The Director's Cut of Troy on Blu-Ray is an absolute must own for both action fans and history buffs. The original film was met with an underwhelming response, however this is a new and improved addition which really adds depth to the characters and the entire plot.
But most importantly for most people who will pick up the Director's Cut of Troy on Blu-Ray is that this movie is the perfect example of what Blu-Ray quality can do for a movie. Troy on Blu-Ray is a masterpiece, with amazing, vivid action scenes and backdrops. This is what having a Blu-Ray player is all about, and you will really notice the difference in terms of the visual quality and overall brilliance of the effects in the film.
Of course Troy stars Brad Pitt as Achilles, and Orlando Bloom and Eric Bana play his nemesis's and rivals, Hector and Paris. The brutal Trojan War is underway, and which of these great warriors will win the day, uphold his pride and reputation and become legendary in status? It's the classic story of the Iliad, and it's brought to life as never before with the Blu-Ray version of Troy and the Director's Cut edition.
To really put your new Blu-Ray player to great use, and to relive his epic story in more dramatic and compelling fashion than ever before, pick up your copy of Troy on Blu-Ray today.
No doubt about it, the 196-minute unrated director's cut of Troy represents a significant improvement over the film's original 162-minute theatrical release--and not just because it has more sex and violence. As director Wolfgang Petersen notes in his new "Troy Revisited" video introduction to this 2-disc special edition, he didn't have the time or directorial discretion (prior to Troy's release in 2004) to present a cut that more closely matched his vision for the film. Three years later, Petersen approached the film with a more relaxed perspective, and the result is a well-crafted expansion on a film that was previously underrated, with 30 minutes of previously unseen material.
Character dynamics have been improved and intensified; the epic-scale narrative is now easier to follow, with greater emphasis on the inner turmoil of Achilles (well played by Brad Pitt) and his rivalry with Hector (Eric Bana); and viewers will feel a more satisfying escalation of tension and suspense from battle to battle. The film's enormous battle scenes (impressively enhanced with CGI) are bloodier and gorier, but they're also more effectively integrated into the political story, which goes beyond Homer's The Iliad and the death of Hector to incorporate elements of Virgil and a more revealing study of the differences between Trojan king Priam (Peter O'Toole) and his megalomanical Greek rival, king Agamemnon (Brian Cox), whose lust for revenge is now one of the film's most powerful ingredients.
Some of Troy's original weaknesses remain (such as Orlando Bloom's wimpy performance as Paris), but overall, this director's cut easily justifies its existence, regardless of the film's overblown and historically inaccurate depiction of Troy as a gigantic city of massive columns and statuary. The good parts are better, and the not-so-good parts are more easily forgiven. And no matter how you cut it, Troy is a lavish feast for the eyes. --Jeff Shannon
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