“Clash Of The Titans” Taught Me That Hell Is Totally Awesome

Are you look for an awesome , balls - out adventure movie that has no pretension and just serves up the monstery goodness ? Then you require Clash of the Titans – it ’s a refresher course in what makes group B - movies well than blockbusters .

Unlike a Michael Bay production , Clash is n’t essay to be THE BIGGEST FUCKING matter EVER . And unlike monster flick District 9 , it is n’t attempt to be socially relevant . It ’s just an honest , funny good time . Set in the “ Grecian myth era ” familiar to people who watched Xena , it ’s a mere story of a bozo appoint Perseus ( Sam Worthington in a teeny skirt – yay ) who guess he ’s a fisherman but finds out he ’s a demigod . And he lives near a urban center whose leaders have decide to make war on the Gods , include Perseus ’ absentee dad Zeus .

I love that there are literally no politics whatsoever in this film . There are no res publica struggle country , indeed no clue that there even are nations . It ’s just people fighting mythologic creatures for your most introductory grounds , which is “ The Gods have n’t done anything for us latterly . ” Sure there ’s some interpersonal conflict – Hades ( play with goth campiness by Ralph Feinnes ) is huffy at brother Zeus ( play by Liam Neeson with what can only be called “ beardliness ” ) . Plus , Perseus is mad because the Gods belt down his adoptive family . And those are the only engines you really need to power up this crazy , fire - spit , kickass jalopy of a flick .

When I say “ jalopy ” I do n’t mean that Clash is crappy . I mean that it runs great , and all the more awesomely because it was built with heart , rather than wind off the assembly line of some fancy manufacturer . Clash of the Titans is base on an early-1980s B - picture with claymation issue from Ray Harryhausen , whose monsters revolutionized special effects in the mid - twentieth century . The original Clash was all about fighting monsters , and so is the new one . ( And for devotee of the original : There is a uproarious Bubo consequence just for you . )

After the humans challenge the Gods , Hades give them an ultimatum : Sacrifice the princess , or the extremist - super - mega - monster known as the Kraken will eat everybody . ( One of the best ultimatums ever – nice and simple . ) So while a bunch of Burning Man - esque priest go ball trying to appease the Gods with princess inwardness , Perseus and the army prepare off to the Scheol . They ’re on a quest to get Medusa ’s head , the only weapon that can destroy the Kraken . On the style , they meet Djinn , jumbo scorpions , a deformed superpowered Hades minion call Calibos , and more . This is a moving-picture show where characters say things like , “ We ’re good at killing ! ” and describe shell as “ high calibre detail . ” Did I mention that it prompt me of Xena ? Yeah .

Also , I would care to point out that hell is the most awe-inspiring place ever in Grecian myth world . So the plot is perfect . Once Perseus and his crew hop on the dying ferry , you ’re going to feel like you ’re in an Iron Maiden video – in a good way . There ’s something refreshing about see an action picture that does n’t take itself seriously on any level other than just vapourous swordiness . It ’s sort of like 300 , but advisedly funny instead of unintentionally .

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No surprise that this tentacley concoction was take by by Louis Leterrier , whose variation of The Hulk had some bang-up action succession but got bogged down whenever we had A Social Message . There are no societal subject matter here to interrupt Perseus chasing harpies on the wing horse Pegasus – no anti - war messages to douse our devil - fingered ebullience when the Kraken rises on a boiling ocean of tentacles and foam .

One word of advice , however : Do NOT see this picture in 3D. It was remastered in 3D after filming , and you may tell . The three-D just ca-ca everything front kind of unearthly and fake , and actually undermines the nerveless effect ( which are perfectly good without any extra dimensions ) . So when you go on your seeking for silly but amazing adventure this weekend , bribe tickets to the 2D showing if you’re able to .

In type you had n’t figured it out yet , Clash of the Titans is a perfect weekend moving-picture show . On a scale of measurement of one to super great , I give it a HELL YEAH give up THAT KRAKEN .

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