Could've been better, yet could've been WAY worse.

Rating: 6/10 (27 July 2010)

The Plot: Apparently, we humans have insulted and basically abandoned the Gods. In retaliation, the god Hades(Ralph Fiennes) will destroy the city of Argos(it destroyed the statue of Zeus) in 10 days, unless Princess Andromeda(Alexa Davalos) is sacrificed to his beast, the Kraken. To stop the Kraken, demigod Perseus(Sam Worthington) reluctantly joins a batch of soldiers led by Draco(Mads Mikkelsen) to kill Medusa, as her stare will turn any man or creature to stone. Along the way they run into Stygian Witches and giant scorpions, and Perseus starts developing a relationship with Io(Gemma Arterton), who knows more about Perseus than he does. Meanwhile, Hades is really planning to overthrow the king of the Gods, Zeus(Liam Neeson) for his own brand of ruling.
Okay, let's get one thing straight: seeing this in 3D SUCKED!! It was a cheap last minute decision that to me was just a way to grab more cash.
Glad I got that out of the way. In all, this movie isn't terrible, but then again, it isn't that fun cheesiness found in the 1981 original. First is the acting. Everyone sounds so bored. Even Neeson, a tough guy from the likes of Batman Begins and Taken, falls quite short. Worthington is hammed up to the max, and some of the others sound like they're reading from a mythology textbook. The only above average performance goes to Fiennes as the evil Hades. And what's with the gods wearing suits of armor? It's like a clash of Mythology and the Renaissance. I also thought the Kraken deserved more screen time. The way they were promoting this, you'd think the Kraken would have showed up for at least 15 minutes. It just felt too short.
Now to the goodies. The action, though there's isn't too much, is pretty fun. I even think the Medusa battle is a little better and improved. The effects and setting are pretty good, though the great Ray Harryhausen's work will always remain king. I also kind of enjoyed the score by Ramin Djawadi(Iron Man, Prison Break), which I later bought on Itunes.
Overall, this is a decently done film that, if casted and thought of better, would have been a nice Spring blockbuster. Instead we're left with only glimpses of that.
The Verdict: 5 for the cruddy 3D and I actually give the traditional 2D a 6. The Good: Nice effects and battles. The Bad: A terribly cheap 3D conversion and wooden performances to almost every character.