Clash of the Titans (2010)
Average Rating: 4.3/10
Reviews Counted: 238
Fresh: 67 | Rotten: 171
An obviously affectionate remake of the 1981 original, Louis Leterrier's Clash of the Titans doesn't offer enough visual thrills to offset the deficiencies of its script.
Average Rating: 4.5/10
Critic Reviews: 40
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 26
An obviously affectionate remake of the 1981 original, Louis Leterrier's Clash of the Titans doesn't offer enough visual thrills to offset the deficiencies of its script.
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The 1981 mythological fantasy adventure Clash of the Titans is resurrected in this remake from Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier. Discovered at sea as an infant by a weary fisherman, demigod Perseus (Sam Worthington) grows up with no real knowledge of his celestial origins until his watchful guardian, Io (Gemma Arterton), informs him that he is the offspring of Zeus (Liam Neeson). When Zeus' brother Hades (Ralph Fiennes) casually wipes out Perseus' family, the grieving son vows to show
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Cast
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Sam Worthington
Perseus -
Liam Neeson
Zeus -
Ralph Fiennes
Hades -
Jason Flemyng
Calibos/King Acrisius -
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Alexa Davalos
Andromeda -
Tine Stapelfeldt
Danae -
Mads Mikkelsen
Draco -
Luke Evans
Apollo -
Izabella Miko
Athena -
Liam Cunningham
Solon -
Hans Matheson
Ixas -
Ashraf Barhom
Ozal -
Mouloud Achour
Kucuk -
Ian Whyte
Sheikh Sulieman -
Nicholas Hoult
Eusebios -
Vincent Regan
Kepheus -
Polly Walker
Cassiopeia -
Katherine Loeppky
Aged Cassiopeia -
Luke Treadaway
Prokopion -
Pete Postlethwaite
Spyros -
Elizabeth McGovern
Marmara -
Sinead Michael
Tekla -
Ross Mullan
Pemphredo -
Robin Berry
Enyo -
Graham Hughes
Deino -
Martin McCann
Phaedrus -
Kaya Scodelario
Peshet -
Alexander Siddig
Hermes -
Tamer Hassan
Ares -
Danny Huston
Poseidon -
William Houston
Ammon -
Jamie Sives
Captain -
Phil McKee
Harbourmaster -
Geoffrey Beevers
Noble (Basilica) -
Michael Grady-Hall
Citizen 1 (Argos) -
Laura Kachergus
Citizen 2 (Argos) -
Adrian Bouchet
Soldier (Zeus Statue) -
David Kennedy
Kepheus' General -
Nina Young
Hera -
Jane March
Hestia -
Nathalie Cox
Artemis -
Agyness Deyn
Aphrodite -
Paul Kynman
Hephaestus -
Natalia Vodianova
Medusa -
Charlotte Comer
Demeter
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All Critics (238) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (67) | Rotten (174) | DVD (8)
The clashing titans in Clash of the Titans are a pretty sorry lot.
Top CriticIt's a little campy, a little creepy, a little too long and sometimes a bit of a mess. But it all adds up to a welcome dose of old-fashioned b-movie entertainment.
It doesn't add up at all.
On July 10th, it will be released on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, and only then, I feel, will it truly come into its own.
It isn't a train wreck -- a train wreck would be memorable.
Goofball clash with the actors providing plenty of ham to go with the cheesy story.
It comes together surprisingly well for a film that was supposedly rewritten a few times, resulting in changing the villain while cutting others' dialogue. It may not stand up to the original, but it's still a fun ride.
3D is but one of many problems plaguing Clash of the Titans.
The action sequences are chaotic, the plot is difficult to follow and the cheesy sets sometimes look like props from a theme-park ride.
One time in college I watched Robot Monster on TV with red/blue 3D glasses from 7-11 and that was better for my eyes.
I should have known better than to look forward to Clash of the Titans, a film that unironically employs the tagline 'Titans Will Clash'.
How could this have been so completely messed up? Little boys playing with action figures could've improvised a better story than this garbage.
Clash Of The Titans fails because of a very simple principle - the script is not good - and no amount of slaying Krakens that look like the lovechild of Cloverfield and a rancor is going to save it.
... a picture that mistakes furious action for excitement and ponderous performances for drama.
Sadly, the Kraken is far scarier in our imaginations. Just like the 1981 version is far better in our memories.
full review at Movies for the Masses
"Trash--er--Clash of the Titans" is visually mediocre and abysmally written...
Gods vs man 3-D action fantasy flick full of scary monsters.
While the new film is not awful, it's almost as tedious as the original. (Blu-ray Edition)
Sometimes it's best to leave well enough alone, even if well enough is not perfect.
Clash of the Titans lives up to its promise of fast action and big visuals, but will not be seen as a VFX classic in the years to come.
Unlike the original, which made the 10-year-old version of myself want to don a bedsheet toga, fashion a shield from a garbage can lid, and behead evil gorgons, this version was kind of a snooze for both him and me.
This update's Achilles heel is its pervasive and dizzying, shot-too-tight camera technique.
It has no aspirations to be anything more than the popcorn movie it is, and for those amiably disposed to the genre, that should be enough.
The CGI extravaganza can't overcome all the other flaws: sloppy exposition, terrible dialogue, heavy-handed acting, and not a single likable character in the bunch.
Greek gods make lousy dads.
Audience Reviews for Clash of the Titans
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The effects are better, and the overall look is sleeker and sharper, but there's no charm to any of this. Even though the old version's effects look cheesy, they were awesome because it took more effort to do them, and they had a certain charm to them. The effects here are suitably creepy and cool, but they don't wow me.
Aside from these quibbles (and the liberties), it kind of bugged me that Worthington didn't cover up his Aussie accent, and that he uses "hell" and "bitch" in an out of place modern context. I get why it's there, but it doesn't really fit and kind of shakes one out of the story for a bit. The action scens are great, and are very well done, but they all seemed rather rushed to me, and didn't radiate with as much intensity and tension as they should.
The casting and performances are all pretty good and, accent aside, Worthington has really become an amazing and credible action star thanks to his last few roles (this included). He's a great choice for Perseus, even if he seems lacking in the department of human emotions and depth. Fiennes is good as always, but his casting as Hades reeks of obviousness. Good job anyways though. Neeson is good as Zeus, and I can't think of a better choice, but I felt underwhelmed ofr some reason.
Actually, that's kind of how I felt about the whole movie. It was fun and entertaining, and a remake was probably not a bad idea, but things just feel a bit more artifical and cold, and that's not cool. I did like a certain cameo appearance of a character from the original film though- that was certainly a nice touch. I'm okay with some of the CGI even though I would have preferred more practical stuff, but I kind of wished the film was loinger so the action scenes wouldn't have to feel so rushed and so some more depth could be given all around to the characters and story.
So yeah, this isn't a great film, and the original is better, but it's a fine enough remake, and it's worth at least a watch or two.
Super Reviewer
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- Draco: Let them know, Men did this.
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- Draco: When I spit in the eyes of the Gods, then I smile.
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- Draco: But you are not just a man.
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- Draco: There is a God in you, make sure to bring it.
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- Hades: I am a god! I will live forever.
- Perseus: But not here.
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- Zeus: Like children, they need to be reminded of the order of things.
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Foreign Titles
- Kampf der Titanen (DE)
- Le Choc des Titans (FR)
