Clash of the Titans

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Saw the new remake of Clash of the Titans tonight, and, they pretty much massacred the story of Perseus. The crazy thing is, they had actors like Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes acting in it, but they twisted around the storyline and characters, and the plot was one dimensional. Even the hopes of 3D movie viewing couldn't save this film from hitting an iceberg and sinking to the bottom of the ocean.

I much prefer the 1981 film version with Harry Hamlin as Perseus and Laurence Olivier as Zeus. Much truer respresentation of the story, I think. And way more entertaining to watch!
Clash of the Titans (1981)
 
Ditto, saw this shipwreck last night, it isn't even worth being a "straight to video" movie. The story was completely rushed through with no emotion or character development of any kind, there was no one and nothing to relate to in this movie - no humor, no being on the edge of your seat or caring about any characters, no humanity in any of the characters, no sad moments, nothing! The "gods" are just a cameo here, but honestly, everyone felt like a cameo, it felt empty like one really long movie trailer. Don't ruin your pleasant memories of the 1981 version and the Perseus story in general by watching this garbage.
 
I agree, but I gotta admit:

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The scene where he pulled that old mechanical owl out of the box of weapons was really funny. :lol:
 
Yeah it seems a lot of people didn't like it. I got to see it for free, so perhaps my bias had a little to do with that. I thought Sam Worthington did a good job displaying his emotional states, though overall they were mainly negative. I also DIED laughing when he pulled the owl outta the box and the guy told him to 'leave it'.

Here's the review I wrote up:

I was lucky enough to get invited to the prescreen tonight for Clash of the Titans. The film itself was really well done, the 3D experience is over-hyped, totally unnecessary, and overall made it much less enjoyable. You could tell the difference from a film that is shot in 3D, like Avatar or How to Train your Dragon, and something that was converted post-facto. It creates some unnecessary blurring, doesn't grab you nor give the true impression of immersion that a true 3D film does.

Beyond that, the film itself was awesome. The characters really come alive on the screen, Sam Worthington giving an excellent performance as Perseus, growing, discovering himself as the story unfolds. He has real emotions, real stubbornness, and angry glare that is unmatched. He's surrounded by comrades who become his friends as they fight together, and their acting is equally impressive, their characters equally alive.

The action sequences are plentiful and very well done. I don't want to spoil them, but each is unique in style and solution. They demonstrate cunning, bravery, and comradery. The CGI blends with the actors seamlessly, making the story believable. However, due to the shoddy 3D work, some of it is hard to follow, making me wonder how they would differ in 2D.

Cinematography is excellent, beautiful scenery with wide angle shots immersing you into the film. The sets themselves were also well built, giving you the true impression of a Gorgon's Lair or a King's palace.

Overall the film is well done, with great acting and action, awesome characters and a stunning setting. Don't waste your money on seeing the 3D version, it's not worth it.
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I didn't really write about her, but Io was one of my favorite characters, her air of mystery and intrigue was very womanly and I dug how she protected and guided Perseus throughout the story.
 
Puck said:
I thought Sam Worthington did a good job displaying his emotional states
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I didn't realize Worthington even had emotional states! I think Keanu Reeves is more emotional than him, and that's assuming "whoa" is an emotion.

The rest of the emotions:
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Evidence of emotional wrinkles? Hardly!
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Worthington's main emotion:
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..mild confusion :P
 
SAO said:
Ditto, saw this shipwreck last night, it isn't even worth being a "straight to video" movie. The story was completely rushed through with no emotion or character development of any kind, there was no one and nothing to relate to in this movie - no humor, no being on the edge of your seat or caring about any characters, no humanity in any of the characters, no sad moments, nothing! The "gods" are just a cameo here, but honestly, everyone felt like a cameo, it felt empty like one really long movie trailer. Don't ruin your pleasant memories of the 1981 version and the Perseus story in general by watching this garbage.
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Saw it tonight as well and it was a waste of both money and time. I went to the 3D version but that didn't help. Agree completely with what SAO wrote. If anyone is thinking of going to see this one you'll do much better to watch the 1981 version.
 
Should have listened to the network on this one! :halo: Just a bad movie that didn't flow... thumbs down :thdown:

About the only thing I thought was cool and interesting is how Zeus gleamed in his suit of armor and how Hades looked when he was moving around in his smoke and fire.

Oh yeah and the Ginn (where did they come from?) - I had a good time for about five minutes after the film imitating the weird growl that one of them made a few times.
 
I was informed the djinn we're speaking in Arabic. Too bad nothing else about the movie was as interesting as that little fact. Some of the set design looked nice though. Also, having Vengeance as the main reason for Perseus going on his quest really makes this almost the opposite of the original movie.
 
lamalamalamalama said:
I was informed the djinn we're speaking in Arabic. Too bad nothing else about the movie was as interesting as that little fact. Some of the set design looked nice though. Also, having Vengeance as the main reason for Perseus going on his quest really makes this almost the opposite of the original movie.
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When I found out they wrecked the story of Perseus, which is the whole point of the movie, I knew I wasn't going to see it. At least with a movie like The 300, you knew going in that it was a fancy of a comic book writer. The version with Hamlin and Sr Olivie is still my favorite, corny metal bird and all. ;D
 
I tried to watch this movie but it was impossible. I didn't recognize the story. First, Perseus mother dies (yes she is a mortal but still...). Nothing about the fisher being the brother of a king etc. And the mother of Andromeda, Cassiopeia is foolish and egocentric and soon punished by Hades. Even Medusa is less scary than the one of the 1981 version! The rewriting is too bad that I had to jump from one scene to another. Looks like they wanted to rewrite the story by removing all that can be profound.
The 1981 version is clearly preferable.
 
Spoiler alert.

Just saw this movie last night. It seems my take is a bit different than most. I have not seen the original 1981 version of the movie, so I can not comment from that perspective but I will share what I saw of value in this version. First I would like to note that entertainment value, for myself, comes second to the symbolic information hidden with in movies. That said, I did enjoy the action, characters, ext, from an entertainment perspective. However, there were many other nuggets which began to pop out at me during this film.

As it happens, I've been reading PopHistorian's "Channel Watch" series the past few days. ( http://www.cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php?topic=14234.0 ) Specifically, having just started Channel Watch 013. Just to give an idea of my current thought process. So, going into this movie I was looking at the "gods" as being 4D STS in nature.

Starting with Hades, who was tricked into guarding the "under world" or inner earth, looks to reference the underground people referenced by the C's and other sources. Hades actually says in the movie, he has learned to feed off humanities fears and has progressed by serving self. This, to me, screamed lizzies.

Shortly after this it dawned on me that possibly, could each different Orion STS group be feeding off different types of energy?

If so, What about the other "gods"? Zeus for example gained his power from humanities prayers, or their reliance upon him(Zeus) for things they want/need. Aka, a releasing of their own power to Zeus for savor-ship. This sounds an awful lot like many of our current religions, Christianity in particular. Which brought up the question, could Zeus represent Sananda/Ashtar Command? The fact that Zeus, Hades and the other "gods" refer to each other as "brothers" was another clue, via all the channeled material relating to brotherhoods/sisterhoods, councils, ext. This seems to show a need for them to work together. Much like how, as Hades created fear he became stronger, but so did Zeus because the fear caused humanity to give away their power to Zeus for protection.

It is interesting to see the symbolism displayed in the new release movies, how it relates to many subjects being presented here on this site/forum and combined with our current position in the cycle. Interesting times indeed!
 
The kids wanted to see this, one of them in particular, who is doing a project on Roman Gods, and he was interested in how they were "borrowed" from the greeks. So after reading the above posts I was all set for taking a comfy cushion and catching up on some sleep. However, had a very stressful week and the escapisim did the trick. I enjoyed it. Very well photographed very well acted - and the action kept me awake.

No better or worse than anything Hollywood has offered up recently.
 
urbanhermit said:
It is interesting to see the symbolism displayed in the new release movies, how it relates to many subjects being presented here on this site/forum and combined with our current position in the cycle. Interesting times indeed!
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From your review above, I think you would REALLY like the research put out by Joseph Campbell.

Have a look, I doubt you'll be disappointed!
 
Azur said:
From your review above, I think you would REALLY like the research put out by Joseph Campbell.
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I should revisit Joseph Campbell as well as I think my first encounter was pre-Cassiopaea.

Urbanhermit, I liked your thoughts - seems to correlate.
 
saw it a couple of weeks back, and couldn't have been more disappointed, the story was all twisted and it ignored some of the main elements of the myth! even Liam Neeson was weak, and he's usually a sign that a film may be half decent.
 
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