Product: The Odyssey [VHS] (1997)
Rating: 2.0
So bad it was funny....
After reading the book, this movie seemed like a bad joke. Reading reviews about the movie giving the book justice is even funnier. Somebody obviously didn't read the book.Think it's a good action movie? If you want gore, read chapter 22 (I think) in the book. Or the cyclop's scene.Good special effects? I'd almost agree, other than the faces. Aiolos, Poseidon, and the Cyclops' faces all looked very similar. If you notice, while the cyclops is talking, his mouth does not form the words, it merely opens and closes.And the aciting. AHHHHHH. The accents didn't even match up between Penelope and her son Telemachos. Odysseus, Penelope, and Telemachos all sounded completely different. Of course, Odysseus's accent changed every few scenes, so who can blame his family for not keeping up?Oh yes, back to similarities with the book. When Telemachos visits Menelaos, the chapter is titled "The Red Haired King and His Lady" the Menelaos of the movie had black hair, not red. Oh yes, and his beard wasn't the same color as his freakishly-fake ringlets. Similarly, Athena was mentioned time and time again in the book as "the grey eyed goddess...". Athena of the movie had blue eyes.I could keep going, but I won't. If you still think this was a good depiction of Homer's The Odyssey, get therapy. Serious therapy.