Clash is a Thrilling Adventure

Rating: 7/10 (3 April 2010)

I didn't expect too much when I went to see the new Clash of the Titans. The original is a classic with it's stop motion effects by the legendary Ray Harryhausen. The new CGI effects are very good and often thrilling. The acting isn't all that bad as some reviewers have said. Even the original didn't have the best acting. The effects were the best part. One thing that was left out was the mechanical owl Bubo who was a sort of sidekick to Perseus, the son of the mythical God Zeus. Bubo is shown briefly but given the brush off this time around. He was a little silly in the original so I guess he didn't fit in with the new vision which is a bit darker. The story basically is that you don't mess around with the Gods or you will be sorry if you're human. In the case of Perseus, he is part God and man and soon finds himself joining on an adventure to save the humans from destruction. The scene with the scorpions is action packed and thrilling. My favorite scene was with Medusa the snake head woman who turns man into stone if they look at her. The new Medusa is awesome but the face of the original Medusa was scarier looking. The Kraken of the sea that is unleashed by the Gods upon the humans is rather incredible but it's wrath is no match upon the gaze of Medusa. All in all without comparing the two films too much against each other, I had a good time with this remake. It is after all a whole new vision of the story and an exciting one at that.