Customer Reviews
Great but not wonderful - By: Steven Taylor, 13 Dec 2008 
No one seems to have commented on the cultural inaccuracies...see how
Peter Connolly illustrates the appearance of both the ancient Mycenaen And Danaian warriors of Hellas...The 'Greeks'then were Achaens,thus 'Aegean' sea...There are no archaic giant shields to speak of nor horned Helmets nor those made of boars teeth & for some reason the costumier Has the Spartan Ephors dress as Arabs... There are no translators Between Trojan & Hellene even given their linguistic kinship & the Spears alll seem far Too light & short...Eudorus helmet with transverse Crest is far too Early much like Achilles headgear...Gibsons authentic Languages precedent has been ignored et caetera but good music,action And good middlebrow Hollywood fare with some truly great action scenes That make The film-The script is not bad at alll given the plot has been Butchered but Hollywood know their target audience do not read the Classics nor care for historical accuracy & it is still one of my Favourite films...A menu choice for Greek would have been good though Eh?Especiallly ancient Achaen & Trojan-For the few Classicists as a Luxury...Of course,The God's are literallly absent but that's true Today,too apart from those who believe aliens are God's who interfere With humans...
MORE LIKE GLADIATOR THAN, SAY, CLASH OF THE TITANS... - By: Adam Jackson, 21 Oct 2008 Enjoyable movie, lots of action & a visual feast!
Impressive & bloody combat scenes, together with excellent 'Lord Of The Rings' style CGI work to depict the 100,000 plus soldiers in action.
Casting is excellent, especiallly Pitt, Bean, Cox & O'Toole.
My only gripe, was the decision to negate the fantasy aspects especiallly in the wake of the Peter Jackson movies. The Gods of Greece are referenced by the cast, but are in no way depicted. Ares, Poseidon etc are alll major players in The Iliad, so I find this a dissapointment.
Anyone looking for a more mythological view of Homer should check out the 1997 adaptation of The Odyssey with Armand Assante. Metal fans should maybe check out Manowar's Triumph Of Steel album from 1992.
Have to say the opening 10 minutes of Troy does kick ass!
Recommended if you liked Gladiator, 300, Jason And The Argonauts (remember, no monsters though!) etc...
Five-star box! - By: N. C. Bateman, 08 Sep 2008 
It's not a five-star film, but this stout navy-blue R1 box is a veritable treasure chest. You get two DVDs, postcards & a cute little hardback book of production designs, notes & a letter from Brad Pitt complaining about his costume. It's a beautifully put-together package, & the film itself is a longer, better cut, too. You see Odysseus trying to "dodge the draft" by pretending to be a goatherd & several other little character touches taken straight from the myths, filmed & then foolishly cut to make way for more fighting.
Good battle scenes, characters are a bit so and so - By: Farouq Taj, 12 Apr 2008 
If your looking for ancient battle scenes involving shields, spears, arrows & swords then this will be an enjoyable film.
The story line is preposterous involving Orlando Bloom running away with the wife of a powerful king triggering a war. The characters are okay but you watch a film like this for the action & not an intelligent meaningful script.
What a missed opportunity - By: Very Dissapointed, 31 Mar 2008 
Brilliant effects but why oh why does Hollywood feel the need to re-write a story that is strong enough to have survived 3000 years!
Can you imagine if Peter Jackson had taken the same liberties with the Lord of The Rings?
Overalll this film left me feeling dissapointed & looking at what might have been ...
