RATING: D
It's pretty difficult to screw up a film based on Greek mythology, in my opinion. Of course, this is coming from a person who did indeed enjoy learning about the myths and legends of the Greek gods, demigods, monsters, et cetera. And since we know just how good entertainment based upon these myths can be (the Percy Jackson book series; the movies were just decent), perhaps one comes to expect a little more. Yes, it's a remake, and one can expect little from a remake unless they have not seen the original.
This film centers around one of the more famous names of the myths, the demigod Perseus; the guy who killed Medusa. In this particular interpretation, the humans grow weary of the gods and decide to revolt by destroying their temples and statues. Which ultimately doesn't turn out to be a great plan at all, but Zeus then chooses to allow Hades to unleash his wrath upon the city of Argos. Perseus, whose foster family was killed by Hades, decides to take it upon himself to defeat the Underworld god and save the city. Which of course leads to him killing Medusa as part of his path, during a journey with Mads Mikkelsen and a bunch of other expendables, plus a creature from a race called the Djinn which for some reason looks more like Megatron from Transformers.
All in all, Clash of the Titans is a pretty doggone clunky adaption of Greek mythology. Much of the story makes little sense; and the fight with Medusa (who is now almost completely a serpent) is surprisingly boring. The Kraken is decent, although considering that it's said "even the gods feared him," you wonder why the Zeus would agree to unleash him.
By the way, there's really no actual "Titans" clashing in this movie. Much of it is generic human vs. monster fight scenes, and the Titans themselves really don't appear (unless you count the Kraken as one, but it's never really confirmed or denied that he is one). The gods, aside from Zeus and Hades, are barely involved as well; only two of the others even speak. It's a surprisingly humanity-driven movie.
I don't really know if the 1981 film did it any better or not, but I doubt the special effects were better. This film, meanwhile, just manages to be a clunky letdown that you feel like you'd expect more from, based on its title and premise and background. But it really is that forgettable and unmemorable. All things considered, I'm surprised they were able to make a sequel; though apparently at least one Titan is actually in that movie, so maybe they got it somewhat better done in that one. Wouldn't have to try too hard.
This film centers around one of the more famous names of the myths, the demigod Perseus; the guy who killed Medusa. In this particular interpretation, the humans grow weary of the gods and decide to revolt by destroying their temples and statues. Which ultimately doesn't turn out to be a great plan at all, but Zeus then chooses to allow Hades to unleash his wrath upon the city of Argos. Perseus, whose foster family was killed by Hades, decides to take it upon himself to defeat the Underworld god and save the city. Which of course leads to him killing Medusa as part of his path, during a journey with Mads Mikkelsen and a bunch of other expendables, plus a creature from a race called the Djinn which for some reason looks more like Megatron from Transformers.
All in all, Clash of the Titans is a pretty doggone clunky adaption of Greek mythology. Much of the story makes little sense; and the fight with Medusa (who is now almost completely a serpent) is surprisingly boring. The Kraken is decent, although considering that it's said "even the gods feared him," you wonder why the Zeus would agree to unleash him.
By the way, there's really no actual "Titans" clashing in this movie. Much of it is generic human vs. monster fight scenes, and the Titans themselves really don't appear (unless you count the Kraken as one, but it's never really confirmed or denied that he is one). The gods, aside from Zeus and Hades, are barely involved as well; only two of the others even speak. It's a surprisingly humanity-driven movie.
I don't really know if the 1981 film did it any better or not, but I doubt the special effects were better. This film, meanwhile, just manages to be a clunky letdown that you feel like you'd expect more from, based on its title and premise and background. But it really is that forgettable and unmemorable. All things considered, I'm surprised they were able to make a sequel; though apparently at least one Titan is actually in that movie, so maybe they got it somewhat better done in that one. Wouldn't have to try too hard.
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