My 338th Review: The PERFECT film for an eleven year old boy...me, not so much

Rating: 5/10 (1 September 2010)

This truly is the best movie ever if you're aged between 10-13 - Greek heroes, mythical gods and outrageously OTT monsters, beautiful heroines and heroes aplenty you couldn't ask for better or for more: it's a combination of Space Troopers and 300 with some LOTR.
But for me as an adult it was deadening: seeing some of the best actors this side of the Atlantic (British, Irish & Dane) all spewing lines in a way that didn't fit their style at all, and the beauty of Greek mythology reduced to a couple of sentences and two or three massive set scenes replacing any need for film with Transformer style action left us dull and deadened.
As I say, great boys' film, seriously, but as a great film - not a chance.