Alexander

2004 "The greatest legend of all was real"
5.6| 2h55m| R| en| More Info
Released: 24 November 2004 Released
Producted By: Renn Productions
Country: United States of America
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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.

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Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype
CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.
adonis98-743-186503 Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world. Despite a terrific and talented cast of big names such as Anthony Hopkins, Jared Leto, Val Kilmer, Angelina Jolie and Colin Farrell as Alexander The Great this movie directed by Oliver Stone besides the fact that it does look pretty and the costumes are quite well the story was all over the place and showcasing a scene where Alexander is kissing a man all drunk and that was just so wrong in so many places. This movie was no 300 or even a little bit like Troy it was just a waste of time and one of Stone's most disappointing films that could have been good.
karagoz-emre I wanted to watch this movie for far too long but I always delayed it to watch other movies because there wasn't an incentive to watch it, 5.5 points on IMDb? really? oh boy, i was so wrong.This movie totally satisfied me, as i wasn't expecting much from it.The story telling was great, I liked the switch between the past and the present(less past?) often. It really helped us to understand the character better.In my defense, I was always interested in Alexander the Great but I never fully had to chance to know about him. This movie managed to overcome my hunger.Same as during the battle scenes, it keeps us informed as "macedonian right" or "macedonian center" things like that. i wish all movies would do that so that i can grasp the battle really, totally in essence.I'm trying to understand people's mindset about this. I guess maybe it came out in the same year with Troy in 2004. Troy was also about history but the battle scenes were soo much more quality than Alexander for sure. Maybe people were expecting to see something similar.The character buildup is great, soon after i started to feel like i was there with Alexander or i felt like i was him, making the decisions and he always kept his calm and explained when he needed to. Maybe we got the characters so well because the movie is pretty long. According to IMDb its 2:55 but i watched a version which it was even longer 3:33. But I never felt bored. This movie is a must for history lovers. If you are looking for glorious battle scenes you might not find them.I'm a lover of maps and a sizable chunk of the movie passes on showing the maps during studies of young Alexander or in his chambers before battle and when the storyteller tells us. So it was not too much nor too less. Extremely adequate.In papers English was written in Greek style which was a nice touch.Music at the end (i knew it, but i didn't know the name so i shazamed it) was amazing (titans vangelis). It was a nice finishing touch for such a great movie.Also I had to like the movie, even though i wouldn't have liked the movie in general out of respect to the amazing actors i know from various movies and series:(i'll just type their names and most prominent acts in my eyes)Anthony Hopkins {Kidnapping Mr. Heineken, Noah, The Silence of the Lambs, Amistad}Angelina Jolie {Salt, Wanted, Kung Fu Panda, Mr. & Mrs. Smith}Val Kilmer {Hardwired, Felon, The Love Guru, Heat}Christopher Plummer {Inside Man, Syriana, A Beautiful Mind, Twelve Monkeys}Colin Farrell {True Detective, The Lobster, Seven Psychopaths, S.W.A.T., Hart's War, Tigerland}Jared Leto {Suicide Squad, Mr. Nobody, Lord of War, Fight Club}Jonathan Rhys Meyers {From Paris with Love}Rory McCann {Game of Thrones}Toby Kebbell {Gold, Warcraft: The Beginning, Black Mirror, War Horse, The Veteran, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time}Rosario Dawson {Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Unstoppable, Seven Pounds, Clerks II, Sin City, 25th Hour}
Richard Dominguez This Is An Epic Movie About Alexander The Great ... Imagine By The Age Of 22 Having Conquered 90% Of The Known World ... All In A Quest To Bring Freedom To The World ... Colin Is Brilliant As Alexander Bring Emotional Life To A Legend Could Not Have Been Easy ... Angelina Is Amazing As His Nurturing Mother Olympias, Whose Love For Her Son Was So Blinding She Would Have Torn Down The Heavens Themselves To Assure His Glory ... Anthony Hopkins Narrates The Story As Ptolemy (Greek Scholar) ... The Scenery Is Amazing As We Travel With Alexander Across Much Of The World ... Oliver Stone (Of Course, Who Else?) Manages To Direct The Movie With His Trade Mark Ability To Make Sure That All Points Of View Are Covered Without Confusing The Story ... Absolutely A Wonderful Depiction Of A Man Who Was Bigger Than The Legend
Richie-67-485852 I like epic movies especially when it involves history and human greatness. You have a topic here that qualifies however if one is to believe the movie, the subject matter namely Alexander was deeply flawed. The dysfunctions that he suffered from actually supplied the power and drive to do what he did i.e. to conquer and take over that which had never been done before just because he could. having cruel parents who specialize in crazy-making allowed his inner demons to flourish. The movie shows that after a conquest, he liked to return the situation to a status quo and one wonders why he bothered to in the first place. He lived a life of excess, irresponsibility, absolute power, sex-centered, alcoholic fueled daily existence that in the end contributed to his self-destruction. He set himself up to die so to speak. Why? He had no depth, meaning or purpose. Just an empty drive to succeed. He surrounded himself with people that supported his vanity and ego-centric comings and goings. He was not rare in that respect for history shows that all great men have peculiarities. The movie delivers these observations and more. The director comes from abundance when putting a story together which I consider a good thing. The actors each had good screen time to pitch their trade and did well. One thing though. I always notice that in certain movies like Braveheart, Return of the King, The 300, Troy and this one, the leader gives a speech to thousands of men and they cheer him on but for the life of me, how can they all hear what he saying? Only those within earshot get it which means about 100 at the most. Do the rest just do a "wave" and go along with the front group? I also had trouble with Alexander not taking the time to have many sons of which he had access to do. Again, this contributes to a self-sabotage theme for this conqueror. Oliver Stone did different versions of this movie and it gets confusing keeping track of it all. Was I glad I watched it? Sure. However, it is not something one wants to see again for it lacks the must see again scenes and has a lot of don't want to see scenes again in it as well. Enjoy with some favorite snack for after all it is epic movie time!