This 2010 remake is very well done in the costume and set design and some of the effects are truly incredible, but emotionally it is ultimately hollow. In short, it is flawed but good nostalgic fun. Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 4 / 10 Well done visually, but hollowĭespite its flaws(the uneven acting and the episodic storybook-like structure) I really like the original Clash of the Titans, especially for the set design and the Harryhousen effects. You might as well sit on the toilet and release the crappen! We need our escapism, and sometimes (occasionally) Hollywood allows us to have it. My final word of caution comes to those of us (all of us) struggling in today's economy. But her role is so laughably short and misunderstood that you won't care what happens to her (and things do happen). The closest was Alexa Davalos (DEFIANCE) as Perseus' love interest, Andromeda. There's really no good female character to be found. I also MUST caution women against seeing this if they enjoyed the strong roles in the 1981 original.
Perhaps the story (or lack thereof) stifled his performance. He just didn't have the presence I was expecting. But a god? And Zeus for that matter? Not the best casting choice. And Liam Neeson has also been splattered all over film posters (from TAKEN to KINGDOM OF HEAVEN). And although I found those two to be lukewarm in terms of story, they at least kept me engaged enough not to yawn. TERMINATOR SALVATION and AVATAR are two of his more recent accomplishment.
We still ask each other, "What was the point, again?" Sam Worthington seems to be a hot commodity in today's movie market. My son went with me to see it (he's as much of a movie junky as I am) and we both nearly fell asleep for lack of anything approaching a viable understanding of who was carrying the storyline. Save yourself some cash and see it in 2-D. There are so many throwaway characters as to be laughable. The brief understanding of the god/human relationship is thrust aside in favor of action scenes galore which have squat to do with the story. this mess-of-a-remake that relies almost solely on CGI and, well, basically nothing else. Yes, there was an ACTUAL story.įast forward to 2010 and you get this. The story of the gods, how they felt about humanity (and how humanity felt about them) dominated the storyline. But these action scenes were barely a few minutes long. Sure there were action sequences, especially when Perseus (Harry Hamlin) met up with Medusa. It had some cheesy claymation mixed with some less cheesy special effects. Why else would they remake this movie? Back in 1981, when special effects were beginning to take serious root in films, we had the original CLASH OF THE TITANS. Reviewed by fwomp 1 / 10 Release The Crappen!Īnd once again Hollywood proves it has run out of original ideas.