25 May 2012

Is Disneys Hercules in PG-13 rating, LOL! Great visuals, so-so story

More than a remake of the original one from 1981, the plot and themes and the hero's quest seem more in accordance with Disney's Hercules than with the myth of Perseus. Let me explain, like in Disney's Hercules, Perseus our hero dosen't know where he really belongs, and everyone wants him to be the hero even if he's not sure he'd make a good one. Villain underworld god and lord: Hades wants to dethrone big bother Zeus from Olympus and make the the world his own(just like Disney's Hades)., unleashing the titan Kraken, like Disney's Hades unleashed the Titans on Olympus and mankind. :p In the end Perseus does his hero thing acepting his heroic destiny, and like Disney's Hercules abandons his godhood to be mortal and spend his mortal life with his beloved.Since no one own the rights to myths :P anyone can interpret the stories and characters as they see fit., but there they took way too much liberties than in the original Clash Of The Titans film.Visually speaking the movie is a feast for the eyes: the sets, costumes, wonderful animation/special effects by CGI (computer generated images), as well as the music and cinematography. Sadly the story isn't as involving and deep as the mentioned.I got the film for my birthday warned by all the bad reviews here in amazon.com, but I did like it, but it could have been better. As a fan of all Greek myths I had to add it to my collection. But the original Clash Of The Titans storyline is much better and richer than this one., since it was closer to the myth of Perseus.Nevertheless it was enjoyable. The deleted scenes included in the DVD shouldn't have been edited as many made more sense and fit well into the film. Buy it or rent it. Not the best that there is but you'd be the judge.

Heather

24 May 2012

Wow this movie really let me down.

I have been waiting to see this movie since the first preview. I went tonight and saw it not in 3D and I thought that this might be the problem but after thinking about it I think 3D would have made some scenes better but parts still weren't very good. The acting wasn't the best. This Pale white girl kinda appears out of nowhere and she pops in and out of scenes through the movie. Some of the visual effects looked really bad. Things didn't make a lot of sense with people dieing the way they do and before you know it the movie ends. I will probably see it in 3D because I know the difference that Avatar made but I was pretty disappointed with this movie.

mark-earlam

23 May 2012

Avoid even if you think you will like it

I probably should not review a film that I didn't even manage to finishbut it was so bad I thought I should warn people.I thought this may be worth a viewing but with low expectations itwould at least be some light dumb entertainment. I usually get throughfilms like this even if they are not the greatest but this is very badindeed.The script (if there was one) is awful so it doesn't matter how goodthe actors are (there are some very good ones in it) they have no hopeof rescuing this.Stick to the films like Troy and Gladiator if you like that kind ofthing and leave this well alone.

chuquiwi

22 May 2012

Successfully modernized

The problem with the original Clash had to do with the plot. I believeit was a very wise move to add new elements to it. If they had justkept the original storyline it would've been a bomb.I know the original movie was successful in its moment, but audienceschange. What the old public wanted is no longer what the new publicwants. The twists made to the story make it more credible. And that'swhy I state that the new Clash was successfully modernized.So, don't listen to the critics. Listen to normal moviegoers like me.If you like action movies and wanna have a good time, what are youwaiting for? Go get some popcorn, watch it & enjoy!

20 May 2012

Rent It Dont Buy It

The special effects was great, the story line suck. It didn't sticked to Greek mythology like the original Clash of the Titans. If you're going to do a remake of any movie then make it better than the first, but don't mess with the story line. This movie should have been release to the SyFy channel not the theaters.

gavin-thelordofthefu-48-460297

20 May 2012

Clash of the Undeveloped Characters And Mediocre Storyline

To be honest, I only saw the first minutes of the original Clash of theTitans, but didn't saw the rest. Suddenly, I became interested thatWarner Bros decided to do a remake on the original, so I saw it intheaters once to see if it kept my interest. Unfortunately, myexpectations were low, but for me, I think this is a decentlyentertaining film.It tells the story about Perseus, who learns that he is the only onewho has to save Argos in fourteen days while being accompanied by agroup of soldiers from Argos along with lo. Meanwhile, the people ofArgos attempt to sacrifice their queen to the Kraken sent by Hades. CanPerseus save all of Argos from total destruction? That question isalways answered as we already know what it was about.Let me point out the weakest points. The story was mediocre at best,but at least it had some potential in some of the scenes, the scriptwas inadequate with contrived dialogue that would make you cringethroughout the entire flick. The characters including Athena and theFates were undeveloped and the 3-D for this film was as lackluster asyou would imagine.There are some strongest points, however. The cast is great. SamWorthington (Avatar), Gemma Arterton (Prince of Perisa: The Sands ofTime), Liam Neeson (Star Wars 1, The Chronicles of Narnia series), andRalph Fiennes (Harry Potter) gave their best performances this far. Therest of them did very good. The visuals are beautiful including thelook of Argos, and Medusa's lair. The special effects are spectacularincluding the look of the Kraken and the action sequences are amazinglyintense.Although, not as horrible as the critics from RottenTomatoes said itwas, this flick would've had a better story, better script, anddeveloped characters, but a solid cast, unique action, beautifulvisuals, and groundbreaking special effects makes this film verywatchable on DVD rental. Since there's a sequel coming up, I would hopethat film would be an improvement.Rating: 6.5/10

WalletGuy

12 May 2012

Clash of the Titans releases the Kraken!

If a movie is not filmed in 3-D, don't see it in 3-D! I watched Clashof the Titans (2010) in glorious 2-D and had a lot of fun. However, Iheard that the 3-D version, which was done as an afterthought to cashin on the recent 3-D trend, was horrendous. Sam Worthington of Avatarfame stars as Perseus in this remake of the 1981 Clash of the Titans,which is in turn based on Greek mythology. Although I haven't seen the1981 version, which has special effects by Ray Harryhausen, I did enjoythis as a fun popcorn movie. The acting was fine given the material.Mads Mikkelsen and Gemma Arterton put in nice performances as Draco andIo respectively. Liam Neeson hammed it up as Zeus with his famous line"Release the Kraken!" Speaking of which, why was the sea monster evencalled the Kraken? The Kraken is from Norse mythology... are we settingthis up for a crossover with Thor?! Despite its flaws I found this tobe an enjoyable movie. Hopefully the sequel, due out in spring of 2012,will be even better.

kevin

12 May 2012

What the Hell?

For all those who liked this movie, obviously didn't see the orginal movie. Do yourself a favor and watch the orginal movie. When I saw they were remaking Clash of The Titans, I could not wait to see it. Now that I saw it The only thing I can say is "What the Hell?" If you are going to remake a movie don't change the whole frickn story line. I understand you have the need to change some or even half of the story line but at least have the same main idea of the orginal. Perseus is zeus's son who in love witn Princess Andromeda, and will sacrifice anything to save her life. Thats it, the main idea, go from there. He is not suppose to be mad at the gods and get revenge on them because his family got killed. Another thing,Calibos, he wasn't Perseus' step father, he was suppose to be a man that got turned into the creature for killing all of zeus's winged horses except for pegasus. Also what is up with "The Pegasus"? It's not to be somekind of breed that's damn horses name and what is with the color change of the horse. As far as I can remember Pegasus(not the pegasus)has always been white not black. Like I said, "WHAT THE HELL?"

Jalil Asghar

10 May 2012

Watch Avatar again!

I went to see Clash of the Titans today with eager anticipation and waslooking forward to a visual delight, after having seen Avatar over theChristmas break. All I can say in one word is: "Bullsh..!" If I hadknown the film was a mere 2D conversion, I'm sure I would have foregonethis film, opting instead to watch Avatar a second time which I think,in hindsight, would have been wiser.The film is flawed in so many ways, not least because of itsunderwhelming visual appeal, its lack of '3Dness' but also because thestory is just as flat as the visuals. The characters are disappointing,not given enough time to develop and the plot inevitable and obvious.But the storyline misgivings could have been forgiven if the filmdelivered what it was supposed to deliver – a grandiose, an extravagantocular 3D delight that it was supposed to provide. Instead it crashesmeteorically and deserves to be relegated to a second rate 'B' flick.Perhaps 'Avatar' has raised the bar far too high for ordinary films tosatisfy a significantly cleverer film-going population. We've seen thedelights that a 'properly' constructed movie from the hands of JamesCameron can bring to cinema and we won't stand for being treated likeimbeciles – 2D to 3D conversion my curry-burning ass! I think I'll waitanother ten years when James Cameron decides to make Avatar 2 – untilthen I think I'll fore-go any more '3D' movies and save the money tobuy the blue-ray of Avatar when it comes out.

tburke85

10 May 2012

Clash Of The Titans Is Decent But With Flaws That Weigh It Down

Class of the titans is decent but with flaws that weigh it down whichI'll get into later. I thought it was all right but not the greatest.First off I didn't think it was very realistic that in a land full ofbearded and long haired men Worthington's Perseus was clean shavin witha buzz cut. Worthington was okay as the lead but the role andperformance seemed very familiar to Avatar and Terminator Salvation.Director Louis Letterier has shown in movies like Unleashed starringJet Li and The Incredible Hulk with Edward Norton his talent as afilmmaker. This on the other hand isn't the best movie he's directed atleast not to me. I liked Unleashed and the new Hulk film more than thisone. The rest of the cast is decent including Liam Nesson as Zeus,Ralph Fiennes as Hades, Gemma Atherton as Io, and Alexa Devalos asAndromeda with what little they were given because most of them don'thave a whole lot to do (with the exception of maybe Fiennes andAtherton action wise anyway). Mads Mikkelsen was the stand out as Dracowho gave the movie some much needed comic relief from time to time.Pete Posthewaite does what he can with his brief part. He's written outtoo quickly though for us to care about him. James Flemying is prettygood as Calibos/Acrisius despite a lack of development and screen time.Danny Huston makes a blink and you missed it cameo as Poseidon with oneline of dialog before disappearing for the rest of the film. The dialogwas weak occasionally and the movie itself as a whole felt rushed. Thetwo most disappointing things were the Medusa creature and the Krakenmainly because they're hardly in the movie at all. The fight withPerseus and Hades at the end after The Kraken's dispatched was also alet down because it's over in the blink of an eye before you can enjoythe showdown between them. Some build up that doesn't have any real payoff. The Medusa action sequence was okay but the character gets 5 maybe8 minutes of screen time tops before being killed off. The same can gofor the Kraken that shows up near the climax to destroy a small portionof Argos and just when the terrifying beast's face is finally revealsit's easily defeated. It seemed like a total waste because it obviouslytook so much money to build this creature in a computer and to onlyshow the Kraken for a few minutes was a big disappointment. This moviecould've been a lot better. It has some character development (mainlyPerseus), decent action sequences but none we haven't seen before,so-so acting from the cast and average special effects. The climaticfinal battle with the Kraken at the end however was a major let down. Iactually thought Prince Of Persia was slightly better which had it'sshare of flaws but I found it to be more entertaining than this remake.

09 May 2012

Clash of the Titans

THIS MOVIE SUCKS I will say that the Special Effects are Great , BUT THAT ALL THAT WAS!! The movie is missing all that you cared about for the First Film, Go back and see the 1981 film its 100 X Better

Matt

08 May 2012

No one likes it? Am I missing something?

I've seen a lot of reviewers saying how disappointed they were, and how horrible this movie is compared to the original. Well, I've never seen the original, but I can safely say this movie exceeded all of my expectations, and I had pretty high expectations. The CGI was great, the acting was pretty good, the story was good, the action was incredible, and the whole creativity behind it astounded me.So, why exactly does no one like this movie? Is the awesome CGI, epic action, and decent story just not good enough for you all? Would you all rather see the horrid, practically-nonexistent "story" and the subpar, convoluted, confusing action of those highly-overrated Transformers movies? This movie owns those pieces of junk any day.I liked it. Best movie I've seen in a long time. I wouldn't care if everyone on the planet hates it, I really liked it, and that's what matters for me.

adm_an

05 May 2012

Crappy RPG of the titans

This isn't a movie based on classical mythology, it's a movie based onrole-playing-games.1) While exploring the woods Perseus finds a rare weapon - OlympianSword. 2) Old man gives you quest item - Gold Coin. 3) Monster dropscrafting material used to make rare item - Scorpion Scale Shield. 4)Party journeys to the Norn mountains (btw, Norn is Norse myth, notGreek). 5) New character joins party - Mage class non-human character.6) Then they journey to The Underworld to battle a boss character -Medusa 7) Medusa drops Area-of-Effect weapon (a.k.a. WMD) - Head ofMedusa 8) Hero kills final super boss - KrakenThe people who were involved in the making of this movie has absolutelyno knowledge of Greek mythology, all they have probably is knowledge ofgames.And did they really have to make the entire plot line of this movieabout themes such as clashing against gods, against authority, decidingyour own fate, etc? They missed the entire point of Greek mythologiesand legends. And what gives them the right to re-write centuries ofGreek history on myths. The original story about Perseus and Andromedawas already one of the best of classical mythology, why re-invent thewheel?

05 May 2012

Dont bother with the 3D version

My score is based on the 3D only.The 3D is next to non-existent. This was converted to 3D in post and it is the worst viewing experience I've had in 3D so far. Save your money if you are looking for new 3D content.

03 May 2012

What? No Bubo!?!?

Okay, Bubo had a TOO brief (if exact in appearance) cameo but sadly, he was not otherwise there (sniff). Other than that, what's to say about this strange fusion of Greek/Christian Mythologies? Well, Sam Worthington ran around sounding more like Mel Gibson in Mad Max (which isn't entirely bad) and the film actually suggested some interesting and intriguing questions regarding the nature of God (or in this case, gods) and man but never really answered them. Not to mention asking them, using a Demigod as the protagonist, just didn't really work well. Kind of like this film, it just didn't really work well. CGI heavy, of course, but most of it was pretty good, maybe because it just works for this subject matter, I'm not sure. Although, on a side note, I'll take Harryhausen's Medusa any day over this strangely attractive one. Anyway, when I completed watching the film I was left feeling unsatisfied, while it had some great and interesting scenes and often captured some of the feel of the old one (as well as other Harryhausen films) probably due to Lettier's direction, ultimately, as I already stated, it just didn't come together as a complete film for me. Sometimes thoughtful and interesting, other times simply mindless and attractive, all the time, unbalanced. One final note, the Greek/Christian fusion annoyed the crap out of me (and always has) why does Hollywood (Disney was responsible last time for a Greek story) insist on giving mythologies a "God of Abraham" bend? I don't get it. If you've studied Greek Mythology you already know the Greek Gods behaved as if they were living an episode of Dallas or Falcon Crest. The Greek Gods were the Poster Children for, and predated, the Seven Deadly Sins, why mess with that? At least the old version of Clash of the Titans got that part mostly right. Anyway, I digress. Worth a look but ultimately unsatisfying.

blawson2010

03 May 2012

bland and boring

The Greek Gods unleashed their melodramatic wrath on men last Fridaywith the release of Clash of the Titans.Men have grown tired of following the will of the Gods and havedeclared war against them but the mortals don't stand a chance againstthe power of the gods.Then enter Perseus, (Sam Worthington from Avatar) the mortal son ofZeus (Liam Neeson). Perseus doesn't want this war but is motivated bythe death of his adoptive family by a god, Poseidon.So there it is, the reluctant protagonist motivated by the death of hisadoptive family to seek vengeance against his biological father aidedby an eclectic group of allies makes for the typical fantasy-actionmovie.This movie clearly tried to ride on the excitement of the actionsequences and effects of the CGI and at times that was possible. Thescorpion fight scene was particularly well done. But later in the movieas the plot begins to weaken more and more those scenes loose theirimpact.The movie relies on its special effects a lot. Not quite to the extentthat Avatar did but still the effects are a big crutch for the movie tolean on and they are done well. The gigantic scorpions are frighteningand the glowing hall of the gods was particularly stunning.Neeson plays Zeus well, the authority can be heard on his voice. RalphFiennes, who always seems to play the villain, is Hades. He is great asthe ruler of the underworld, a master manipulator. Worthington asPerseus is dull, he plays the protagonist with little emotion and makesthe character bland. He also appears to the only person with a razor atthis point in history. While everyone around him has biblically longbeards he manages to maintain that constant tough guy stubble.Clash of the Titans tries to mask a predictable story with over the topfight scenes and a pair of good actors but can't quite pull through andleaves viewers in disappointment.

litninguy

01 May 2012

Why Clash of the Titans was a bust

First, to positives. I saw the movie in 2d expecting a similar visualexperience as 300. The special effects were incredible. Many artistscertainly spent long hours designing the Kraken, scorpions, and thebeautiful city. Thanks guys, for putting your heart into that so Ididn't feel scammed by the promising previews. That's it for the pros.Why was this movie a bust?1) Perseus had no drive. At times he stood up for what he believedin...wait, what did he believe in? a) He didn't want help from the gods, yet ended up accepting help everystep of the way (from men what he was almost killed at the beginning,from his Zeus with the coin, sword, and Pegasus, and from Io whotrained him to kill Medusa and then waited out side for him) b) He claimed to be a man, not a god. Who wouldn't want to be a god?His motives were purely racist. He didn't like one god, Hades, so hehated all gods and didn't want to be one. c) Then there's the fact that he didn't take charge in battle. Thingshappened to him, he didn't make them happen. 2) The battles sucked. Perseus was Passive!a) Calibos was presented well with super human strength, but Perseusgot dominated until a friend stepped in and saved him. That's PassivePerseus not a hero. b) The scorpion scene was a flop. Hahahaha. What a joke. With Calibosyou assume he's off to a slow start. Perseus couldn't be any morepassive. His fellow man if off fighting their hearts out, gettingkilled, jumping on the scorpions back. Even the water-boy, Eusebios.got in on the action throwing a spear to a soldier riding the scorpion.Perseus, the should have been hero of the movie, stood there while agiant scorpion landed on him with his belly. Two seconds later thestill scorpion erupts and Perseus is sanding there covered in guts inthe center of a corps. It would have been a great finale to adominating action scene, but when it's there supporting cast that doesall the killing, it turns a hero into Passive Perseus. c) The 3 witches. Perseus catches their eyeball in a game of monkey inthe middle when the eyeball was throw right to him. Good job kiddo.d) Medusa. After every other companion dies trying to kill Medusa, yesincluding the water-boy, Perseus grabs the shield, that another manmade for him. He sees Medusa in the reflection and waits a few secondsfor her to come to him, then turns around and cuts her head off. Great,this time he was 100% passive until he was the last one standing, thenhe was only 80% passive. We can make a man out of him yet. In theoriginal Perseus went 1 on 1 with Medusa.e) Hades on the way to the Kraken. While riding Pegasus Perseus fliesaround the Kraken, into the city, back around the Kraken to thebuilding overlooking the sea. Why? And to kill one of Hedes' minionsPerseus cuts someones drying clothes, which land on a minion. Theminion somehow falls in front of Perseus who is traveling at about30mph, and Pegasus stomps on him. First off, that scene doesn't makesense. How did the minion land in front? Why was he riding through thecity? Again, he was Passive Perseus. He only cut some hanging clothes.His horse did the dirty workf) The Kraken. This could have been an epic battle. Instead, the giantmonster was killed by Madusa's head. In the original movie, it works.Perseus shows off his whit after having defeated the other monsters.Here, it keeps the theme of Passive Perseus. You can't complain aboutthis one, but it certainly didn't make for a good action movie.g) Hades. God of the underworld! The god that just over through allmighty Zeus! The god who killed Perseus's family which motivatedPerseus to go on this unmotivated quest. Epic battle brewing. Hades isas powerful a ever. What happens? In the first second of the battle,Perseus throws a sword at Hades, which sends him back to theunderworld. Epic battle over. Total time, 2 seconds. Climax, NA.Compare that to Neo's epic battle in the third Matrix, full of drama,purpose, great fight sequences, and new effects (the face punch).Thanks for nothing guys. This movie flopped.3) I'm not going far down this road, but the dialog was pathetic. Likeit was meant for a 5 year old. I felt like the writers thought I wasretarded. I can't get over how great the mismatch was between theeffects, and the rest of the movie. Have effects become so cheap thatthey can make them incredible? Or do the film makers realize thateffects make the previews awesome, and that's all that matters formaking a dollar. Forget pursuing excellence. I could go on, but that's enough time spent on this mind numbing crap.Hopefully they'll make a 300 the movie sequel to satisfy my actioncraving.

darkmax

01 May 2012

Should this be compared to the original?

I am fortunate to have survived to see both movies on their launch day.Given that I was still a young lad when the original premiered.I vaguely remember being awe-struck by the myriad of creatures andmonsters in the movie. I was even covering my eyes when Medusa made hermonstrous appearance in the original. This was the movie that led me onmy life-long "quests" to discover European and Middle-easternmythologies.The cast, acting and sets were state of the art then (so was the stopmotion capturing of various creatures). It was a blockbuster then andwas much talked about in its time.Forward to April 1st, 2010.This movie struck me as a run-of-the-mill, CG-laden movie based on theoriginal. This new one has a good cast, although most of the otherGreek gods have little or no dialogue at all. they were just imagesthat stand or sat there, like holograms. they have almost nointeraction with each other or the mortals.CG in movies have reached an extent where it is no longer a novelty,but a must-have. Even so-called rom-com usually comes with various CGItouch-ups that we never really pay attention to. The creatures andenvironments created by CG, are pretty standard, even though they arewell-designed.Acting is good all-round. The only person I detest in the movie wasthat doomsayer who coax people into giving in to Hades. I found thecharacter to be over-acted and frankly, quite very annoying.However, the action sequences are well-choreographed and nicely edited.they were exciting enough to keep me from getting too comfortable withthe back of my seat.However, I found the final fight to be some what disappointing. I wasexpecting sword-fighting sequences, but most of the time was dedicatedto an aerial chase and the grand entrance of the Kraken.Overall, if you are looking for a Troy or Lord of the Ring, lookelsewhere. This one is purely an adventure set in the Greek mythos withthin plot and story.

30 April 2012

Good mindless fun, excellent blu-ray transfer

3.8 starsYes, this one is all about the CGI, and that's what I liked about it. There was little pretense of creating a dramatic masterpiece, and much focus on action and thrills, both of which were delivered well, aided by an excellent score. The film starts somewhat slowly but soon ramps up and moves along nicely, and as a simple piece of entertainment I enjoyed it.COTT doesn't hew very closely to the real Greek myths, but so what. Neither did the original, and I found this version much less hokey and much more enjoyable. Fiennes and Neeson add some dramatic weight to the proceedings (if not overly much), and Worthington contributes his two sides: dogged determination beset by underlying fear and uncertainty, and the curious puppy on the way to doggedness. Which is perfect, as we wouldn't want too much real acting to remind us how ridiculous this whole exercise is.The effects are exemplary, which is the key to all the fun, and the sound effects and Djawadi's crackling score complete the visceral thrills. There are some fine action scenes, especially in Medusa's cave and the final Kraken battle, and the almost flawless blu-ray transfer does them justice. This was just plain fun to watch on a good set-up; crank the volume on your surround sound and prepare to be floored by good old goofy b-movie intensity. With an a-movie budget.I didn't expect much coming in and got more than I'd hoped for, and I might even watch this again some day.

aid_h6

30 April 2012

Does not meet the hype.

Well it may not meet the hype, but it is not terrible. Other criticsare comparing it to Transformers 2, in the way that it is all specialeffects with some plot thrown in.And in some ways, they're right. The effects are probably the best inrecent history. The story is very strange; Louis Leterier did his bestto keep the original story relatively intact, while adding a whole newantagonist in Hades.This resulted in many characters being cast without any meaningfulroles. All of the gods are in this movie, with only 3 of them featuringlines. Hades and Zeus of course, and Apollo throwing in his bit withone line.As much as this is much like the original, it is much more noticed bymodern standards.The acting is nothing Oscar worthy, Sam Worthington (Avatar) and RalphFiennes (Harry Potter) all giving passable performances. Two bigsurprises were found in Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale) and GemmaArterton (Quantum of Solace).For me, if Louis Leterier had nailed this movie, he would be on mywatch list for directors. Considering he had just remade The IncredibleHulk really well, I thought he would be the ideal director for thismovie.I still recommend it even though the plot is messy and the most of themain characters are forgettable. Come seeking action with a touch ofromance.7/10 Nothing Special.