Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #65. Clash of the Titans

Genre: Action/Fantasy

Annee/Year: 2010

Format: Blu Ray

Clash of the Titans. This is yet another remake from this epoch where film makers have more means and special effects than good scripts and original ideas. In this case I cannot say that it is a content less movie, far from it as it hold it's own probably better than the original. But it certainly lost lots of it's magic formula. Some think that kids these days need lots to be impressed. Certainly more than stop animation figures on film. So what we have here is a solid action flick with a semi interesting plot and fantastic special effects. The hero, Perseus, played by Sam Worthington is OK and the actors portfolio used is worth of mention (Liam Neeson, Ralph Fienes...) The crux of the movie is the release of the Kraken a mega beast from the sea aimed at destroying the city of Argos. The good guy kills the Medusa then the Kraken then saves Argos (most of it) refuses to become a true god and he leaves with the nice chick played by the mesmerizing Gemma Arterton. She is THE discovery of this film to me. She also plays Prince of Persia (to be reviewed soon). Quite entertaining but not a memorable movie i feel. The second installement is on it's way so we may see the birth of a new series

Tres bon film d'action et d'effets speciaux. Le script et l'histoire sont adequat mais pas plus. Donc pas un film aussi memorable que l'original malgre ses faiblesses. Sam Worthington y joue un role OK mais la decouverte est la belle Gemma Arterton selon moi. Elle marqueras les imaginaires des enfants plus longtemps que ce film car elle a une superbe carriere devant elle.

Great quotes:

Spyros: One day, somebody's got to make a stand. One day, somebody's got to say enough...
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Zeus: Release the Kraken!
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Perseus: I'd rather die in the mud with those men than live forever as a god.

Link: http://clash-of-the-titans.warnerbros.com/dvd/

Rating perso: 7.0/10