A lesson learned in hindsight of history and film

Rating: 8/10 (17 May 2004)

Having read the Illiad and the Oddyssey and loving both stories I was in mixed emotion when it came to this movie. Fearing the worst ( a waste of money and CGI and hot actors who cant really act and nooooo story) and yet hoping for the best ( sort of like Lord of the Rings, visually stunning and captivating story wise and acting wise) I was glad to see that my hopes were not completely ruined. Although the lack of gods and demi-gods was kinda disappointing, wolfgang peterson managed to keep you captivated with excellent casting. Brad Pitt was well cast as Achilles, sometimes you hate his arrongance and yet your still captivated by his overall presence. But on top of that Eric Bana as Hector was what kept me watching this movie. Not to forget Peter O Toole who gave an excellent performance as PRiam. My worst fears were true with Orlando Bloom's pansy Paris and the overused CGI armies. If you are like me you will love this movie in the cinematic sense and how it brings the story alive but at the same time you'll hate it because you know the story and the physicalisation of such a frustrating end is enough to annoy anyone. But all in all glad I watched this and give it a hearty 8 out of ten.