Troy (DVD)

Troy comes to DVD, and while the film itself is not the grand masterpiece it was expected to be it certainly is a welcome epic in comparison to last year's atrocity Alexander.

I am sure any Homer expert will tell you that Troy is not an exact recollection of The Iliad, they may even be so upset at the misrepresentation of the story that they completely bash the film altogether. Fortunately for me, I am not an expert on Homer or his epic poems, while I have read them both and enjoyed them thoroughly I still found much enjoyment in this film, primarily in its well-choreographed fight scenes.

Troy finds audiences entrenched in the battle for land and love as Helen leaves her husband in Sparta for Prince Paris of Troy. This brings about the launching of a thousand ships, as Troy is about to become the bloody battleground of the Trojan War lead by the Greek warrior Achilles.

Obviously I am only telling a part of the story above, but it is enough to get you started, as for the DVD itself I was actually surprised Warner Bros. released such a lackluster edition for a film that grossed $133 million domestically and almost $500 million worldwide.

Troy comes as a two-disc set, but disc one only contains the film without any commentaries whatsoever. Disc-two is where you will find a limited number of bonus features as you can tell from our descriptions to the right you get four main looks at extra material.

While limited the features do give you a good look at the creation of the battle sequences and the choreography involved, the effects used for the film and the creation of the gigantic sets, as well as their destruction thanks to an un-timely hurricane.

Finally, you get the "Gallery of the Gods" feature, which takes you on a CG tour of the Greek Gods that leaves a lot to be desired.

Overall, Troy is a movie I will watch again, and I have already watched the fight between Hector and Achilles more than once (Track 33 if you are interested). Unfortunately, this DVD leads me to believe that either there is a lot more being saved up for some super edition of the film, or the players involved considered it to be a larger disappointment than I felt it was.

Either way, this is a worthy addition to your collection, and one I am confident you will enjoy on more than one occasion, but don't hold me responsible for any inaccuracies the film has to the original source material.