Only one word for this film: Amazing

Rating: 10/10 (13 May 2004)

I went to see this film mainly because of Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean (I love watching movies with LOTR actors/actresses in them), and also because I've developed an interest for war films all of a sudden, ever since I saw LOTR:ROTK.
First of all, the acting: Everybody did a wonderful job (special mention to Eric Bana and Sean Bean). Yes, Brad Pitt's accent was a little weird at times, but it wasn't as bad as many claim it to be. Orlando Bloom did Paris very well too.
Next is the CGI: Excellent. Nuff' said. :)
Battle scenes: Strangely enough, my favorite battle scene is when Menelaus (sp?) beats up Paris. Wow, that was just... cool. I felt really sad for the prince, and I just wanted to hug him right then and there. BTW, Hector VS Achilles also had me at the edge of my seat.
Nudity, violence, etc. : In the Philippines, it was rated PG-13 (Haha! jk), thankfully. There are about... three scenes which show *ahem* sexual stuff, all with Achilles in them :P. One scene shows Helen naked, too. As for the violence, Gladiator was more violent for me. Patroclus' throat getting slit made me wince, and one scene where Achilles cuts the head off of some guy was so fast I didn't even get the chance to cover my eyes (yes, I'm a coward). I understand why It's rated R in other places, but for me, PG-13 was just fine.
Comedy: There *was* comedy in the film, though not much. Agamemnon served as the comic relief often.
Other stuff: Whoo, Paris gets a bow and arrows sometime in the movie! Near the end he starts shooting his enemies down without being noticed. I know the whole theatre was thinking "woah, he turned into Legolas all of a sudden". I know, I couldn't help but think that.
All in all, the film was fun, exciting, and did not contain one boring moment at all. I loved it. :) And I'm gonna see it again!