Troy...

[kinghornet]

...is on at the moment...

is it worth watching?

[Fizzy Bread]

Tisn't the best fillem you'll ever watch but tis good, very impressive effects but the acting won't set owt alight.

[kinghornet]

"fillem" what is that

[gt]

I'll second what Spozz said, she's got it spot on there IMO

I love the old Greek myths and the film is very entertaining especially if you know them, but there is some very stilted acting and fight scenes.

And what's with Sean Bean's permanent Sheffield accent? Honestly, when it pans over the hills at the start to the soundtrack of his droning voice i half expected to see Meadowhall hove into view

[Golden_Boy™]

kinghornet said:

"fillem" what is that

Oirish!

;D

[kinghornet]

kk thanks spozz and gt! tbh im not bothered about greek myths and was gonna watch it cos i thought it might be good with brad pitt and everything...

and i just checked and it finishes at half midnight! *school night* so i think i'll give it a miss

[Fizzy Bread]

localboy said:

kinghornet said:

"fillem" what is that

Oirish!

;D

Geordie!!!

[Golden_Boy™]

fizzy0bread0lufc said:

localboy said:

Oirish!

;D

Geordie!!!

They both say it

[gt]

Yep it's definitely Geordie, my Mum and my Gran say it, and from time to time I do ;D

fizzy0bread0lufc said:

localboy said:

Oirish!

;D

Geordie!!!

[Fizzy Bread]

gt said:

Yep it's definitely Geordie, my Mum and my Gran say it, and from time to time I do ;D

fizzy0bread0lufc said:

Geordie!!!

I know a posh geordie who says it..

[Lollipop]

I went to see this a fell asleep. Even the sight of Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom looking tanned and toned wasn't enough to keep me from my slumber.

[gt]

Thought you meant JJ for a minute there, but then I looked at what you said properly

fizzy0bread0lufc said:

gt said:

Yep it's definitely Geordie, my Mum and my Gran say it, and from time to time I do ;D

I know a posh geordie who says it..

[CHOPPER READ]

I just could not believe that ancient Greeks spoke American English. Must have been a god send to the script writers. Or should i say Zeus send.

[Teesside White]

i always enjoy watching this film, action scenes are well good, special effects are good, no o.t.t gore like in some films, Brad Pitts awful acting was made up for with Eric Bana's brilliant acting

tho i do agree with Sean Bean's Sheffield accent and Brian Cox's Irish accent do keep creeping into they lines

[mortontheblade]

gt said:

I'll second what Spozz said, she's got it spot on there IMO

I love the old Greek myths and the film is very entertaining especially if you know them, but there is some very stilted acting and fight scenes.

And what's with Sean Bean's permanent Sheffield accent? Honestly, when it pans over the hills at the start to the soundtrack of his droning voice i half expected to see Meadowhall hove into view

in fairness sean's accent fits in with the rest of the films attempts at accurancy in portraying the tale *says the former ancient history student*

[Neko Bazu]

mortontheblade said:

gt said:

I'll second what Spozz said, she's got it spot on there IMO

I love the old Greek myths and the film is very entertaining especially if you know them, but there is some very stilted acting and fight scenes.

And what's with Sean Bean's permanent Sheffield accent? Honestly, when it pans over the hills at the start to the soundtrack of his droning voice i half expected to see Meadowhall hove into view

in fairness sean's accent fits in with the rest of the films attempts at accurancy in portraying the tale *says the former ancient history student*

To be fair, it's more true to the legend than King Arthur was!

[jh1980]

In fairness they called it "Troy" not "The Iliad"

Most of the plot was based on something found within the cycle of epic poems concerned with the Trojan War...

I did find it a bit cringeworthy back in the day as a former student of Classics... but I got over it when I realised that both Briseis and the woman who plays Helen are fiiiiiine!

[mortontheblade]

neko said:

mortontheblade said:

in fairness sean's accent fits in with the rest of the films attempts at accurancy in portraying the tale *says the former ancient history student*

To be fair, it's more true to the legend than King Arthur was!

didn't mean like that