Mature and Classical Era Percy Jackson?

Rating: 4/10 (8 July 2010)

Well, given the last few "epic" movies that have disappointed us more and more, I can't say I was expecting much from "Clash of the Titans". But I really did not expect yet another gross insult to Greek mythology.
10 minutes into the movie, after the narrative and a few corny, over- the-top CGI shots of Olympus, I knew this movie was going to be bad, but against my better judgment I watched it until the end.
First of, saying that the movie "deviates" from the original myth is a huge understatement. It is basically a collage of the most popular items in Greek mythology. Take one son of Zeus, add a huge powerful Kraken that has nothing to do with said son of Zeus, mix it up with a bit of Medusa (oh how fans love Medusa) and finally add some "touching" scenes of beautiful flying Pegasi and the classic Hollywood "hero gets the girl" and you have a mainstream high-budget crap-fest because "Hey! Who cares? People are so ignorant they don't even have a clue who Perseus is. They just want epic battles".
The sad truth is that people actually fall for this crap. I'm not even going to bother to enumerate all the things wrong with the story, most literate people will know for themselves, the others... well they probably rated it 10 because they liked the shiny sword.
The story would not have been SO bad if at least the acting and directing was worth "the ferryman's bribe". The only decent actor in the movie is Liam Neeson, but even he manages to make a mess of things. It might not be his fault, the dialogue is so sketchy that you'd actually think it's all improvised.
To sum it all up, "Clash of the Titans" is the "original bad copy" of "Percy Jackson", more bloody, more action, more and more CGI.