Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Terrible 3-D and A Bad Script was the previous title (they thought it would be hard to advertise). Anyway, this movie is a jumble of crazy things. Greek gods, monsters, Medusa, that guy from Casino Royale (no not Daniel Craig, though I wish he was the lead instead of Sam Worthington who I found extremely boring), and a demigod. Scratch that, two demigods. The first is Perseus son of Zeus. Sounds kinda familiar if you saw Percy Jackson, doesn't it. Perseus was almost murdered by his step-dad. Guess he's got daddy problems. He's adopted by a fisherman and his family. He learns the trade and he's happy. That only lasts a few minutes until Hades (god of the underworld) destroys his family. Very sad. Then he's found by a few army guys. He is taken to Argos where he goes to the royal court. Hades shows up there again and kills a lot more people. Very Sad. Perseus then has to go on a hunt to get the head of Medusa so he can kill Hades' pet Kraken. Again, sounds familiar if you've seen Pirates of the Carribean two which was almost as bad as this. I thought Sam Worthington was fine in Avatar. In this, he's really boring. So is the script, and most of the other actors. There's one moment going into Medusa's lair where Perseus gives one of the cheesiest speeches I've ever heard. I was cracking up in the theater. It was hilariously terrible. Kinda like most of the movie. I wish Sam Worthington and the rest of the cast had been better. But they weren't, so I have to give this movie a C-

Studio: Warner Brothers
Director: Louis Leterrier
Actors: Liam Neeson (Zeus), Ralph Finnes (Hades), Sam Worthington (Perseus)
Release: Wide
DVD Release: TBD
Recap: C-

Photo Courtesy of Warner Brothers Pictures.