Troy (HD DVD, 2007, Director's Cut Unrated)

The movie has the capabilities to be rated very high; however, in order for that to happen they would need to cut about an hour of unnecessary subplots out of this 3 hour movie. The story itself is very good and accessible even if you are not familiar with Homer's "The Iliad". I would just cut the sporadic subplots and maybe beef up a couple battle scenes instead. All in all the movie is good, and can be enjoyed by male and female alike. Ladies if you dont like these war period type movies, Brad Pitt and Eric Bana are a good distraction regardless. Just make sure you are very awake and have 3 hours to devote to this movie before watching. Also, the quality of the picture is brilliant, and the costumes and setting help that as well. It is one that I dont regret seeing, but am not in a huge hurry to watch again.