Trash of the Titans

Rating: 6/10 (11 April 2010)

You know, i really looked forward to this. A movie about gods and creatures set in the ancient world? Well, i like movies set in the ancient world, movies with creatures and movies about gods. So this could have been the blockbuster of the year for me. In addition, i am a fan of the 1981 original and felt that, with todays advancements in special effects, it would be spectacular. But it turned out to be the disappointment of the year (at least so far).
And i am usually quite tolerant with movies like this. If they are fun to watch, the creatures are well done and the visuals are impressive, i don't care much about story or characters, as long as they keep the movie going. Hell, i even like "Dragon Wars" and the Japanese Godzilla movies! But in "Clash of the Titans", the story and characters are so terrible bad that i just can't overlook it. The Story has great potential and i even like the changes they made to the original. But it is so badly told that i never had a chance to dive into it, to get carried away. The same goes for the characters. They are so hollow that i never cared if one dies or not. It was as if i couldn't watch the movie, but only notice it. I sat there in the theatre and yeah, i was aware that there was something going on on the screen, but i didn't care. That was really strange.
And the worst thing is that i had to endure the non existent story and characters for almost half the movie before anything happened that was spectacular enough to distract me. And even then, because i was already bored and didn't care for the story or the characters, it just didn't impress me that much. Yeah, the creatures are well designed and executed (except the Medusa who was almost as bad as the scorpion king from "The Mummy returns"), the action quite spectacular and the visuals really impressive. But in a movie that is as bad as this one, it just is not enough to turn the rudder around. If at least it had the charm and fun factor of the Japanese Godzilla Movies, but it hasn't. It is just bad. Without charm, without fun, just bad.
My advise to everyone: Even if you usually like this kind of movie: spare you this one. It just isn't worth your money and time.