An Epic of Time Wasted

Rating: 2/10 (17 April 2010)

I give it....a D- at tops. It was a horrible film! Firstly, the plot was mediocre, the acting was mediocre as well, the cuts were awful, the camera angles disgraceful, and there was no character development whatsoever. I can't even tell you the names of more then four characters.
The director was obviously too lazy to come up with any real fight sequences, so he used the cheap trick of fast cuts and shaking the camera. Either that, or the camera man started jacking off. Danny suspects they hired Michael J Fox to film for them. Maybe it's all of the above.
The scenes followed a plot, so I won't say there wasn't one, it was a very weak plot however, and so no one developed. By the time the end of the film came, I didn't give any care as to what would happen to the characters.
The designs were dull as well, the sets were unimpressive, the costumes lame, and the Gods' armor looked like cheap plastic Knights of the Zodiac costumes.
The film techniques beyond the action sequences were unoriginal as well. Using Lord of the Rings travel montage, training with sword montage, Cloverfield shaking, Pegasus cut to credits...it was all cheap imitations of other better films.
I also think the lead actor was desperately trying to be Russel Crowe from Gladiator...but I digress.
I could go through each and every scene, and point out significant plot wholes, and why random camera angles don't work. I'm glad I didn't go see it in 3d, probably would have vomited all over the place. All in all, I'll never get that 7.75 cents back.
Now to watch a GOOD Liam Neeson film, like Schindler's List.