Troy

[dreamer_easy]

Ahem. Having disgraced myself with versification, now my impressions of the movie, which I've started watching. (I tend to watch stuff in chunks rather than all in one go.) Pleasingly, the dialogue is all right. But there is something cruel about the casting:

Here's Brad Pitt as Achilles. He can't act worth a damn.

On comes Orli as Paris. His character is a total bore, but nonetheless, he pwns Pitt.

On comes Eric Bana as Hector and pwns Orli.

On comes Sean Bean as Odysseus and utterly pwns everyone so far.

And then: OMFG it's PETER O'TOOLE AS PRIAM. THE REST OF YOU CAN JUST PACK UP AND GO HOME. HA HA HA HA.

Comments

[hnpcc]

I enjoyed it too, although personally I thought Eric Bana was the pick. I didn't mind Brad Pitt - his kind of vacant acting came across just right for a demi-god who really didn't need to extend himself to get anywhere.

[ashamel.livejournal.com]

Exactly. I wouldn't say Brad was the best of the actors, but he fit the role. Eric was great (and their last fight superb).

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

He does convey a certain vacuity. But if anyone else says something about people remembering all this in a thousand years' time, I shall spew.

My favourite bit so far is Hector headbutting Patroclus. That whole fight is choice, especially when Hector sticks his spear through Patroclus, who irritatedly breaks off the shaft and hits Hector over the head with it.