Having just read Pride and Prejudice, watched a couple of chick flicks and spent a satisfying sum of money on a few very good buys. (I went shopping =p ). Its safe to say that I'd had a fairly girly week, oh, there was also lots of cupcakes and chocolate (in the form of Easter eggs!).
So what better to inject a little sword clanging, head bashing, giant scorpion crushing action into the week than Clash of the Titans?
The story is a used one; mankind wages war on the gods of Olympus, Hades plots to destroy and conquer and a hero rises from the masses to defeat the monster and save the princess. Its nothing much we haven't seen before in other movies that use Greek mythology.
The acting is average too, even though the film boasts names like Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes, they mostly just walk through the script without much effort. Sam Worthington (Avatar) puts in a good performance, plus he's already proven he can carry an action film. Though his portrayal of emotions could do with some improvement, the man looks good wielding a sword.
So, the plot is a simple one and there's not that much character development or story, why then should you see this movie?
Cause its got winged demons bursting out from hades, satisfyingly entertaining sword fights, mythical creatures like Gjinns and The Kraken and... Sam Worthington in a skirt.
It's an Action Adventure in almost every sense of the word, its not a great film but you'll get a kick out of it. So if you're looking for something that's not too sappy, dramatic or mind warping, if you're just looking for a good time of popcorn and the melodious sound of metal hitting metal, then catch this movie.
Rating : 6.5/10 ( it might actually be a 6, but it deserves an extra 0.5 for the 3D fx and action sequences)
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