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"Troy"

Hmm, still not convinced over this one. A brand new trailer aired during the Superbowl yesterday but it still doesn't really show off much other than the fact that Orlando Bloom and Brad Pitt both look like girls. And Chopper's in it, but probably doesn't go mental like he always does.

I'm getting a bit bored of the big panning battle scenes, where the two armies close in on each other and *gasp* start hitting each other! They've been done to death (and to perfection in Return of the King), so much so that they've lost all spectacle any more. Still, I like Pitt (as an actor, you benders) and it's a pretty good story to work on, so there's some hope.

Wolfgang Peterson... should I have heard of him?

Looks alright, I like epics and huge battle scenes are always a bonus, pity they had to go and spoil it all by putting orlando bloom in it though, he's a terrible actor.

Pandaemonium wrote:
> The sagacious one wrote:
> Wolfgang Peterson: Duke Atriedies (sp?) in Dune. He's the man.
>
> No, that's Jurgen Prochnow (is that spelt correct?), he's also the
> captain of the u-boat in "Das Boot."

Next you'll be telling me that Paul Atriedies wasn't played by Jason Connery.

MoJoJoJo wrote:
> Troy - I'll pass, and wait for it on DVD.

Yeah, the trailers aren't really doing anything for me. Seen it all before.

"Wolfgang Peterson... should I have heard of him?"

Come on! He did "Die Hard in the presidential plane" - Airforce One.

Troy - I'll pass, and wait for it on DVD.

The sagacious one wrote:
> Wolfgang Peterson: Duke Atriedies (sp?) in Dune. He's the man.

No, that's Jurgen Prochnow (is that spelt correct?), he's also the captain of the u-boat in "Das Boot."

Lets say it is and pretend this didnt happen.

cookie monster wrote:
> Hunt for the red october is good.

It is not a WW2 movie though.

Timmargh wrote:
> Pandaemonium wrote:
> Director of "Das Boot", probably the best WWII submarine
> movie ever made.
>
> While I agree that Das Boot is a good film, how many other WWII
> submarine movies can you name that could even be described as
> "good"?

Hunt for the red october is good.

Wolfgang Peterson: Duke Atriedies (sp?) in Dune. He's the man.

I agree that big battles are looking less convincing, the larger that they get and more frequent they appear on screen. Personally I want the close and personal savagery as seen in Braveheart, not the namby pamby CGI love fest that most films now offer us.

If only LOTR trilogy was a 15 or an 18. Why can't they make two versions of films: one for kids with flowers and perfume and then one with gore, and eleven nudey love scenes.

Timmargh wrote:
> And I'll still agree with you.

good. 'Tis a marvellous movie that everyone should see :)

> Bet that's cheered you up! Ay? Ay?

Not really, I'm at work after a long weekend :(