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Clash Of The Titans [DVD] [2010]

Clash Of The Titans [DVD] [2010]Director: Louis Leterrier
Actors: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Nicholas Hoult
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD

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Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars reviews
Sales Rank: 55

Format: Anamorphic, Colour, PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), English (Audio Description)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6

EAN: 5051892011785
ASIN: B003D3MZWM

Theatrical Release Date: 2010
Release Date: July 26, 2010
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Amazon.co.uk Review
"Release the Kraken!" Ah, it could only be Clash of the Titans, the 2010 remake that retains the instruction to unleash the great beastie from the sea. The 1981 original boasted Ray Harryhausen's legendary stop-motion technique of animating various mythological creatures--it was his final feature project--and given the cornball approach of the movie in general, that was the main draw. The remake supplies new state-of-the-art special effects (released theatrically in 3-D) and a nicely muscular sense of momentum. Sam Worthington (the Avatar guy) plays Perseus, a demigod who doesn't know that Zeus (Liam Neeson) is his father. Perseus is selected to lead an expedition to find and slay the Medusa, lest Zeus's evil brother Hades (Ralph Fiennes, in fine slinking mode) rain down misery upon a seaport--and you just know that means the Kraken is coming. Ye gods, it's a mess, and we haven't even mentioned the witches and the harpies and the giant scorpions. But if we did, it would be clear that Clash of the Titans is a perfectly dandy popcorn epic, unpretentious and punchy. Director Louis Leterrier (Transporter 2) gets a fine rhythm going during Perseus's trek, and you can even forgive the hokey shafts-of-light-through-clouds look of Olympus. Leterrier also had the good sense to import the marvelous Danish star Mads Mikkelsen to provide mentoring duties to Perseus; Gemma Arterton and Alexa Davalos fulfill the eye-candy roles. It's up to individual viewers to choose which they prefer--Harryhausen's magically hand-wrought creations (his Medusa sequence is an absolute killer) or the 21st century's slick computer-generated variations. But nostalgia aside, it would be hard to deny that this is one case where the remake tops the original. --Robert Horton

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2 out of 5 stars Clash of the boring   August 24, 2010
stephen (england)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

What went wrong ? What started out as a promising remake descended into an empty tale with no tension, male bonding and a dull romance. My problem is with Perseus played by Sam Worthington easily one of the dullest and most uninspired performances for someone so heroic he seemed withdrawn and lifeless. The reluctant hero has been done before but why can't this guy speak more clearly. Gemma Arterton makes promising eye candy but has little or no chemistry with Worthington.

The rest of the cast were wasted especially Mikkelsen i cant help thinking how better this film would have been with him cast as Perseus he looked the part, bit too old i guess. What follows is essentially one set piece fighting monsters then some dull dialogue vague attempt at humour and bonding and then another set piece fighting a monster. The djinn was another interesting addition but again wasted and what about the owl one of the best things about the original. The vague reference to it early in the film is just pathetic. Obviously the makers of the film had nothing but contempt for it and it showed.

The film is just poorly put together and clearly trying to fit in all the different characters and creatures proved too much. Monsters and various characters come and go and Perseus doesn't develop a great bond with Pegasus either. The battle scene with the giant scorpions is ok but i was left not caring if Hades won or not. Disappointing remake, which abandoned the owl and Pegasus casting them aside. It wraps itself in cgi and makes a mockery of talented actors completely losing the charm and innocence of the original what a shame.



2 out of 5 stars A completely wasted opportunity   August 24, 2010
Phil Hattie (Glasgow, Scotland)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

The original Clash of the Titans is one of those films that is cherished by a certain generation who grew up watching it every bank holiday. We all realised it was actually a bit rubbish with its out-dated (even at the time) stop motion effects and blank performances, but still we loved it. Surely a remake with modern technology and sensibilities could only have improved it we thought... The answer to that is apparently no.

The first mistake made by director Louis Letterier was to approach this with utter seriousness. Not put off by the relative failure of other over-serious swords and sandals films (see Troy or Alexander) he went for a po-faced treatment of the tale. Letterier showed in his Incredible Hulk film that he's a competent director but hardly a man of vision and this film does little to suggest otherwise. Most of the best set-pieces have been plundered from the original (the Kraken, the Stygian Witches - with the scene almost word for word with the original to a large degree, Medusa, Giant Scorpions), while new elements are either extraneous (the pointless Djinn character) or ill-advised (the two comedy cowards with suspiciously dusky skin who suggest that Letterier raided the Transformers 2 toolkit for borderline racist comedy sidekicks). The film even tries to laugh at its predecessor with a joke at the expense of Bubo the mechanical owl...

Well how this film would have benefited from Bubo. Instead we're left with the oaken Sam Worthington ridiculously miscast in a part ten years too young for him and delivering his lines with all the passion of a soggy log. His moaning, whining Perseus is one of the single most dislikeable lead characters I've ever seen, he needs to quit bitching and actually, y'know, seem heroic. Beyond Worthington all the other actors are given nothing to play with. Liam Neeson gets to shout a lot and look good doing it while Ralph Feinnes accepts his paycheck with good grace and a second-rate Voldemort impression. Gemma Arterton tries her best with a pointless mentor/love interest role that does nothing for her or the movie.

Compounded on top of the humourlessness and poor characters is the fact that, frankly, the effects are not a patch on the original. Oh yes, they're more hi-tech and modern but this sub-Cloverfield Kraken and supermodel Medusa will not remain with you a fraction of the time that Ray Harryhausen's magnificent plasticine creations will stay in your memory. In aiming to have loads of style and not bothering about the substance CotT has ended up being a style-free venture. This was a chance to update an affectionately held story for a new generation and it has failed miserably. What a waste.


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