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Going into this movie you know from the get go what is going to happen and for the most part how the movie will unfold. So as most people would ask, why would I see a story/movie I already know or have seen. Why did you all go see Titanic? It’s for the story, for the characters, for the amazement of that story brought to life. Unfortunately for us the story from the 1981 movie is the same today as it was then.

Clash of the Titans falls flat from the get go. The character building is rushed, the CG effects are poor in many places along with many other small misses in the big scheme of things. Wanting this movie to do well and to expect much of it was something on my mind throughout the lead up to the screening. I must say I need to start setting my sights lower and be pleasantly surprised by films.

Without character development you have nothing but a pretty face in Gemma Arterton and a strong young lad in Sam Worthington. I want to sit here an unfold a story that you haven’t heard of before, the one of a jealous God who has affairs with humans and his weak brother who births the Kraken. A story of great historical value and something to admire. This is not that story, or movie! The characters are not ones you feel for, or ones you would follow into battle or even care if they all die at the end.  This is where the movie gods fail us as the viewer. There is no substance in the world of the titans, just a lot of clashing.

The story unfolds in the same way it did in the original, we follow the ever stud of a demi-god Perseus on a no win journey to defeat the Kracken. Along the way we see some very interesting characters in the witches, the crazy blue rock faced guys, the Kraken is impressive for the small on screen time we see it. Overall the story unfolds too flat and almost too quickly to enjoy or get into it all.

While the natural sets and some of the CG is impressive and sometime vast, the casting and the story has so much to gain. The acting is subpar even for a movie such as this. We have seen the battle speeches so many times before, we have heard the cry’s of women and children before. This is not different in any way. Fresh faces and pretty actresses is all this movie has going for it in the end.

The 3D in my eyes was rushed and not done well at all. I saw nothing that was necessary to make this a 3d film. The fault may of come in during the post production 3d process and not the filming. But I was wanting the Kraken and Pegasus to come right at me. Nada…

The story left me wondering why if at all I could care for any of these characters. The soul of this movie, the characters, was gone long before the times of Zeus and the Kraken.

A possible DVD rental.

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Previously seen on Atomic Popcorn