DVD Movie Rating for: Troy

Rating 3 out of 5 stars

Movie Plot of: Troy

Passion is at the heart of all the momentous events driving Troy, an epic chronicle of the triumphs and tragedy of the legendary Trojan War. The seeds of war are sown when King Menelaus of Sparta hosts a banquet to make peace with King Priam of Troy, represented by his eldest son, Prince Hector, defender of Troy. While the two leaders celebrate an end to countless devastating years of war, Hector’s preternaturally handsome brother Paris disappears—only to reappear in the bedchamber of Menelaus’ wife Helen, known far and wide as one of the world’s greatest beauties. When Paris spirits Helen away from Menelaus’ palace without Hector’s knowledge, their fate is sealed: the leaders of countless Greek tribes will unite to wage war against the Trojans.

Among the gathering forces is Achilles, a warrior of such skill and fame that his name alone invokes cold dread in his opponents. It is rumored that his mother Thetis is a goddess, and that he shares her power of immortality. But in truth he is only a man, and so must capture eternal life the only way a mortal can: by ensuring that history will forever remember his name.

Achilles’ rapidly growing legend compels Agamemnon, the arrogantly ambitious King of the Greeks and brother to Menelaus, to reluctantly summon him for battle against the Trojans. Although he knows that Agamemnon does nothing except for his own personal gain, Achilles’ insatiable lust for glory and eternal renown leads the warrior far from home and into the front lines of a war waged to seize power and exact vengeance for others.

“There is an old saying that war brings out the worst and the best in human beings,” muses producer/ director Wolfgang Peterson. “But war is a disaster for everyone involved....”

Troy is inspired by The Iliad, the epic work attributed to the ancient poet Homer, considered to be the Western world’s original literary master.

“I don’t think that any writer in the last 3,000 years has more graphically and accurately described the horrors of war than Homer,” says Peterson. “But in his epic works, the human drama was overshadowed by the brutality. A contemporary audience needs to come into the story through the lives and passions of the real people caught up in this terrifying experience.”

DVD Production Details of: Troy

Warner Home Video has announced a January 4, 2005 release date for Troy on DVD. The epic film was directed by Wolfgang Petersen and stars Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Peter O'Toole, Sean Bean, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Cox, Eric Bana, and Diane Kruger. The 2-disc set carries a suggested retail price of $29.95 and is available in both Widescreen and Full Screen formats.

The DVD will feature easter eggs and three featurettes: "In The Thick of the Battle" - Discover how Troy's epic battle sequences were created--from thousands of warrior-extras training in the scorching heat of Mexico to fierce, one on one duels to the death; "From Ruins to Reality" - Explore how the ruins of ancient Troy were unearthed, and how Troy's production design magicians created their own version of this breathtaking, legendary city; "Troy: An Effects Odyssey" - The secrets of Troy's stunning visual effects are revealed. Also included is a photo gallery, a Gallery of the Gods (a computer generated, 3-D tour of Mount Olympus and meet the fabled Gods of Ancient Greece), and the theatrical trailer.

DVD Easter Eggs

None

Cast of the movie: Troy

• Julian Glover .... Triopas
• Brian Cox .... Agamemnon
• Nathan Jones .... Boagrius
• Adoni Maropis .... Agamemnon's Officer
• Jacob Smith .... Messenger Boy
• Brad Pitt .... Achilles
• John Shrapnel .... Nestor
• Brendan Gleeson .... Menelaus
• Diane Kruger .... Helen
• Eric Bana .... Hector
• Orlando Bloom .... Paris
• Siri Svegler .... Polydora
• Lucie Barat .... Helen's Handmaiden
• Ken Bones .... Hippasus
• Manuel Cauchi .... Old Spartan Fisherman
• Mark Lewis Jones .... Tecton
• Garrett Hedlund .... Patroclus
• Sean Bean .... Odysseus
• Julie Christie .... Thetis
• Peter O'Toole .... Priam
• James Cosmo .... Glaucus
• Nigel Terry .... Archeptolemus
• Trevor Eve .... Velior
• Owain Yeoman .... Lysander
• Saffron Burrows .... Andromache
• Luke Tal .... Scamandrius
• Matthew Tal .... Scamandrius
• Rose Byrne .... Briseis
• Vincent Regan .... Eudorus
• Tyler Mane .... Ajax
• Louis Dempsey .... Aphareus
• Joshua Richards .... Haemon
• Tim Chipping .... Echepolus
• Desislava Stefanova .... Singing Woman
• Tanja Tzarovska .... Singing Woman
• Alex King .... Apollonian Guard
• Frankie Fitzgerald .... Aeneas

Photo Gallery of the movie: Troy

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TROY starring Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom (2004)

Reviews of the movie: Troy

There are many reasons to recommend Troy as a good ol' fashioned Hollywood epic, especially if you've never read Homer's The Iliad. Dispensing with Greek gods altogether, this earnestly massive production (budgeted at upwards of $200 million) will surely offend historians and devoted students of the classics (for them, there's the History Channel's Troy). But there's politics aplenty in the grand-scale war that erupts when Trojan prince Paris (Orlando Bloom) makes off with Helen (blandly beautiful German model Diane Kruger), wife of Spartan ruler Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson), whose brother, the Greek king Agamemnon (Brian Cox) prods him into enraged retaliation. Greek warrior Achilles (Brad Pitt) brings lethal force to his battles (and there are many of them, mostly impressive), and his Trojan counterpart, Paris's brother Hector (Eric Bana), adds even more buffed-up beefcake to a film so chock-full o' hunks that there's barely room for Peter O'Toole (doing fine work as Trojan king Priam) and even less for Julie Christie, appearing ever-so-briefly as Achilles's melancholy mother. The drama is nearly as arid as the sun-baked locations (Mexico and Malta) that stand in for the Aegean coast, and many critics suggested that Brad Pitt (who valiantly tries to give Achilles some tormented dimension) was simply miscast. But when you consider that Wolfgang Petersen also made The Perfect Storm, there's nothing wrong with enjoying Troy as a semi-guilty pleasure with a touch of ancient class

Troy is truly one of the best films I have ever seen. The casting is spot-on and the digital effects are a definite rival to the Return of the King.

Brad Pitt's portrayal of Achilles was the best I have ever seen, filled with the arrogance and sensitivity contrast that I am looking for in 'The Illiad's Akhileus!

Eric Bana's nobility as Hector wiped the floor with any Oscar nominees of the last two years (Sean Penn? what is that? Johnny Depp was well better!!!) and deserves recognition for his finest work yet.

Though Orlando Bloom's performance is quite weak in comparison, I believe that his portrayal of Paris really captured the cowardice that is Paris. The slight arrogance of naivety and selfishness that became the doom of Troy.

Newcomer to film, Diane Kruger's Helen was, though slightly restricted, quite emotional. She seemed genuinely afraid of her husband and in love with Paris. Her line "Every day I was with him, I wanted to walk into the ocean and drown. I don't want a hero. I want someone I can grow old with" was one of the most emotional for me. I also believe that it is a

Achilles' lines are sure to be the most memorable. for example "You will not have eyes tonight. You will not have ears or a tongue. You will wander the underworld blind, Deaf and dumb and all the dead will know; this is Hector: the fool who thought he killed Achilles." is a line a believe i will never forget.

Appearances of such greats as Julie Christie as Thetis, Peter O'Toole as Priam and Sean Bean as Oddyseus added to the sophistication of such a tale and added that last missing element of class.

The only fault that I have to make with this film is a thoroughly understandable one: the Trojan Horse being in the story that is supposedly a remake of 'The Illiad'. The Trojan horse did not appear until 'The Oddesy' but as the only truly iconic moment of the war, it had to be included as a gimic to attract viewers (as if the cast alone wouldn't do that) and as a huge climax to a huge and dramatic movie.