Wow, Bloom is such a 1 dimensional actor. Every part he plays is exactly the same. I think that Brad Pitt carried this movie as far as it could go, but with that said, I was disappointed. The scenes between the fights were long and tedious. Parts of the movie really showed promise, but other parts just dragged around and around just like Hector was dragged around by the chariot.
Troy is crap. I've seen most of it, but my crappy download client left off the last 15% so i missed about the last 18minutes. Well it wasnt crap, but half of it just shouldnt have been in the film. Lets put it this way to all the peeps who wanna see this. ITS NOT WHAT YOU EXPECT so think the least of it before you see it. Plus the acting is wicked but i shall not reveal any spoliers.
This movie sucked and blew at the same time.
Oh how i wanted Orlando Bloom to die. That might be the most annoying character in the history of movies. Everytime he would talk, I just wanted to shoot myself. Now all you Bloom lovers out there, I'm not saying he's a bad actor (which he is), I'm saying his character and his dialogue were absolutely horrendous. He was like the little mosquito that keeps biting you that you just cant seem to kill.
Basic formula for a good big-bidget action flick: drama + love story + big payoff battle scenes = good movie
It worked for LoTR, it worked for Braveheart, it worked for Star Wars (the originals, not that new crap that Lucas calls a movie).
In Troy we have:
drama - check
love story - check
big payoff battle scenes - not so much. How do they make an epic war movie without any big payoff battle scenes? Not even one? They make the audience sit through 2 and 1/2 hours of Brad Pitt whining and showing his butt every 10 minutes and then there's no big battle scene to make you realize why you sat through all that other garbage that they called a movie?
Troy was a "good movie tease." Every time you thought something cool was gonna happen, pretty much the complete opposite happened insetad.
-Very beginning of the movie, 2 armies line up to beat the every living crap out of each other. I'm pumped, if they're already having a big battle in the first 5 minutes of the movie, then this is gonna be one kick-ass movie. Wrong. Instead, we get treated to Brad Pitt's ass, 1 guy dying, and everyone else cowering. How disappointing...
-Orlando Bloom and Helen (I forget the actress' name) are about to get it on! Alright! This girl is hot!! I'm pumped!! Wrong. Do we get to see any gratuitous ****? I think not! Actually, I'm surprised Brad Pitt didnt bust into the scene to show us his ass.
-Brad Pitt's wandering around on the beach, wondering if he should go fight in Troy. Oh, look, a hot beach whore in the distance! Wrong. It's his mom.
-Orlando Bloom is fighting that Grizzly Adams looking guy. Die Orlando die!! Cower like the little pansy that you are! Yes Grizzly Adams, bash his skull in!!! I'm pumped right now, the most annoying character in movie history is about to die, and this film is about to take a turn for the better!!! Wrong. He's more of a pansy than anyone thought possible. At this point, my hate for Orlando Bloom is growing exponentially, any hope of this movie being good is lost, and I'm ready to walk out of the movie.
-Brad Pitt is getting it on with that Apollo whore. We get more of Brad Pitt's ass.
-(This happened multiple times) The armies are lining up to beat the hell out of each other. This could be good! But thanks to terrible camera work and two armies that look exactly alike, every battle scene blew.
Other random stuff that was annoying:
-The sword of Troy is the most sacred object in the history of the city. It has been passed down from king to king through the generations since the founding of the city. Our hero Orlando Bloom says "Hey little kid who are you?" The little kid replies "I'm just some random greasy little street rat." Our hero says "Here random street rat, have this sword that's been passed down by kings since the beginning of Troy"
-Brad Pitts got shot through his heel. The camera focuses on his heel for no less than 10 seconds. Pan up to him and his Apollo whore saying their goodbyes. Pan back down to his heel for another 10 seconds. We get it already!!! He's Achilles, he got shot in his heel! How stupid do they think the audience is?? We don't need 15 minutes of Brad Pitt's heel with an arrow through it! Overall, I think this was the worst scene of the movie.
-Any scene with Orlando Bloom was an absolute beating. He's like your little brother, you keep telling him no but he keeps pestering you.
Overall, this movie could not have possibly been a bigger let down.
If you want to read a very good review on this movie without the spoilers (I didn't know Orlando Bloom dies--Thanks a lot) read this site: http://www.local6.com/entertainment/3304669/detail.html
Originally posted by mumygrl
If you want to read a very good review on this movie without the spoilers (I didn't know Orlando Bloom dies--Thanks a lot) read this site: http://www.local6.com/entertainment/3304669/detail.html