An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved. Bana is believable as a warrior who is also a family man. In Greek writings he makes it home to be killed later by his wife. Sean Bean is brilliant as Odysseus. Hercules & Xena 10: FanExpo Canada 2018 Xena Panel, Hercules & Xena 9: “The Gauntlet” & “Unchained Heart”, Hercules & Xena 8: “Gladiator” & “The Vanishing Dead”. The one thing I wish was included that isn’t is the theatrical cut of the film. He’s pretty enough to believe that Helen would fall for him and he plays a good second to Bana. It would be great! I really like Julie Christie as Thetis and I wish her role had been expanded. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. It would have been nice to have them both together for comparison. … In Homer’s poem, the gods are very much present and involved in the story and I love that about it. In 2007, Warner Bros. allowed Wolfgang Petersen to create a Director’s Cut of the film. The director's cut of this movie features several new scenes and storylines that explain character actions far more clearly than the original cut, showing that the director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven is a true cinematic masterpiece. The first difference you notice is that it breathes more. Reality Ensues: Paris thinks that he can beat Menelaus in a duel because of the love he and Helen share. In 2004 I remember hoping that Warner Bros. would do The Odyssey as a sequel and get Bean to reprise his role. His eyes are incredible and his diction lends a gravity to his words that really steals the show when he’s on screen. Brad Pitt makes a pretty good Achilles. This is a woman whose face “launched a thousand ships.”  She has to be gorgeous and also have an engaging enough personality to have the audience believe that the greatest war in history could be fought over her. A Director's Cut of Troy was created for the home cinema market that features more than 30 minutes of new footage. We’re talking Troy (Director’s Cut) from 2004 (23:49). “Ferdinand De Soto, sleepingIn the river, never heardFour-and-twenty Spanish hoovesFling off their iron and cut the green,Leaving circles new and cleanWhile overhead the wing-tips whirred.”—Mark Van Doren (1894–1973), “Your audience gives you everything you need. The sex scene between Achilles and Briseis is also extended. He does a great job creating a character who is both a great warrior and a really smart man. As the release of the director's cut showed, however, this ruined the film. Of all the extended/Director's Cut movies I've seen Troy is the most different. The filmmakers had to beef up the action and romance, compress the timeline of the story and cut out quite a bit to create a simpler plot. Troy made it into the "Best of Warner Bros - 50 Film Collection (90th Anniversary Collection). It includes a small book with some reproductions of production art, a folder with behind the scenes photographs, a portion of the script outline and the two-disc DVD set. It’s an epic historical action film and, as an action film, it works really well. ( Log Out /  It includes more sex and violence, more Character Development (especially for Odysseus and Priam) and there's more of the actual Sacking of Troy. Diane Kruger is likable but she doesn’t have much to do. He’s believable as an heroic warrior (even though his accent slips in and out constantly). ( Log Out /  The movie doesn't focus exclusively on the Homeric epics, but draws from the entire Epic Cycle, covering the whole of the Trojan War, from its immediate cause (the abduction of the Spartan queen Helen) to the sack of the city. 016 | “You sack of wine!” March 09, 2021 by Benjamin Light. The DVD was released on September 18, 2007, in the US. The director's cut of the film takes it to a whole new level, showing the conquering Greek soldiers' transgressions on the Trojans in an even more vicious light with rapes, hangings, and throwing babies into burning buildings. 4.7 out of 5 stars 6,142 ratings. We want what all podcasts want, we just want it more. Only one scene was removed: the scene where Helen tends to the wound of Paris is taken out. The lower city of Troy was protected by a ditch, shown here, but in the movie the ditch … It was nearly like watching a … Troy was released in May of 2004. The bonus features themselves also could have been beefed up a bit. The butchered theatrical version is one of the worst crimes in the history of film. Troy: Director’s Cut. The Kingdom Of Heaven: Director’s Cut dramatically improved Ridley Scott’s 2005 historical epic – here’s why the new cut is better.Ridley Scott had long wanted to make an epic exploring the Crusades and Kingdom Of Heaven follows Balian (Orlando Bloom) as he travels with knight father to the kingdom of Jerusalem. Gladiator is great. The film is now about 30 minutes longer (196 minutes). I do hate that he is killed in the film. That event is the catalyst for all the great Greek tragedy that follows. The film features an ensemble cast led by Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, and Orlando Bloom. (watched the 3 hour 16 minute director’s cut) i really thought that troy was the name of brad pitt’s character until halfway through this movie. Sea of Solitude: The Director’s Cut Review by Fingal Belmont on March 11, 2021 at 9:19 AM, EST The indie game industry has managed to commodify … The rest is the music for the shot of the Greek war ships and the Trojans' triumphant return to Troy. Warner Home Video reportedly spent more than $1 million for the director's cut, which includes "at least 1,000 new cuts" or almost 30 minutes extra footage (with a new running time of 196 minutes). with people reacting poorly to other people dying, and rubber helmets. They tell you. Easily Kingdom of Heaven - Director's Cut. The filmmakers mitigate that somewhat by focusing on Agamemnon’s ambition which steals some of the romance from the story. Feast your eyes on those tanned, bronzed chests, luxuriant, oiled hair, and gratuitous gore and violence. And it was a relief to see that many of the silly statues are smashed during the sack of Troy (an especially goofy Apollo statue gets it early in the film, providing a light moment). Due to its success, director Wolfgang Petersen got a chance to do a director's cut of the film to be released on home video by Warner Bros. Troy (Director's Cut) [Italian Edition] brad pitt (Actor), eric bana (Actor), wolfgang petersen (Director) & Rated: G. Format: Blu-ray. Thank you TS! We can now forget about Joss-tice League. If you watch Troy expecting to see an adaptation of Homer’s Iliad you’ll be disappointed. Director's Cut. Brad Pitt picks up a sword and brings a muscular, brooding presence to the role of Greek warrior Achilles in this spectacular retelling of The Iliad. Included now are extended moments of Ajax’s brutal assault on the Trojans and also the sickening sack of Troy by the Greeks. Better on DVD: The Director's Cut is widely considered to be superior. … I don’t like that some of the characters are forced into archetypal action hero roles. Troy: Director's Cut was screened at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival on February 17, 2007, and received a limited theatrical release in Germany in April 2007. Agamemnon is the main antagonist of the 2004 epic historical war drama film Troy, which is loosely based on The IIlad. Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom are good as the princes of Troy. Quite fortunately, this can be said for the newly-released director's cut of Troy - a film, which at two hours and forty-five minutes, felt under-developed, plodding and incomplete. (This information was sourced from the relevant scene in the expanded cut of "Troy," and the End Credits of said cut, in particular!) I must have seen it at least 20 times. Change ). His sense of humour is expanded in the Director’s Cut and there’s also a new scene that introduces him properly. In this third episode, we discuss the Brad Pitt vehicle Troy, a 2004-movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen. When Troy was released in 2005 it was met with mixed reviews from critics but it fared well at the box office, grossing little under $500m. Troy Director's Cut (BD) Brad Pitt picks up a sword and brings a muscular, brooding presence to the role of Greek warrior Achilles in this spectacular retelling of The Iliad. In this third episode, we discuss the Brad Pitt vehicle Troy, a 2004-movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen.The movie doesn’t focus exclusively on the Homeric epics, but draws from the entire Epic Cycle, covering the whole of the Trojan War, from its immediate cause (the abduction of the Spartan queen Helen) to the sack of the city. However, I appreciate that a more faithful adaptation of Iliad would not make a great summer tentpole. Hopefully @wbpictures will let Snyder finish his trilogy now. The DVD was released on September 18, 2007 in the US. 1 Worse: Donnie Darko (2001) Když však jeho bratr, spartský král Meneláos, oslavoval mír s trójskými princi Hektorem a Paridem, jeho krásná, mladá žena Helena a pohledný Paris se do sebe… From the Director’s Cut Website. An addition to th… O’Toole is a very talented actor who delivers an impressive performance. Included now are extended moments of Ajax’s brutal assault on the Trojans and also the sickening sack of Troy by the Greeks. The rest of the cast is peppered with appearances by great character actors like Brendan Gleeson and James Cosmo. I also don’t like that the gods are relegated to mere mentions. In 2007, Warner Bros. allowed Wolfgang Petersen to create a Director’s Cut of the film. As a huge fan of Homer’s epic, I dislike that this departs so much from that work. Movie Talk - Let's talk about the Director's Cut of Troy - I've always liked Troy. Roku 1193 před naším letopočtem sjednotil mykénský král Agamemnón řecká království. ( Log Out /  Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I really wish they had put the film on a single disc and the bonus features on the second. Broken Base: The other notable thing about this cut is that it’s much bloodier. I was about to complete my minor in Classical Studies and I had really mixed feelings about the film when it was first released. I think the new cut of the film is better. I thought it was a really unfaithful adaptation of Homer’s Iliad and I got really bogged down in the inconsistencies and wasn’t able to enjoy the film for what it is. The sacking of Troy is also greatly expanded upon, and whereas they could almost get away with a PG-13 rating for the theatrical release, scenes like this firmly place at an R rating. Sega’s The Creative Assembly studio is the steward of the Total War series, and its latest game, Total War Saga: Troy debuts August 13 on the Epic Games Store. In one of the commentary sequences, the film's writer, David Benioff, said that when it came to deciding whether to follow Iliad or do what was best for the film, they always decided with what was best for the film. The score of the film was changed dramatically, with many of the female vocals being cut. Warner Home Video reportedly spent more than $1 million for the director's cut, which includes "at least 1,000 new cuts" or almost 30 minutes extra footage (with a new running time of 196 minutes). The battle scenes were also extended, showing much more of Ajax's bloody rampage on the Trojans during the initial attack by the Greek Army. Brian Cox is a great King Agamemnon. Reportedly, about a million dollars was spent. Paris, however, is having a secret love affair with Menelaus' wife, Queen Helen, and smuggles her aboard their homebound vessel, enraging Hector. Characters were given more time to develop, specifically Priam and Odysseus, the latter being given a humorous introduction scene. The first two minutes of that track (Achilles talking to his mother Thetis) are missing from the OST, but the full version can be heard in the end credits of the director's cut. There’s quite a bit there but it’s not especially in-depth. I hate having to switch discs during a film. #ZackSnydersJusticeLeague is as great as we expected. I think the audience actually feels the most for his character. Then last night, I finally watched the director's cut of it. Bloom is a perfect Paris. Reportedly, about a million dollars was spent. The filmmakers made a conscious decision to keep the film in the world of human heroes rather than mythology. That the Director's Cut was the original cut intended for cinemas and then some suits decided "you know what, our focus groups tell us they can't stay awake watching a movie for more than 120 minutes, cut out an hour" makes it that much worse. Alexander was just not good, barely remember anything from it. Meanwhile, Prince Hector of Troy and his younger brother Paris negotiate a peace treaty with Menelaus, King of Sparta. In the late 12th Century BC, during the Trojan War, troops of King Agamemnon of Mycenae are ready to fight against the troops of Triopas of Thessaly, a battle only avoided when the great warrior Achilles defeats Thessaly's champion in single combat. The end of the film (the sacking of Troy) is not taken from the Iliad, but rather fromVirgil's Aeneid as the Iliad concludes with Hector's death and funeral. He really centres the story and grounds in in the reality of an ambitious man trying to rule the world. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.”—Fanny Brice (1891–1951). I already loved the standard version of this movie! :) Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Troy: Director's Cut was screened at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival on February 17, 2007, and received a limited theatrical release in Germany in April 2007. He is the cruel and ruthless supreme king of Mycenae. Warner Home Video reportedly spent more than $1 million for the director's cut, which includes "at least 1,000 new cuts" or almost 30 minutes extra footage (with a new running time of 196 minutes). I guess I need to watch Kingdom of Heaven director's cut. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. I have the Ultimate Collectors Edition DVD set. Most of these scenes are plot extensions or only prolonged frames lasting for a couple of seconds. Gabriel Yared spent over a year on his version. With Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Julian Glover. For instance, the love scene between Helen and Paris was reframed to include more nudity of Diane Kruger. I'll be sure to check this out! Various shots were recut and extended. Troy: Director's Cut was screened at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival on February 17, 2007, and received a limited release in Germany in April 2007. Overall, I do really like the casting of the film. I understand that for the film it’s more satisfying to have him die but it still bothers me. The visual effects are impressive and it’s easy to shut your brain down and get lost in the world that the filmmakers create for you. Overall, I like it. The film has a solid cast and it’s very well designed. ( Log Out /  300 was entertaining the first time and had some cool visuals (Spartan Sin City), but it's a pretty bad movie. With Troy: Director's Cut, director Wolfgang Petersen worked very hard to try and properly complete his film. The Director’s Cut makes the battles bloodier and more believable and strengthens the characters but they’re still not Homer’s characters. Helen of Troy is always a hard part to cast for this story. No. Perhaps most significant was the sacking of Troy, barely present in the theatrical cut, but shown fully here. My criticisms of the film remain pretty much the same as they were when it was first released. Perhaps my favourite cast member is Peter O’Toole as King Priam. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. An addition to the music is the use of Danny Elfman's theme for Planet of the Apes during the pivotal fight between Hector and Achilles in front of the Gates of Troy. Orlando Bloom and Diane Kruger play the legendary lovers who plunge the world into war, Eric Bana portrays the prince who dares to confront Achilles, and Peter O'Toole rules Troy as King Priam. Sometimes alternate footage was used and several fighting scenes got a bit bloodier in the Director's Cut as well. Troy: Director's Cut Brad Pitt Eric Bana Orlando Bloom (2004) The fierce warrior Achilles (Brad Pitt) leads Greek forces in the Trojan War, ignited when Paris (Orlando Bloom) abducts Helen of Troy. Lastly, bookend scenes were added: the beginning being a soldier's dog finding its dead master, and the end including a sequence where the few surviving Trojans escape to Mount Ida. In the 2007 Director's Cut Edition, Wolfgang Petersen used parts of Yared's score and music from other films, especially from Planet of the Apes (2001), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and Starship Troopers (1997) in the fight scene between Achilles and Hector. This score was never used for the movie, with the exception of Track 9, which was included in the expanded Director's Cut, and for which Yared was subsequently credited for "Additional Music." Troy was all "haayayayaya!" The score of the film was changed dramatically, with many of the female vocals being cut. There is more room for character development and building of tension and relationships.
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