I just saw Alexander and it Bombed!

[The Sushi Bandit]

I sooo wanted it to be good. There was so much potential in the story, but it fell totally short. Even the Battle scenes were crappy

[bettyellen]

1. and what's with the highlights?!? He looks like a Metrosexual!

[Bouncy Ball]

6. No shit, he does

Hey check your PM!

[Placebo]

2. Oliver Stone can make a BAD movie?

Who would have thunk it...:eyes:

[JohnKleeb]

5. all great fail at least once

like the time I got a 0 on a chemistry test last year.

[Bouncy Ball]

7. Yikes!

that's Kleebing horrible!

[JohnKleeb]

8. but this year last I checked, I have the best grade in the class

and yes teachers do make the ultimate difference, god I swore I hated chem and now I enjoy it, its awesome this year, making fun of scientists, spelling curse words with the elements, you know.

[Placebo]

9. Yea I hear ya, I actually got a B...

on one of my english papers this trimester, I practically went into a coma.

[Bleacher Creature]

3. Has ANY Collin Farrell movie that's exceeded expectations?

And I know that he didn't write or direct it, but it's still rather telling. It's almost as if he takes all the movies with hit potential, that other big-time actors know for some reason are flawed.

And yet, Holloywood wants him to be a mega star SOOOO badly.

[Shadowen]

22. I think Phone Booth did.

That's about it, really.

The thing about Farrell is that he tends to be attached to good ideas that are poorly executed. Examples: Alexander and Daredevil (even though I loved his performance in Daredevil).

[liberalnurse]

4. Just from the trailor....

I ask myself....."What is it with that bad bleached hair on Colin"? Was it necessary???? I can't understand why Alexander would even be blonde??????

[Maddy McCall]

11. He wasn't. Tapestry and mosaics, and even coins, show a man...

who was quite unattractive. However, the fact that he was the world's "first rock star" (meaning that he was the first person historians truly converted to superstar status) has resulted in him being wrongly portrayed as a stud.

He had curly black hair and a huge nose, and he was short and stocky. He was blue-eyed, though, and even today there are enclaves of people in AFrica and the Middle East with blue eyes who are said to be his descendants.

His life story is very fascinating--I think that's why he's such a historical superstar.

:-)

[Placebo]

13. Wow, if he is really how you describe...

I would love to see a more realistic portrayal of Alexander's story.

[Maddy McCall]

14. let me see if I can find an image for you.

[Maddy McCall]

15. Here are some ancient images of what he REALLY looked like:

Here is an ancient contemporary mosaic of Alexander on Bucephalus, his horse. He's on the left.



A close up:


The coin:

[Placebo]

17. Thanks!

Nice to see some reality in this increasingly Hollywood-ized world of history.

[Amaya]

10. Yeah...

Saw it the other night with a friend. We were both terribly disappointed :(

[Maddy McCall]

12. DAmn. I hate this. I have assigned it for extra credit to my students.

I hope they don't get pissed at me for making them see such a bomb. :scared:

[liberalnurse]

19. Looks like they all will get A's

for pain and suffering.......

The History Channel has a great documentary on Alexander. Maybe you can get a DVD or video copy and share it with the class.

[Maddy McCall]

20. I'll look into that. I use Discovery films on prehistory every semester..

If I can find the Alexander film by Disc., I will certainly purchase it.

Thanks for suggesting that. :-)

[Quetzal]

16. On a five star scale

I give it 2 and half stars.

I wouldn't follow him into battle if he was the leader.

[Maddy McCall]

18. Tell me if what I am thinking is right or wrong...

I saw the trailer. It looked like a Macedonianized version of Mel Gibson's William Wallace.

I loved Braveheart...I use it in my class. Is this a cheap imitation of Braveheart, only with Alexander the Great staring and men on elephant-back?

[Quetzal]

21. My thoughts on the movie

Most of the reviews by the Users over at the Yahoo movies page are grounded in homophobia. Stone does not back down at all from Alexander's bisexuality.

That being said, the speeches that Alexander (Colin Farrell) gives to his army should belong on daytime soap operas. Alexander definetly lacks the passion and determination to take over the known world.

At least in Braveheart, the audience could definetly identify with aims of William Wallace.

[Mark D]

23. Bummer.

I had high hopes as well.

[Az_lefty]

24. Too bad, I was looking forward to this.