Troy

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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...

anakha6 18.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Troy (DVD)

'Troy' An epic tale of Greece and Troy

Advantages: Epic storyline, Brad Pitt fans will enjoy!
Disadvantages: A little long winded in parts

...Review of ?Troy? 2 Disc Special Edition DVD The DVD I am reviewing the 2 disc special edition of the DVD. The movie was produced in 2004 by Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie received mediocre praise from the critics for the retelling of Homer's ?The Iliad?. The storyline is fairly loosely based on The Iliad, and Hollywood has used it's artist license to add to the tale. The Special Edition consists of the 2 discs, one being the actual movie and the other a very interesting mixture of special effect techniques used in the production, an analysis of the battle scenes, a 3D animated guide to Greek myths and a look at the design of the sets used and the comparisons between Greek temples and ruins of the time. ASIN: B0002TR7OG The DVD has a runtime of 156 minutes, has subtitles in Danish, English, Finnish, German, Hebrew...

brittle1906 30.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Troy (DVD)

TROY

Advantages: Superb fantasy writing
Disadvantages: None

...Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow is the first in a trilogy of books telling the story of the Trojan war, and subsequent fall of the city, however through the eyes of new and non-standard characters. This being the first novel in the series starts the action a long time before the fall of Troy and uses this book to set the scene both in terms of characters and political positions. The lead character is Heliakon - a pirate raider who gave up his crown to avoid a civil was with his own brother. He meets and falls in love with a mysterious woman, Andromache, who in turn loves him back - however she has been promised as a bride to his close friend Hector of Troy and so the love must remain unfulfilled. Set against their story is the coming war between the blood -thirsty Agamemnon and the powerful but aging Piram. As no official war has...

pdoyle007 31.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Troy: Lord Of The Silver Bow - David Gemmell

Troy

Advantages: It fulfills its purpose very professionally
Disadvantages: It has minimal individuality

...INTRODUCTION 2004 was a curiously strong year for historical epics. With King Arthur, Troy and Alexander appearing within months of each other there was no lack of enthusiams for fans of this genre, although others may question these big budget conglamorations as being nothing more than the producers wish to ride the post-Lord of the Rings wave. As it was, none of these modern epics managed to pull through the consciousness of the audiences the way The Lord of the Rings did and either were lambasted by all or quietly faded away from memory. In that latter group is Wolfgang Petersen's Troy, the epic retelling of the fall of Troy, with the ever marketable Brad Pitt as Achilles and the equally charming Orlando Bloom of LOTR fame as Paris, with Diane Kruger as their love interest Helen and Eric Bana as Hector. With the usual CGI effects...

berlioz 29.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of Troy - Various Artists

Troy

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, and is directed by Wolfgang Petersen, who is himself, no stranger to blockbuster movies, with such movies as, The Perfect Storm, Outbreak and Air Force One, among his successes. Now if you have lived under a rock all your life, and have no idea what the Iliad is, then first I will tell you a little about it, so that you will have a better understanding of the review. In the Iliad, a plague is...

Paradis 05.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of Troy (Special Edition) (DVD)

Helen of Troy

Advantages: Gives a Slightly Different Version of Events
Disadvantages: Is A Bit Long

...The story of Troy is a well known one and I think this is one of the better versions out there although by no means the best. The film opens with a few scenes of different characters in the movie as the narrator, who we later learn is Menelaus, tells that what is to follow are the true events surrounding the great Trojan war and the downfall of the mighty city of Troy. We then see a young Cassandra running to her parents King Priam played by John Rhys-Davies and Queen Hecuba played by Maryam D'Abo. The Queen has just given birth to a baby son who has been named Alexandros. However Cassandra warns them that this child will bring about the destruction of Troy unless they kill him. Both parents believe wholeheartedly in Cassandra's predictions and so arrange for Alexandros to be left atop a hillside to die. However a passerby finds...

Merced 27.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Helen Of Troy (DVD)

The Fall Of Troy

Advantages: Pretty much ever song blows you away, Fall Of Troy at their most raw!
Disadvantages: Songs average at about

...The Fall Of Troys first album is one which gets better with age. The more you listen to the incredible guitar rifts the more you start to actually hear what the hell he's playing. Once you reach this point, you start loving this band. I'd normally plan my reveiws with the best song, the worst song, and then overall did i like it. However with this album i need about 3 best songs. Rockstar Nailbomb is only 2:03 but it is deffinately one of my favorite, especially when the base comes in about 15 seconds into the song. I Just got this symphony going is has to be the best intro to a song on this, or on any of Fall Of Troys later albums. In my personal opinion i think it starts to go a little mainstream as the song pans out, but the first 30 seconds are just mindboggoling! The Last March of the Ents is one of my favorite guitar rifts...

metalrocker92 21.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Fall Of Troy, The - Fall Of Troy

Disaster of Troy

Advantages: great film, brilliant special effects, sound acting
Disadvantages: feature split over 2 discs!, dodgy accents

...) in the Kingdom of Sparta where they are celebrating a truce and an alliance between the great powers of Sparta and Troy. Yet things quickly turn sour after Paris falls in love with queen Helen of Sparta (Diane Kruger), infuriating her husband Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson). Menelaus enlists the help of his brother, Agamemnon, in order to retrieve Helen back to Sparta. Yet Agamemnon already had plans of bringing Troy under his rule and quickly seizes the opportunity to unite a force to conquer Troy. Yet with the legendary swordsman Prince Hector in the Trojan ranks Agamemnon must attempt to gain the sword of Achilles in order to win the battle. Yet, reluctant to fight again for someone he despises, Achilles is finally persuaded by the King of Ithaca Odysseus (Sean Bean) to fight for glory and immortality. So beginning the siege of Troy...

Darko3B 29.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Troy (Two Discs) (DVD) (DVD)

TROY review

Advantages: fantasic battle scenes and great to watch
Disadvantages: few bad choices and decisions made by the director

...This film has a certificate 15; this is because of the violence throughout the film and slight nudity. I don?t think that the nudity in it is too bad, but there is a lot of violence involved in the battles so the certificate rating was acceptable. It has a running time of 163 minutes, which is ok if you like fighting but I do think that too much was crammed into this amount of time. The film itself is a tale of love and war in ancient Greece; it came to the screen in all its grandeur in the epic-scale adventure. It is set in 1193 BC in Paris. The main thing you need to know about the film is that Prince of Troy (who was played by Orlando Bloom), fell in love with Helen, who is Queen of Sparta (played by Diane Kruger). But this beautiful woman Helen is married to King Menelaus (played by Brendan Gleeson). While Helen isn...

crazy-craig 15.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Troy (Special Edition) (DVD)

  "Lille De France" - Geddit?

Advantages: Near London by train, cosmopolitan feel, excellent transport connections, eating out, plenty to see
Disadvantages: Dog poo

...I?ve now been to Lille three times in the past year or so, each previous time, merely for the day. Only over the last weekend did we stay overnight. Why Lille? Well, rather like the reason dogs lick their naughty bits, it?s because we can. Lille is the first main stop in France on the Eurostar/TGV route from the Channel Tunnel ? yes, I know you could get a train that stops at Calais (Fréthun), but that?s like getting out at Bristol Parkway and expecting to be in Bristol! Gare Lille-Europe arrives outside your train window 1 hour and 40 minutes after London Waterloo International disappears. Stage 1 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), means that we now get to hurtle through Kent at 186 M.P.H. before slowing to a mere 100 M.P.H. to shrug off the 32 miles of tunnel in a mere 20 minutes. Doing 'a ton' MORE than even the over...

BNibbles 07.12.2004 (09.12.2004) · Read review
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