Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1482 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-10-01
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Formats: Box set, Director's Cut, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 188 minutes

Synopsis
With soaring photography that circles from above then swoops in for the action, TROY is Wolfgang Petersen's majestic presentation of the classic Greek legend. It tells the story of an epic battle over Helen (Diane Kruger), the queen of Sparta, who is kidnapped by her lover Paris (Orlando Bloom), the prince of Troy. This infuriates Helen's husband Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson), whose brother Agamemnon (Brian Cox) convinces him to invade Troy and kill Helen. They recruit Achilles (Brad Pitt), the best warrior in Greece, whose bravery, quick feet, and remarkable swordsmanship (not to mention tan biceps, short kilts, and blond locks) have earned him a reputation that is almost as impressive as his ego. Achilles agrees to fight for Sparta, if only for the fame it will bring him. Even Achilles' mother, in a touching scene, advises him to forget mortal achievements and become a hero who will be remembered throughout history. Along with the invasion of Troy, a series of duals must also be fought: Paris, who is heartbreaking in his lovestruck naivety, must go up against the enraged Menelaus; and Achilles must settle a score with Hector (Eric Bana), who is fiercely dedicated to protecting his brother Paris and their father, the frail king Priam (Peter O'Toole). When the war finally ignites in its massive proportions, the action is awesome. And as the increasingly dramatic events play out, TROY earns its own timeless reputation among other action-adventure epics such as GLADIATOR and SPARTACUS.

Customer Reviews

One of the 'Epics'
I never really got the nack of 3 hour films, 'Lord of the rings' etc. but Troy is a powerful action packed film with plenty of hard fighting.
Troy is an 'Epic' you may find the term when you look at Kingdom of heaven, Gladiator or Master and Commander. I can clearly see Troy up with films like that. As for the film iself, it has an amazing cast and i was surprised to see Sean Bean as well since i didnt read the small print lol bu yeah and it featured Peter O'toole who ive seen in many other films. As for the special effects, what can i say it looked real from the start,the fighting was was gorey from what you might of seen in Gladiator like Stab, Chopped heads of etc.
A long time ago i saw the orignal cut of Troy and i was not impressed but with the directors cut it is a lot more powerful and bloodthirsty or what ever you want to call it.
It isnt a rental you should buy for a couple of quid and watch it with surround sound, it will be worth it.

better and more powerful...
this cut is better than the first cut because this has many things that the first cut does not have.in fact this cut is the ideal cut for a historical epic which is my favourite type of movie.so i like the movie troy but i like this cut more.without this cut i would certainly give this movie 3 stars for its history's sake but i think this cut deserves 4 stars.brad pitt shows himself as achilleus in the first scenes and he is good at his role.as a whole this film is certainly not bad and to me this cut is good to watch.

Disappointed
I enjoyed the original cut, despite it's unnecessary inaccuracies, and I was swayed to buy the director's cut by a review that referred to character development. What nonsense! What the director's cut gives us is almost 30 minutes of extra gore, babies being tossed into fires, decapitations, etc etc. One nod to Odysseus that doesn't really expand hugely on his character. And just for added annoyance, the music has been butchered and the movie is split onto two discs. Grrr!

My advice? Stick to the original and save your pennies for another movie!