Action, Adventure and mythology

Rating: 10/10 (10 April 2010)

I saw the 1981 version of Clash of the Titans and really liked it. It followed the mythology closer. It was much more campy than the 2010 rendition.
The actors are not to blame for the script. All of the movies are adaptations whether it be from a novel or folklore. Greek mythology is a mixture of all types of creatures and gods sneaking into human's chambers to mate with them. Therefore, there are numerous children such as Perseus who may or may not know their birthright. I don't know why they decided to change the mythology and have Danae die or add Io who has nothing to do with Perseus as well as add in Hades instead of Poseidon to release the Kraken. One has to take it on its own merits and not compare the two stories. This version was done more seriously. I have seen many movies made on mythological topics and this moved and had the flavor of most all of them. It is always a character/s trying to thwart the activity of the gods and come out victoriously. Usually during this attempt there is a quest and fighting. Most stories are somewhat violent. I didn't see anything wrong with this movie on any level. It was entertaining and since I do not have a drama degree I won't judge the acting which seemed fine to me. I really like Sam Worthington and liked him in this movie as well. I did miss Bibo ( Robotic owl sent by Athena to help Perseus) but at least there was a cameo. He wouldn't have fit well into this remake so they were wise to leave him out. Besides after awhile, it got aggravating that you couldn't understand what it was saying in my opinion which was the only downside to the character.
One thing that was added that I thought made the movie more real was the fact he wanted to fight like a man and not be given help with things sent for him to use by Zeus. He was a little stubborn about it but it only set the mood about how he felt concerning the gods. The people had gotten very tired of them meddling in their lives. It had the same feel as the first one but I guess the writers wanted to make it slightly different to make their own mark on telling this tale. I don't see why everyone is putting down this movie. It was a typical mythological piece with an ultimate happy ending. I really liked it and the fact they tried to do something fresh instead of create a redo exactly like the first version but with fancier special effects.