Director's Cut

Rating: 8/10 (20 September 2007)

Having seen the director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven and how much better that extended cut were (I give it 9/10) I was happy to see an extended cut of Troy. I thought the theatrical cut of Troy were OK, no more and no less. But the director's cut made it so much better. Adding a little nudity, quite a bit of blood and gore and a bit more character depth made this film one of the best and most intense I've watched this year. The battle scenes are better, the characters more likable and more fleshed out and overall the movie feels more epic. It is clear that directors really have a vision in what they do and, lucky for us, the DVD gives them the opportunity to show us this vision.