Monday, April 5, 2010

Clash of the Titans


So, I saw Clash of the Titans and I wasn’t impressed at all. Therefore, I’m not going to write a formal review. I simply can’t. Here are my thoughts instead. Even with all the CGI and 3D-ness these things couldn’t cover up the fact that the movie wasn’t too interesting. Yes, the CGI was very cool but it was a waste to see it in 3D because the quality was not like Avatar. Please understand I’m coming from a different point of view than most people. My father introduced me to the original and it’s a movie that I’ve always been fond of. I am also a huge fan of Greek mythology who always found this story to be particularly interesting. This new version was barely like the original version or they myth itself, which frustrated me to no end. If you have never seen the original and know nothing about the story then you should see it. You may like it. However, if you’re like me I suggest not seeing it because it’ll piss you off. I just don’t understand Hollywood. All they had to do was remake a classic cult movie with up-to-date special effects and everything would have been fine. Instead the writers and director changed certain plotlines and created their own version which completely lacked substance thus ruining the story. What I really didn’t like was that Perseus renounced his divine heritage for half the movie in order to achieve his mission as “a man”. You’re a demi-god moron therefore you can’t fight the inevitable. Plus that’s not even in the myth. By incorporating this it really took away my interest. Furthermore, I felt that Sam Worthington’s performance fell flat. There was no sense of life to his character. He didn’t seem like a man who wanted to prove his self worth like the myth clearly illustrates. Instead, he was just another man hell bent on revenge and how many times have we seen that? Fuck this movie. I’m so angry that these Hollywood shitheads continually fuck up classics.

3 comments:

  1. What a bummer! This looked like it had such great potential. Thanks for the warning

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  2. Yes you did, but I had to still see for myself. I went in with the hope that would be relatively the same. I left the movie let down like a Red Sox fan from 1919-2003.

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  3. Bahahaha eff the Red Sox!

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