Comments | ceebeegee: Classical Movies

ceebeegee

Classical Movies

Jan 22, 2010 11:50

I gotta say now, as in 21st century (at least the first ten years), is a GOOD time in which to become interested in classical history. Thanks to Gladiator, the sword-and-sandal genre has been revived, and I've been able to add tons of such movies and TV shows to my Netflix queue. In addition to

*Gladiator (which has the added bonus of being ( Read more... )

movies, dvds, history, rome

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Director's cuts nswakko15 January 22 2010, 17:09:38 UTC

Have you seen the director's cuts of either Gladiator or Troy?

Re: Director's cuts nswakko15 January 22 2010, 17:18:48 UTC

Oh, also, I don't recall Theseus being in the war at Troy, just a brief mention of him by one of the leaders when describing heroes from his youth. but then that's Hollywood for you.

Re: Director's cuts ceebeegee January 22 2010, 17:48:34 UTC

No, no, Theseus was in the miniseries that was about Helen of Troy, so it covered her entire life, not just the war. Theseus kidnapped Helen when she was a child/teenager--he wanted to marry the daughter of Zeus, but her brothers rescued her. Theseus was not at Troy.

I've never seen either director cuts but I have the one for Gladiator on my Netflix queue--didn't know there was one for Troy. I bet it's great though, I really don't know why that movie underperformed. I think it was a Brad Pitt thing (a lot of people didn't like him as Achilles)--the movie was beautifully shot.

Re: Director's cuts nswakko15 January 22 2010, 17:51:29 UTC

right, forgot that one covered her whole life.
Yeah, the dvd for Troy is 2 discs. They have an intermission since so much was cut. Plus totally different score. Much more character development and tangents. Created a better picture of the world.
I summarize the movie as: The Iliad (and then some) without Gods interfering. Since they REALLY liked to interfere in The Iliad.

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Rome neoscribe January 22 2010, 18:40:54 UTC

The TV show ROME is one of the best series I have ever seen. You will CRY at the end, as nothing has had a better ending since Casablanca.

THIRTEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Rome ceebeegee January 22 2010, 19:09:33 UTC

I remember you raving about the show. I'm really looking forward to watching it.

Re: Rome carasol January 23 2010, 14:14:17 UTC

I have Season One on DVD. Swords and sandals go excellent well with pancakes, I hear...

Re: Rome ceebeegee January 24 2010, 04:58:05 UTC

Well, bring it on over then!

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