We saw it last week and enjoyed it, but the main criticism was that it went on far too long. Admittedly there was a lot of story to squeeze in, but there's only so many funeral pyres you can watch before you start to get a bit restless.
At least I kind of understand now what all the fuss from the girls about that Brad is for. He always looked like a runty little man before, but he spent a lot of time in this film wandering around with no clothes on (for plot reasons, I'm given to understand), and now I can see what they're on about.
Now I was sure I was going to find it too long, but that was one thing it didn't do wrong for me - I thought it jogged along quite nicely. Admittedly I have a fascination for funeral pyres.
I still don't see it with Brad Pitt, to be honest. Not my cup of tea at all.
The movie has just the right sort of cheesiness to make it entertaining, doesn't it? Most bad movies are just bad; there's something special about Troy which allows it to transcend that.
The little carving of the horse followed by the light bulb going on over Odysseus's head was a truly great moment of cinema. Not as great as Christopher Lee fighting rubber dolly Yoda, but on the same lines.
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Date: 2004-06-03 03:29 am (UTC)*malicious grin*
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Date: 2004-06-03 03:31 am (UTC)There were some good bits, involving Hector. But Brad Pitt was so bad...
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Date: 2004-06-03 04:24 am (UTC)At least I kind of understand now what all the fuss from the girls about that Brad is for. He always looked like a runty little man before, but he spent a lot of time in this film wandering around with no clothes on (for plot reasons, I'm given to understand), and now I can see what they're on about.
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Date: 2004-06-03 04:30 am (UTC)I still don't see it with Brad Pitt, to be honest. Not my cup of tea at all.
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Date: 2004-06-03 04:46 am (UTC)I think Shania's song said it best:
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Date: 2004-06-03 05:01 am (UTC)(starts rummaging around for CD...)
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Date: 2004-06-04 12:17 am (UTC)It isn't slow, which would have made it irredeemably bad. It jogs along at a fair old pace, which makes it all pretty enjoyable.