Clash of the Titans

[vampire-queen]

Ok. I know it's kinda late, but I just have to ask.

What did you think of the remake of "Clash of the Titans"

Personally, I'm not that adverse to it, but in complete honesty, I like the original (yes, even if the monsters and what not look like moving play-doh dolls.)

I think the only part of the remake I liked was Medusa. Other than that, I think the film left much to be desired, especially on Hades.

[† ballard]

I haven't seen it yet. I've read a lot of mixed reviews about it. I'll probably rent it when it's out on dvd.

[† poetictragedy]

I didn't see the original, but the remake was one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. I loved it.

[vaporsnake07]

I like the original, but the remake was kind of a shallow one. Plot elements were skewed, which could be forgivable, but the Perseus' actor wasn't very good at all. The special effects and action scenes were the saving graces.

[† poetictragedy]

Plot elements were skewed, which could be forgivable, but the Perseus' actor wasn't very good at all.

Really? I think Sam Worthington is a pretty good actor. I liked him in Terminator: Salvation. I mean, he's not my favorite actor, but I've definitely seen worse.

[TheLostFool]

First off, I must say I HATE 3D MOVIES!! Or perhaps that's just the effect this movie had on me. The movie was soso, meaning Not good. If someone else didn't pay for my ticket I wouldn't have gone. This is one of those movie you'd watch at some obscure time such at 3am when you can't sleep and nothing better is on. Other than that it is dull. I mean as for the 3d bit, it might as well have not been in 3d it just had a few... aka very little 3d aspects in it and i just felt annoyed wearing those goofy glasses.

The acting was dry, the story was weak. and the final battle scene is a joke! HA! I mean I know it was made of rocks and such but I didn't expect it to fall so easily like a bunch of rocks!!

The lost fool gives this 2 thumbs down!! If I had more hands there would be more thumbs!!

[shyguysteve]

The title is all wrong, he only fights small monsters. when I say small I mean lesser class compared to the Titans. It wasn't to bad, but it lacked detail and story sequences. With what shows are being aired today this could have become a decent short series for HBO or SHOtime to host.

[lemmingllama]

Honestly, the new one sucked in comparison to the origional. Why? Small monsters and no mechanical owl. That owl was the epitome of awesome for its time. The remake was mediocre at best...

[† L4ugh]

I can't believe in the year I've been here that I never noticed this thread. The original Clash of the Titans is one of my all time favorite movies.

I didn't think the new one was that bad, and there were even parts I liked more then the original. I just thought the new one pushed more towards the special effects then the story. I liked how in the original version Zeus was so harsh towards Calibos (Thetis' son) but then insisted that Perseus (His son) be offered the finest weapons Olympus could muster the second he was put in danger. I think it did more justice to the type of god Zeus was. The original also had Bubo the mechanical owl. They did give him a cameo in the remake but only for a minute and then just brushed him aside. Bubo was one of my favorite characters growing up, so I kind of found that cameo a bit insulting.

Neither one really followed the actually myth, but I guess it really wouldn't make for a very good movie if they did.

[DragonSpirit]

yea it was pretty much crap, i dont see why these greek adaptations portray the gods so stupid. So far only the god of war games have made the effort. They had a good cast, with Liam Nesam as Zeus.

[ProxyIchig0]

The older one was definitely much better. Special effects aren't everything. In fact, the "clay"-effects of the older one were so damn creepy, nothing in the new one even compares in the new one. Although, I liked the story and action of the older one just the same as the effects. The older one, along with older movies in general, convey a sort of "atmosphere" that draws you into another world, into the story itself. Rarely do modern movies do this, which, to me, makes them seem superficial.

However, the newer one does feature some wicked-looking magicians that should've been in the older one.

[chewwie]

Anybody know if there is a sequel coming out??

[† L4ugh]

Anybody know if there is a sequel coming out??

[† Emotional Outlet]

I remember watching this movie a while ago and not being terribly impressed with it. Since I'd never seen the original, for better or for worse, my opinion was not influenced by nostalgia-goggles or memories of the first one. One scene that comes to mind is when Io basically tells Perseus his purpose in life and what he should do, and his response was, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M HERE FOR." I don't think I had any major problems with it--I've definitely seen worse movies. Maybe it wasn't worth seeing in the theatre, but probably as a rental. It does show the mindset "special effects make the movie", though.

I think this is the last Greek mythology flavoured movie I've watched--and probably ever will watch for the foreseeable future. There's so many of them and almost none of them hold my interest for long, to the point where they all start looking the same. Here's a bunch of violence, here's some sex, here's some buff dudes slathered in oil, here's some monsters, here's some dudes yelling, here's some women walking around naked, and look, the gods! It was interesting for a while and I certainly do have a fondness for Greek mythology, but it doesn't extend so far as to voraciously consume every movie and show based on it.

[Anon316]

I liked the latest movie, its like God of War!!!