I'm so glad that my Oliver Stone hate-on has removed all chances of me ever seeing his version of Alexander. It sounds like it's saving me even more sorrow than I'd thought. (The bombast and etc., not the gay. I'm all for Alexander as gay. OK, bi.)

Full quote?

Oh, there isn't one. It's just one of those things that people say about Classics. Offensive, yes. A wee bit true? Also yes.

Well the Macedonians were sort of the Irish of the Greeks...

And the Irish are the blacks of Europe. So, say it now, and say it loud, "I'm black, and I'm proud!"

And the Irish are the blacks of Europe.

Ha! I should maybe bring this up the next time my government is voting in favour of egregiously racist immigration policies, yes?

Sorry, I went to an angry place that people who don't keep up with Irish politics cannot understand.

It was the Farrah hair that let me know what to think of this movie. Troy was bad in a lot of ways, and annoyed me more because it was so soapily ridiculous, but at least nobody in that movie had Farrah hair.

Okay, the Achaeans did sort of wear outfits that looked like they were invading from Starlight Express.

When will costumers/hair-and-makeup people ever learn??

I'm sorry, my suspension of disbelief snapped long ago, with the haircuts.

Judging only from the posters, I'd have to vote Worst Movie Hair Evah. And the hair in Troy actually looked pretty cool, so they've got no excuse.

Joe, I remember a friend of mine commenting on a Buster Keaton festival on AMC (back when AMC was decent): "It was like gold pouring out of my VCR!"

When will costumers/hair-and-makeup people ever learn??

My all-time Worst Wigging Disaster Movie award goes to Warriors of Heaven and Earth, a Chinese movie I saw a while back. I couldn't concentrate for the first fifteen minutes or so because I kept getting distracted by the Barbie hair stuck on the actors' foreheads.

Buster Keaton is always a good time at the theater (or on the TV). I much prefer him over Chaplin, whose pathos can edge over to bathos a bit too much sometimes. Not to say that Chaplin is bad--I loved moments of The Gold Rush and The Kid.

I twitch when I hear mention of the movie version of Troy, unless I can bring to mind the gorgeousness that was the bearded Eric Bana. Brad Pitt has never impressed me as being anything other than a Bland Hollywood Hunk (admittedly, I've never seen Fight Club or Twelve Monkeys).

Oh, the story! Yeah, liberties everywhere, unforgiveable ...

But, didn't the Greeks themselves go to theater to see what a new person would do with a familiar text? How they would frame the story? Wasn't that the point? I don't know. I just don't hate Troy like others do, but again, the film wasn't as strong as the script. (Though I'm really not trying to start that discussion again.)

When will costumers/hair-and-makeup people ever learn??

In their defense, if the heirarchy on the movie is anything like it is here, at the school of theatre, and I have no reason to believe that it isn't, they are not always the ones who are to blame for ugly hair and makeup. Quite often, someone who has no idea about hair and makeup, has a "vision," and there's nothing the hair and makeup people can do about it, but try and tone down the hideousness/inappropriateness.

I'd have to vote Worst Movie Hair Evah.

David Bowie in Labyrinth.

Good thing the pants were so tight.