2K Games Announces Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords.

[Charles_Bronson]

That´s why I prefer Charles Bronson old kick-ass movies.

[Martinus]

Originally posted by Generaldoktor


Vin Diesel is supposed to play Hannibal in a new movie, evidently spurred by the success of "Troy" and "Alexander." Since we heard leaderhead art is a big cost to Firaxis, all they need do is animate a few headshots of Vin, there's a process for this. (If they can get "Spock" they can get anybody.)

No word on facial hair, but Vin usually shaves his head in his movies.

Well, if only Firaxis took the "easy" route and made Alexander looks a bit more like Colin Farrel, rather than the 50 y.o. monstrosity we get in Civ4.

[potoroo]

Originally posted by Martinus
...Troy was a fable to begin with.

We have no way on knowing how much Homer embroidered the details for the sake of a good story but Troy was a real city and there really was a war.

Both movies, though, were dreadful.

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by Martinus

Well, if only Firaxis took the "easy" route and made Alexander looks a bit more like Colin Farrel, rather than the 50 y.o. monstrosity we get in Civ4.

Dudley Do-right with an amazing cleft-chin.

[Generaldoktor]

Originally posted by Alexander01


Dudley Do-right with an amazing cleft-chin.

I guess leaderhead art is on topic and nobody seems to be moderating this thread anyway, so I'll throw in that I hate the Alexander art too. Looks like Sarek from the Star Trek series, to me.

Alexander died at 33 and was probably more than a little bit lean even at that age from constant campaigning and the illness he developed towards the end. I don't know what Firaxis was thinking, but maybe they thought the Civ3 art was a little too boyish and then went too far the other way.

[Solver]

and nobody seems to be moderating this thread anyway

Dream on

[Generaldoktor]

Just making sure. I have a big tirade against elevator music I've been just dying to post somewhere.

[Solver]

Recycle bin

[Son of David]

The ancient Greeks were beautiful, blonde, handsome and athletic.

There was nothing wrong with Brad Pitt as Achilles.

[Solver]

The ancient Greeks were beautiful, blonde, handsome and athletic.

Or with a lot of influence to force historians into writing that they were beautiful, blone, handsome and athletic .

[Generaldoktor]

Originally posted by Son of David
The ancient Greeks were beautiful, blonde, handsome and athletic.

There was nothing wrong with Brad Pitt as Achilles.

I wouldn't argue with the first part, though Solver's subsequent comment is erudite. Regarding Pitt, I think some of us felt he overacted, as well as being somewhat whiny rather than tortured in the true "heroic" tradition.

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by Generaldoktor


I wouldn't argue with the first part, though Solver's subsequent comment is erudite. Regarding Pitt, I think some of us felt he overacted, as well as being somewhat whiny rather than tortured in the true "heroic" tradition.

I dunno; i always imagined Achilles as a big dumb guy rather than as the slender "cool guy" that Pitt protrays regardless of what character he's playing.

But to get back on topic and end the digression, what new leaderheads does everyone think will be in it? I'm pretty sure we've got Hannibal.

[Sebastian88]

Originally posted by Alexander01

But to get back on topic and end the digression, what new leaderheads does everyone think will be in it? I'm pretty sure we've got Hannibal.

Bro: I AM Hannibal.

[Martinus]

Originally posted by Son of David
The ancient Greeks were beautiful, blonde, handsome and athletic.

There was nothing wrong with Brad Pitt as Achilles.

Well, a number of errors.

First of all, Alexander was a Macedonian, not a Greek.

Second, records mention he was blonde.

Thirst, it is quite reasonable to assume that he was athletic, considering his lifestyle.

Which leaves the beautiful/handsome part, which we don't know - his contemporaries tell he was handsome and his statues are rather handsome, but I will concede that these can be flattering.

[Alexander I]

Originally posted by Martinus

Second, records mention he was blonde.

What records? Anything actually trustworthy?