I intially started watching this with very low expectations and was disappointed. Even excusing the deviations from the original, this movie had serious problems. In general the script was poor, the special effects were lacking, and the acting was horrendous (with a few minor exceptions). Helen was very disappointing. I just can't figure what about her is so beautiful as to warrant the launching of one ship...let alone a thousand.The most redeeming part of the movie is the marine landing scene when the ships reach Troy. One of the soldiers was hit by an arrow but I swear there was a banana peel on the shore...we re-wound it three times, just to make sure.