Figure 1.-- Here we see Angelina Jolie and Conner Paolo in Oliver Stone's epic "Alexander".

One can scarecely think of a more exciting film story than the depiction of Alexander the Grrat and his exploits. Olive Stone's "Alexander" was not well received by the critics. In this film he attempted for more historical accuracy than in his other films. Some suggest that some of the more titilating aspects seem rather aimed at the box office than any conversion to truthfully portraying historical evenys. Alexander at the beginning of the film was pictured as a boy. As I have not seen the film, I'm unsure as to the historical accuracy of the costuming. Hopefully some HBC readers will have comments about the film. A reader tells us, "I have seen the film. Stone obviously likes battle scenes. There is far too much talking. The best action is the taking of Babylon. This must have been a beautiful city. The film starts when Alexander is a boy and it shows the type of clothes Greek boys might have worn at the time. Not one of Oliver Stone's best efforts. Its even slower than the 1955 Richard Burton epic. Now there was an actor who liked to talk and hear the sound of his own voice."

Created: 6:26 AM 1/22/2005
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