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Summary: Top notch!
Review: An excellent film, USA Network seemed to spare nothing. I was surprised to find such believable/moving acting from so many beautiful actors and actresses. Glad I caught it on TV and hope to catch it on DVD soon!
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Summary: Helen of Troy
Review: I loved This movie! It pretty much followed the real story of Troy All the acting was wonderful. The love story between Paris and helen was breath-taking! i recommend this to anyone who loves myths and romance and action and Drama !!! it was wonderful
I give it 5 Stars!!!!
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This was an absolutely superb series that was showcased on USA. It followed history, the acting was stellar, and the sets and costumes were beautifully done and historically accurate. I will be most displeased if this is not released on DVD!
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Summary: Absolutely Wonderful
Review: I would recommend this movie to anyone who is the least bit interested in mythology. For the most part the movie is accurate, but the producers left out a big part of it when they did not include all of the fighting that the gods had waged between thenselves when they picked sides. They could have made it longer to put all the parts together. Four hours is not that long when you consider that "The 10th Kingdom" was much longer.
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Summary: Helen of Troy makes ancient history come alive!
Review: It's not often that viewers are treated to a made-for-TV miniseries that is done with as much care as Helen of Troy. From the pastel colors of the ancient city to the Greek fleet, there is much to feast your eyes on. But that's not all, the story is rivetting and excellently acted. If you didn't understand how nations could go to war over Helen, you will now. And Rufus Sewell brings Agamemnon to life as a real person whose flaws are deadly. The sacrifice of Iphigenia is breath-taking. You will understand the motivation behind such a seemingly barbarious act. We all know the Trojan horse seals the victory for the Greeks, but we've never been treated to such images of it before. There are many details which demonstrate that the writer was truly gifted - there wasn't a dry stretch in the old story. Excellently acted, gorgeously filmed, intriguing story. Please get the DVD into production ASAP!
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Summary: Kinda Jumbled but...
Review: ONLY 4 stars because there were a few holes. Helen was missing a sibling. Clymenestra and Agamemnon were a few kids short and WHAT was that with Theseus???? The liberties taken with Helen of Troy can be written off due to time constraints and the huge undertaking of such an epic tale. You can excuse the way the Judgement of Paris was portrayed, the fate of Theseus and Pollus as well as the fate of Agamemnon simply because it was such an unbelievably BEAUTIFUL retelling. The sets are beautiful. The costumes are beautiful. The actors are beautiful. (Even though I knew Rufus Sewell was a really bad guy, I couldn't help thinking..."he's so beautiful!" *sigh* ) I've been intrigued by Greek Mythology since the age of 9. The first book I remember checking out from the local library as a child was "D'aulaire's Book of Greek Myths". I've been hooked ever since. Nearly 20 years later, HELEN OF TROY was the first look at the Trojan War that held my interest. I could watch this movie over and over, and I fully recommend it to anyone interested in seeing a beautifully made beautiful movie...that took a few liberties with centuries old legends. all that said...I REALLY ACTUALLY LIKED THE MOVIE!!!!
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Summary: I recommend this movie
Review: This movie was really good. I'd always heard the story, but never really thought of it in the personal way the movie showed it. It was a very well done movie. It really is a phenomenal story. The only thing I didn't like about it was the fact that it was so sad! But overall it was very good. I can't wait to get it on DVD!I really enjoyed this movie a lot.
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Summary: Recommend You See
Review: "Helen of Troy," a four-hour series first shown on the USA Network, begins with the familiar story of Paris' birth as a Trojan prince. A prophecy says he will doom Troy. He is abandoned to die, but is rescued by a shepherd, who raises him as his own son. One day, Paris is confronted by three goddesses, who ask him to choose the fairest among them. They each try to bribe him. Aphrodite wins by showing him a glimpse of Helen (the most beautiful woman in the world), who sees Paris in turn, and the two fall in love at first sight. The story progresses from there to the Trojan War and its well-known conclusion. The "fictional dream" is marred by modern hairstyles and other misplaced elements, but the story as a whole is compelling. Of course, its themes are universal and timeless. For example, Agamemnon uses pretense to justify war with Troy (sound familiar?) - he wants Troy's wealth, not Helen. Rufus Sewell gives a strong performance as Agamemnon. Sienna Guillory and Matthew Marsden are fine as Helen and Paris. Whatever shortcomings "Helen of Troy" may have are easily forgiven. It was a pleasure to see this retelling of the classic tale.
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Summary: A relatively faithful adaptation of Greek mythology
Review: For those seeking to be entertained, this movie fits the bill, as does the movie "Troy". For classicists, I encourage you to remember that neither "Helen of Troy" nor "Troy" ever claimed to be an accurate representation of Greek mythology, so it would be foolish to judge the movies by that standard; after all, neither movie is entitled "Homer's Iliad".
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Summary: High art compared to "Troy"
Review: It was interesting to read all the scathing reviews that criticised this movie because it was not entirely faithful to the Iliad. Well, having seen Troy (which many were eagerly awaiting as a "better" version), I have to say Helen Of Troy is much closer to Homer's classic than "Troy". Despite the big budget and special effects, Troy is a travesty! At least the mythological background is included in this movie (Helen of Troy), as is the correct ending showing Helen returning to her husband (in Troy, Menelaus is old and ugly, and killed off early in the movie, leaving Paris and Helen to elope at the end of the movie!!).
In the Iliad, Helen returns willingly to her husband and lives happily ever after - but this movie has a creative take on this, showing Helen returning to him, but telling him she can never love him. Rufus Sewell was superb as Agammemnon - much better than the portrayal of the same in "Troy", and all in all there was a lot more depth and exploration of the characters in this movie than in "Troy". I thought the casting was quite good (as opposed to Troy....Brad Pitt was so badly mis-cast as Achilles). I thought the portrayal of the love-struck Menelaus, who is willing to take Helen back despite everything, was good. Achilles was well cast, and truer to the Iliad than the shocking casting of Brad Pitt in the role. Overall a very enjoyable interpretation of the Iliad, and a thousand times better than "Troy".
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