2004 Directed by Oliver Stone
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.
Colin Farrell Angelina Jolie Val Kilmer Jared Leto Jonathan Rhys Meyers Anthony Hopkins Jessie Kamm Christopher Plummer Connor Paolo Patrick Carroll Peter Williamson Morgan Christopher Ferris Robert Earley Aleczander Gordon John Kavanagh Gary Stretch Rosario Dawson Féodor Atkine Toby Kebbell Fiona O'Shaughnessy Laird Macintosh Francisco Bosch Neil Jackson Garrett Lombard Chris Aberdein Rory McCann Raz Degan Joseph Morgan David Bedella Show All…
Moritz Borman Jon Kilik Thomas Schühly Iain Smith Oliver Stone Tabrez Noorani Santa Pestonji Matthias Deyle Pierre Grunstein Aslan Nadery Paul Rassam Volker Schauz Kurt P. Galvao Nicolas Bonnell
Jan Roelfs Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat Stéphane Cressend Desmond Crowe James Lewis Kathleen Lorden Kevin Phipps Stuart Rose Lotta Wolgers Abdellah Baadil Claudio Campana Frederic Evard Aziz Hamichi Christian Huband Tom Still
Aurelia Abate Joyce Menger Kilou Picard John Scheele Elliott Jobe Rudi Holzapfel Sébastien Drouin Stephane Ceretti Olivier Pron Pierre Michel-Estival David Allday
Wylie Stateman Jean Goudier Chris David Alek Goosse Bruno Tarrière Frédéric Attal Damien Lazzerini Gréggory Poncelet Julien Perez
Since we don't actually know what ancient Macedonians sound like let's each pick a different accent!
I see Angie's gone with the "crazed gypsy accent" while Mr Farrell went with the "vaguely European mumble accent", Val decided on "mostly Californian" and Anthony went for "jolly old British".
*confused face*
THE FOLLOWING TAKES PLACE BETWEEN 11AM AND 3PM
The film Alexander has just entered its second agonising hour...
Me: "God, this film is awful."
Richard: "It's not. It's just not. There's plenty."
Me: "I think I see where they're going with this."
Richard: "What?"
Me: "Jared Leto is in love with Alexander, and he's looking at him marrying his new wife. So, here's what's gonna happen..."
Richard: "What's gonna happen?"
Me: "Alexander is going to find his wife with her neck slit open in bed, and written in blood on the wall above will be 'MEET ME AT THE MOUNTAIN TOP, so Alexander will have to fight Jared Leto on the mountain where they trained as kids. There will be…
Every movie enthusiast is familiar with the feeling of admiring a movie that everybody else seems to despise. Most of us have quite a few of those. I certainly have my fair share, but the movie that immediately pops into my mind in such discussions is Oliver Stone’s "Alexander".
Most critics panned the theatrical version, the box office was a letdown and it even got 6 Razzie Award nominations. This movie was on almost every level a complete failure. Flawed as it was, I did not quite get why. But then again I was only a teenager, what did I know?
In 2007, Oliver Stone released his Final Cut, which he called "Alexander Revisited". I only got around to watch…
Ultimate Cut
"Directed by Oliver Stone"
Are you EVER.
"Music by Vangelis"
Is it EVER.
A suitably rousing epic that compels despite its issues with script and production, Oliver Stone's "Alexander" provides a full-bodied cinematic experience. Sweeping and, on occasion, stirring, Stone's film appeals as a solid observation of the deeds of a larger-than-life conqueror.
Beginning three centuries before the so-called common era, "Alexander" tells the story of the Macedonian King who led his armies through Asia, piecing together an empire for the ages. The film splits its narrative focus between the youth of Alexander and his conquest of the much of the known world.
Starring Colin Farrell as Alexander, Stone is never able to get under the King's skin. Though the film attempts to pay attention to Alexander's bed-hopping internal turmoil, the audience is…
The further back into history you delve, the more mythical some figures become. Stories about legends handed down through the ages that get embellished until the waters about what is truth and what is fiction get murkier and murkier.
Alexander The Great was a military leader and King Of Macedonia who conquered large parts of Asia Minor, Egypt, and the ancient Persian Empire. This account of his more famous exploits including his fractious relationship with his father and his quest to conquer the known world is at times thrilling, but historically suspect to say the least. Oliver Stone's film came in for criticism from all fronts. From Colin Farrell's performance as the bi-sexual Alexander, to the casting of Angelina Jolie…
what a crime to make such a boring film about one of the most interesting humans ever to live. a star for each battle scene, even if the direction of those battles paled in comparison to contemporary epics such as LOTR.
Epic story of an epic man told in an epic way, though bogged down by its long runtime.
What a disaster. Very un-Stone like. Un-Farrell like too. Poor judgement all round. So wooden and liveless.
A bit too slow and long but the acting is actually quite good and it's all beautiful to watch. Also one of the movies that isn't afraid to show a historical gay relationship.
Enjoyed the Ultimate Cut, not sure what's the hate. It is not entirely accurate and there were a lot of liberties taken, but I don't care, is a movie and I enjoyed it.
Wow does this film have some major problems, I watched one of the many directors cuts making it come in at 3 and a half hours but I must say I really enjoyed most of it. A guilty pleasure perhaps.
The Lawrence of Arabia of modern times. Don't know why its hated so much. Also watch the ultimate cut if you want the full experience.
Ως φανατικός του Όλιβερ Στόουν δεν υπήρχε περίπτωση να μου φανεί έστω μέτρια τούτη η ταινία. Ο Στόουν βλέπει τον Αλέξανδρο Όχι ως κατακτητή ή στρατηλάτη αλλά ως ταξιδιώτη, πρωτοπόρο και εξερευνητή. Πολύ καλό σαουντρακ και στιβαρες ερμηνείες. Όλιβερ Στόουν για πάντα.
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