Spectacular, but...

Rating: 5/10 (8 July 2010)

I sort of had my hopes way up for this movie, especially because the trailers looked freaking awesome.
Well, I must admit that this movie was a feast for the eyes. There were so many cool effects, and so many really nice small details. They had seriously put lots of work into the small details. Just take Charon and his Stygian ferry, for instance, wow! Lots of cool details here, to a character and his boat that had only a very little part to play in the movie. And it was like that throughout the entire movie, lots of cool details in mundane settings. So pay attention to the backgrounds, the scenery and such, not just the main characters.
As for the story? Well, it was alright. Pretty straight forward and easy to follow, but it was lacking depth, and it seemed sort of too staged at times. But none the less, it proved interesting enough throughout the entire length.
The acting in the movie was nice, although I would say nothing award winning to be seen here. But people did well enough with the roles they had been given, even though most of the roles were very superficial and the actors/actresses had no chance to delve into the roles and have the characters grow.
The CGI effects in the movie were awesome and nice to look at.
What was most impressive to me was seeing the creatures of mythology come to life on the screen. Especially as I have been playing Dungeons & Dragons for like 23 years, give or take. So seeing these mythological beings on the screen and in this believable CGI blast, that was amazing.
The scene with the Kraken was very nice at the beginning, lots of suspense and having you wanting to get to see the being as it rose from the water. Then when the actual showdown took place, it was so very anti-climatic. That was horrible, and the movie went downhill from there. Of course, being a Hollywood movie, it have to have a sassy ending.
All in all, this movie is a good action movie, lots of nice fighting scenes and a good, constant flow to the movie. You are in for a feast of CGI effects, and will be thoroughly entertained. The movie had some flaws, but nothing that you can't live with. If you haven't seen this movie yet, and you like movies such as "300", "Dragonheart", and similar fantasy movies, you definitely have to give "Clash of the Titans" a chance.
I would have rated the movie higher, had it had a deeper meaning to it and a better put together story, but this wasn't to be. Would be unfair to give it a high rating just because of the nice CGI effects and the fact that I like mythology.