Troy (Widescreen) R
For Passion.
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 2 hours, 42 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: November 3, 2009
- Originally Released: 2004
- Label: Warner Home Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana & Peter O'Toole | |
Performer: | Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Brendan Gleeson, Rose Byrne, Saffron Burrows & Diane Kruger | |
Directed by | Wolfgang Petersen | |
Screenwriting by | David Benioff | |
Composition by | James Horner | |
Produced by | Wolfgang Petersen, Diana Rathbun & Colin Wilson | |
Director of Photography: | Roger Pratt |
Entertainment Reviews:
The real problem with Petersen and Benioff's reductive ideological updating of the epic story they tell is organic, not pedantic: the "realism" they've opted for goes against the grain of the genre they're working in.
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The New York Review of Books
While an achievement in visuals, Troy fails in every other aspect including its writing and storytelling.
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Cinema Crazed
[T]remendously entertaining....Peterson rips and roars through the tale...
Rolling Stone
Rating: 3/5 --
Violent, watered-down version of The Iliad.
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Common Sense Media
The latest in a very long line of films made to give us those things that other mediums could not provide.
The New Republic
Rating: 2.5/5 --
overblown historical epic
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Fat Guys at the Movies
Rating: 2/4 --
With all the over-the-top costumes and sets, it looks more like a television movie of the week than a big summer event flick.
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The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)
Product Description:
With soaring photography that circles from above then swoops in for the action, TROY is Wolfgang Petersen's majestic presentation of the classic Greek legend. It tells the story of an epic battle over Helen (Diane Kruger), the queen of Sparta, who is kidnapped by her lover Paris (Orlando Bloom), the prince of Troy. This infuriates Helen's husband Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson), whose brother Agamemnon (Brian Cox) convinces him to invade Troy. They recruit Achilles (Brad Pitt), the best warrior in Greece, whose bravery, quick feet, and remarkable swordsmanship (not to mention tanned biceps, short kilts, and blond locks) have earned him a reputation that is almost as impressive as his ego. Achilles agrees to fight for Sparta, if only for the fame it will bring him. Even Achilles's mother, in a touching scene, advises him to forget mortal achievements and become a hero who will be remembered throughout history. Along with the invasion of Troy, a series of duels must also be fought: Paris, who is heartbreaking in his lovestruck naiveté, must go up against the enraged Menelaus, and Achilles must settle a score with Hector (Eric Bana), who is fiercely dedicated to protecting his brother Paris and their father, the frail king Priam (Peter O'Toole). When the war finally ignites in its massive proportions, the action is awesome. And as the increasingly dramatic events play out, TROY earns its own timeless reputation among other action-adventure epics such as GLADIATOR and SPARTACUS.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 113,504
- UPC: 883929106721
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