Crash (and burn) of the Titans

Rating: 5/10 (14 April 2010)

So I went to go watch CLASH OF THE TITANS last night, a little taken back by the terrible reviews this film was getting. As I sat down and the opening credits rolled, I thought to myself, "It can't be THAT bad!". But, I (unfortunately) have to agree with everyone that called this movie terrible, 'cause it is. Here's a few reasons...
I have to say, the main problem (for me) was the convert from 2D to 3D. It was completely unnecessary and headache-inducing. The characters looked out of proportion. None of the action/fight sequences manipulate 3D, or maybe that's just 'cause the people/creatures involved are just a CGI blur 95% of the time (woah, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen flashback right here...)
Next up- Character development. WHAT character development?... exactly. There was none, I didn't know anyones names or anything. To put it straight, I didn't CARE about any of the characters. There was only ONE character in the entire film that I cared about, and that was the leading Djinn (which didn't even speak a known language). And I was extremely disappointed that the only character that I DID feel an emotional connection to... blows up.
The script... or lack of, I guess. Sam Worthington has about 6 lines (aside from going "ARRRRGHHHHHH!!!" or preaching about "doing this as a man") in the entire script, and when he does have a solid line to deliver, it's undeniably cheesy and kills the serious tone that the film was trying to convey.
So I really do think it should be re-titled to CRASH of the Titans, 'cause that's what this film was... a crash and burn. It had a lot going for it but the end product just... sucked.
I give it a 5 out of 10. 1 star for the (remotely) interesting action sequences, and 4 stars for the awesome Djinn character that actually had me emotionally connected to the film... for a moment.