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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
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Troy (DVD)
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
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Troy (DVD)
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 ...
