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Troy (2004)
Excellent
The fascinating thing about this movie, and what made it brilliant to me, is the fact that they portrayed the Trojan War and the famous characters in a realistic fashion. They tried to portray the story that inspired the myth, not the myth itself. Achilles was never shown to be an indestructible superman. Just perhaps the greatest warrior of his time. As I watched the battle between Hector and Achilles, I felt as though I was observing through a time machine and watching two of the greatest warriors of that age fight. Surely an epic match such as that would spawn embellishment, exaggerations, and stories for centuries to come. Achilles death was poignant in the fact that he died from arrows to the chest, but pulled these out before he succumbed. When he was discovered dead by his comrades, the only arrow visible was the one from his Achilles tendon. This could have been the start of the myth of the Achilles heel. We all know that the Greek Gods never existed. This is why they are left out of the movie except when only spoken of. So if the Trojan war actually happened, if Achilles actually existed, he was a mere mortal with extraordinary fighting skills. All in all, a great movie with awesome performances by Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Peter O'Toole.
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
Elvis at his best!!
Okay, I've seen enough Elvis movies to last the rest of my life. I've seen the westerns, the post army movies, the musicals, the documentaries. But this movie stands alone because of the performances of Elvis Presley and the beautiful Ann Margaret. If you ever wanted to see Elvis at his peak ( still young at 29, in shape, confident in his every move ) this is the movie for you. The dance numbers are some of the best I've seen from the era. Elvis was truly at the top of his game filming this movie. I only wish some of the later movies were as good. Sure, this movie has its cheesy parts, but what Elvis movie doesn't. My four year old son likes to watch the ending race sequence over and over again. I wonder who wins the Las Vegas Grand Prix?? I can't say enough about the vivacious Ann Margaret. Elvis himself was smitten for her in real life and I can't blame him. She matches Elvis song for song and dance for dance. At the time of filming, she was referred to as the "female Elvis". Deservingly so, I might add. If only Elvis and Ann had made some more movies together.