Clash of the Titans began showing in cinemas this week, but did that most anticipated movie of the season live up to expectation?
I watched it with my wife just yesterday. We've been waiting for it for months. Expectations were high since Sam Worthington, the guy from AVATAR, is the same actor that'll be playing role of Perseus. Also after watching Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, which is loosely based on the story of Perseus, we were wondering if Clash of the Titans would be any better.
Before I give my opinion, here are things that other people have to say about the movie:
"My fear had been that [the film] would be relentlessly, unforgivably bad, but it's only boring." -Tim Brayton
"Three average action sequences aren't enough to save this film from the weak story and bad dialogue. At least 'release the kraken' is my favorite new euphemism." -Jeff Bayer
"It’s a little campy, a little creepy, a little too long and sometimes a bit of a mess. But it all adds up to a welcome dose of old-fashioned b-movie entertainment." - A.O. Scott (I actually thought the movie was too short.)
"Charmless, ugly and lackluster with a laughably bad script, it's no improvement on the original film and on its own merits is just unfortunate. I'm sure the video game tie-in will be more entertaining than this." -Diva Velez
"It isn’t a train wreck -- a train wreck would be memorable."- David Edelstein (I think what he means is that there wasn't anything really spectacular about the movie.)
"Regard yonder Medusa! She has the body of a snake and the breasts of a centerfold!.." -Mark Ramsey(yes, I think so too. Rarr!)
All comment were taken from posts on http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/clash_of_the_titans_2010/
Anyway, not everyone hated the movie. Zongchips put this comment on youtube, "anyone who said that the original is way better than the remake is either way older or a fred astaire fan... or their busy kissing and holding each other's "kraken" in the cinema and did not paid attention to the movie... RELEASE YOUR KRAKEN AND ILL RELEASE MINE!!!!"
So what do I think?
Well I feel the same way. Percy Jackson was a whole lot more entertaining than this remake. A lot of fans of the original are the ones with the most negative comments. If Simon from American Idol watched it I bet he'll say, "..it was.. forgettable." And I'd agree with him. The movie wasn't worth all the hype.
Do I have anything good to say about the movie?
Absolutely. The actors were great. Liam Neeson makes for a great Zeus. My wife was totally creeped out by Ralph Finnes being Hades, as expected from the same guy who played Voldemort in Harry Potter. The ladies were totally gorgeous, especially the Gorgon Medusa. She was definitely Hot! The CG was also outstanding. I wish they had shown more of the glory of Olympus though. They just showed the outside and the throne room which wasn't much. I also loved the cameo from Bubo, the mechanical owl from the original movie. It was short but one of the very few things I loved about the movie.
Conclusion
I guess I'll be watching the original movie again. I can't recall most of it because it's been like 20 years since I last saw it. I'm not sure if it's a good or a bad thing, but watching Clash of the Titans really makes you want to watch the original. To conclude I didn't like the movie much, but my wife loved it so maybe it wasn't too bad afterall.
P.S.
I read some rumors that there was a slight earthquake in California right after the scene when Zeus said "release the Kraken!" Haha!
