Released in Theaters: 4/2/2010
A movie about Greek mythology should be epic, adventurous, fantastical, and action-packed. Clash of the Titans gets only one right: action-packed. The action scenes are pretty cool and very entertaining, especially in 3-D (not; see it in 2-D, the conversion to 3-D is lame and barely existent), but that is the movie’s only real positive. Of course Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes are amazing actors, but I’m actually surprised they agreed to a movie with such bad writing. According to IMDB, Neeson took the role because his sons are huge fans of Greek mythology (they might be embarrassed after seeing the final product). Neeson and Fiennes play brothers as Zeus, god of the sky, and Hades, god of the underworld, respectively. I always confuse the two actors, so it was definitely good casting.
Not completely impressed by Sam Worthington in Avatar, I was interested to see him in a different role as Perseus, the son of Zeus. I didn’t have much sympathy for his character in Avatar, and unfortunately again, I didn’t care too much about him in Clash either. He had a little more personality and humor in Clash, making him a little more likable, but all in all, there isn’t much depth for any of the characters in Clash. The movie is short and moves so quickly that there’s no time to get to know the characters and care about them. There is some comic relief, but if I don’t care about a single character dying, that’s not really a good movie.
Basically, a war is about to take place between man and the gods in the city of Argos. Perseus is the son of Zeus, but he is a demi-god because his mother was human. Since his entire family was killed by Hades, Perseus leads a group of men into battle against the gods to kill the Kraken, a very scary sea monster.
Oh yea, there are some girls in the movie. If Perseus fails, the Kraken will kill the princess, Andromeda, played by Alexa Davalos. The other main female character in the film is Lo, played by Gemma Arterton, who is the spiritual guide of Perseus on his journey. Both are very pretty and decent actors. Also important to note: Arterton will be in the upcoming film, Prince of Persia, starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
Surprisingly, there’s no sex. There’s sexual tension, but no sex, not even some passionate making out, not even a kiss! It was only rated PG-13 but c’mon.
I left the theater thinking it wasn’t that bad of a movie, but I had a pretty nice happy hour buzz before entering…so…
IMDB: 6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 29%
Moviewiseguys: 5.5/10
