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Old 05-04-2004, 08:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Who else is incredibly bloody excited to see this?

And am I the only one who thinks Sean Bean is an EXTREMELY underappreciated actor? He seems to just get killed off in all his movies, although some of them are pretty bloody spectacular.

This movie is just what i've been craving
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Old 05-04-2004, 08:26 PM   #2 (permalink)
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i am, mainly because i am a huge brad pitt fan. but i have yet to see anything about sean bean other than his name on the poster.
if he keeps tradition, he will die with honor.
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Old 05-04-2004, 08:28 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I'm also very excited about it. I love ancient histroy, and Troy fits into that nicely. Factor in some great talent all around, and the movie can't miss!
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Old 05-04-2004, 08:30 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Yah man, this film is going to be awesome. I love epics, and this looks like it will fit into such epics as Gladiator and Braveheart. Brad Pitt is a good actor, and I am looking forward to seeing Troy.
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Old 05-04-2004, 08:42 PM   #5 (permalink)
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If you've read the Iliad:

Spoiler: Sean Bean doesn't die... He's playing Odysseus.. the sole survivor

I read it... a LONG time ago, I hear there are many changes... but you can't exactly put such an ancient epic right onto the screen... you gotta sell to the masses remember?
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Old 05-04-2004, 09:34 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I'm pretty curious about this...I hope the actors do the characters justice
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Old 05-04-2004, 11:30 PM   #7 (permalink)
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My god man..ever since I heard about this a year ago...I kept on having an orgasm everytime I think about it. How's that for excitement?
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Old 05-05-2004, 12:14 AM   #8 (permalink)
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My god man..ever since I heard about this a year ago...I kept on having an orgasm everytime I think about it. How's that for excitement?
thats pretty damn excited
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Old 05-05-2004, 01:22 AM   #9 (permalink)
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It'll be huge at the Box-Office, if not because it's a great film then it will be for it's scantily clad male warriors.

The teasers and trailers have all given me shivers, the scale and epicness of this feature is amazing. I hope this follows throughout the film. Very excited about this one!
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Old 05-05-2004, 04:59 AM   #10 (permalink)
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If you've read the Iliad:

are you sure that the movie is based on The Iliad and not "The song of Troy" by Colleen McCullough? In any case I'd be very dissapointed if the movie doesn't live up to the book(s)
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Old 05-05-2004, 08:15 AM   #11 (permalink)
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I guess I'm the only who doesn't really care about this movie. If I hear a lot of good things about it I'll probably see it. Everytime I see a commercial it just looks too....I don't know.....clean. It looks too pretty, if that makes sense.
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Old 05-05-2004, 08:43 AM   #12 (permalink)
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The Illiad is one of the greatest stories ever told, so a big screen snipet of it sounds gread to me. I doubt the gods will be standing around, though, and I'm not sure how I'll feel about that (probably just fine, although Spoiler: the death of Patroclus was amazing, and my favorite passage, hollywood will doubtless make is grand enough.)

I've had shivers at every trailer, and can't wait for this beast to make it out.
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Old 05-05-2004, 08:54 AM   #13 (permalink)
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are you sure that the movie is based on The Iliad and not "The song of Troy" by Colleen McCullough? In any case I'd be very dissapointed if the movie doesn't live up to the book(s)
Just looked up "The Song of Troy", and it wasn't written until 1999. I'm not sure what kind of time frame hollywood is taking these days, but I think that would be too recent (the budget would have to of been submitted and appoved when it hit the shelves.) Also, seems to be a rewording of the illiad, in any case, not sure at all about that last though.
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Old 05-05-2004, 09:06 AM   #14 (permalink)
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are you sure that the movie is based on The Iliad and not "The song of Troy" by Colleen McCullough? In any case I'd be very dissapointed if the movie doesn't live up to the book(s)
It's the Illiad based on the modern translation by some professor. My professor knows the guy actually, so we're going to see it as a class.

Woot.
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Old 05-05-2004, 01:40 PM   #15 (permalink)
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This thread got me reading some more about Troy, and I just noticed that Tyler Mane is playing Ajax. I don't think I've seen him in any speaking roles that I can think of, but a wrestler could be the perfect call for Ajax. Giddiness
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Old 05-05-2004, 01:52 PM   #16 (permalink)
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i saw Tyler Mane in an episode of VIP

he tapdanced... it was horrendous
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Old 05-05-2004, 03:05 PM   #17 (permalink)
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My god man..ever since I heard about this a year ago...I kept on having an orgasm everytime I think about it. How's that for excitement?
Please drink plenty of fluids... I'd hate to hear that an advertising blitz ended up with you all dehydrated from excessive ejaculation...
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Old 05-05-2004, 03:42 PM   #18 (permalink)
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I get shivers every time I see that slow camera pullout from the one ship to thousands. But if I remember my english lit correctly though, the greeks sieged Troy for 10 years before coming up with the horse idea, so I'm guessing the timescale will be hollywoodastardized.
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Old 05-05-2004, 03:45 PM   #19 (permalink)
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I get shivers every time I see that slow camera pullout from the one ship to thousands.
I got that feeling in Return of the King... when you see the army
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Old 05-05-2004, 04:16 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Please drink plenty of fluids... I'd hate to hear that an advertising blitz ended up with you all dehydrated from excessive ejaculation...
Duly noted. Thank You

So ummm...any one know who's playing Achilles? the most biggest bad ass in the story?
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Old 05-05-2004, 04:25 PM   #21 (permalink)
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I'm sorry, that was just really funny.
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Old 05-05-2004, 04:25 PM   #22 (permalink)
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So ummm...any one know who's playing Achilles? the most biggest bad ass in the story?
That's Brad Pitt, and from the trailers and promos it's worked out better than I thought it could of by far.
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Old 05-05-2004, 04:46 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Ahh Damn...I thought he's playing Paris. Since he doesn't have that bad ass look...
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Old 05-05-2004, 05:21 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Who else is incredibly bloody excited to see this?

And am I the only one who thinks Sean Bean is an EXTREMELY underappreciated actor? He seems to just get killed off in all his movies, although some of them are pretty bloody spectacular.

This movie is just what i've been craving
I completely agree with you, man.

Sean Bean is a stonecold badass. My roommate and I have this ongoing joke about how he ALWAYS dies in his movies. I think it's kidna funny, and so does she (we're actually more like apartmentmates).

She seems to love him as an actor. Anyway, yeah, he's completely underappreciated. He's very talented.

Anyway, yeah, I'm super psyched to see this movie.

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Old 05-05-2004, 05:49 PM   #25 (permalink)
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I'll just wait for the DVD or not.
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Old 05-05-2004, 06:02 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Ahh Damn...I thought he's playing Paris. Since he doesn't have that bad ass look...
Orlando Bloom landed Paris

so i guess its all relative... Brad Pitt looks more badass than Bloom
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Old 05-05-2004, 06:58 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Well, yeah I'm super hyped for this movie. I love epics as well. I love any movie where I can identify the character on the screen. I love watching who gets cast as a character I'm already familiar with. Such as Pitt as Achilles. I hope I'm not confusing anyone with the post, cause I'm sort of confusing myself.
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Old 05-05-2004, 10:06 PM   #28 (permalink)
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I get shivers every time I see that slow camera pullout from the one ship to thousands.
I get shivers every time i see brad bitt.

His name is Achilles, and he has an Achilles Heal...ah the irony.

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Old 05-06-2004, 05:02 AM   #29 (permalink)
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It's the Illiad based on the modern translation by some professor. My professor knows the guy actually, so we're going to see it as a class.

Woot.
OMG I am SO so envious right now! I'd love to have a signed copy of "The Song of Troy" by Colleen McCullough - it's one of the best books I've ever read.

I'm glad I read it before the movie got released. It's always great to know all the background history before seeing the movie. I'm curious to see which historical parts they cut out and what parts they thought was important enough to include.
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Old 05-06-2004, 06:12 AM   #30 (permalink)
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Yep, definitely looking forward to this one. And yeah, Sean Bean is great, and I too think he is horribly underappreciated. Ever since he was in Goldeneye, Ive loved him.

And yeah, he always gets killed in his movies. Whats up with that?
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As for Sean Bean... yes he rocks! I wish he'd played Faramir rather than Bormoir in LOTR so we could have seen more of him!
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Old 05-07-2004, 08:02 AM   #32 (permalink)
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I just saw the ad last night while watching Friends finale [not my choice] and have zero interest
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Old 05-07-2004, 08:23 AM   #33 (permalink)
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I think we've been remiss in not mentioning Eric Bana as well, who will be playing Prince Hector, brother of Paris, Nemesis of Achilles, and all-round badass.

I'm also digging the idea of a war movie where there isn't a clearcut villian - most potray one side as the "good" and the other as the "evil" - so, *snaps*.
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Old 05-10-2004, 02:10 PM   #34 (permalink)
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I think the guy who played sabertooth in x-men is going to be Ajax.

Btw, my wife wanted to know what the story is about.
5 min into my explanation later, I was just getting into my explanation of the seige, names like Menalaous, Agamemnon, Cassandra, Priam and the like rattleing around her head, she decided she would not go see it.
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Old 05-10-2004, 02:11 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Old 05-10-2004, 11:03 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Btw, my wife wanted to know what the story is about.
5 min into my explanation later, I was just getting into my explanation of the seige, names like Menalaous, Agamemnon, Cassandra, Priam and the like rattleing around her head, she decided she would not go see it.
I guess you forgot to mention Brad Pitt in a 'skirt' then?
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Old 05-14-2004, 11:57 AM   #37 (permalink)
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brad pitt was born in my home state of oklahoma... little known fact.

a lot of the reviews so far have been negative or mixed. it's probably for the best, cause big movies seldom live up to my expectations.
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As for Sean Bean... yes he rocks! I wish he'd played Faramir rather than Bormoir in LOTR so we could have seen more of him!
Sorry for the double post... but i agree wholeheartedly. But, Boromir ended up being a more complex character in the movie script than was Faramir... so his talents didn't go completely to waste.
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Sorry for the double post... but i agree wholeheartedly. But, Boromir ended up being a more complex character in the movie script than was Faramir... so his talents didn't go completely to waste.
Sadly true... Faramir was brilliant in the novels but sorely lacking in the films... One of the less palatible changes to the original.
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Old 05-14-2004, 01:01 PM   #40 (permalink)
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..who has the scoop on the Brad Pitt nakedness in this movie? I have heard many things, none of which have been confirmed!
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