Product Details

• Directors: Tim Baney
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
• DVD Release Date: April 27, 2004
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001J2K3K
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,832 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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BEYOND THE MOVIE:TROY - DVD Movie

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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and revealing documentary on Troy., May 9, 2004

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Marcy Gomez (Kansas City, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic - Beyond the Movie - Troy (DVD)

This documentary on Troy and Trojan War is brought to life in such a vivid and entertaining way as only the folks from the National Geographic could. Shown on the National Geographic channel as the special "Conquering Troy," this documentary appeals to everyone from the casual history buff or mythology fan to historians and scholars alike.

There are re-enactments of the various scenes from Homer's "The Iliad" and Virgil's "The Aeneid" sprinkled throughout. The documentary talks about Homer's tale but also attempts to unearth the truth behind the mythology. That is: Did Troy really exist? Was there a Trojan Horse? Did the war between Troy and Agamemnon's Greek fleet really take place? Were there really such persons as Achilles and Agamemnon, Helen and Paris? These questions are answered by comparing Homer's and Virgil's texts to the actual findings by archeologists and scholars - for instance, excavations by Heinrich Schliemann in the 1870s and Carl Blegann in the 1930s that determined that present day Hissarlik, Turkey, was in fact the site of the ancient city of Troy. There are also several interviews from historians, archeologists and scholars as well as film footage and pictures of the various dig sites, findings and treasures from Troy and Mycenae (Agamemnon's Greek city).

I grew up fascinated with Greek and Roman mythology and, in anticipation for the upcoming film "Troy," I was eager to learn more about the Trojan War. This show is enlightening and interesting, to say the least. Fans of mythology and those who want to learn more about Troy and its history will certainly enjoy this documentary.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Save your money, pass this one by, June 30, 2004

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Josephus "apocrypha1611" (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic - Beyond the Movie - Troy (DVD)

I can't help but wonder if I saw the same video as those who gave this five stars. When I bought it I was really looking forward to it - in that I have a great many National Geographic Video's, all of which are very good. This one is not up to their standards.
The re-enactments are really bad (they look more like Romans rather than bronze age greeks). I was also underwhelmed by the information or lack of.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My 7 year old daughter liked it, January 2, 2006

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Ruslan Moskalenko "Ruslan Moskalenko" (Pleasanton, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Geographic - Beyond the Movie - Troy (DVD)

My daughter Sonya asked me to write a review and tell she really liked the DVD.

Now my two cents. Basically the main line of this story is if the site currently known as Troy is the Troy from the Iliad. A few experts are sharing their opinions and their conclusion is basically yes, it could be that Troy. But this film doesn't tell much about the Iliad, a lot of time is spent showing the modern time actors playing ancient scenes somewhere in the US (not very convincing to my taste). Another big part of the file is about the treasure known as the Gold of Troy, currently held in Moscow. There is some interesting footage from Turkey and Greece, but unfortunately, not as much as I would expect.

Overall, this is an interesting program to watch especially if you going to see the movie "Troy". But it could've been done better. Too much modern stuff, too little about the ancient Troy.