damonrpayne Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I watched this over the weekend. I expected better from Oliver Stone, this movie ultimatley bored me as it went on way too long, the war scenes weren't even very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Yep and thought They could have gotten a better lead to play Alexander. Xman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriton Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Hmmm... I agree, I was disappointed. I think the one thing that killed the film outright was the attempt to show so much historical aside without concentrating more on the characters. Stone really thought is was necessary to narate all of the history surrounding the events through Aristotle and Ptolemy, but if you didn't know the history first, it was very very difficult to follow...then the bouncing around back and forth in time, 9 years ago, present, 10 years ago, present, child hood, present...it was disjoint and confusing. The battle scenes were confusing too, he heads off with the horses and tears ***, then doubles back and does what? Now I have read about the battles and they were really pretty brilliant, but all you get from this movie is that Alexander was just lucky...till he wasn't. And the homo-sexual relationship took up most of the time, because it might be sensational now, but was common place then... Overall, I was not impressed at all...and what was up with Jolie's accent...and everyone else having a Scottish/Irish accent??? Good grief, just pitiful. YMMV. K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickB Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 It was hard to buy Angelina Jolie playing Colin Farrells Mother. I think she is about a year older than him in real life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriton Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Hey! That reminds me, did you notice the one scene with Jolie standing next to Farrell and actually <looking up> at <him>...I laughed out loud. Apparently, he is a pretty tiny little guy, and she is pretty tall...I just don't buy her looking up at him...then in the cut away, to make her look shorter, she is all slumped down against his shoulder...watch it, I thought it was pretty funny... K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakin26 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I felt just the same as all of you. Except, I didnt even make it to the war scenes. I fell asleep 3 times in the first 35 minutes and the decided that the movie was not worth another try. So I went to bed an returned it to the video store the next day. Reading this thread I am sure I havent missed anything... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 hard to believe such dreck is Oliver Stone's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARPRINCE Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Oliver was actually Stoned when he filmed the movie. So there you go! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygmn Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Finally got to watch this movie last night... Man is it long.... Man it is not worth it... I hate the flashbacks.....seems he did it that way so as to have Jolie and Kilmer in the movie longer then in the first hour..... but the flashback scenes...well....seemed over the top in trying to force a point to the audience.... the whole movie needed better editing IMO....the battle scenes were juct a collage of blood flying...and did not show any battle tactics.... Thumbs down from me....and PASS...watch Troy instead....better movie.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelerFan Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 No doubt, this one was a stinker.[:|] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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