Troy
Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom
An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.
DVD Released: January 4, 2005
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October 31, 2007An violent and overblown epic. Being that this movie comes from the director of "Air Force One" & "The Perfect Storm", you can't help but enjoy it.
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February 8, 2009I watched Troy again tonight, for about the 194th time. I love this movie!
Troy is based on Homer's great epic, The Iliad.
I really think that Wolfgang Petersen captured the story of Troy wonderfully in this film. The flow of this film is just beautiful. The characters are all ... ...( read more ) -
February 3, 2009''I'll tell you a secret. Something they don't teach you in your temple. The Gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be ... ...( read more )
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January 27, 2009Based on Homer's The Iliad, one of the most famous tale's ever told, Troy has all the usual Hollywood epic ingredients; an American hero with bulging biceps sporting an odd accent, a supporting cast of British character actors who routinely show him up (especially Peter O'Toole w... ...( read more )
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January 3, 2009A huge Epic with a great cast. For me the one person who stood out, was Brian Cox as a supporting Actor. Brad Pitt, of course, looked every bit the role of Achiles and Eric Bana was another great choice.
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July 3, 2009I try watching this from beginning to end, but no matter how I see it, it is still not as good as some might claim. Something doesn't sit right. Is it the lighting, the not-so-special effects, the actors or the director, but this movie isn't all that hot.
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May 15, 2004
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
May 14, 2004
David Edelstein, Slate
Often plays like what it is: a clunky toga-and-sandals picture, with Hollywood compromises abounding. full review
May 14, 2004
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
As summer-movie entertainment, Troy delivers the Trojan horse, and then some. full review
May 14, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie sidesteps the existence of the Greek gods, turns its heroes into action movie cliches and demonstrates that we're getting tired of computer-generated armies. full review
May 13, 2004
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
For a film that shows nothing but utter contempt for the stories it was born of, it is strange at how much the filmmakers require the viewer to be well versed in the history full review
May 13, 2004
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
This big, expensive, intermittently campy example of Hollywood Homerism is desperate to be regarded as a classic. It isn't, but it's not so bad either. full review
May 13, 2004
Claudia Puig, USA Today
A gripping, well-told adaptation of one of the oldest human dramas. full review
May 6, 2004
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Troy, besides being tremendously entertaining, is the best crib-sheet guide to Homer ever. full review
April 4, 2004
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Wolfgang Peterson's Troy naturally subscribes to a no-shirt rule for ancient Greece's most prominent heroes. full review
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May 1, 2009oh i love this movie,,,i watch it many times...di aq magsasawa... fafalicious tlga c phapa brad pitt
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April 6, 2009I like this movie, but Orlando Bloom character Paris was annoying. He deserved a worse faith than he got. I liked Brad Pitt character, Achilles and his romance with Briseis.
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March 6, 2009brad & orlando in the same movie?...it`s amazing
& the movie was great though -
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January 15, 2009This movie is about history i like movies like that i use to not like Histroy but now i do. I use to not Like Orlando Bloom i was once a Johnny Depp fan but not eney more
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July 12, 2008It was a good movie and was full of action and very iteresting scenes.
But it was not as good as " The LORD Of The RINGS " or " TITAIC " but it was still up there.
its characters was very good, specially Brad Pitt and Eric Bana, Orlando Was A stupid in this movie , but he's a good actor specially in (LOTR).
And really I was confused w/ whome should I be ( Achelis or Paris and Hector )
The wars scenes was perfect and well done also Wolfgang Petesen was skilled and Great. -
June 15, 2008I Loved this movie! Despite what those dimwits said about Paris (Orlanda Bloom) being the cause of the war...Paris and Helen should have been allowed to be with whom they wanted!
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March 7, 2008surprisingly, I did not like this movie at all. I was very disappointed in it. I could not even get through the whole movie, I ended up turning it off!
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