Saw Troy last night with The Ex, The Lodger, Lady Tim and Caroline. Somewhat disappointed with the liberties they have taken with the story and absolutely appalled with the soundtrack and the dialogue. Egads! What were they thinking.
On the plus side however it was extremely of the *pretty* to watch. I was impressed with the attention to detail they had shown with some of the costumes and settings, particularly the horses tack, the armour design and the fight choreography
Top 5 Troy moments
1. Achilles and Hector fight
2. Achilles first fight at the start of the movie
3. Odysseus
4. Scene where Priam comes to get Hector's body
5. First battle scene outside Troy
Worst 5 Troy moments
1. Any scene with Paris and Helen in! - Orlando is very, very lovely to look at but dear gods he really can't act very well.
2. The soundtrack wailing
3. Achilles being introspective and philosophical - No No NO!
4. Patroclus/Achilles being ignored - writers get a clue!
5. The way at least two thirds of the story/characters were ignored and no nekkid anyone. *sighs*
I must admit that Odysseus' *authentic* Sheffield accent had everyone in fits of giggles at the start of the film but Sean Bean *rocked* as ever despite his role being so small. Eric Bana was surprisingly good as Hector although I felt he lacked the necessary intensity required. Brad Pitt did wonders with Achilles given the awful dialogue he had to contend with. Physically he was everything I imagined Achilles to be and projected the right level of flatheaded maniac and sheer physicality that you need for such a role. He was far too intellectual for Achilles however! *grins*
Priam, Agamemnon and Menelaus were excellent if a little hammy at times. Loved Ajax and loved the leader of Achilles Myrmidons. Massive slash potential there! Out of the women, sadly only Briseis and Thetis stood out for me. Helen was pretty but she couldn't act either.
Basically its a great film for ogling buff men in tiny leather skirts. Utterly thightastic!
This also a chance for me to debut my new icon by the very witty![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
lothlorienbaby which I have been dying to use for the last few days :)
On the plus side however it was extremely of the *pretty* to watch. I was impressed with the attention to detail they had shown with some of the costumes and settings, particularly the horses tack, the armour design and the fight choreography
Top 5 Troy moments
1. Achilles and Hector fight
2. Achilles first fight at the start of the movie
3. Odysseus
4. Scene where Priam comes to get Hector's body
5. First battle scene outside Troy
Worst 5 Troy moments
1. Any scene with Paris and Helen in! - Orlando is very, very lovely to look at but dear gods he really can't act very well.
2. The soundtrack wailing
3. Achilles being introspective and philosophical - No No NO!
4. Patroclus/Achilles being ignored - writers get a clue!
5. The way at least two thirds of the story/characters were ignored and no nekkid anyone. *sighs*
I must admit that Odysseus' *authentic* Sheffield accent had everyone in fits of giggles at the start of the film but Sean Bean *rocked* as ever despite his role being so small. Eric Bana was surprisingly good as Hector although I felt he lacked the necessary intensity required. Brad Pitt did wonders with Achilles given the awful dialogue he had to contend with. Physically he was everything I imagined Achilles to be and projected the right level of flatheaded maniac and sheer physicality that you need for such a role. He was far too intellectual for Achilles however! *grins*
Priam, Agamemnon and Menelaus were excellent if a little hammy at times. Loved Ajax and loved the leader of Achilles Myrmidons. Massive slash potential there! Out of the women, sadly only Briseis and Thetis stood out for me. Helen was pretty but she couldn't act either.
Basically its a great film for ogling buff men in tiny leather skirts. Utterly thightastic!
This also a chance for me to debut my new icon by the very witty
lothlorienbaby which I have been dying to use for the last few days :)