Better than I thought it would be

Rating: 8/10 (19 June 2010)

Apparently i'm the minority here, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that I enjoyed this film. After poor reviews and my own assumption that this would be a typical Hollywood cookie cutter blockbuster, I hadn't planned on watching the movie at all. Boredom eventually led me to watch it. What hit me most were the plot changes that set up a darker and more emotional film than the original, which is more fitting in my opinion, given the daliance and intrigue of meddlesome gods and of course the defiance of the disobedient humans. The original was a lighthearted adventure set to a prancy soundtrack and Harry Hamlin was a bereft and bumbling hero whose only motivation seemed to be curiosity and wonder... boring! So therein lies the secret to enjoying this movie.. STOP THINKING ABOUT THE ORIGINAL! last thoughts: Hades' raspy underpowered voice and slow but steady movement caught me offguard.. great performance there fav character.. Mads Mikkelsen as Draco fav scene.. Draco getting a final dig in with Medusa