Louis Leterrier's (The Incredible Hulk) remake of the 1981 film about the hero Perseus (Worthington), born of a god but raised as a man, helpless to save his family from Hades (Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Neeson) and unleash hell on Earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds, battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, including Medusa and the Kraken.
Filming took place in Wales and the Canary Islands, with aerial photography in Iceland and Ethiopia.
*NB - This reviewer saw the film in 3D (see here)
I had trouble keeping my eyelids open during Clash of the Titans, a movie so uninteresting that I forgot the purpose of the hero’s quest. This remake of a 1981 adventure might intend to be the first blockbuster of the year, but instead flops out as a dingy, woefully 3D-ified plod through ancient Greece, just as tired as the original looks today.
I was mostly looking forward to the monsters, since director Louis Letterier impressed with his muscular smack down at the end of The Incredible Hulk. Alas, a letdown on this front. The scorpion skirmish barely registers, mainly because the staging is so crummy, and even though Medusa’s lair is really interesting, the creature herself isn’t.
A big irritation here is the mediocre 3D effect. This is not the state-of-the-art 3D that James Cameron unveiled with Avatar. This is the quick-fix, make-a-buck technique cooked up to cash in on the latest trend. The last-minute conversion into three dimensions from standard footage is one of the least convincing examples of the technology that I’ve seen, with sweeping wide shots across mountains wavering as if you’ve taken too much cough medicine.
I’d imagine that seeing it in 2D, how it was originally envisaged, would be a more enjoyable experience. There are fun moments. Sam Worthington, for example, makes good use of his Ocker accent. But measured competency hardly makes for a good movie. This clash is more like a mild ‘pressing together’.
By Andrew Hedley, Flicks.co.nz
Whether in two or three dimensions - this is just garbage Not since TRANSFORMERS 3D have I endured such an unrelenting, tedious, brain-numbing, sickening headache of a mess of a movie. Just one word: "Why..." No, make that two: "bother?" If this is a "popcorn movie" then I must be allergic to popcorn - cos as a movie lover I never thought I'd be so pleased to get out of the cinema!'re making a sequel?!?!!! WTF?!
Thanks for news.
Please Sam Worthington, take annual leave for a while. Your wooden one face acting has grown thin. Please producers, stop casting Liam Neeson in every role that requires some twat to make deep and profound statements throughout a movie-from Rob Roy to Narnia to Batman begins to this howler, the world has had enough?!!
how does sam worthington get these roles ??? he has had the same look on his face in every movie isnt he supposed to be acting? the movie was saved by the rest of the cast and special effects
If it had actors that were more attractive it would have been plausible.
Poorly written nonsense, but lovers of beefcake action will be happy enough with the heroes gymnastically vaulting monsters and slicing and dicing their way around the ancient world. An extra star for Ralph Fiennes, who is a god.
A popcorn movie that reaches back to the fantasy epics of old and forward into the digital future, where the word "unimaginable" no longer exists
Big sets, wall-to-wall mayhem and hi-tech pixelry only go so far in a movie sure to leave anyone with fond memories of the original feeling shortchanged. It’s proof, too, that 3D can’t simply be tacked on as an afterthought.
Australian actor Sam Worthington’s having quite a ride. He’s been a futuristic Terminator, an Avatar on Pandora and now he’s a demigod on the warpath.
First cab off the ranks in the blockbuster stakes is this remake of the 1981 classic Clash of the Titans - this time, it stars Avatar's Sam Worthington.
We've been told the NZ release date for this flick is Thursday, 1st Apr 2010.
Release date: April 1st 2010.
We haven't received times for this movie in this location yet. However these are updated as cinemas announce them, so check back soon. Hopefully the lovely cinemas in your location will choose to play it shortly. ~Ed.
