Quite Good, but blinded by the bad 3-D

Rating: 10/10 (4 April 2010)

Reading many other reviews on this film i feel a sense of injustice has been done to it by Hollywood. True the plot is at times loosely held together through rushed story lines and warped mythology, and the 3-D effects are just terrible, i think all in all this was a satisfying film. HOWEVER, the flaws lie in the film's promotive points. The portrayal of the gods is wonderful and Liam Neeson as Zeus is just how i always imagined the God. Ralph Fiennes is arguably even better and an easily believable villain as Hades. But despite this cast their time is brief and shortlived on camera. Apart from this, there are no other Gods who should really be in this "Great War" between Zeus and Hades. The film has very exciting action scenes and the CGI effects are top of the range. The film doesn't have the "epic" that i always imagined it having from the trailer. The opening is rushed and there's no major cause for Sam Worthington (Perseus) to go off on a quest with some bearded strangers and kill some monsters, other than Hades accidentally killed his family. DO NOT PAY THE EXTRA £4 OR SOMETHING FOR THE 3-D EFFECTS. They are completely pointless and just another attempt of producers trying to make some quick cash. They're quite as shame really, because they distract the audience from the main plot line and generally suck. All in all it's a fun little romp, but really for me it's quite a shame, because looking from the trailers it had such potentional to be epic and exceptional. Oh well, i expect i'll probably enjoy it more on BLU-RAY when it comes out.