after watching "the inside man" and "V for velvetta" i realised that Alexander was the only good movie of the past 4 or 5 years
so lets reminice about this once in a decade movie

9/10/2006 9:34:12 PM

LAFTA!

9/10/2006 9:44:44 PM

I thought this thread was serious at first.

9/10/2006 9:55:39 PM

it is serious

9/10/2006 10:03:40 PM

ok in that case your opinion does not matter.

9/10/2006 10:04:19 PM

ok you tell me a better movie in the last 4 5 years which
took you through greece, exotic middle east and mysterious india all in one movie

no other movie even comes close

9/10/2006 10:06:05 PM

What the fuck is this shit?

9/10/2006 10:11:51 PM

who gives a damn how many places are featured in the movie??

this year: inside man, v for vendetta, lucky number slevin, talladega nights, MI3 > alexander

last year: crash, Capote, batman begins, 40 y/o virgin, kiss kiss bang bang, constant gardner, walk the line, and i'm sick of this, point proven

9/10/2006 10:14:09 PM

the entire movie was like a bad history lesson

either read a book and learn some about the facts or you watch a movie thats entertaining with a point, alexander was neither

9/10/2006 10:15:00 PM

ok my bad i forgot about batman

aside from batman alexander rules
its one of those movies that didnt get the appreciation it deserved
very good movie

9/10/2006 10:16:28 PM

not to mention Oldboy, forgot about that one

9/10/2006 10:16:54 PM

Rome: the series takes the prize for best anything as of late.

and since i watched it like a movie (straight through for the first time on DVD) it counts for me

9/10/2006 10:41:01 PM

Alexander put me to sleep when they showed it here for free.

9/10/2006 11:24:29 PM

As I recall Alexander had like 60 Braveheart-esque inspirational speeches.

9/10/2006 11:56:41 PM

I mean, I'm not going to say it was the greatest movie ever, I for one enjoyed it and purchased it.

9/11/2006 12:02:32 AM

^same...but it wasn't the greatest

9/11/2006 12:36:01 AM

Quote :

"Stone To Release Third 'Alexander' Cut Director Oliver Stone will release a third version of his Alexander epic in a bid to win over critics who originally mauled the movie. The Platoon filmmaker insists the cinematic version of Alexander was hampered by time constraints after being slashed to 168 minutes in length. Stone originally wanted to release the movie in its original three-hour form but concerned studio bosses forced him to axe scenes containing homosexual content. The new DVD-only release will be a staggering three hours and 40 minutes in length, and will feature footage edited out of the original cut. Stone says, "This thing has haunted me. By truncating it into three hours, we lost things that were important. This version allows you to immerse yourself in the classical world." "

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.

9/11/2006 5:18:21 AM

concept of the movie was great, actors were horrible, so the movie sucked and blew in the box office.

9/11/2006 8:17:55 AM

don't forget about grandma's boy

9/11/2006 8:33:49 AM

The best part of that movie was Rosario Dawson. She may not have acted that well but damn, she fine.

9/11/2006 8:47:57 AM

Quote :

"actors were horrible, so the movie sucked and blew in the box office."

angelina jolie's accent

i fucking hated this movie.

9/11/2006 9:18:21 AM

well now that ive told you its good maybe you'll like it
but you've gotta admit one thing, no other movie showed that time period nearly as well as this movie, not even gladiator

9/11/2006 9:37:08 AM

hhmmm...

9/11/2006 10:35:39 AM

^^if you wanna immerse yourself in that time period watch Rome on HBO or watch the history channel.

9/11/2006 1:28:53 PM

Gladiator > Alexander

It doesn't take you to India, but it is set partly in the middle east.

Gladiator is infinitely better than Alexander

9/11/2006 2:13:26 PM

Quote :

"Rome: the series takes the prize for best anything as of late. and since i watched it like a movie (straight through for the first time on DVD) it counts for me "

9/11/2006 2:42:18 PM

When they do movies about ancient Greece and Rome...

Why do they give the characters a British accent?

This is one of the dumbest things in movies.

9/11/2006 4:54:35 PM

because england is a lot closer than america. so its more realistic. /stupidreason plus i'd rather here a brit talk then an american.

unless of course you just want to watch the movie in latin and go for the whole passions theme where the movie is shot in its native language according to that era.

[Edited on September 11, 2006 at 5:12 PM. Reason : fda]

9/11/2006 5:11:58 PM

Gladiator>Rome The Series>Troy>Alexander

Of the modern "ancient warfare" movies.

Sucks because Alexander (the real person) was so awesomely interesting and badass.

9/11/2006 5:23:02 PM

I would personally put Rome and Gladiator together...because both are equally badass in their own way. Gladiator well for obvious reasons. Rome because it shows you so many different aspects of Roman life. from sex with anything that walks to the big divide between plebs, nobels, upper class etc...it was very interesting to watch.

BTW is there a season 2 in the works?

[Edited on September 11, 2006 at 5:26 PM. Reason : fda]

9/11/2006 5:26:15 PM

ok i forgot about troy, another good movie

so far batman, alexander, and troy have been the cream of the crop
everything else is rubbish

but i gotta see rome and get back to you on that one

9/11/2006 5:42:51 PM

dammit you are so full of shit it has started to spew out of your mouth

9/11/2006 6:41:30 PM

dammit? who's dammit?

9/11/2006 7:19:16 PM

how can you place v for vendetta below Alexander. I bought Alexander thinking it was going to be a good movie, and after about the first hour, I said screw this, and havent finished it yet.

9/11/2006 9:01:39 PM

v for vendetta should win best picture if you ask me but i'm sure some 9/11 movie will

9/11/2006 9:04:00 PM

I didnt think alexander was bad. I was entertained


saw V for Vendetta last night, and now I regret a bit not seeing it in the theatre.

9/11/2006 9:08:39 PM

ok to be honest i didnt finish v for vendetta last weekend, i passed out.
so i'll finish it before i critisize any further

so you should finish alexander as well

9/11/2006 9:16:35 PM

The New World was BAD...cause it bored me...

9/11/2006 10:17:59 PM

Quote :

"When they do movies about ancient Greece and Rome... Why do they give the characters a British accent? This is one of the dumbest things in movies. "

it closer to correct....i guess.
see, if they really cared, and wanted to make a good movie, that accurately portrays the world it is showing you, they wouldn't be talking in english period, and there would be subtitles.

gibson style

9/12/2006 12:17:19 AM

If you thought that Alexander was great then you have absolutely horrible taste in movies.

Watch Discovery HD and get the same effect only with far more entertainment.

Collin Farrel as Alexander? Right, Fuck off.

9/12/2006 12:26:03 AM