Paris in a leopard print toga, sea foam green, lilac blue and various pastels with REALLY short skirts and that's just the guys!! That Lithuanian guy was absolutely gorgeous, never heard of him and I thought he could act given his Adonis looks. I found Helen to be of equal beauty and loved her many different complex hair designs. When did they have time for that in a 10 year war? Although Diane Kruger of "Troy" by comparison is most attractive, she is not a face that launched a thousand ships.
It really annoys me that the guise of war and evil is typically blamed on a woman. So we really are all that powerful folks?? Hmmmmm. Sheesh even Bethsheba gets blamed for all the woes of King David! And who could not get enough of the drunken orgies and rape scenes. Of course these chicks were asking for it....A lot! Poor Cassandra is also portrayed as a clueless dimwit, but the only voice of reason in the entire film.
OK so what about the action? Pretty amazing for 1956 and no David Lean. I was impressed although the fight scenes were less believable. Even the Greek warship head bongo banger kept missing the wood stump and wondered how they ever made it into town.
Despite the aforementioned misgivings, I was "into it" trying to decipher the differences between what I learned back in the day, other films, references, etc. It's very easy to bash a film from the confines of your bedroom notebook but I am trying to be more fair and balanced, BUT a tad of humor helps me write.
Recommend for a stylized historical perspective of many moons ago and to keep you wondering what happens on the return trip....YIKES!!! ;}}
It really annoys me that the guise of war and evil is typically blamed on a woman. So we really are all that powerful folks?? Hmmmmm. Sheesh even Bethsheba gets blamed for all the woes of King David! And who could not get enough of the drunken orgies and rape scenes. Of course these chicks were asking for it....A lot! Poor Cassandra is also portrayed as a clueless dimwit, but the only voice of reason in the entire film.
OK so what about the action? Pretty amazing for 1956 and no David Lean. I was impressed although the fight scenes were less believable. Even the Greek warship head bongo banger kept missing the wood stump and wondered how they ever made it into town.
Despite the aforementioned misgivings, I was "into it" trying to decipher the differences between what I learned back in the day, other films, references, etc. It's very easy to bash a film from the confines of your bedroom notebook but I am trying to be more fair and balanced, BUT a tad of humor helps me write.
Recommend for a stylized historical perspective of many moons ago and to keep you wondering what happens on the return trip....YIKES!!! ;}}