# Just saw Troy. Who would have made a better Helen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 12, 2005, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-troy-who-would-have-made-a-better-helen/294143 "2005-03-12T03:52:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2005, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-troy-who-would-have-made-a-better-helen/294143/21 "2005-03-14T11:27:07Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > The thing is, what the movie needed was less bogus “historical accuracy” and more myth. It would have done it good if it has stuck closer to Homer. I don’t think the movie’s problems came from failing to stick to the source. I thought it was decent myself. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2005, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-troy-who-would-have-made-a-better-helen/294143/22 "2005-03-14T11:29:21Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I I thought it was decent myself. So did I - I just think it could have been better. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2005, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-troy-who-would-have-made-a-better-helen/294143/23 "2005-03-14T12:48:02Z")
> [@medstar](#): > > How about Aishwarya Rai? She was the female lead in the current _Bride and Prejudice_ and is jawdroppingly gorgeous. She had presence, dignity and I think she would have been a great choice. Dammit, I came to this thread [intending to nominate her](http://fanclub.aishwaryaworld.com/images/gallery/ar11.jpg). Roger Ebert Describes Rai as “the first and second most beautiful women in the world,” and it’s hard to gainsay that. And **WaryEri** , you meant “kiloship,” not “milliship.” ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2005, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-troy-who-would-have-made-a-better-helen/294143/24 "2005-03-14T16:58:46Z")
> [@](#): > > Who in Hollywood, today or at any time Elizabeth Taylor. ---
**Author:** ![archmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@archmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/archmichael)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-troy-who-would-have-made-a-better-helen/294143/25 "2005-03-14T17:16:00Z")
Any time? Rita Hayworth around the time of “Gilda” Catherine Denueve around the time of “Belles du Jour” or “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”. Oh hell, she still looked great in Indochine Aishwarya Rai Monica Bellucci I would destroy a Troy for them. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-troy-who-would-have-made-a-better-helen/294143/26 "2005-03-14T17:21:21Z")
I’ve seen a couple of Eastern European porn actresses/models who would have been perfect. More beautiful than anything I’ve seen out of Hollywood. I’ll see if I can find a [clothed] photo or two to post. ---
**Author:** ![WaryEri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ea666f/32.png) [@WaryEri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WaryEri)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-troy-who-would-have-made-a-better-helen/294143/27 "2005-03-14T17:51:37Z")
> [@Fiver](#): > > And **WaryEri** , you meant “kiloship,” not “milliship.” :smack: You’re right, of course. Three months in the US, and I’m already losing my ability to think metric. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2005, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-troy-who-would-have-made-a-better-helen/294143/28 "2005-03-14T19:08:03Z")
> [@Jurph](#): > > Orlando Bloom would have made a better Helen. He’s prettier. 😃 That’s exactly what I told my husband. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-troy-who-would-have-made-a-better-helen/294143.md?page=1)