Lord Blackadder
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TroyWell, the movie made it to TV at last. Has anyone watched it??
Yeah, I know that Homer would be birling in his grave at the way the Iliad has been mutilated. I was near screaming and tearing my hair out at the cinema!
But just watching it now ... and I have to say ... my gripes aside ... it's not too bad a picture at all!
Brad Pitt's Achilles is very good. His fighting style is based very much on the Achaean Dance of the Cranes combat manouevers. Coxy is a brilliant Agamemnon ... and Peter O' Toole as Priam is masterful. A real class act. Sean bean as the wily Odysseus is also very good, and Eric Bana was enjoyable as Hector. Orlando Bloom wasn't great ... but James Cosmo always delivers a solid performance. Even the set piece battles were good!
Have to say I enjoyed it for itself!!! 
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Xcotty
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I started to watch it Lordy B.
But to be honest, it's not my kind of thing at all.
It's very americanised, (Sorry America) but it's a bit overdone.
I'm listening to Anthony And The Johnsons instead. 
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Lord Blackadder
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Anthony and the Johnsons?? Oh you're so sad!!! I heard their first album ... then turned it into a frisbee somewhere in the Rhinns of Galloway!!! Can't listen to that kind of rubbish at all! It's almost as bad as C & W. 
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Xcotty
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Your just a prude young Mr B. 
That fella, has an amazing voice, it's like puppy's in a tin. 
Your just mad, cos I didn't like Troy.
Or maybe your just mad.
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Lord Blackadder
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| Quote: | You're just a prude young Mr B.
That fella, has an amazing voice, it's like puppy's in a tin.
You're just mad, cos I didn't like Troy.
Or maybe you're just mad. |
Nope ... what you call amazing I call screechy!!! And that's my opinion ... based on fact! 
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AllanP
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Re: Troy | Lord Blackadder wrote: | Well, the movie made it to TV at last. Has anyone watched it??
Yeah, I know that Homer would be birling in his grave at the way the Iliad has been mutilated. |
I've not seen that Simpsons episode yet. Is it on sky or freeview?
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Guest
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If at first you don't succedd, Troy, Troy, Troy again! 
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AllanP
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| woodysdad wrote: | | If at first you don't succedd, Troy, Troy, Troy again! |
I thought the acting was a bit wooden!
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eloise
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Yeah all that horsing around
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Lord Blackadder
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Philistines!!!
Actually they appeared on the scene around 3-400 years later.
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AllanP
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| Lord Blackadder wrote: | | It's almost as bad as C & W. |
At least we agree on that somewhat poor rendering of 'music' old bean.
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irritateddata
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| Lord Blackadder wrote: | Philistines!!!
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ah a step up from peasants then
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