Troy (Special Edition) (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: Impressive battle scenes, Agamemnon
Disadvantages: Brad Pitt doesn't work and Eric Bana gets picked on too much

...Anderson’s breasts bouncing across Baywatch, Troy started to become really rather dull. This isn’t helped by a number of other different factors. Firstly, I found the character of Achilles completely unattractive and his behaviour throughout the whole film was utterly reprehensible. I’m guessing that this wasn’t entirely accidental of course, but it stopped the film developing that real feeling of good versus evil. In Gladiator, ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic cinematography, Great acting by Bana and Pitt especially, Gripping battle sequences
Disadvantages: Bloom and Bean's performances are flawed , Slightly over-long

Troy is based on the Trojan Wars as chronicled in Homer's Iliad, though there are significant differences to original Iliad. (I don't think this will detrimentally affect anyone who hasn't read it, of course, but if you loved the book you should probably avoid the film.) I'm sure you will know the basic story - the Greeks war on the Trojans after a young prince from Troy (Paris) elopes with the wife of Menelaus (Helen), and gets his brother Agememnon ... Read review

Advantages: Nice costumes
Disadvantages: Dodgy accents, dodgy effects and acting more wooden than the horse

When prince Paris of Troy romances Helen out from under the nose of her husband Menelaus, he gives Menelaus’ brother Agamemnon the perfect excuse to declare war on Troy. With a fleet of a thousand ships, Agamemnon thinks a swift victory is assured, but he has not counted on the cunning and tenacity of the Trojans and in particular Hector, brother of Paris. So he has to do some wheeling and dealing to get the great Greek hero Achilles to fight for ... Read review

Advantages: engaging battles
Disadvantages: not entirly true to the "illiard", flawed

... Priam - Ruler Of Troy With “The Lord Of The Rings” trilogy now at a glorious end it not only has brought the standard of special effects to a completely new level, but also has revived the almost dead genre of “The Epic”. Huge armies clashing into each other with towering performances to go hand in hand. With “The Lord Of The Rings” being a juggernaut of cinematic effects wizardry, it’s brilliance is easily proven by its box office figures: all ... Read review

Advantages: Majestic and sweeping
Disadvantages: A 'corruption' of the original story

...Achilles sets sail. The war with Troy is portrayed as having been going on for a decade; at a peace meeting in Sparta, Paris (younger prince of Troy, here Orlando Bloom) falls in love with the fair ‘was this the face that launched a thousand ships’ Helen (wife of the king of Sparta, Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson). Helen steals away with Paris on the ship returning to Troy; Hector, the elder prince and heir to the throne (Eric Bana) is conflicted as ... Read review

Advantages: Alright if you want an easy afternoon.
Disadvantages: Lacking in depth and emotion.

...motive is the capture of Troy to reinforce his power and domination over Greece. Troy has never been captured or conquered by any preceding nations and here is his excuse to do it. Ruled by King Priam whom is an aged King (Peter’O’Toole) and aided and defended by his very able son prince Hector (Eric Bana) and Paris, they decide to form a massive armada/army and attack Troy. Achilles (Brad Pitt) is a rebellious, young warrior, considered to ... Read review

Advantages: Good Achilles, good Hector
Disadvantages: Took a perfectly good plot and removed the good bits

...of people had been anticipating Troy for a while when it came out, for a variety of reasons. I was one of those sad, sad people who, being a fan of the Iliad, thought this could (if handled correctly) prove to be a masterful epic film detailing the sufferings endured by two opposing armies during a pointless war with roots in both the pettiness of the gods and the follies of man. An insightful piece exploring the psyches of great men weighed down ... Read review

Advantages: Nice biceps and butt
Disadvantages: Weak ankle

...paraphrase him. Everything I know about Troy I learned on the streets & by watching movies or TV shows relating somehow to it. (I believe one of them actually turned out to be educational!) So this movie was a poem then huh?! Well whatever. Now.. shhhh! Wanna watch the Coming Attractions! .............................................. Our Feature Presentation: TROY The Set Up Wednesday, 1194 B.C., 6 a. m. Achilles (Brad Pitt) is late ... Read review

Advantages: Action Packed and Great Set Pieces
Disadvantages: Dire Dialogue and accents

...pronounced lovers then flee to Troy and hope that they will not be followed. This will not though be their fortune as Helen's enraged husband Menelaus and his brother King Agamemnon pursue them and declare war on Troy. They amass the largest army of warriors ever to fight for the honour of Greece and set sail to war and even convince rogue Achillies (he with the dodgy heel) to join their crusade at the promise of everlasting fame and honour. Upon ... Read review

Advantages: great actors, excellent effects, great fight scenes!
Disadvantages: its not really faithful to the poem now, is it?!

...Greece whilst the Princes of Troy have secured peace through his brother Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson). This equilibrium is typically short-lived however, as Menelaus' wife Helen (Diane Kruger) escapes her unhappy marriage with impulsive Prince Paris (Orlando Bloom). With this tentative alliance destroyed, the scene is set for the seige of Troy and the part of the film that we are all probably familiar with, leading to the inevitable clash between ... Read review

Advantages: An enjoyed few hours
Disadvantages: None

For power and honour, two worlds will go to war, thousands will fall in pursuit of the glory. A nation will burn to the ground, and all for love... This is Homer's story, a Greek writer and philosopher from 800BC, his famous Iliad, which is a mixture of Homer's opinions, mythology and fact. Troy is a movie written by David Benioff, and loosely based on Homer's epic tale. A two and a half hour epic (UK: 163 min / Germany:162 min cut version, ... Read review

Advantages: Brad Pitt accels in this role as Achilles
Disadvantages: Orlando Bloom is uncovincing as Paris

...elements of the story of Troy will pick up on these little instances which often raised a smile in my case. In a sense this gives it a more realistic feel and yet still pays homage to Homers original portrayel. This comes across as a nice touch as Petersen has worked hard to provide a realistic adaption but has strayed too far from the movies roots. The pivotal role in this film is of course that of Achilles, played by none other than Brad Pitt. ... Read review