Alexander only getting a 5.0 on IMDB..

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Forsythe

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This movie is great! But then again, i must be absurd. The only thing i didn't like was how the gay thing was undertoned, they didn't even have sex! But i really loved this movie. I'm a big fan of Oliver Stone, and an even bigger now!
 
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kermalou

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it was three hours of crap, me and a buddy wanted to leave halfway through it and should have left, ending was disappointing.
 
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Troy was a piece of sh!t, by reading the reviews this movie look more of a bigger sh!t.
 
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FoBoT

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Originally posted by: abaez
what about christmas with the kranks?
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the local TV movie guy gave it 2 of 5 bags of popcorn. he said the book was better

he said all the new movies were not worth paying $ for
 
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Svnla

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Originally posted by: FoBoT
what else was Rosario Dawson in ?

i remember, she was on celebrity poker
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Here are some of her movies: Kids, He Got Game, Side Streets, Light It Up, Down To You, Josie and The Pussycats, Sidewalks of New York, Men In Black 2, Adventures of Pluton Nash, The Run Down.

Didn't know she got big boobies until this movie.
 
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zCypher

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I saw it and I thought it was absolutely horrible. I know the homo sh1t was probably historically accurate, but come on. I was thoroughly bored throughout the movie, and thought it would end several times. Similar to the last LOTR movie ... it just wouldn't end. I thought Troy was kinda crappy when I saw it, but after seeing Alexander... Troy is amazing in comparison.

Anyone else notice Angelina Jolie's accent? WTF was up with that? She sounded transylvanian... or something. And Colin Farrel seemed to switch from irish/normal accents.. half the time it sounded like he was trying too hard to sound like a leader and failing miserable, and other times he was so-so. Was Alexander supposed to be portrayed as such a panzy? I don't know ... but he sure did act like a panzy.

The few seconds of boobies weren't worth watching the movie for. Maybe in some respects the movie could be considered a success - but when I left the movie theatre I was unentertained. It was WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too long! Colin Farrel was unconvincing as a leader... I found it hard to believe that a person like that would conquer anything or survive any battles. It just didn't fit together IMO... but what do I know. :p
 
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DanTMWTMP

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Originally posted by: FoBoT
Originally posted by: abaez
what about christmas with the kranks?
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the local TV movie guy gave it 2 of 5 bags of popcorn. he said the book was better

he said all the new movies were not worth paying $ for
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yah i'm reading teh book right now. I haven't seen the movie yet though. The book so far is rather amusing and a really fun, short read. U can probably read it in 2 days, or 1 hehe.


Book: Skipping Christmas, by John Grisham (the only book i know of that doesn't have to do w/ law hehe)




anyway's troy was a much much better movie than alexander. damn it..


there's NO SAVING GRACE IN THE MOVIE.

they should have 3 hours of nothing but battles damn it. the only cool scene was the battle w/ the army w/ the elephants.
 
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Saw this today and everyone is correct...

THIS MOVIE SUCKS!!!!!

Wish I'd read all the reviews before I went. If it weren't for a few glimpses of Angelina Jolie and Rosario, I'd have walked out. Don't go see this, don't go to the dollar theater and see it, don't even rent it. Who's Oliver Stone kidding trying to make us believe a character as weak and pathetic as that portrayed could rule that much of the ancient world? What a joke. If you want to spend 3+ hours on Alexander you're much better off watching the History channel.
 
MichaelD

MichaelD

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Originally posted by: ErmanC
Saw this today and everyone is correct...

THIS MOVIE SUCKS!!!!!

Wish I'd read all the reviews before I went. If it weren't for a few glimpses of Angelina Jolie and Rosario, I'd have walked out. Don't go see this, don't go to the dollar theater and see it, don't even rent it. Who's Oliver Stone kidding trying to make us believe a character as weak and pathetic as that portrayed could rule that much of the ancient world? What a joke. If you want to spend 3+ hours on Alexander you're much better off watching the History channel.
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A very correct review. I saw the movie last week. The movie is a cross b/t Lord of the Rings (minus magic) and The Crying Game. It's a thinly disguised homo-erotic love story passed off as a historic film.

:roll:

The first few fight scenes were really good. Then the "man love scenes" started. Ah, no. Don't waste your money.

The History channel is indeed much better.

What I find ironic is that the thing that made me want to go see this movie was the Discovery Channel special, "The Making of Alexander." They showed how Farell had to get in shape, and learn to ride horses, use medevil weapons, etc. It looked cool.

They didn't show, however, how he learned how to suck man-pole and take it up the @ss, as this movie clearly alludes to.
 
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I havent seen it but from what I've read its way too damn gay.

So I will probably be downloading this thing from Warez, Mexico instead of seeing it in a theater.
 
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cerebusPu

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ah...defienitely alot of man love.

i suppose Rosario Dawson is the one that was feisty on the bed. now she's got some bigo titties.

this movie is crap. theres not enough fighting and crappy plot.
 
Cerb

Cerb

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Spiderman 2 got a higher rating than Citizen Kane.
Your point with this "Alexander" thing is...?
 
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aidanjm

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Originally posted by: MichaelD
They didn't show, however, how he learned how to suck man-pole and take it up the @ss, as this movie clearly alludes to.
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Actually, Alexander would have been in a sexually dominant role in his lreationships with men, i.e., he would have anally penetrated his boyfriends. I'd doubt it would have been the other way round. The roles people took in sex in that time depended very much on social status. Powerful position = a top.
 
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