The book is better!

Rating: 3/10 (1 November 2004)

This film is possibly one of the worst films i have ever seen. It destroyed the Homer's legend and is portrayed in a brutal and amateur way.
In a nutshell it depicts the Trojan war as a half hearted little brawl between two megalithic powers (the Trojans and the Greeks) one said to be undefeatable, the other an amalgamation of all the armies of a broken and war writhed county. However, a number of the essential characters from the book (the proper story) aren't even in the film and most of the characters that are in it are all messed up. Despite impressive acting from Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom and Peter O'Toole the film, for me, was still a firm flop. Brad Pitt, being the leading star, didn't really do much to improve the status of the film. I'm sure the number of female teens that went to see the film for the sole reason of seeing him in a skirt was immeasurable. (It being the only reason it gave challenge in the box office!)
Watching the film drudgingly for the second time I was further more put off by the amount of blood shed, though physically it was very little (there was hardly a drop to be seen) I couldn't help but notice that at least two thirds of the film was gory and savage slaughtering. OK I accept that it is a film about a war (THE war if you will!), but something about it just didn't seem right, i cant describe it so I wont.
Don't take my words to heart, if you liked the film thats great, good for you. If you haven't seen it, well done, you made a smart move, but if you get a chance give it a quick peek and make up your own mind. but whatever you do don't take it too literally.
PS. On a lighter note I did think the shot of all the thriemes was pretty cool.