Troy, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, is one of those “Epic Tales” that has been begging Hollywood to make a worthy-movie out of.
Hollywood, in typical “Hollywood Fashion” made the tale believable, amazing, and yet hurt it with their favorite non-needed addition: “skin”. Troy, rated R for graphic violence and some sexuality/nudity, is tainted with the unnecessary occurance of some “Brad Pitt Booty” as well as some other revealing shots of a couple of the female characters. Sad that Hollywood decided that this was “needed” to tell this story.
Nudity aside, the movie is incredible. From special effects to storyline, the movie kept me in its clutches from the opening sequence.
Like any book-turned-movie, this one made me want to re-watch with the Illiad in-hand to see how much is correctly matched.
A high-end acting staff makes this movie enjoyable and will definitely be remembered for years and years.
We haven’t purchased this one yet, but the DVD-version includes a second disc FULL of extra features that will probably cause salivating for any who are into the “how’d they do that” genre of movie-watching!
