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Why did "Gladiator" work and "Troy" didnt?
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:24 pm
Troy starring Brad Pitt and Eric Bana came on TV the other day. I remembered back to when this movie was first coming out...People thought it was going to be the next Gladiator (In terms of being a badass great movie that may even win Best Picture)
Instead, it turned out to be "meh"
I remember people saying it needed "Ridley Scott's touch"
Idk. What all went wrong with this movie? I know Orlando Bloom was a total fail in the movie. But it had a great cast and the source material is great as well.
Why was it so..."meh"
Instead, it turned out to be "meh"
I remember people saying it needed "Ridley Scott's touch"
Idk. What all went wrong with this movie? I know Orlando Bloom was a total fail in the movie. But it had a great cast and the source material is great as well.
Why was it so..."meh"
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Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:25 pm to Rittdog
I've always enjoyed Troy 
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:27 pm to CottonWasKing
I love Troy, very entertaining movie. It just didn't have near the backstory and plot to really be critically acclaimed like Gladiator did
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:28 pm to CottonWasKing
quote:Me 2. It's not Citizen Kane or even quite Gladiator but I thought it achieved what it went after. It didn't have the heart to be a great movie, but it's a decent one.
I've always enjoyed Troy
This post was edited on 1/27/13 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:35 pm to Rittdog
I've never been a fan of Troy. I don't know why. Maybe because Troy leans toward fantasy with Gladiator being more believable.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:36 pm to Rittdog
I loved Troy.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:36 pm to tigerfan88
quote::facepalm:
It just didn't have near the backstory and plot to really be critically acclaimed like Gladiator did
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:38 pm to Rittdog
Both are bad movies, but Pitt's overacting made Troy a great unintentional comedy
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:42 pm to Rittdog
Probably had something to do with this guy.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:42 pm to Rittdog
I like Troy...
I like Gladiator more but I like Troy.
I like Gladiator more but I like Troy.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:43 pm to Celery
quote:Yeah this is kind of what I meant. Gladiator packed a punch that Troy just didn't. Troy aimed more to please your senses. It was big and beautiful. Gladiator was gritty and dramatic.
I've never been a fan of Troy. I don't know why. Maybe because Troy leans toward fantasy with Gladiator being more believable.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:45 pm to Rittdog
Expectations
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:46 pm to Rittdog
I liked Troy a lot
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:48 pm to Celery
quote::facepalm:
Maybe because Troy leans toward fantasy with Gladiator being more believable.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:49 pm to beaverfever
Troy was too shiny and clean. There's nothing wrong with Pitt that I can put into words, except he just didn't have "it" for Achilles. Gladiator had blood and sweat and violence and it did seem more real. Yeah, Troy needed grit.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:49 pm to Rittdog
I enjoy Troy more than Gladiator.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:51 pm to Rittdog
it pissed off certain critics due to how it handled the source material (which is bullshite)
it was kind of hokey and pitt was not good in it. bana was excellent as usual, though
to an extent, achilles doesn't translate to modern society. he really was a whiney fricking bitch in the illiad. the attack on his honor doesn't translate to modern society, imho.
the production values/cinematography weren't as high as gladiator. i can give troy a pass somewhat because a typhoon completely wrecked their original locations/settings
it was kind of hokey and pitt was not good in it. bana was excellent as usual, though
to an extent, achilles doesn't translate to modern society. he really was a whiney fricking bitch in the illiad. the attack on his honor doesn't translate to modern society, imho.
the production values/cinematography weren't as high as gladiator. i can give troy a pass somewhat because a typhoon completely wrecked their original locations/settings
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:52 pm to Rittdog
troy was good imo. not on gladiator's level though. contrary to a lot of people on the board gladiator is one of my all time favs
Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:56 pm to Fearthehat0307
quote:
gladiator is one of my all time favs
kige the frick out of this
Also maybe Troys problem is Achilles is an unlikeable character. I mean I was pissed when he died only because Paris was the one who killed him and he sucked arse.
I mean I knew what was going to happen because of the actual mythology but they didn't have to make both of them such bitches
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