tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post6799467350568250673..comments2024-03-28T10:44:41.756-05:00Comments on The War Movie Buff: CRACKER? Troy (2004)War Movie Buffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-73924319055876590432024-03-28T10:44:41.756-05:002024-03-28T10:44:41.756-05:00Maybe if they billed as 'inspired by something...Maybe if they billed as 'inspired by something told somebody about something that was supposed to have happened a long time ago' it wouldn't have been so annoying. it's not bad as noted above and some of the acting is really enjoyable. Logan Roy, I mean , Brian Cox can chew scenary with the best when called uponpapajohnlokihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160291528287047845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-76741492156591245262024-01-03T10:52:31.376-06:002024-01-03T10:52:31.376-06:00I didn't go to see "Troy" expecting ...I didn't go to see "Troy" expecting it to be faithful to the "Iliad". (No Hollywood director was going to leave out most of the Trojan War as Homer did, especially such irresistible set-pieces as the wooden horse, the death of Achilles, and the sack of Troy.) It's also worth remembering that the ancient Greeks themselves had different versions of their myths. In some texts, Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia to get a favorable wind for Troy; in others, Artemis snatches Iphigenia away at the last second, and replaces her with a deer. In some versions, Paris takes Helen (willingly or not) from Sparta to Troy; in others, what he takes is a phantom duplicate, while the real Helen is spirited away to Egypt, where she sits out the war, and is eventually reunited with Menelaus. As long as you put the "Iliad" out of your mind, "Troy" is a thoroughly entertaining film. The changes to Homer are almost minor, when one remembers that Hollywood is the place that gave us a "Pride and Prejudice" in 1940 in which the vile Lady Catherine de Bourgh turns into a sweetie-pie, not to mention a version of George Armstrong Custer's life in "They Died With Their Boots On", in which Custer (I swear I'm not making this up) is portrayed as a friend of the Indians. Ugh.Thomas DiMaggiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528586971282008329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-6868339454104440352021-02-18T01:31:10.880-06:002021-02-18T01:31:10.880-06:00this actually included many parts of the Iliad onl...this actually included many parts of the Iliad only to jettison them for... I don't know. The Paris/Menelaus duel goes pretty much the same as the book(kudos to Bloom for playing Paris as written until he becomes Legolas) and of course at least Ajax is in the film. Unfortunately Patroclus is not his older uncle but a youthful cousin. oh well and Paris and Helen get to flee. papajohnlokihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160291528287047845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-9353315026122554172020-04-30T20:22:40.179-05:002020-04-30T20:22:40.179-05:00I was not comparing it to history, I was comparing...I was not comparing it to history, I was comparing it to its sources. War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-47878468573195722862020-04-26T10:36:54.679-05:002020-04-26T10:36:54.679-05:00All you wanna be historians that expect dead nuts ...All you wanna be historians that expect dead nuts on historical factually based films are dreamers, no one even knows the real "facts"....the Odyssey and ilead were transcribed from "facts"...get real and stop being so critical...enjoy the movie for what it isTommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029254172025416362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-89788538581540576712020-04-26T10:33:59.599-05:002020-04-26T10:33:59.599-05:00Great movie, very entertainingGreat movie, very entertainingTommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029254172025416362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-59370743202205714062020-03-14T04:55:56.697-05:002020-03-14T04:55:56.697-05:00Great article. I enjoyed this movie a lot.Great article. I enjoyed this movie a lot.Swords Kingdomhttps://swordskingdom.com/achille-sword-from-troy-legend-movienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-23198272662113409802018-12-31T02:56:14.641-06:002018-12-31T02:56:14.641-06:00i enjoy troy for many reasons. achilles dragging h...i enjoy troy for many reasons. achilles dragging hector'S body back behind the greeks' lines is part of the poem, tho. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17186650585315110974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-10129998108118751622017-10-13T09:08:00.437-05:002017-10-13T09:08:00.437-05:00I felt insulted by this movie and sure many greeks...I felt insulted by this movie and sure many greeks too Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214554186985361831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-20104828166001024892017-10-13T08:30:20.404-05:002017-10-13T08:30:20.404-05:00I felt insulted by this movie and sure many greeks...I felt insulted by this movie and sure many greeks too Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214554186985361831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-85920329302878778902016-04-03T08:42:39.340-05:002016-04-03T08:42:39.340-05:00Not a bad suggestion, but I feel Helen has to be a...Not a bad suggestion, but I feel Helen has to be a blond.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-29029262358918123002016-04-01T08:48:44.968-05:002016-04-01T08:48:44.968-05:00I don't mind being dated. Liv Tyler as she loo...I don't mind being dated. Liv Tyler as she looked in Lord of The Rings wouldn't be a bad Helen of Troy.David In TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749838323613927456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-72980021780625122432016-03-20T03:12:35.553-05:002016-03-20T03:12:35.553-05:00I wish I could be as incisive! I bet my readers d...I wish I could be as incisive! I bet my readers do too. Both of them.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-43652152007832993012016-03-20T03:11:41.510-05:002016-03-20T03:11:41.510-05:00I get that, but I wonder how many others do. I be...I get that, but I wonder how many others do. I believe you are dating yourself there. Especially with Tierney.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-3541064524480379002016-03-19T08:57:36.715-05:002016-03-19T08:57:36.715-05:00This movie sucked. I guess Peter O'Toole was c...This movie sucked. I guess Peter O'Toole was cool.Groggy Dundeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990254767008162244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-82234301712553644062016-03-13T16:50:40.915-05:002016-03-13T16:50:40.915-05:00I've always thought Helen looked like a cross ...I've always thought Helen looked like a cross between Gene Tierney and Jacqueline Bissett.David In TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749838323613927456noreply@blogger.com