Hollywood Goes To Epic Proportions

USA Today ^ | 11/29/02 | Scott Bowles

[Eternal_Bear]

Alexander was considered short for his time, but he was muscular so Di Caprio would have to bulk up. Darius OTOH was a veritable giant at 6 and half feet but he was a coward that ran anytime Alexander got near him. While Alexander did not help himself to Darius' harem, he did help himself to Bagoas who was Darius' boy toy.

[sheik yerbouty]

Many thanks!

[Tokhtamish]

True, Gladiator was a big factor. But Braveheart was another in the resurgence of the historical epic. Still, before anyone pronounces this a trend remember that Four Feathers came and went this summer. Remember all those big budget family musicals that came out after The Sound of Music and flopped ?

Another thing that doomed the old historical epic besides cost. Those old sword and sandal movies were also about putting Gina Lollabrigida and Sophia Loren in not a whole lot of clothing. They were about showing every bit as much flesh as Hollywood could get away with before nudity. That's why they had the chaste Christian maiden. By 1968 it was no longer necessary to spend so much money to show a lot more skin. As an aside, things have come full circle because had Gladiator been made 10 years ago it would have had a naked orgy scene.

[GeekDejure]

ALEC BALDWIN FOR NOTHING!

I BEG TO DIFFER ~~

ALEC BALDWIN FOR TARGET PRACTICE !!!

[GeekDejure]

Mel Gibson for EVERYTHING !!!

[drool!!!] BUMP!!!

Oak Hay, kstewskis. . . what's with the secret [hide me] brackets ???

I'm proud to DROOL for Mel right out here in the open !!! ;-))

[lonewacko_dot_com]

"di Caprio...As for casting this femboy as Alexander the Great"

I agree. Alexander was a man's man.

[kstewskis]

Oak Hay, kstewskis. . . what's with the secret [hide me] brackets ??? I'm proud to DROOL for Mel right out here in the open !!! ;-))

LOL!!! Okay GD, I'm right there with you! Shall I pass you "The Bounty" quicker-picker upper?? :D

[Nitro]

because had Gladiator been made 10 years ago it would have had a naked orgy scene.

It was called "Caligula!!"

[GeekDejure]

LOL!!! Okay GD, I'm right there with you! Shall I pass you "The Bounty" quicker-picker upper?? :D

No need to pass "The Bounty" . . . I've got plenty of same !!!

But if you'd pass "The Bong" . . . I surely wouldn't complain !!!

P.S. Long before the computer appeared with it's screen sceene version of LOL (Laugh Out Loud) . . . the intelligent conseritive crowd was fully aware of it's TRUE meaning, which is to say . . .

LOL = Liberals Obey Lucifer !!! ;-))

[kstewskis]

LOL = Liberals Obey Lucifer !!! ;-))

ROTF!! and BUMP!!

[A CA Guy]

As long as the explosions are bigger and louder...LOL