


Troy Ultimate Collector's Edition (Unrated) (Dbl DVD) (WS) Review: Fantastic Epic! - First of all Im not sure I saw the same movie that all these nay sayers have seen. That some didnt like this movie is understandable, but to call it a "bad movie" or "boring"? I just think that's a giant stretch even by the harshest of critics. Troy, is a wonderful modern-day interpretation of Homer's "The Illiad" which must be one of the most well known story's of all time. The Trojan war was long thought to be a myth, which no basis in reality. Untill one historian spent his life searching for the city of Troy and found what he believed to be it's ruins. This sparked a lot of debate on whether such a tale might well have it's roots in real events. "Troy" is born of this desire to contemplate "what may have really happened". It doesnt have any God's or Godesses, nor does it really stick firm to Homer's tale. What it does is take Homer's work and reintepret it through the mindset of "hey this is what might have really went down". This is why many such as Robert Ebert didnt like "Troy", because they were expecting Homer. But the storyline of troy has all the essence of homer only portrayed in a more realisitic version. Helen, wife of the king of Sparta, falls in love with Paris Prince of the powerful city state of Troy. She willingly sneaks out of Sparta and from a loveless marriage to the trojan boat and returns with Paris to Troy. This sparks a chain of events culminating in a massive war and the fall of a city. The King of Sparta is outraged and appeals to his brother - Agamemnon - who has just finished uniting the cities of greece under his rule. Using his brother's misfortune as a pretext for war, he assembles a 40,000 man strong army and sails them to troy on 1,000 ships. And so begins the trojan war. The acting throughout the movie varies from acceptable to spectacular. Brad pit gives an excellent performance as the hero Achilles. But Achilles of the movie is not immortal or divine, just an amazing warrior with a complex personality consisting of strong narcasism and some true honor (they dont always mix well). The character of hector is brilliantly portrayed as a man who has seen war and knows there is no glory in it, the antithesis of achilles. While Peter O'Toole (yes from Lawrence of Arabia!) does a FANTASTIC job as the Trojan king Priam. One scene is truly dramatic as he begs achilles for the body of his fallen son, proclaiming "even enemies can show respect". The battle scenes and special effects are amazing, and the battles in troy are second to none. But it's not all action, in fact much of troy is a look at the nature of war and politics. How the macro affects the micro. How small events trigger big ones. How ordinary people can play a part in larger than life stories. And how history plays out similar stories again and again. There's a strong anti-war message underlying the film. There's also a lot of unfinished ideas and holes in troy that never get filled. The end feels rushed and thrown together, and some interesting ideas brought up by the film are never fully explored. This is made up for by some truly GREAT scenes. Such as when the Greek fleet apears on the horizons of Troy. Bells are sounded, and all the characters react when they look out to see the horizon clouded with enemy ships. This scene is so well done it amazed me. All things considered I found Troy to not only be a great movie, but a great analysis of how the world works and how the greed of the few culminates in the suffering of the many. It wasnt as powerful as gladiator, and it isnt going to have the broader appeal of LOTR (it's not that kinda movie at all, completely different genre in fact), but while it's no Brave Heart, troy is the first movie in a while to come close to being in that class and is certainly an excellent movie. Review: Sooo much better than the Theatrical Version - This should’ve been used in the theaters. Troy’s Theatrical version was very cheesy. Still love the movie but this Directors Cut makes this a whole different movie.
| ASIN | B000TGJ8IU |
| Actors | Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom |
| Aspect Ratio | 2.40:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #31,636 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #3,152 in Action & Adventure DVDs |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (13,164) |
| Dubbed: | French, Spanish |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item model number | 085391154518 |
| Language | Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) |
| MPAA rating | R (Restricted) |
| Media Format | AC-3, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, Dubbed, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen |
| Number of discs | 2 |
| Product Dimensions | 8 x 6 x 2 inches; 1.8 Pounds |
| Release date | September 18, 2007 |
| Run time | 3 hours and 21 minutes |
| Studio | Warner Home Video |
| Subtitles: | English, French, Spanish |
L**X
Fantastic Epic!
First of all Im not sure I saw the same movie that all these nay sayers have seen. That some didnt like this movie is understandable, but to call it a "bad movie" or "boring"? I just think that's a giant stretch even by the harshest of critics. Troy, is a wonderful modern-day interpretation of Homer's "The Illiad" which must be one of the most well known story's of all time. The Trojan war was long thought to be a myth, which no basis in reality. Untill one historian spent his life searching for the city of Troy and found what he believed to be it's ruins. This sparked a lot of debate on whether such a tale might well have it's roots in real events. "Troy" is born of this desire to contemplate "what may have really happened". It doesnt have any God's or Godesses, nor does it really stick firm to Homer's tale. What it does is take Homer's work and reintepret it through the mindset of "hey this is what might have really went down". This is why many such as Robert Ebert didnt like "Troy", because they were expecting Homer. But the storyline of troy has all the essence of homer only portrayed in a more realisitic version. Helen, wife of the king of Sparta, falls in love with Paris Prince of the powerful city state of Troy. She willingly sneaks out of Sparta and from a loveless marriage to the trojan boat and returns with Paris to Troy. This sparks a chain of events culminating in a massive war and the fall of a city. The King of Sparta is outraged and appeals to his brother - Agamemnon - who has just finished uniting the cities of greece under his rule. Using his brother's misfortune as a pretext for war, he assembles a 40,000 man strong army and sails them to troy on 1,000 ships. And so begins the trojan war. The acting throughout the movie varies from acceptable to spectacular. Brad pit gives an excellent performance as the hero Achilles. But Achilles of the movie is not immortal or divine, just an amazing warrior with a complex personality consisting of strong narcasism and some true honor (they dont always mix well). The character of hector is brilliantly portrayed as a man who has seen war and knows there is no glory in it, the antithesis of achilles. While Peter O'Toole (yes from Lawrence of Arabia!) does a FANTASTIC job as the Trojan king Priam. One scene is truly dramatic as he begs achilles for the body of his fallen son, proclaiming "even enemies can show respect". The battle scenes and special effects are amazing, and the battles in troy are second to none. But it's not all action, in fact much of troy is a look at the nature of war and politics. How the macro affects the micro. How small events trigger big ones. How ordinary people can play a part in larger than life stories. And how history plays out similar stories again and again. There's a strong anti-war message underlying the film. There's also a lot of unfinished ideas and holes in troy that never get filled. The end feels rushed and thrown together, and some interesting ideas brought up by the film are never fully explored. This is made up for by some truly GREAT scenes. Such as when the Greek fleet apears on the horizons of Troy. Bells are sounded, and all the characters react when they look out to see the horizon clouded with enemy ships. This scene is so well done it amazed me. All things considered I found Troy to not only be a great movie, but a great analysis of how the world works and how the greed of the few culminates in the suffering of the many. It wasnt as powerful as gladiator, and it isnt going to have the broader appeal of LOTR (it's not that kinda movie at all, completely different genre in fact), but while it's no Brave Heart, troy is the first movie in a while to come close to being in that class and is certainly an excellent movie.
D**E
Sooo much better than the Theatrical Version
This should’ve been used in the theaters. Troy’s Theatrical version was very cheesy. Still love the movie but this Directors Cut makes this a whole different movie.
K**Y
Great fight scenes
Amazing movie. High quality in terms of epic fight scenes and keeps you entertained throughout.
B**R
Good movie
My husband loves this movie. It plays well. It was a good price for a special edition. I would buy it again for a gift. Sit back and enjoy your new movie.
R**5
Enjoyable realistic take of the Legend of Homer
Troy is an enjoyable film. It does not make it to the epic level, but it's a strong film that is character driven. Of course everyone knows that Brad Pitt is Achilles and he does a great job. Physically, Pitt looks like one would imagine Achilles looked like. His demeanor and fighting style scream the greatest warrior who ever lived. The only problem Pitt sometimes has is with the dialogue. Occassionally, he seems to get lost in the grandeur of the film. Eric Bana as Hector totally steals the show. As the only one of the heroes who understands exactly what the consequences of war are, Bana makes Hector the most noble and decent of the actors. He dominates every scene with a quiet dignity that totally befits a prince of Troy. Orlando Bloom as Paris turns in a fine performance. Though he has played many different epic heroes, Bloom is able to convincingly convey the fear that Paris fears. He succeeds to a degree in making Paris a sympathetic figure. Sean Bean turns in a great performance as Odysseus, I wish he was in the film more. The supporting actors are also fine and they are too many to name so I will go past them. What is wrong with this film? Sometimes the intricate plot gets lost in the action. My biggest problem with the film is the lack of any sense of time. The Trojan War supposedly lasted 10 years and while no one wants 10 years to show up on screen, the entire war takes tops 2 weeks. Amy Greek would have known that only a prolonged siege would take the city, so it would have been interesting to see more attacks repelled. The sacking of Troy is a tragic scene. Achilles because of his status as a main character survives until the end of the film where he is killed by an arrow firing Paris, who shoots Achilles first in the heel, slowing the warrior and allowing him to pepper Achilles' body with several more arrows. Achilles rips out all the arrows except the one in his heel, leaving alive the legend of Achilles' heel. Paris does live to the end of the movie and I guess he escapes the sack of Troy. This I do have a bit more of a problem with but overall, this is an adaptation of the Illiad, not the Illiad on film. I found this film to be totally enjoyable and while it could have been better, it was not too bad. The dvd release is pretty pathetic with only a smattering of extra features, not even justifying the 2-disc set.
N**S
NobleLens
The Director’s Cut is laced with deeper stories, bloodier battles, and it’s noticeably longer than the original. This was an awesome purchase, and I’ll be watching this over and over again.
A**N
be aware this cheaper copy is a Chinese printing. Works fine on usa players
The movie is great but the copy I got is, I believe, a Chinese copy.. the movie is fine and it is in English 5.1 True-HD if you select the second audio track. The menus are all chinese and good luck navigating it if you don't know what you are looking at!
T**E
Great story of western civilization.
Deeply produced.
R**R
What can I add to reviews so far? Homer's Illiad it certainly isn't; I am not even going to begin, as some reviewers have done, to compare the two and list the deviations and omissions, a waste of time and energy. It is "Hollywood" at its best/worst (choose according to viewpoint and preferences). From fight scene one before the two assembled armies, my heart sank. Many people have obviously enjoyed it so I "don't want to rain on the parade". I found it unconvincing but, that's probably more to do with me than the film. I like to have my "historical films" approximating to the truth as we know it (after all its been good enough for generations!) and I wonder what future generations will know of some of our legendary characters, e.g Robin Hood, William Wallace and so on. Typical Hollywood "epic".
D**N
Excellent historical action film by Wolfgang Peterson featuring some big names and some you definitely haven't heard of before. Excellent acting from the entire cast, even Orlando gave a good performance. The director's cut is nothing groundbreaking, maybe 15 minutes or so of extra content. However, it it true cut content they wanted in the film that lends more depth to some of the characters. It's not just deleted scenes put back in. The special features were great too and will give you a new appreciation for the film. They actually built the front wall of Troy in the movie... twice! If you have not seen the movie it is 100% worth a watch and probably a few rewatches. If you are a fan of the film, the audio is excellent on this Blu-Ray and made a fine addition to my collection
A**E
Was für ein Toller Film, ich wage sogar zu behaupten einer der besten Filme mit Brad Pit. Die Blue Ray ist in einer sehr stabilen Hülle und das Cover ist schön gestaltet. Der Film ist qualitativ sehr hochwertig und der Sound rund um gelungen. Das Bild ist sehr Scharf und die Farben sind kräftig und ansprechend. Mein Fazit: Rund um perfekt gelungen und auf jeden Fall eine Empfehlung wert Wer den Film noch nicht kennt, hier eine kurze Beschreibung der Handlung (Quelle: Wikipedia) König Agamemnon von Mykene hat die Griechen nach und nach unterworfen und zu einem losen Staatenbund vereinigt. Als er mit seiner Streitmacht Triopas' Armee gegenübersteht, vereinbaren sie, dass jeder seinen besten Krieger schicken solle, so dass dieses Duell anstelle einer Schlacht über Sieg und Niederlage entscheiden soll. Triopas schickt den Hünen Bogarius, Agamemnon schickt Achilles, den größten Krieger seiner Zeit. Achilles und Agamemnon hassen sich gegenseitig und Achilles ordnet sich diesem König nur wiederwillig unter. Er besiegt Bogarius ohne große Mühe und Triopas unterwirft sich Agamemnon. Der trojanische Prinz Paris ist derweil als Mitglied einer Gesandtschaft unter der Führung seines Bruders Hektor zu Gast in Sparta. Während die Trojaner und Spartaner einen zurückliegenden Konflikt beilegen und einen Friedensvertrag aushandeln, verlieben sich Paris und Helena, die Frau des spartanischen Königs Menelaos, ineinander. Als die Trojaner abreisen, „entführt“ Paris Helena mit ihrem Einverständnis in seine Heimat. Hektor macht Paris schwere Vorwürfe, da er weiß, dass dieser unbedacht Krieg über seine Heimat gebracht hat, sieht sich aber außerstande, seinen Bruder zu opfern und kehrt daher nicht um, sondern fährt weiter nach Troja. Der betrogene Menelaos bittet daraufhin seinen älteren Bruder Agamemnon um Hilfe. Dieser herrscht als machthungriger König von Mykene über die unterworfenen griechischen Stämme und sieht in der Affäre einen günstigen Vorwand zur Eroberung des neidisch betrachteten, reichen Troja. Ein Sieg über Troja würde ihm die unangefochtene Herrschaft über die Ägäis sichern. So führt er die bis dahin größte Armee aller Zeiten nach Kleinasien. Achilles, der sich danach sehnt, unsterblichen Ruhm zu erlangen, schließt sich der Armee an, obwohl ihm seine Mutter Thetis prophezeit hat, dass er aus Troja nicht zurückkehren wird. Dort hat der greise König Priamos Helena mittlerweile in seine Familie aufgenommen. Den aufziehenden Krieg mit den Griechen will er entgegen Hektors Rat annehmen, weil er Troja für stark genug hält und auf den Schutz der Götter vertraut. Die Griechen erobern zunächst unter der Führung Achilles' und dessen Myrmidonen die trojanische Küste. Dabei nimmt Achilles Briseis, Paris' Cousine, gefangen und begegnet zum ersten Mal Hektor. Diesen lässt er kampflos zurück nach Troja entkommen, da er sich mit diesem auf dem Schlachtfeld messen will. Agamemnon, neidisch auf Achilles’ Ruhm unter seinen Kriegern, beansprucht die Beute Briseis für sich. Der gedemütigte Achilles weigert sich daraufhin, weiter gegen die Trojaner zu kämpfen. Als die griechische Armee vor Trojas Mauer steht, fordert Menelaos Paris zu einem Zweikampf heraus. Paris droht dabei zu unterliegen und wird schließlich durch das Eingreifen seines älteren Bruders Hektor gerettet, der Menelaos tötet. Der Angriff der Griechen auf die Stadt scheitert an Hektor, dem es während der Schlacht zudem gelingt, Ajax zu bezwingen, den zweitgrößten Krieger Griechenlands. Zur Einsicht gezwungen, gibt Agamemnon Briseis an Achilles zurück, der aber weiterhin den Dienst verweigert. In der Nacht werden die Griechen von den Trojanern überraschend in ihrem Lager angegriffen und können sich erst zu effektivem Widerstand versammeln, als ein vermeintlicher Achilles auftaucht, der die Myrmidonen anführt. Dabei handelt es sich jedoch um Achilles’ jungen und unerfahrenen Cousin Patroklos, der in Achilles' Helm und Rüstung kämpft und im Zweikampf von Hektor getötet wird, der glaubt, Achilles vor sich zu haben. Erschüttert und wütend über diesen Verlust, zieht Achilles am nächsten Tag allein vor die Mauern Trojas und fordert Hektor zum Zweikampf heraus. Hektor erscheint und fordert das Versprechen, dass der Sieger dem Besiegten die Bestattungsrituale gewährt. Achilles, von Hass zerfressen, lehnt dieses ab. Unter den Augen der Trojaner und seiner Frau wird Hektor von Achilles getötet, woraufhin dieser Hektors Leiche hinter seinem Streitwagen her in das griechische Lager schleift. In der Nacht erscheint König Priamos bei Achilles und bittet ihn um die Leiche seines Sohnes. Bewegt von diesem Auftritt gibt Achilles des Königs Bitte statt, lässt zudem Briseis frei und gewährt einen Waffenstillstand von zwölf Tagen für die Bestattung Hektors. Odysseus, Agamemnons klügster Gefolgsmann, ersinnt inzwischen eine List, um die als unüberwindlich erscheinenden Mauern der Trojaner zu überwinden. Er lässt ein riesiges Holzpferd bauen, in dem sich die stärksten Krieger der Griechen verbergen. Nachdem das griechische Heer scheinbar den Rückzug angetreten hat, finden die Trojaner das Pferd am verlassenen Strand. Paris trägt seine Zweifel daran offen vor und will das Pferd lieber sofort verbrennen, wird jedoch wie zuvor auch Hektor in seinen Bedenken durch seinen Vater und die Priester überstimmt. Die Trojaner bringen das Pferd als vermeintliches Götteropfer in ihre Stadt. Ein trojanischer Späher, der derweil die griechische Flotte in einer nahen Bucht entdeckt, wird getötet. In der Nacht klettern die Griechen aus dem Pferd, öffnen das Stadttor für ihr zurückgekehrtes Heer und massakrieren die Stadtbevölkerung. Hektors Witwe Andromache kann durch einen Geheimgang aus der Stadt unzählige Trojaner retten. Derweil macht sich Paris auf die Suche nach Briseis, gibt jedoch zuvor dem jungen Aeneas das Schwert Trojas. Er sagt ihm, dass solange dieses Schwert in den Händen eines Trojaners sei, sein Volk eine Zukunft habe. Agamemnon tötet im Palast heimtückisch König Priamos und versucht, Briseis habhaft zu werden, wird aber von dieser erstochen. Achilles, der ebenfalls Briseis sucht und sie dabei vor Agamemnons Leibwachen rettet, wird wiederum von Paris durch Pfeile getötet, dabei führt ein Pfeil, der ihn in seiner Ferse trifft, letztlich zum Tod. Der Sterbende nimmt Abschied von Briseis, bevor er seinen Wunden erliegt. Paris, Helena, Briseis, Andromache und weitere Trojaner können entkommen. Nach der Schlacht wird Achilles von Odysseus und den anderen Griechen in Troja bestattet. Odysseus sagt, dass man eines Tages von ihm sagen wird, er habe zur selben Zeit wie Achilles und Hektor gelebt.
M**O
Il film é uno dei miei preferiti che riguardo spesso. Avevo già il DVD ma questo blu ray é veramente top: film in versione completa con anche scene tagliate dalla versione canonica, qualità full hd ottima e sopratutto, essendo il blu ray piú capiente, tantissimi extra super apprezzati come le location in cui é stato girato il film, cenni storici sull'iliade e sulla reale città di Troia in Turchia. Per gli amanti di film di azione, epici e storici é un must have!
S**O
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