Why "Clash of the Titans" was a bust

Rating: 3/10 (7 April 2010)

First, to positives. I saw the movie in 2d expecting a similar visual experience as 300. The special effects were incredible. Many artists certainly spent long hours designing the Kraken, scorpions, and the beautiful city. Thanks guys, for putting your heart into that so I didn't feel scammed by the promising previews. That's it for the pros.
Why was this movie a bust?
1) Perseus had no drive. At times he stood up for what he believed in...wait, what did he believe in?
a) He didn't want help from the gods, yet ended up accepting help every step of the way (from men what he was almost killed at the beginning, from his Zeus with the coin, sword, and Pegasus, and from Io who trained him to kill Medusa and then waited out side for him)
b) He claimed to be a man, not a god. Who wouldn't want to be a god? His motives were purely racist. He didn't like one god, Hades, so he hated all gods and didn't want to be one.
c) Then there's the fact that he didn't take charge in battle. Things happened to him, he didn't make them happen.
2) The battles sucked. Perseus was Passive!
a) Calibos was presented well with super human strength, but Perseus got dominated until a friend stepped in and saved him. That's Passive Perseus not a hero.
b) The scorpion scene was a flop. Hahahaha. What a joke. With Calibos you assume he's off to a slow start. Perseus couldn't be any more passive. His fellow man if off fighting their hearts out, getting killed, jumping on the scorpions back. Even the water-boy, Eusebios. got in on the action throwing a spear to a soldier riding the scorpion. Perseus, the should have been hero of the movie, stood there while a giant scorpion landed on him with his belly. Two seconds later the still scorpion erupts and Perseus is sanding there covered in guts in the center of a corps. It would have been a great finale to a dominating action scene, but when it's there supporting cast that does all the killing, it turns a hero into Passive Perseus.
c) The 3 witches. Perseus catches their eyeball in a game of monkey in the middle when the eyeball was throw right to him. Good job kiddo.
d) Medusa. After every other companion dies trying to kill Medusa, yes including the water-boy, Perseus grabs the shield, that another man made for him. He sees Medusa in the reflection and waits a few seconds for her to come to him, then turns around and cuts her head off. Great, this time he was 100% passive until he was the last one standing, then he was only 80% passive. We can make a man out of him yet. In the original Perseus went 1 on 1 with Medusa.
e) Hades on the way to the Kraken. While riding Pegasus Perseus flies around the Kraken, into the city, back around the Kraken to the building overlooking the sea. Why? And to kill one of Hedes' minions Perseus cuts someones drying clothes, which land on a minion. The minion somehow falls in front of Perseus who is traveling at about 30mph, and Pegasus stomps on him. First off, that scene doesn't make sense. How did the minion land in front? Why was he riding through the city? Again, he was Passive Perseus. He only cut some hanging clothes. His horse did the dirty work
f) The Kraken. This could have been an epic battle. Instead, the giant monster was killed by Madusa's head. In the original movie, it works. Perseus shows off his whit after having defeated the other monsters. Here, it keeps the theme of Passive Perseus. You can't complain about this one, but it certainly didn't make for a good action movie.
g) Hades. God of the underworld! The god that just over through all mighty Zeus! The god who killed Perseus's family which motivated Perseus to go on this unmotivated quest. Epic battle brewing. Hades is as powerful a ever. What happens? In the first second of the battle, Perseus throws a sword at Hades, which sends him back to the underworld. Epic battle over. Total time, 2 seconds. Climax, NA. Compare that to Neo's epic battle in the third Matrix, full of drama, purpose, great fight sequences, and new effects (the face punch). Thanks for nothing guys. This movie flopped.
3) I'm not going far down this road, but the dialog was pathetic. Like it was meant for a 5 year old. I felt like the writers thought I was retarded. I can't get over how great the mismatch was between the effects, and the rest of the movie. Have effects become so cheap that they can make them incredible? Or do the film makers realize that effects make the previews awesome, and that's all that matters for making a dollar. Forget pursuing excellence.
I could go on, but that's enough time spent on this mind numbing crap. Hopefully they'll make a 300 the movie sequel to satisfy my action craving.