Better than many previous attempts, but...

Rating: Null/10 (17 September 2004)

it still fell a little short. It only shows about 10 of the major characters. This is not bad. And it did show some of the buttkicking Hector and Achilles took turns
dishing out to each other's sides, but those two killed many renowned fighters. It would have been nice to explore that just a bit more. Achilles may have been the best, but Hector was a close second. While Achilles toughness was shown, Hector's was shortfalled more than I liked. I also think Menelaes got killed way too early. I wanted to see more faithfulness to the story not less. Why did Achilles only have 60 men, when it was probably more like 200 to 1500? For
that hyped up its scale this is a mistake. I did like the way Patrolocus was handled. The look was good. Why Cassipia instead of Breisis for Achilles?
While they had good actors, some of them were too old for the parts. The
conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon seemed real. It might have been
nice to display more of the allies of both sides too. Athens, Crete, and Thebes for Agamemnon and Lesbos and south Ionia for Priam. Some of Priams came
during the battle. The timescale was messed up. Not all fighting was even
done at Troy. More of that would have been nice or any of that. And where
were the heroes of Troy besides Hector. Overall good, more faithful than
previous attempts, but still a few steps from amazing and what it could have
been.