Daughter: Okay let's pretend that you are an old man with wrinkles and you find this really pretty box and inside there is a pretty dead girl and a crying child. What would you do is take him in and name him Perseus. Sweet child is the son of Zeus. Now all of a sudden he has to go save the city of Argus where the people have stopped praying to the gods. I was so excited when dad said we are going to watch CLASH OF THE TITANS well I'm not excited any more. Spoiler Alert- Perseus marries the wrong girl!!! He's supposed to marry the princess and live happy ever after but no he marries some random girl that isn't even in the original. So my advice to you people reading this is watch the original (the good version) then watch the newer one (not as good version) then you can feel the pain I'm in.Dad: Awesome monsters & great fight scenes. The scorpions were excellent, the harpies chaotic and the Jin was a nice touch, but I missed Bubo, poor little owl.
The movie was fun and action-packed, but introducing a new love-interest for Perseus (sorry, Andromeda, you're heading for the prop-closet with poor Bubo) then killing her off and pulling a Deus ex Machina (literally, since Zeus did it) to zap her back to life was a bit much. It was a fun movie but I was so in love with the first one (you'll noticed I inflicted 1981's giant rubbery monsters on the daughter!) that I'm afraid it couldn't compete with the nostalgia, just like Liam Neeson can't compete with Laurence Olivier in a "Release The Kraken" contest.
The movie was fun and action-packed, but introducing a new love-interest for Perseus (sorry, Andromeda, you're heading for the prop-closet with poor Bubo) then killing her off and pulling a Deus ex Machina (literally, since Zeus did it) to zap her back to life was a bit much. It was a fun movie but I was so in love with the first one (you'll noticed I inflicted 1981's giant rubbery monsters on the daughter!) that I'm afraid it couldn't compete with the nostalgia, just like Liam Neeson can't compete with Laurence Olivier in a "Release The Kraken" contest.
3 comments:
I hate it when they marry the wrong girl...thanks for the warning.
It can be disappointing when remakes don't measure up to the original -- perhaps it makes you appreciate the original more! I agree that snazzy special effects can't make up for marrying the wrong girl. I also feel worried about the owl now and hope he's comfortable in the prop closet. Great review!
The only time I wish for rain is when I want to see a new movie. Hopefully it will pour, so i can take Max to see the new version and then immediately go home to watch the original. Glad to know the original version can compete with high-tech scorpions!
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