Alexander realism....

**Catiline** · 01-25-2005, 12:10

Equipment wise alexander was very good. THere are some issues, and you can debate how colouful you want your Macedonians, but in the absence of other photographic guides of decent reconstructed kit - there aren't nearly so many Macedonians reenactors as Roman after all - still from alexander ad a bad guide at all.

Plus it hasthe best ancient battle seen ever

**eadingas** · 01-25-2005, 15:50

Yeah, I loved the movie, it was much better than any Hollywood 'ancient' production recently. That's what you get when you have a real director behind the camera :) And it made want to fight those phalanx vs elephants battles again :)

**Urnamma** · 01-25-2005, 18:07

That movie was a terrible, ahistorical, shameful mess.

**Zanderpants** · 01-25-2005, 20:19

Thank you Urnamma.

**Meneldil** · 01-25-2005, 20:23

Well, it looks like half the people hate it, and half the people love it.
I don't have much knowledge about Alexander's army/era, but I liked the movie.

PS: Yeah, yeah, who cares about my opinion anyway

**Parmenio** · 01-25-2005, 20:25

Haven't seen it yet, but the stills looked good.

**Spino** · 01-25-2005, 21:15

Yes, the production design, art and props dept. for Alexander were top notch. Don't mean to nitpick but for some stupid reason I picked up on the sarissas, their diameter anyway. The actors playing Macedonian phalangites looked like they could barely wrap their hands completely around it. Perhaps they only seemed too large because the wood they used to make them was so light in color?

Anyway given the efforts of the art and props department it's a pity the rest of the movie wasn't up to the same standards.