First off I believe this is the first movie to come out to really hurt the argument for 3D. It was filmed in 2D and converted in post processing, unlike Avatar which was filmed with the intent of being in 3D. Why does this matter, other movies have done that and been fine right? Yeah, they weren't as frenetic. See your brain doesn't recognize 3D unless a scene is constant for 2 seconds, it needs this time to adjust, Clash of the Titans was not filmed this in mind. The action sequences are fun, but you might find yourself wondering why this guy is 3D but his hair isn't. Really a terrible job in cutting room here, an attempt to cash in on the new 3D craze.
The two main action sequences in the movie, one with scorpions and one with Medusa are about the only high points of this movie. Sam Worthington follows up Avatar with an absolutely horrid performance. I didn't realize that all human emotion could be expressed by one of two things, either yelling, or some angry constipated face. The best performance in the movie really would have to go Mads Mikkelsen whom some of you may know as Le Chiffe from Casino Royale. Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes really let me down in this one as Zues and Hades respectively. Now don't get me wrong, the original was a b-movie that garnered a cult following, and the remake may have been attempting to recreate this.
Problem is the movie had no heart and little fun through out it. The entire premise is this hour and a half long build up to the final showdown with the Kraken. This is really bad news. Everything here feels rushed. They dispense of all of the minor characters so Mr. Worthington can go and ride a Pegasus, and I don't want to ruin anything, but the ending was just poor and anticlimactic. I left the theater thinking that was it, the final showdown, are you kidding me? Do yourself a favor and save your money. I should have, I could've gone and seen Crazy Heart or The Crazies at the local dollar theater.
2/5
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