Troy

Always loved this since the first viewing at the cinema when I was in University. After repeated re-watches after 2004 I finally got around to seeing the directors cut in 2020 and it's a marvel. My wife and I could not believe how quickly the time flew by. Great pacing, great fight scenes, really interesting characters. Fantastic!

Paris, you son of a b...h

I really love these types of movies

Director Wolfgang Petersen definitely consulted the Iliad: many scenes in this movie happen in the Iliad as well. The director didn’t just look up a summary, but actually went into detail. The Greek writer Homer wrote 2 big works, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Next year (2026), director Christopher Nolan is releasing “The Odyssey”. I hope this movie will be just like this one. Close enough to the facts, but with a little sparkle of Hollywood. Bringing history to the mass through cinema is great. We should not forget the past.

Hector was, by far, the best man in this whole movie; he was decent, fair, kind, smart, strong, brave, and loving. He truly deserved happiness, but he never got it because of the rash and bloodhungry decisions of the rest of the world… All he wanted was peace.

P.S. this was me, after having read “The Song of Achilles,” when this movie decided to announce Patroclus as Achilles’ cousin: 😱😨😵‍💫

A long watch, but just about a worthwhile one.

I enjoyed 'Troy', in short. A film, interestingly given his recent exploits, written by a certain David Benioff. It definitely has more than a few pacing issues, but they only affect the enjoyment factor minorly - at least to me. The score is a little lacklustre, mind.

The casting is outstanding, even if I don't think all the performances are anything to truly shout about. I found Brad Pitt and Eric Bana, although entertaining, a bit wooden in parts.

Elsewhere, Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean are arguably underused from an acting viewpoint - though their characters play huge parts, of course. You also have a load of other familiar faces, from Peter O'Toole to Brendan Gleeson to Rose Byrne to Diane Kruger. The definition of an ensemble.

The action helps keep things moving, the battle sequences are very nicely done. The film takes an age to reach the event that everyone knows about, but when it finally does it's excellent.

The cast and the action are my big takeaways from this. I couldn't comment on its accuracy on the original work. As a film, for me, it's very good.

Growing up my dad and sister absolutely loved this film. It was one that was constantly on and inevitably saw it many times. It is a rather long epic (especially the director's cut), but it keeps moving and is incredibly engaging from start to finish. While it isn't quite Gladiator, I really enjoyed watching it again!

Rating: 3.5/5 - 80% - Would Recommend

Good movie, would watch again. Characters were fun to watch, though not acted amazingly. Battles were great.

I'm going to start pouring my drink onto the floors of people's homes and saying "For the gods."

This is my first time watching the director’s cut and I’m a big fan. The theatrical is great because it’s concise. What makes this cut great is the extra fight scenes. The battles feel much more monumental and intense, especially near the end of the film. The best things about this film are the battles, casting, and soundtrack (Theatrical only). I thought Eric Bana stole the show with Brian Cox at close second. And I love Rose Byrne regardless of the film. I will watch the theatrical cut soon to see if these things hold true.

PS - Yes this is a positive review and yes the film is inaccurate, but I just like cool movies man.