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Alexander

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Mssilhouette
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07-11-2001

Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 11:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Did anyone see this latest Sword and Sandal flick? I know I did but I'll wait until there a few people share their opinions before I give mine!

Tishala
Member

08-01-2000

Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 12:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I did unfortunately.

Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 1:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Collin with bleached hair is just wrong.

Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 1:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm sorry, but we may love the "bad boy" that CF is in real life, but he can't act. OK, maybe he can act in some things, but WHY is he always cast in roles that require a different accent from him? I had to turn Phone Booth off 5 minutes in, because I could HEAR the Irish accent thought his phoney NewYork accent. And this movie is more of the same.

I'm sorry, a leprechaun playing a Greek warrior is just WRONG. Weren't there any OTHER beefy, hunky, young, virile Hollywood superstars available?

Bbfanatic
Member

08-14-2000

Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 3:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Angelina as Colins mom --- WRONG!

I have a feeling this will be on DVD soon. It will probably be popular there. Anytime you hear a movie is bad AND 3 hours long, it is DVD movie for me.

Knightpatti
Member

12-06-2001

Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 11:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
DH and I saw it on Friday night. Very long and not much substance. We looked forward to seeing this movie for months and it was a big disappointment!

Mssilhouette
Member

07-11-2001

Thursday, December 02, 2004 - 10:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well everyone pretty much shares my opinion of this movie. I'd like the 3 hours of my life back.

Beyond the directionless plot and crappy storytelling, bad accents, and 2 count em, 2 battle scenes and the somewhat hammering of Alex's bisexuality, there is one other issue I had problems with.

If Alexander loved his childhood friend and this friend also studied with him and became a solider fighting right along side his best friend/lover, they pray tell why did the guy have to look so girlish and feminine. Logically, that guy should have looked as brawny as all the other soldiers.

I'm sorry but I don't mind the showing of bisexuality or homosexuality in a film since it is part of Alexander's history, but c'mon now! Why take the stereotypical way out and make sure all the guys Alex wants to bed have a more girly look, long hair, long eye lashes, smaller stature.

At one point I thought they were going to step out the non threatening box and have the guy who was Alex's fathers' right hand (dark haired, swarthy look) be his lover. Heck that might have been more interesting...but noooo!

And since when do people in love just hug each other a lot. I not asking them to swap spit every 3 seconds but really now. They built this friendship/love up and it seemed very touching but in the end it fell flat.

Don't get started on Angelina...so what country was she from really? Transylvania? So Alex ages from 4 to 16 and her look never changes?

In the end my recommendation is to NOT see this movie. You will wind up wishing you had those 3 hours of you life back.}