I mean where to begin with what is wrong with this movie. Well with what is right I guess - they didn't try and remake the original, that was a good decision.
But as for what they did make. It's rushed, it has massive inconsistencies, the characters all appear to be dead inside, the gods are laughable (why is Zeus wrapped in tinfoil?), and the big bad Kraken is about as scary as the giant kitten that invaded London in The Goodies.
The 'star' of the show Sam Worthington spends the whole movie trying to channel the spirit of Russell Crowe, which is not a good thing, and his revenge motivation just does not ring true. Having removed the love and sacrifice element to a large extent, they really weakend the central plot. Also the whole beginning and him being revealed as a Demigod was really rushed, badly thought out, and just felt wrong.
IO seemed to have no real point in this movie but to throw some totty on screen, and don't get me wrong it's top totty (nice legs), but really that's it.
Our band of merry men accompanying Perseus have all the character of a prefabricated plastic patio chair. I cared not one jot about any of them, and was quite glad when the last one died. As for the Djinn?!? I mean what the fuck was that about? Plot device anyone? But a plot device to what? A suicide bombing that didn't actually do anything? I have NO idea why these guys were in the movie. Even the Scorpions, made no sense, if they were created by Calibos blood, then how do the Djinn know about them? Or were they only attracted by Calabos blood, in which case, well that's a bit rubbish. And they walked at about 2mph, I hardly think they saved time traveling on them.
Hades involvement was laughable and seemed to have no purpose other than to set up a nice easily defined goody/baddy god scene. Calibos was alos very weak, especially compared to the 1981 original.
All in all a really bad movie, not because of any comparison to 1981, not because of any comparison to the Greek Mythology, but just in it's own right as a movie. Having read the post above about the script changes, that explains some of it, but by no means all of it.
Give it a miss.
But as for what they did make. It's rushed, it has massive inconsistencies, the characters all appear to be dead inside, the gods are laughable (why is Zeus wrapped in tinfoil?), and the big bad Kraken is about as scary as the giant kitten that invaded London in The Goodies.
The 'star' of the show Sam Worthington spends the whole movie trying to channel the spirit of Russell Crowe, which is not a good thing, and his revenge motivation just does not ring true. Having removed the love and sacrifice element to a large extent, they really weakend the central plot. Also the whole beginning and him being revealed as a Demigod was really rushed, badly thought out, and just felt wrong.
IO seemed to have no real point in this movie but to throw some totty on screen, and don't get me wrong it's top totty (nice legs), but really that's it.
Our band of merry men accompanying Perseus have all the character of a prefabricated plastic patio chair. I cared not one jot about any of them, and was quite glad when the last one died. As for the Djinn?!? I mean what the fuck was that about? Plot device anyone? But a plot device to what? A suicide bombing that didn't actually do anything? I have NO idea why these guys were in the movie. Even the Scorpions, made no sense, if they were created by Calibos blood, then how do the Djinn know about them? Or were they only attracted by Calabos blood, in which case, well that's a bit rubbish. And they walked at about 2mph, I hardly think they saved time traveling on them.
Hades involvement was laughable and seemed to have no purpose other than to set up a nice easily defined goody/baddy god scene. Calibos was alos very weak, especially compared to the 1981 original.
All in all a really bad movie, not because of any comparison to 1981, not because of any comparison to the Greek Mythology, but just in it's own right as a movie. Having read the post above about the script changes, that explains some of it, but by no means all of it.
Give it a miss.
Clash of the Titans
- 05/04/2010 02:41:37 PM
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Think I'll wait for it to hit my local cheap theater. It's never a loss on $1.75 Tuesdays. *NM*
- 05/04/2010 04:42:40 PM
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I am looking forward to going with the rest of my Classics-major friends. We're going to have FUN.
- 05/04/2010 09:55:18 PM
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- 05/04/2010 09:55:18 PM
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Excellent review. Jason and the Argonauts is another one I always stop to watch when on. *NM*
- 06/04/2010 02:19:32 AM
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Problems aside, it sounds good.
- 06/04/2010 03:50:42 AM
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Fully agree, except for the shirt issue. And never having seen the original CotT. *NM*
- 07/04/2010 12:59:37 AM
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If you get a chance, try to see the original. Ultimately, I think it's a better story than the 2010. *NM*
- 07/04/2010 02:19:33 AM
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You can "Play Instantly" off Netflix, if you have an account. *NM*
- 08/04/2010 12:52:53 AM
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A fun popcorn flick, no more, no less
- 09/04/2010 11:30:00 AM
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In the myth and the original movie
- 09/04/2010 12:31:18 PM
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DJINN?!
- 11/04/2010 08:24:33 AM
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I know right. Sometimes its fun to be oppressed.
- 11/04/2010 08:05:40 PM
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I noticed Andromeda still had her ropes on when she was lying next to Perseus on the beach... 
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- 12/04/2010 04:19:58 AM
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- 12/04/2010 04:19:58 AM
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Absolute Stinker of a Movie
- 11/04/2010 11:29:26 PM
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