Wrath of the Titans (2012)
Average Rating: 4.5/10
Reviews Counted: 164
Fresh: 42 | Rotten: 122
Its 3D effects are an improvement over its predecessor's, but in nearly every other respect, Wrath of the Titans fails to improve upon the stilted acting, wooden dialogue, and chaos-driven plot of the franchise's first installment.
Average Rating: 4.8/10
Critic Reviews: 31
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 23
Its 3D effects are an improvement over its predecessor's, but in nearly every other respect, Wrath of the Titans fails to improve upon the stilted acting, wooden dialogue, and chaos-driven plot of the franchise's first installment.
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A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. Perseus cannot
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Cast
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Sam Worthington
Perseus -
Liam Neeson
Zeus -
Ralph Fiennes
Hades -
Edgar Ramirez
Ares -
Toby Kebbell
Agenor, Argenor -
Rosamund Pike
Andromeda -
Bill Nighy
Hephaestus -
Danny Huston
Poseidon -
John Bell
Helius -
Lily James
Korrina -
Alejandro Naranjo
Mantius -
Freddy Drabble
Apollo -
Kathryn Carpenter
Athena -
Matt Milne
Elite Guard No. 1 -
Kett Turton
Elite Guard No. 2 -
Sinead Cusack
Clea -
Spencer Wilding
Minotaur -
Juan Reyes
Prison Warden -
Jorge Guimera
Theodulus -
Asier Macazaga
Theron -
Daniel Galindo Rojas
Eustachius -
Lamberto Guerra
Timon -
George Blagden
Soldier 1 -
Killian Burke
Soldier 2 -
Alastair Cording
Villager 1 -
Caoilfhionn Dunne
Woman 1 -
Martin Bayfield
Cyclops -
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For those with a burning curiosity to know how The Lord of the Rings as directed by Michael Bay might look, Wrath of the Titans provides an idea.
What it lacks are the very elements that made the first movie such a surprise: wit and nerve.
This feeble followup to 2010's godawful Clash of the Titans sucketh the mighty big one.
Worthington remains a distinctly humourless hero, which makes you long for the likes of a prime-time Harrison Ford or Arnold Schwarzenegger, who knew how to make a fondue out of cheese.
The father of the gods turned out to be a CGI-created, lava-spewing, mountain-sized creature with smudgy features and all the eloquence of a belch.
Top CriticA movie in which whole sequences consist of nothing but guys fighting stiff computer images. Such scenes would be boring even were they done well, but these scenes aren't done well.
Wrath of the Titans is a welcome improvement but if you didn't like the first film, this sequel is not going to reverse your negative opinion.
...it would seem like [Worthington] was inoculated against charisma as a child.
Wrath of the Titans rewards us for having to sit through its poorly made predecessor. It's full of expensive visuals, intense action sequences and even more ancient myths and creatures.
[I]f you are planning on seeing it, do yourself a favor and stick with good old fashioned 2-D. However, if you want to do yourself a bigger favor, you should just skip it altogether
Admittedly, Wrath of the Titans is a step up from its predecessor but that's not saying a whole lot. It's by no means a good film and unless you really enjoyed the first film, there's no reason you should see this.
With every inch of screen filled with pixel paint and indistinguishable action, the whole thing just became mind-numbing to watch.
"Wrath of the Titans" is like a shiny Mylar balloon that pops to reveal nothing inside but empty, stale air.
superficial blockbuster fodder, furthering the worrying decline in Worthington's output since Avatar.
It's an improvement on Clash of the Titans, obviously ... but in the end, 'forgettable' is only slightly better than 'god awful.'
Even if it isn't saying much, Wrath of the Titans stands as a minor improvement to its predecessor.
Fixes most of the problems with the first film and forges a path for a respectable trilogy...
Certainly sloppy, but visually rich, exciting and, thanks to several great supporting roles, a better, more character-driven tale that tops the original despite a more intimate feel.
The gods must be on steroids!
...an unnecessary sequel to an unnecessary remake. (Blu-ray Combo edition)
...all spectacle and little plot, all show and little characterization, all CGI and little story.
Near-epic in preposterousness. So, swamped by CGI spectacle, wonder: what came first, overblown super-sneezes of action or the tissue-thin plot to wrap them in? Forget gods getting it on with humans; here, non-story meets quasi-show, begets a demi-star.
Wrath, clash ... whatever.
More than sufficiently delivers on muscular spectacle, and features one of the most acute visions of mortal terror I can recall in the movies.
A seriously underwhelming sequel...
A better story, more humor, and a decent 3D conversion make the swordplay spectacle more tolerable. And hey, 2 Oscar winners play Greek gods!
Audience Reviews for Wrath of the Titans
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It's been 10 years since Perseus defeated the Kraken, but all is not well. Trying to live a quiet life as a fisherman, the widower Perseus has put his sword away and made the choice to instead focus on raising his son. Up in Olympus, trouble is brewing as well. Since people have lost their faith in the gods and stopped praying to them, they are losing their power. There's an internal struggle going on between the gods and the imprisoned Titans, but, with Zeus being weakened, it becomes easier for the Titan leader Kronos to rise up from imprisonment and begin his quest to take over for good.
This inevitably leads Perseus to begrudgingly get back into quest mode as he has to travel to the underworld to rescue the captive Zeus, taken by the traitorous Hades and Aries. Perseus isn't alone though. He is joined by Agenor (the son of Poseidon), Andromeda, and the reclusive Hephaestus. Together they have to battle all kinds of neat creatures, including the Minotaur and some cyclopses, and see exotic places like the Labyrinth.
There's all kinds of thrilling action and stuff going on, but oddly, this movie didn't really feel as epic as it probably should have. In fact, it's actually rather lackluster and underwhelming. Not sure why, but maybe it's the direction and writing, both of which are rather unremarkable, which is surprising given the set up and possibilities.
The film's not really boring, but it's more forgettable than not, and it doesn't really go out of its way to make you care. And when it does, it falls flat. At least Worthington delivers more with the action than he does with his stiff acting. Ramirez is fine as Aries, and Fiennes and Neeson do elevate the filmsome, even if it's obvious their hearts aren't really in it.
See it if you want, but it's not really anything special.
Super Reviewer
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- Helius: I have heard that you are a great disappointment.
- Argenor: Yes you are right, I am great.
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- Agenor: I want a royal pardon.
- Andromeda: Granted.
- Agenor: I want my body weight in gold.
- Andromeda: Granted. A few gold coins?you're so scrawny.
- Agenor: Let me see, what else have I dreamed of as I lay here in my cell?
- Perseus: Don't push it.
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- Perseus: The walls of Tartarus are falling.
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- Hades: All my power is spent. Who knows, I may be stronger without it...
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- Zeus: Hades, I am so sorry for having done this to you. Can you ever forgive me?
- Hades: Why do you ask this?
- Zeus: Because I forgive you, for this.
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- Andromeda: We may not be gods. But we do what people say can't be done, we hope when there isn't any... whatever odds we face, we prevail.
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Foreign Titles
- Zorn der Titanen - Kampf der Titanen 2 (DE)
- Wrath of the Titans (UK)
