Clash of the Titans

[Raph's Girl]

New trailer is up for Clash of the Titans. This one shows even MORE!

Zeus looks kinda crappy but I like the look of Olympus.
Pegasus!! FTW!!
The Kraken looks like a Turtle with tenticles!

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/clashofthetitans/

[Raph's Girl]

Argh!!! They've changed the origin of the Kraken!! WTF? it's a piece of Hades' flesh?! (which in itself is strange for a Norse monster) Hades wasn't even involved in the original and now he's the big bad!

Here's the new trailer/featurette:



Oh and the plot:

Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.

Cassiopeia? Yeah.. uh sub-plot now...

[Raph's Girl]

Just got back from seeing Clash of the Titans. Wow... Pretty good movie! I don't care that Andromeda is basically just background noise

Spoiler:

and that they gave him a new love interest in Io. Funny that in mythology Io is an ancestor of Hercules. But in this she's just a mortal woman who spurned Zeus and as punishment was given eternal youth.

There were lots of changes from the original

Spoiler:

Like instead of pissing Hera off they pissed off Zeus.

but it really worked out well.

Spoiler:

One of my fave scenes is when Perseus is gearing up to go find the Stygian Witch's and in the weopons room hears a noise coming out of a chest and pulls out the robot owl on a stick. He asks the Captain of the guard "What's this?!" And the captain is like "Uh just leave it..." and that was it. Just a small amusing cameo

[Spitfire]

I saw it just for something to do. I love Greek mythology, Roman too, so this movie appealed to me. Never saw the original and seeing it's unimpressive low rating on RT I didn't expect much out of it. I came out having been entertained. Some scenes I really liked others were forgettable. The acting wasn't as bad as critics said and the dialogue didn't bother me either, could have just been because I was looking at it as if it was a camp movie. The climax felt a tad underwhelming but all in all not bad. I don't ever need to see it again and it didn't need to be in 3-D.

[Brodie]

It didn't need to be in 3-d because the 3-d was done as an afterthought in Post.

No movie should need to be in 3-d.

I enjoyed it.

[Spitfire]

Obviously but I remember a time when films were 3-D and there was a purpose behind it. Now it's just a gimmick hopping on the back of Avatar's success. Mr. Cameron wanted to revitalize the industry and he did it. Even god damn 3-D TVs are selling well apparently. Before Clash they showed a trailer for Piranha 3-D which I found hilariously ironic.

[Brodie]

I'm pretty sure the 3d boom was happening before Cameron popped up with Avatar.

I dont think there was ever more of a purpose for 3-d than just a Gimmick. It was a device used by essentially horror films, for jump scares. A gimmick.

[Spitfire]

Avatar had a lot to do with it. Because of Avatar many theaters updated their equipment to handle 3-D. It also proved that 3-D movies are profitable, hence the huge spike in 3-D titles. Hell China put in 3-D screens just to show Avatar. You can think what you will about the film but it's revolutionary. It took a format no one really gave a crap about and got people into it again. The ticket sales on 3-D films has gone up since Avatar. Studios are tossing the thanks at Avatar for why Alice did so well and How to Train Your Dragon.

[Leo656]

The fact that now every single movie ever to be made from now on has to be in 3D really aggravates me, and I'm sure many others. What you say about Avatar is true, but all its done is make me almost hate a film I haven't even seen yet. Because if the biggest thing about Avatar is the fact that it ushered in a new era of 3D movies, well... good for them, good for skyrocketing ticket prices, bad for everyone else.

What Brodie says is true. Gimmick, nothing more, and not even a very good one. I haven't seen Avatar yet, but I've NEVER seen a movie that actually was made better by being in 3D. Ever. They usually get worse, with their blatantly obvious "wow, that shot was tacked on just to show off their little 3D trickery" crap. It's annoying.

On topic, I wanna see this flick but I'm broke as usual, so I'll borrow the DVD someday.

[XERO]

Me and my best friend saw it on a late showing on Friday night.

And as my first theater run in 2 years and my first official 3D experience, I enjoyed it. Me and my buddy are big fans of the Greek mythology (as you can tell by my love of God of War, so you can imagine how many Kratos references we made thoughout the film! ).

Overall, I had a blast watching it and I look forward to the next movie we ever decide to watch, which is probably Iron Man 2.

[Koschei]

I thought it was pretty cool, but could have been better.
Loved the visuals and designs.
Did not like how they took out or changed characters from the original movie.
Which movie is closer to the source?

I'm a fool for 3-D, so when I heard last week to "not" see this movie in 3D I was in denial.
Do not spend the extra $3 for the 3D. The begging credits was cool but the rest of the movie is a disappointment.

[Luzmagica]

I enjoy a lot visual effects (I love Hades´s wings, Pegasus flying etc)....
but I´m very disapointed with the movie....
I want to see the OLD movie with NEW tecnology...
They had change too much things at story -script, trying to offer something new to people...I didnt like it...its a complete different story...and its less leal to Mithology than old movie...sigh!!!!
I remember go to cinema when I was little to see the Original old version...I was so exited to see the new version...and I try to repeat emotions/feelings with New version...finally it was desapointing....
Im afraid what are they going to do next with TMNT.....!!!
My mother told me if they do the same with TMNT its going to be a Turtle-mess!!!

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Koschei

Which movie is closer to the source?

Ok first off I just checked out the cast. Alexander Siddig was Hermes?! I barely recognized anybody! The only other god that was acknowledged was Apollo. Everyone else you just had to assume you knew who was who!

Well....neither of them are really. For one in mythology Pegasus is the son of Poseidon and Medusa and doesn't show up till after Medusa's head is cut off. He and Chrysoar (his uh er twin brother sorta) were both born after Perseus cut off her (Medusa was in her horse form at the time...so uh yeah) head. Either springing forth from the head itself, growing from the blood on the ground or the sea. Neither film shows Pegasus' birth

Spoiler:

and in the new one there's a whole herd of Pegasi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus

[Brodie]

Originally Posted by Luzmagica

I want to see the OLD movie with NEW tecnology...

Well, for starters...Why remake the same EXACT movie? Thats stupid. You want to pay 10 bucks to see the same thing you can get on dvd for 7.50? With new tech? Are you new?

They had change too much things at story -script, trying to offer something new to people...I didnt like it...its a complete different story...and its less leal to Mithology than old movie...sigh!!!!

Huh.

I remember go to cinema when I was little to see the Original old version...I was so exited to see the new version...and I try to repeat emotions/feelings with New version...finally it was desapointing....
Im afraid what are they going to do next with TMNT.....!!!

I dont understand what Clash has to do with TMNT?

My mother told me if they do the same with TMNT its going to be a Turtle-mess!!!

Your mother isn't witty.

She does not have a way with words.