MOVIE REVIEW: CLASH OF THE TITANS (3D)

Where do I start? Shall I start on the bad points?

The only parts I really didn’t like were a few lines from Sam Worthington, which completely made my skin crawl; one of which ended with Medusa being called a ‘bitch’.  This may be a blockbuster, but modern lingo just doesn’t fit in this setting.  Also, I have to say that because the film was only rendered and not filmed in 3D, it really wasn’t as affective as it could have been.  The effects on Medusa were also a bit under par.  As part serpent, it may have been a lot easier to have her fully animated, but I feel this may have been a mistake, as it did not allow for as much expression as a real human face. The rest of her body / coils, however looked flawless.

Now the positives and be prepared, there are a few.  I may have a problem with how Medusa looked; I did not have this problem with the Pegasus, Scorpiok or the Kraken itself.  These were pretty outstanding and all interacted within the film without looking like they were not really there.  The Pegasus in particular looked outstanding, even with the challenge of having to animate wings on to a clearly real horse.

For me it really was a true up-to-date version of the original.  Yes, there were elements that they only touched on or left out completely , but not even these could take away from the beautiful picture that was painted by director Louis Leterrier.  The film started as it meant to go on, with a stunning scene that transports you through space, while the narrator brings you up to date on the story of the Greek gods Zeus, Hades, their fellow gods and the back story of Perseus.

Despite  Sam Worthington’s slightly cringe-worthy representation of  Perseus , as a hard guy you can’t really fault him.   Gemma Arterton was brilliant as the beautiful and ethereal  Io and it was hard not to love the utter hard arse that is Draco, leader of the Praetorian Guard, played by Mads Mikkelsen.   Overall a good cast.

Any remake of the original Clash of The Titans is bound to be scrutinised pretty harshly, but even a cynic to all remakes flowing through the cameras onto our cinema screens and sometimes not long after DVDs in the sales, should struggle to deny it the blockbuster status it deserves.

The film was actually a bit short and if longer, could have had time to include some missing elements, but I still left the cinema with a feeling that I had been totally entertained.