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Clash Of The Titans (2010)

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Princess Andromeda is the daughter of King Cepheus, who has gained a victory against the gods. The vengeful god of the underworld, Hades, demands that Andromeda is offered as a sacrifice or he will unleash the Kraken against Argos. A desperate King Cepheus asks demi-god Perseus to find a way to defeat the Kraken. Perseus accepts the challenge because Hades was responsible for his family's death. He discovers that the way to kill the Kraken lies with getting the head of the gorgon Medusa. --IMDb
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Review by Crispy
Added: April 7, 2010
Like it or not, (and none of us really do), we are stuck in a world where the vast majority of movies released are remakes. For awhile, this practice absolutely pissed me off, but realizing that there's no light at the end of the tunnel, I saw that I had to grin and bear it; and the best way to get through this was to completely separate it from the source material. The only reason I liked last year's Friday the 13th was because I treated it as a completely new character, with no connection whatsoever to the original franchise. With that said, the original Clash of the Titans was one of my favorite movies as a kid, so while I still wasn't too crazy about this one getting rebooted, I decided I might as well see what kind of damage has been done. All things considered, it could have been worse.

The plot has been completely retooled here. The gods of Olympus, ruled by Zeus, created mankind long ago so they could be worshiped; it's this love that feeds their immortality. However, as the Gods have taken advantage of this status quo and mistreated humanity, man has begun to turn on the gods. The city of Agos, ruled by King Cepheus, has gone so far as to actively defy the gods, destroying a giant statue of Zeus before being attacked by Hades himself. Naturally, the gods are incensed at this, and Hades appears before the army of Agos, announcing that due to their insolence he will release the Kraken, a fearsome sea monster he created eons before, to destroy their city, unless the beautiful princess, Andromeda, is sacrificed. During Hades' attack, a man that was picked up at the colossus named Perseus is revealed to be a demigod, the son of Zeus himself. When his mother's husband, King Acrisius, finds out what Zeus has done, he had mother and child cast out to sea in a coffin, where Perseus was taken in by a humble fisherman and his wife. Since this adopted family was killed in Hades attack, Perseus has a personal vendetta against Hades, who likewise has ulterior motives regarding his place in the Pantheon, and sets out with the best warriors of Agos' army to find a way to defeat the Kraken, save Agos, and avenge his family.

As I watched this, it quickly became apparent that the writers and director attached to this completely missed the boat on what made the first movie so magical. All of the battles are quick, shaky cam affairs with an overabundance of CGI, and most of them end with blatant examples of deus ex machina. There's certainly entertainment in these scenes, but absolutely no substance. Perhaps the biggest grievance in this department is the battle with Medusa. In 1981, Medusa was slow and deadly, in a dark, decrepit temple. The entire scene was incredibly creepy and well shot, and even though the creature was made of clay it sends chills up your spine every time. This time, Medusa is large, insanely quick, and is constantly laughing at our would-be heroes. The fight itself is like all the others. Fast, shaky, and while it was kind of fun to watch, but had absolutely no emotion behind it. The same can be said of the role of Andromeda. 1981's character has been split into two characters, the princess that we see for less than fifteen minutes, and Io, a clairvoyant who shows up suddenly and joins Perseus on his quest. The problem is we really don't give much of a damn about either woman. The same goes for Acrisius, who essentially takes the place of Calibos. We don't see Calibos' life before his transformation, but we know that it completely tore his life apart. There's a level of characterization that Acrisius just doesn't have. Like everything else, these characters exist solely to move the plot forward without having much effect on the audience.

I'm not sure where Sam Worthington came from, but he appeared in Terminator: Salvation, an average film at best, and all of a sudden he's popping up everywhere; and he really doesn't need to be. Between his acting and what the scriptwriters did to him, Perseus was a sad sight to behold here. Worthington didn't give a bad performance per se, just a boring one. He doesn't have the charisma to warrant his sudden boost. As for the other problems, well they turned Perseus into a overly proud pain in the ass, who spent more time whining about how gods killed everyone he loved and how he refused to be one himself. After awhile you really get tired of hearing it. Ralph Fiennes' Hades was completely overblown, walking around hunched over and talking in a hoarse whisper. While that's probably more the fault of the director than the actor, it's still annoying. Same with Liam Neeson as Zeus. Neeson's performance wasn't bad, but the character was awful. He spent more time whining about how he loved mankind and they hated him in return; this is a far cry from the wrathful Zeus that I remember reading about as a child. Nobody else gets enough screen time to actually matter, although Mads Mikkelsen was quite good as the captain of Agos' army.

As a remake, Clash of the Titans 2010 is absolute shit, but on it's own merits it'll serve up mindless entertainment for two hours. It's a pure popcorn action flick, and while I don't regret seeing it, chances are I'll never watch it again either. If you are going to see it, you'll probably enjoy it better in the theater, but make sure you catch a matinee, as it's certainly not worth a full priced ticket. 6/10, and that would most likely be a lot lower if I didn't watch it on the big screen.
AttnDefDis #1: AttnDefDis - added April 8, 2010 at 2:25pm
I agree with most of this review. I watched this in 3D and I wouldn't have done it any other way. I feel like it was made to be viewed that way and was incredibly visually entertaining, but nothing more. I too will never see this again, but it was pretty much what I expected. The acting was flat, the story has almost nothing to do with actual mythology (which is also true of the original), and the CGI and shaky-cam were way over used. I am glad that Sam Worthington serves his only purpose well. Which, is that he's hot, unlike Harry Hamlin. Although, that's pure opinion. Plus, I also appreciated that Mt. Olympus didn't look like a discotech and they only briefly mention the robotic owl, but what was with the Gods wearing suits of armor or the Kraken being much more than a squid or everyone in Greece having an Australian, English or Scottish accent? Yeah, this movie has a bunch of flaws, but as I said, it's great eye candy. If you have any interest in this movie at all, I recommend the 3D version.
Crispy #2: Crispy - added April 8, 2010 at 4:35pm
"the Kraken being much more than a squid" They basically took the traditional Kraken and the Kraken from the original Clash of the Titans and fused them. I actually liked that approach.
Ginose #3: Ginose - added April 8, 2010 at 9:27pm
Uhhh... really? To me it looked like the classic-Kraken with less definition had fucked Cloverfield.
Tristan #4: Tristan - added April 8, 2010 at 9:57pm
Recommend the 3D version? Are you kidding? There was 3, maybe 4 moments that actually had some 3D value. The rest was terrible and out-of-focus. Avatar. That was great in 3D. This was atrocious. I kept taking my glasses off and was able to see the movie totally fine. Not worth extra money, at all.
AttnDefDis #5: AttnDefDis - added April 9, 2010 at 1:59pm
No, I'm not kidding. I didn't pay anything extra (I hate theaters that do that) and it's probably the best 3D movie I've seen in the last 5 years (didn't see Avatar and never will). The intro with the cosmos was fantastic, there was constantly shit coming at you and the end credits fly at your face. If I had seen this the standard way I wouldn't have anything positive to say about it, but in 3D, like I said, at least there was eye candy.
skel1977 #6: skel1977 - added May 2, 2010 at 9:05pm
Saw it in 2d so cant comment on the 3d aspect. As far as the movie goes it doesent have the same feel as the old one. Its a good action CGI movie but other than that dont expect much. The movie moves fast and has little to no character development.
Lucid Dreams #7: Lucid Dreams - added July 31, 2010 at 1:30am
I wanted to give this movie a chance, but this shit was horrible. I really don't understand what people see in Sam Worthington. 3/10
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