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Troy was a breath-taking film with a brilliant plot (admittedly based on a legend), amazing characters and some amazing special effects.
Story
The story was well written and believable, however, it is based on a historical legend and is not the work of the makers of the film, so while I liked it, I can't give anybody credit for it. The story was also refreshing in that the good guys lost, which is original. 4/5
Characters/ performances
This film had an amazing set of characters portrayed by some truly gifted actors such as Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom. There was a nice mix of brave, selfless heroes and some twisted villains. However, the film also impressed me in that it didn't see characters in black and white as many films do and there was good within evil and evil within good. There was also something to look at for both sexes. 5/5
Special Effects
Troy had some incredible special effects including some awe-inspiring battle scenes. Some of my favourite special effects moments were:
The Geek fleet sailing The landing on the Tojan beach The first assault on Troy The destruction of Troy
The film was worth watching just for these, it wasn't shy on special effects. 5/5
Soundtrack
The music was done by James Horner and he certainly did one hell of a job. The music was epic and really enhanced the film's scenes. Furthermore the sound effects were very realistic and made you believe it was actually happening. 5/5
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Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
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Nov 18th, 2008
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