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Post by Throwback on Feb 9, 2013 17:42:11 GMT -5
And I really liked it. Even though I know the story of Trojan Horse and knew what was going to happen I still really got into it. Achilles didn't mess around and I loved the fight scenes. Especially between Achilles and Hector.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Feb 9, 2013 17:44:57 GMT -5
Achilles vs Hector Part 1 was great, rest of the movie not so much.
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Post by Throwback on Feb 9, 2013 17:54:22 GMT -5
Achilles vs Hector Part 1 was great, rest of the movie not so much. really? I really enjoyed it. the simplicity and brutality of the fight scenes showed a more realistic approach in my eyes. {Spoiler}In hindsight, I can't believe I thought Patroclus was Achilles when he wore his armor. His hair is darker and longer as well as his arms are nowhere near as big. But for a moment I thought Hector slit Achilles throat |
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Feb 9, 2013 17:57:05 GMT -5
It wasn't terrible but I wasn't entertained the whole way through. I'm a Greek Mythology fan and a classic Sword and Sandal fan so it didn't live up to what I wanted to see. Though I liked Alexander.
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Post by mizerable on Feb 9, 2013 17:59:47 GMT -5
Apart from Achilles vs. Hector...the whole movie was terrible. Completely and totally butchered the story, for their own interpretation of things. I'm a big Illiad/Odyssey fan and while I can understand moving things around to make Achilles seem less like a child, Ulysses to be less of a mastermind psychopath, and Paris to be less of a slimey bastard...when you completely rework the story by killing off Menelaus, you know...the guy you're FIGHTING THE WAR FOR, and one of the central characters...you've f***ed up Hollywood. Sure, Agamemnon tried to "reanalyze" the war effort, but still, that movie was an absolute f***ing mess.
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Post by Throwback on Feb 9, 2013 18:06:55 GMT -5
Apart from Achilles vs. Hector...the whole movie was terrible. Completely and totally butchered the story, for their own interpretation of things. I'm a big Illiad/Odyssey fan and while I can understand moving things around to make Achilles seem less like a child, Ulysses to be less of a mastermind psychopath, and Paris to be less of a slimey bastard...when you completely rework the story by killing off Menelaus, you know...the guy you're FIGHTING THE WAR FOR, and one of the central characters...you've f***ed up Hollywood. Sure, Agamemnon tried to "reanalyze" the war effort, but still, that movie was an absolute f***ing mess. I will admit I'm no Mythology expert and it's been 16 years since I studied any. I was a little ticked at killing off Menelaus because as I understand Didn't Menelaus eventually kill Paris' brother Deiphobus in the sack of troy? |
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Post by Glitch on Feb 9, 2013 18:11:15 GMT -5
Could have used a lot less jumping in the air.
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Post by Throwback on Feb 9, 2013 18:20:47 GMT -5
Could have used a lot less jumping in the air. but that was his special move. lol But I can see why people who study mythology wouldn't like this movie as much as people going in with a blank slate. Me. I've always been able to watch a movie based on entertainment value alone. As a big fan of nostalgia I've seen many of my favorite characters get re imaged and changed for modern times. And while I agree on the complaints that people have. I've never been able to let them bug me. So as far as this movie goes. I know they changed the history of these stories as was expected. But I enjoyed the story that was being told and got sucked up into. And that's all it really takes for me to enjoy a movie. |
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Post by Legion on Feb 9, 2013 22:14:11 GMT -5
it's a decent movie, and it doesnt do half bad with an adaptation.
The decision to leave out the gods made me an unfan, and from that, made me black list it from any students
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Post by Sephiroth on Feb 9, 2013 22:16:38 GMT -5
Bad Pitt and Eric Bana decided to make a wager as they prepared to film the big fight scene: every time one of them screwed up, he would have to pay the other guy fifty bucks. By the time they were done Pitt owed Bana over two grand. Bana didn't owe Pitt one cent. True story.
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Post by SeVeN: #TheBadGuy. on Feb 9, 2013 22:44:39 GMT -5
Ajax was a beast in the movie, I was pissed they killed him off quickly. He even died like a badarse.
This was very epic feeling for me, I've always been into mythologies. It was well put together and kept my attention through the whole thing. Its the only good Brad Pitt movie next to Snatch....IMO.
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Post by TCA on Feb 9, 2013 23:23:14 GMT -5
it's a decent movie, and it doesnt do half bad with an adaptation. The decision to leave out the gods made me an unfan, and from that, made me black list it from any students Yep I feel exactly the same, I really disliked how secular they decided to make this. |
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