Even prior to seeing this new Clash of the Titans, there were already two things that appealed to me. One is the fantasy aspect of monsters/gods and the other one is Sam Worthington. After watching the movie, I was not disappointed. Sam was absolutely adorable in a hunky hero kind of way. Besides Sam's good portrayal of the demigod Perseus, Ralph Fiennes as Hades and Liam Neeson as Zeus were very apropos. Ralph almost looks scary and Liam was radiant and godly with the bright aura of lights around him. And the special effects of medusa, the gods, the Kraken, giant scorpions and pegasus were all very realistic. It was not like the old Clash of the Titans were it was so obvious to be camera trick. This new adaptation of the myth of Perseus did change a bit from the old movie adaptation but the basic story plot of Perseus saving Argos from the Kraken and his adventure to the blind witches and medusa remained the same. This movie in fact poked fun of the old movie via the golden owl cameo role. The story may have changed a little but the action and adventure that made the old movie so entertaining to watch is still there. If there is one thing that left me dissatisfied about the movie, it would be the lack of gratuitous shirtless scenes from Sam.
Overall rating? 4 stars out of 5 I say.
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