 hours and 40 minutes of spears and sandals that could have been so much more. Mind you, I have never read the Iliad. I did know the basic story (how could you not?). There was no style to the film. No balls. Whenever it built up a little steam it quickly fizzled. Whenever they cut to Agamemnon, I just knew I'd get more ranting along the lines of, "Achilles hates me!! He can't be controlled!! I like power!! Bow before me and bring my pudding!!" Paris: "I am such a wuss." Helen: "But you're my wuss." *smoochy smoochy* Throw in some stuff about Gods and worshipping them. Add in lots of gratuitous Brad Pitt near-nekkid scenes. Bleh. Makes me want to go out and read the Iliad just to get the real skinny. They tried to milk Gladiator and Braveheart (with a little LotR) which were far superior films and really fell short. Even the score annoyed me which is rare because I typically love Horner's work. I don't blame him, tho. The music was good but it overly dramatic. I almost wish the film hadn't taken itself so seriously. Then maybe it would have been more fun. Oh well. I hope Alexander was better than this. I missed that one in the theater, too... [/QUOTE]

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