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Troy – The Director’s Cut [Blu-ray]

Troy – The Director’s Cut [Blu-ray]

Brad Pitt picks up a sword and brings a muscular, brooding presence to the role of Greek warrior Achilles in this spectacular retelling of The Iliad. Orlando Bloom and Diane Kruger play the legendary lovers who plunge the world into war, Eric Bana portrays the prince who dares to confront Achilles, and Peter O’Toole rules Troy as King Priam. Director Wolfgang Petersen recreates a long-ago world of bireme warships, clashing armies, the massive fortress city and the towering Trojan Horse.No doubt about it, the 196-minute unrated director’s cut of Troy represents a significant improvement over the film’s original 162-minute theatrical release–and not just because it has more sex and violence. As director Wolfgang Petersen notes in his new “Troy Revisited” video introduction to this 2-disc special edition, he didn’t have the time or directorial discretion (prior to Troy’s release in 2004) to present a cut that more closely matched his vision for the film. Three years later, Petersen appro

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