I've never been a great fan of the old gladiator movies from the '50s and '60s, but times seem to have changed for me.Last night I popped in my latest DVD from Netflix and propped myself up on the sofa to watch Troy. I was absolutely blown away!! Five decades ago, in order to make an epic battle scene, you needed hundreds and hundreds of extras. Nowadays, a small handful would do and computers add the rest, giving the impression of thousands of shirtless armored warriors all muscled up and sweating, their adrenaline pumping through...through their...
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Sorry 'bout that...anyway... I'm not a huge fan of Brad Pitt, both as an actor and a "sex symbol". Sure, he's handsome, but he never really did anything for me. Until now...
From his days as a lean muscular hitchhiker in Thelma and Louise to this muscular mean looking warrior (achilles), you can tell that he took the image of this roll seriously. All pumped and bulging and...and... (be right back)...
Other highlights of the film: Nathan Jones in the opening scene. Sure, he gets killed without much more than a few grunts as his credited lines in the movie, but seeing him part a sea of soldiers as he is selected to do a one on one battle, his massive torso towering over his fellow warriors as his 6'7" frame steps out into the open, his shaved head glistening in the midday sun, his chest heaving...his...his...(later that day...)
...and Eric Bana, what more can be said about that body, that
dark curly hair, that sexy beard... I just wanna go all Greek on his ass!So there you have it...my review of Troy. Let's see, did I leave anything out?
Oh yeah...
The story was good too...
