I expected better

Rating: 4/10 (6 August 2010)

I was really disappointed with this movie. I have never seen the original but the previews for this looked decent.
The movie is not that well made. To me it seems like the director tried to add elements that made other movies famous or popular.I am not usually picky with action movies but i found myself looking at the clock often through this one. Some things this movie fell flat on:
1)Storyline - Boring.You barely get to know the main character and don't really know most of the other characters at all. They seem more like extras than support cast.The story moves along in a rather choppy fashion. Bad storytelling.
2)Special effects- Not much better than the original which was done nearly 30 years ago. IF you are expecting Avatar level CGI you are going to be greatly disappointed. Even the magical special effects for the "Gods" were boring.
3) Witty comments- There are parts of this movie where it seems it was trying to be like 300. Unfortunately it just made the movie more cheesy.
4)Action- Shaky camera syndrome incoming. Its hard to follow action when it looks like someone is running around the fight with a camcorder. The action scenes make you beg for more walking and talking and less action.
5)Musicial Scores- I had this problem with the new Star Wars movies and it was the only thing i hated about them. I cannot stand it when The musical score/sound effects are so loud you cant hear what people are saying. Even with my graphics equalizer set for human voices and toning down highs and lows the music and other sound effects were to overpowering to hear what the characters were saying at times.I find it annoying if i have to struggle at all to decipher voices from an overpowering musical score.
Overall this movie wasn't very well done. I gave it a 4 because its better than watching reruns on cable. It is mildly entertaining but its nothing that your going to remember the story on when you wake up tomorrow. Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief is a much more entertaining and put together story about the Greek gods. I would only get this if i couldn't find another new release to watch.