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C. 2012-05-19 23:41:03

The Opposite of Epic...SPOILERS

Clash of the Titans is a weak remake of a cult classic. This movie is horribly written, edited badly, and the actors and their roles had zero chemistry with one another. Ugh i walked out after the whole Medusa thing, Here's why.SPOILERS, (Dont worry youll thank me later)The plot grazes over the original movie, except here Perseus is raised by a fisherman and their family boat ends up collateral damage when a glassy-eyed Hades (why,Ralph Fiennes?) CG wipes out a few humans on a cliffside. Perseus survives said boat sinking, and is now angry at Hades, i guess...Some soldiers from Argos pick him up and apparently think its cool to bring a noname fisherman to the King's palace, where their hooting and hollering about Scientology or something. A vague reference to the original occurs where the Queen boasts of her daughter Andromeda's beauty which then Hades crashes the party, kills a selective bunch of soldiers, and notices not only the bunch of unarmed partygoers weathered his wrath but also Perseus....where he just knows that he's a son of Zeus. Must have dad's nose or something...Anywho, Hades makes the Queen dead, (or ugly i didn't stay to find out) and calls out for Andromeda to be eaten by the god's pet titan, the Kraken. Ooh the Tension is on!...actually no because you don't see or have any emotional attachment to said Andromeda because the protagonist has Zero emotional attachment to the girl. In fact the whole city wants her tied up and served to Kraken. I do too I guess, the skinny god-fearing town zealot gets more screen time than Andromeda. So....King has a sad because his daughter's on the menu, so he sends Perseus(?!?) to go talk to the blind witches to see what they can do...which are like a billion miles away from town and they go by foot. ooh Suspense!Now we are introduced to Kalibos, Perseus' mommas husband who is still pissed that Zeus banged his wifey. Hades needs Kalibos to kill Perseus...because...Hades can't hit him or something, so he breathes on Kalibos and he becomes infused with Hades so he can kill Persu....es...uh, Anyway Kalibos finds the Perseus and his squad, and CG scorpions come out and skitter and stuff. Kalibos runs away and some charcoal guy saves Perseus. Charcoal guy joins the team because thats what charcoal people do besides tame killer giant scorpions that further the plot along...So they go from one strip mine film location to a dry-ice smoked Set where the blind witches overact the whole 'gotta loot Medusa's head' deal, where then they travel to the dry-ice smoked set where animatronic Charon the ferryman (read: Isaac from the Love Boat) lets Perseus and the love interest Io...Yes NOT Andromeda, some immortal girl....get cozy on Charon's underworld pension he been saving up. They get off the ferry and end up on the other side of the strip mine where Medusa's lair be at (think an Escher artwork with lava). CG Medusa giggles her way through Perseus men who turn to stone and stuff, Charcoal guy esplodes and the guy from Casino Royale gives Pers a shot to behead her, Awesome. Head in bag, Perseus gets out to have his girl gets stabbed by Kalibos. Perseus whoops him and then Enter Magical flying horse, moving the plot along just enough for me to pick up my drink and walk out.Why stay? I have no urge to watch Perseus save Andromeda who he can't possibly have an attachment to. His vague goal is to kill Hades, well dude go play God of War 3 then...in fact God of War 3 has got 100x more tension, action, and emotional content in its characters than this trash...Seriously. Go Youtube a God of War 3 playthrough to see the first fight on that game...it has more action and Epicness than this entire movie.Youtube 'God of War 3 playthrough' and Don't pay to watch this movie...again, you'll thank me later.

jacobjankel 2012-05-19 13:22:47

i laughed at how bad it was

First of all let me just say this movie was terrible, it made me feellike self expression shouldn't be allowed. Now let me say why:1.The plot There wasn't one they just went gallivanting everywhere andevery so often they came across a monster and just killed it. Thenthere was this woman who just appeared there every so often not doinganything and giving some 'moral support' and then she got killed and uwere supposed to care for some reason, but its fine cause then Zeusbrought her back as some apology present for the guy who turned out tobe his son so she could stand around and do jack sh*t some more. 2.The characters and acting The main character was a douche and all iheard when he was speaking was I'm from new Zealand I'm from newZealand thats how pointless what he had to say was. Then there was themessed up tree guy, he was supposed to be some evil guy when we firstmet him, and beat everyone up, but then suddenly he was part of thegang. And then his only contributions of him groaning weirdly every sooften were much appreciated and were the best part of the movie. ANdthen the group of humans he wrought with him who were very enthusiasticat the beginning just kept getting beaten up and killed and keptgetting outclassed by wood man and these two fat guys who turned uphalf way through the movie for no reason.3.Extra comments Basically the whole movie was pointless, but probablyworth watching for its extreme badness and like a smart fat kid its funto laugh at cause it takes itself so seriously.graphics were alright...

lewiskendell 2012-05-19 04:35:04

A soulless remake with little to offer beyond loads of special effects.

"I can't become like them. If I do this, I do it as a man."No one can say that this remake of Clash of the Titans is just aretread, that's for sure. Some of the people and events remain thesame, but most of this new version is a completely different moviealtogether. Different, but not very good.CG is used liberally. Everywhere you turn there's a CG monster or aspecial effect. But that doesn't change the fact that Clash of theTitans feels like nothing more than an empty action movie flavored withthe story of Perseus and a conflict between men and the Greek gods.We're moved from one unimpressive action scene to another without anyreason to care about what happens to the protagonists, and all thegiant scorpions in the world didn't keep this from feeling boring andultimately pointless.I thought that Sam Worthington was decent in Avatar, but here he'sbland and dull as Perseus. Liam Neeson (who seems to be in every othermovie these days) has very little to do, and is basically wasted. Thesame goes for Ralph Fiennes. Gemma Arterton just looks pretty andserves as the generic knowledgeable guide that these kinds of moviesseem obligated to have. The surprisingly decent cast was basicallythwarted at every turn by a poor script that put little effort intopresenting interesting characters.Big action movies can be a lot of fun, but not when they're thisuninspired. Clash of the Titans is an inferior effort. Not just incomparison to the original movie, but to the entire genre, in general.See it if you must, but I doubt you'll be eager to view it a secondtime.

2012-05-18 08:17:14

Clash of the Titans looks amazing but story trimmed too far

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It stars Sam Worthington as Perseus, son of Zeus (Liam Neeson) whose entire human family has been killed by Hades (Ralph Fiennes) and with the help of Io (Gemma Arterton) he is seeking his revenge and attempting to save Argos and the Princess Andromeda (Alexa Davalvos). [...]Special Features:The Blu-Ray edition is the best way to experience this epic movie heavily based in green screen CGI technology. The most amazing aspect is a feature I've never seen before but think should be in ALL Blu-Ray movies is the Maximum Movie Mode which is a complex picture-in-picture way of watching the film where it will zoom out from the movie itself and put it aside where you can still see it while bringing up another box with scene breakdowns, effects breakdowns, and on-the-spot vignettes all the while you are watching the movie! For example, in one of the beginning scenes you are watching Perseus and his father talking on the fishing boat and at the same time you can see how the boat was built, complications the crew faced in getting it to work, and other behind the scenes moments.Many of my main complaints about the film are recognized in deleted scenes and the alternate ending. For example, I disliked how after all the set-up for Perseus not wanting the gods help that he just got this easy going peace with Zeus at the end. The alternate ending was preferable for me because Perseus goes all the way up to Mount Olympus on his Pegasus to face Zeus in a manly way shrugging him off once and for all. My biggest problem with the movie was that we only focused on two of the gods: Zeus and Hades while all the others stood around and never got to talk. In the deleted scenes, you will find much more character development and dialogue from all the other gods getting involved, having opinions on Zeus's actions, and even one going down to Earth to talk to Perseus and give him the gold coin. At some point in the process, a decision was made to go in the other direction but I think the original idea of having all the others involved was a stronger choice. Another nice thing about getting to see these deleted scenes that aren't completely up to par with the special effects is that you get a chance to admire the shiny, metallic costumes the gods wear that you can barely see with all the glowy effects bling added post production during the film.Another feature praises Sam Worthington as being an "action hero for the ages" mainly highlighting his willingness to do his own stunt work as much as possible. There are many small featurettes on individual aspects of production, but the best way to get that full experience I think is to watch that Maximum Movie Mode which is very thorough and if there's a boring moment, you have the option of going back to watching the movie and ignoring it. Choices are great!

ValerieJosephine 2012-05-17 08:05:01

Watch it once or rent it once and that's it

The movie started okay with the storyline and the voice. The firstscene with the mother and the baby made me content and happy but thenthe pace started to get too fast as in the baby then two seconds laterthis and then three seconds later that. Sometimes it tried to be realor epic but it failed at both. The father, the sister and the motherdied too soon... when Perseus cried out I didn't feel much for hisloss. Then the military thing I mean those two band of hunters joiningthem? Huh? And that skinny we will pay for the gods doomsday dude?Besides I just wished that Perseus would accept the gift... the movietried to be too hard on it and when Perseus didn't accept the sword oraccept Zeus (his father) it just made me irritated... that and the factthat Perseus + Andromeda did not occur ):Instead he ''fell in love'' with the woman whom watched over his entirelife... the movie didn't really feel Greek... not even in the mythologyThe only things I liked about this movie- Hades appearances - Part about Perseus's birth (Zeus impregnates thewoman) - The soldier's costumes - Zeus statue at the beginning - Theprologue (speaking about gods vs Titans) - Poseidon, Athena and Medusastory - Andromeda (the Princess) - Apollo's appearance - ArgosappearanceZeus was handsome but gosh... what was with his sparkly white gown? Tooshiny perhaps? Not to mention Sam Worthington as Perseus? He wasmiscastI would love to give this movie a 3 to costumes and some effects butsadly I know that a lot of people will give it a 10 or something andwell I want to lower the average score so thereWell at least I'm honest =)

jimmyjump-572-36011 2012-05-17 02:28:11

Some genuine old-fashioned entertainment.

This 'remake' of the 1981 classic "Clash Of The Titans" is not --Irepeat: not-- the miscreant a lot of people want to see in it. On thecontrary, I found it to be very well done. Apart from some at timesrather cheesy dialogue, that is.As with most adaptations --in this case, an adaptation of anadaptation-- one should first watch this movie before reading up onhistory/mythology; or indeed watch the 1981 'original'. Of course, whatthe 2010 release has in favour over the 1981 movie, are the state ofthe art special effects. In a lot of modern day movies, those effectsare sadly the only thing which make the movie interesting, but nothere. Here, they are fitting the story nicely, adding some much neededpomp to the circumstances. After all, we're dealing with the Gods here.Speaking of Gods, Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes are both up to the partthey play; Zeus and Hades respectively. Although I must add thatNeeson's natural grandeur is a tad lost under the wig of unruly hairthey fitted on his head and a rather thinnish beard they smeared on hisface.Worthington is more than okay as the demi-God Perseus, while MadsMikkelsen is very good as the rather stoic Draco. Add the charms ofGemma Arterton as Io and we've got a more than adequate cast who allperform their duties with grace and adroitness."Clash Of The Titans", while in the same vein, may not be of thesolidity of the epic movies of the fifties and sixties (Ben Hur, TheTen Commandments, etc...) but it sure makes for some excellententertainment and as a consequence it gets a well deserved eight out often from yours truly.JJ

2012-05-16 14:55:32

The Clash Of The Who? What? Why?

Another CGI flick for the purpose of using CGI, no need for story or acting or even actors. The plot is an insipid, confused mess, and for no better reason than trying too hard to be "fresh" and different from the original film (which for all its cheesy effects, is far superior). Instead, we get boring and pointless. I think that is the key word here, Pointless. Lets see, the logic of this remake is: mortals are tired of the GODS petty and ruthless rule over them, so they rebel (sans Hercules TV Series). The GODS demonstrate, repeatedly and unquestionably, their limitless power over the puny humans. In other words, it's made crystal clear that simple mortals CAN NOT WIN against the GODS. So they are being really, really stupid for even trying; and the viewer is left scratching his head almost from the start of the movie, thinking "boy, are these people suicidal idiots, or what?" Simultaneously, to keep the title relevant (it is 'Clash of the Titans'---not 'Clash of men and gods,' afterall), we have a sub-plot of Hades trying to knock off Zeus and take the top spot on Mt. Olympus. So who do we, the audience, cheer for in this free-for-all. The mortals who can't and never will win, or Zeus, who is made out to be both a villian for fighting poor, enslaved humanity, and a savior, for opposing evil Hades? Which is it? Who is Perseus, the supposed hero, championing, besides himself? Humanity? We're led to think so, but then he also seems to be working for Zeus, who is set up as a tyrant and enemy of us mortals. The movie itself doesn't even know the answer. What a stupid, stupid plot! Even for an action flick! The actors looked as bored and lost in the film as I felt watching it.

Brandon Blackwell 2012-05-15 23:23:42

"Titans will clash"

The mortal son of the god Zeus embarks on a perilous journey to stopthe underworld and its minions from spreading their evil to Earth aswell as the heavens.I am one of those who has not seen the original... yet. But this filmhas been raved, with bad reviews. I actually really enjoyed this film,but I understand where everybody's coming at. The action is really spoton, especially the fight against the giant scorpions. But then that'sreally what the film gives you; action and nothing more. I saw thisweeks after it came out into theaters in 3D. The 3D was absolutelyhorrid. Nothing else really to say about this film. The action wasgreat, the 3D was horrible, and everything else was okay. OKAY. Thefilm was okay. 6/10.

2012-05-14 09:39:12

Solid action, rushed ideas

This review is from: Clash of the Titans [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) Title says it all, some great ideas here, just rushed when it came down to filming them. With a sequel announced lets hope they can improve.

The Joker 2012-05-13 21:18:48

They changed the story and it seemed rushed

Wasn't this supposed to be Perseus and Andromeda? Wasn't Calibos the son of Aphrodite? Didn't the Scorpions grow large because of Calibos blood? Wasn't Pegasus white? Hades? Acrisius? Io? What happened to Ammon? Weren't the Stygian Witches supposed to have a thirst for human flesh? The Witches were right next to Perseus and another soldier and had the "eye" in their hand! They had no reason "but" to go buffet on their ass! What about the gifts? Perseus didn't want to use his sword because he wanted to kick ass the old school way? Bubo? Used as a novelty in a box. With the exception of the effects which were really good, the story and incomplete storyline really disappointed me :(

Riva Stewart 2012-05-08 07:57:21

Fun fantasy movie

After his roles in Terminator 4 and the blockbuster Avatar, SamWorthington continues his fantasy leading man roles as Perseus in theremake of the 1981 cult classic, Clash of the Titans. This is a newimagination of the timeless mythology of the world of gods, monstersand men. No stop-action animation and obvious miniatures this time. Perseus begins his life simply enough as the son of a fisherman. Butlife soon takes a cruel turn when the only family he knows is takenfrom him by the gods they serve. Soon he is presented with anopportunity to get justice by a chance of birth, his own. He is told heis the son of Zeus. But Perseus takes no pleasure in this information,he spurns it. He even turns down an offer from Zeus himself to be givensanctuary and end his quest of revenge. Ultimately he embraces being ademi-god to strike a blow at the gods that no mortal man ever could. In this adaptation Perseus is not motivated to battle medusa or thekraken to save the damsel in distress, Andromeda. No, he is on amission of revenge. This is what I liked most that gives thiscontemporary Perseus an edgier demeanor. He is of the mindset that ifAndromeda or anyone else happens to benefits from his conquests cool,but that is not his goal. He is a man with a single focus anddetermination, destroy Hades.Continually catching my attention in this movie were the locations.There were views from mountain tops overlooking a sea of clouds, barreninactive volcanoes to jutting cliff sides, visually stunning. The story line is predictable, so what is there to like? The fightscenes! He and his companions battle witches, gigantic scorpions, adeformed king, medusa and finally the kraken. With the new digitaltechnology you believed they were fighting those scorpions. Medusa onthe other hand; hey, even with new technology medusa and her head fullof snakes is only going to look so real. But, I love to watch a goodfight. In Clash of the titans I got 'em. www.rivareviews.com

bryanross1985 2012-05-07 23:17:24

Utterly pointless and a shameful cash in.

AFter the massive success of Avatar, this 3D film starring SamWorthington had big expectations the Kraken was the bit I was mostlooking forward to, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? I am so angry right now.The film was shot in 2d and then converted into 3d, the result? loss offocus in the background. the cgi used for Medusa was absolutely awful,the Scorpiok battle was a cop out and the harpies were utterlypointless. actually, the whole film was pointless, the whole film was acop out and the whole film was absolutely awful. That's it, I haveofficially had it with big budget 3d remakes. do not waste your moneyon this. if you must see it, see it in 2d. but only if you absolutelymust.

2012-05-04 15:50:07

Okay remake of an okay movie

I have to admit, I don't really understand remakes. If a movie was good to begin with, it doesn't need to be remade, and if it wasn't any good in the first place, why bother?Which brings us to Clash of the Titans, which wasn't that great a movie when it was released; it kind of clunked and clanked along, with the best part being Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion special effects (but frankly, I think he'd done better). The worst part? An almost unbelievably hammy Laurence Olivier, who would have been ridiculous if he weren't The World's Greatest Actor(tm).So, here we are, nearly 30 years later, and now digital special effects rule the day. They're...okay. Of human interest, there's not much--a reluctant hero (where have we seen that before? Oh, right, see my review of Alice in Wonderland), some hangers-on brought along as monster-fodder, and no love interest worth mentioning (unless you consider the father-son thing a love interest). All this means that we don't have a whole lot of story here, and some sequences (especially before and during the encounter with Medusa) drag on and on. In an obvious homage to Olivier, in this modern version we have the *believably* hammy Liam Neeson, who moves with about as much enthusiasm and energy as I do when the alarm goes off at 5:15 AM. And Hades? Well, Ralph Fiennes, slumming in his full hissy-fit Voldemort malevolence, brings an air of wispy evil. They should use him in anti-smoking ads--see where it can lead, kids?Anyway, lousy movie dialogue is one of my pet peeves, and at least this movie has one famous line--"Release the Kraken!" This is supposed to be a big threat, sort of like when Emperor Palpatine in Return of the Jedi talks about "An entire legion of my best troops"; who's he kidding? If that were true, the movie would be over at that point. So, we remember the line, but not much of what happens after that. But, I've seen worse movies lately. CotT is a good excuse to sit and eat popcorn for a little while. If you remember much about this movie fifteen minutes after it's over, you were a lot more engaged than I was. (And before you think that disqualifies me, Pulitzer-Prize-winner Roger Ebert wrote about giant lobsters in the movie, when they were scorpions. Jeez, not even close, Roger.)

Julian Left 2012-05-04 04:46:26

Plain Awful... Sorry To Say It

This movie has no essence, no value, no logic... no nothing. This isthe type of bullsh*t movie that producers and directors these days liketo spend money on it becauseeeeee... it sells to the masses.The storyline is... Wait! There is no storyline. Maybe I'm ignorant butwhat's the actual story? It starts there, it continues there and itends there. This is the story. It has no substance and no narrativedelivery whatsoever. There is no why/when/who/what or where. It's justsimple, dull, boring and so obvious. There is no emotion that thismovie could deliver, there is no reason it's just more of a MOTIVE todo a movie that will fill their pockets. So, like I said, the storyitself has meaning and it's rushed-up just for the fight betweenPerseus and the Cracken or whatever his name is, which by the way, thefight was ended in less than 3 minutes. But was it a fight? Was itsomething "cool" to watch? Hell Naw... The dialogue was more thanlame... I mean I could come with so many disturbing things about thismovie but it's just to WEAK... not just WEAK but BAD...The acting didn't save this movie at all... everyone either overplayedor just missed to fit into their role... Hades was ridiculous! RalphFiennes did a very poor job, I mean I was not feeling at all he wasHades... he sounded like he had been on the crack-pipe the night beforehe shot those scenes... When I first heard him i was laughing my assoff in the theater... Zeus was lame... he sounded more like a Hadesinstead of the King of Heavens. Gemma Arterton was the only good thingabout this movie but wait I forgot about someone didn't I? OH YEAHHH!Sam Worthington as the mighty Perseus... such a lame performance... hewas Jake Sully in this... I think the movie Avatar was that good andrequired real hard-work for him that affected his persona... so LOL!...Oh and Medusa? What the hell they were thinking? Let's finish with thescript and acting since there was none of both and move to the way themovie was made. It was edited badly, many of the hand-to-hand fightscenes were filmed in closed-caption angles, and the cinematography waspoor, I mean there were no actual stand-out moments or anything... itwas just boring and disturbing. The visual effects who in the trailerlooked so awesome were a joke. I mean the scorpions, especially theirmovement, the winged horses, even the Cracken was terribly made. Yousaw it was fake from 10 miles... it was that obvious and for a 2010film that promoted the visuals more than the story or concept it isjust unacceptable. Not to mention i laughed when I saw it in 3D... 3D?Really? It was bad... a lot of blur here a lot of blur there... andthere was no stability during the movie.The soundtrack was ... I could not even remember it because of how badthe movie was I was more impressed by the failed elements so to see thegood parts in it was kind of hard... The good parts... Maybe some ofthe characters which might seem cool to watch or I don't know... It'shard to get the good things out of this... Absolutely forgot to mentionthat this was a big insult to the original movie...This movie was/is such a joke... I think as far as expectations and theoutcome it's definitely a stand-out this year for failure in cinema...Hate my review if you want... movie was bad.

2012-05-01 13:40:28

What's with the "small picture" on my screen?

This review is from: Clash of the Titans (2010) (Amazon Instant Video) I ordered this for rent last night from my Sony XBR9 TV. What's with the small picture on my screen? There are thick black bars on all sides of the picture, and the movie takes place in a small area in the center. It was hard to see what was happening in the movie since the picture was small.My TV operates normally when viewing satellite, but this movie does not take advantage of the area on my screen.

2012-04-30 21:54:56

Remake repairs.

This review is from: Clash of the Titans [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) This was a worthy remake of a classic adventure. Many remakes muddy up the previous version without improvement. This remake is at least as close to the last in the special effects relm. It creates new effects to rival any movie James Cameron did not make. A good exciting evening is in store for all. Enjoy

zombie134 2012-04-29 15:57:41

Nothing wrong with this film 6/10

I'm a devout follower of the original movie and from reading these userreviews I almost didn't go to the theater, I'm glad I did though. Itook my 5 year old son with me and we both loved it. All I can say iswow you reviewers are harsh. I thought this movie was fine. If yourtrying to compare it to a faithful re-telling of the original or areexpecting Gladiator then think again. This is a Clash of the Titans forthe next milennia. First you have to get one thing straight. The storyhas been completely re-written from the original. I mean totallyre-written. But it works, at least for me. All the characters havedifferent motivations and are brand new. For example, Perseus fightsthe Kraken but it is to seek revenge and save a city. Calibo'scharacter is totally different too. Then some new characters are added,most notably a love interest for Perseus named Io.This movie is entertaining period action. It's fast paced and full ofeffects. I think it delivers what the message that the directorsintends. I was entertained until the very end. The acting was good,sets and costumes were excellent, dialogue was action movie grade,monsters were good, the action flowed nicely.The Medusa was not as scary as I would have expected. The movie couldhave run a little longer too. This would have accommodated improvedcharacter development. But I tried not to be too harsh on this film. AsI recall the some of my favorite sword and magic films were verycheesy. Movies like Beastmaster, Dragonslayer, Sinbad and the Eye ofthe Tiger, The Sword and the Socerer, Conan the Barbarian to name afew. None of these movies were close to an Academy Award and neitherwas the original Clash of the Titans, it was entertaining and thatswhat this film was. I you don't expect a faithful epic remake then youwon't be let down. If your expecting Lord of the Rings then wait forDVD.

monkeyjb1988 2012-04-29 03:14:05

Not terrible (Comparisons with the 1981 version will, obviously, be included)

***Spoilers*** This is not a perfect film. This film does not have thesame heart as most, better, films have, like the original version.Perseus is definitely a brooding hero, and the gods are almost villainsin this film, especially Zeus. (and that's saying something, becauseZeus wasn't the most likable character in the 1981 film). Perseus gotPegasus way too easily. It was better when they had to bond like the1981 version Also, Perseus' journey carried more weight when his lovewas also the female in danger, the case of the 1981 film but not the2010 film. As a result, we don't feel the same for Andromeda of the2010 film like we do for the love interest/Kraken snack Andromeda ofthe 1981 film. Finally, some characters seemed to not serve that big apurpose, like the two hunters or the Djinn. Finally, Bubo is missingexcept for a cameo. It's a minor complaint and doesn't factor that muchinto what I don't like about the film, but Bubo is still awesome.However, the film does have a lot going for it. First off, they remadethe film while making it different enough that it's not the same filmwith updated effects. Plus, it's fun watching people fighting bigmonsters, simple as that. Also, this film still has heart. Perseus doescare about his love interest, as does Liam Neeson's Zeus for his mortalsun (at least he does it without bullying his fellow gods, which Ican't say for Laurence Olivier's Zeus from the 1981 counterpart). Heck,Calibos, the monstrous villain from both versions has a redemptionmoment. It's probably helped by the fact that Calibos' story is tieddirectly into Perseus', instead of just being thrown in because theyliked the same girl. I also liked how mostly everyone in Perseus' partyin this version are expanded. You feel the growing of theirrelationship with Perseus and it's more believable them followingPerseus into danger. There's also humor, including references to thescorpion fight while they travel and Bubo's cameo. There's also afeeling that Perseus is fighting for Argo and mankind in this versionand not just to save Andromeda like in 1981. Sure, he's brooding, buthe feels like a true hero. Finally, and I say this believing RayHarryhausen's effects work is equally awesome, the effects work ispretty awesome. While the Kraken design isn't as awesome asHarryhausen, I like the designs for Medusa and the scorpions. ThePegasus from 2010 is perfect and even trounces Harryhausen's Pegasus,which is something since I thought his was epic. There were times whenHarryhausen's work blends in with the live action better than thisversion (and he did it with far fewer people), but mostly the effectshere are spot on.All in all, I consider this film only slightly inferior to the 1981film, which has its own serious story problems (I would give the 1981film a 7, just like this version). If you like Harryhausen's swan song,you should give this film a fair shake. At least rent it and watch itwhile remembering that, even if this film was exactly the same as theoriginal, it's still not 1981 film. It's a retelling that pays tributeto the original and becomes its own film. You don't have to watch the1981 film to appreciate this one. (Although watching and enjoying the1981 film make the Bubo scene that much better)

2012-04-25 10:51:49

Clash of the Titans Review

This review is from: Clash of the Titans (DVD) Great movie. The package arrived in a timely manner and was of great quality.

rockinkettles-1 2012-04-25 00:51:26

Clash is a Thrilling Adventure

I didn't expect too much when I went to see the new Clash of theTitans. The original is a classic with it's stop motion effects by thelegendary Ray Harryhausen. The new CGI effects are very good and oftenthrilling. The acting isn't all that bad as some reviewers have said.Even the original didn't have the best acting. The effects were thebest part. One thing that was left out was the mechanical owl Bubo whowas a sort of sidekick to Perseus, the son of the mythical God Zeus.Bubo is shown briefly but given the brush off this time around. He wasa little silly in the original so I guess he didn't fit in with the newvision which is a bit darker. The story basically is that you don'tmess around with the Gods or you will be sorry if you're human. In thecase of Perseus, he is part God and man and soon finds himself joiningon an adventure to save the humans from destruction. The scene with thescorpions is action packed and thrilling. My favorite scene was withMedusa the snake head woman who turns man into stone if they look ather. The new Medusa is awesome but the face of the original Medusa wasscarier looking. The Kraken of the sea that is unleashed by the Godsupon the humans is rather incredible but it's wrath is no match uponthe gaze of Medusa. All in all without comparing the two films too muchagainst each other, I had a good time with this remake. It is after alla whole new vision of the story and an exciting one at that.