Original UK Release Date: 30th March 2012
Original US Release Date: 30th March 2012
UK Rating: 12
US Rating: PG-13
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Plot: When Zeus (Liam Neeson) is captured in an attempt to unleash Kronos, Perseus (Sam Worthington) travels to the underworld to rescue him.
Mike's Review
The remake and first part of this saga Clash of the Titans
(2010), was pretty
much hated by critics and viewers. But as usual I loved it! I always seem to
enjoy films that others don’t as I try to see the good in films from many
angles. I thought it was a good reimagining of the original classic Clash of the Titans (1981). Now there is
a sequel to the remake but how well is the continuation of the story of Perseus
going to fare?
The
film takes place 10 years after the end of the 2010 remake. Perseus is now a
fisherman with a child, his wife Io has died and he is raising his son in
peaceful ways in an attempt to protect him from his legacy as a demi-god.
However his quiet life is soon interrupted when Titans are unleashed upon the
Earth and his father Zeus (Liam Neeson) arrives and asks for
his help.
This
was going to be an interesting film especially the 3D effects. The 3D in the
first film was bad after a last minute decision to convert it. However this one
was made in 3D from the start and it really shows and utilises the technology
well. The depth of the film is great and there are a few scenes where things
jump out of the screen at you and is one of the best uses of 3D I have seen.
The
film has a great cast including Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Édgar Ramírez, Bill Nighy, Danny Huston & Rosamund Pike who
takes over the role of Andromeda from Alexa Davalos. I
don’t know why Alexa wasn’t in Wrath, but Rosamund Pike does
a great job as Andromeda and for me was the stand out performance. She played
the now Queen Andromeda with the grace of a queen and the fierceness of a
warrior.
The film itself is good, the story is fresh and new as it wasn’t a
remake of anything but a continuation of the previous story and the special
effects are flawless. But in the age of computer effects in a big blockbuster
we really shouldn’t get anything less than perfect.
(Minor spoilers)
For me two things let the film down. First was the use of the
Minotaur, a classic creature from mythology, half man half bull. While I
welcomed the use of it the look of it was all wrong. If you look at the
Minotaur in the classic film Time Bandits
(1981),
it has the look and feel of the classic creature, this one was just a large man
with horns! After the amazing creatures in the rest of the film it really
didn’t feel right in this movie. The second let down was the film was really
jerky at times, it was as if the camera was on a wave machine. The worst of
this was in the labyrinth, there were cuts in places that completely lost me as
the labyrinth was moving, the camera seemed to move in opposition to it and it
felt a bit of a mess.
(Minor spoilers ended)
The film as a whole is good and
entertaining and for some it will be better than the first as there is nothing
to compare it to and complain about as it is different. For me personally this
wasn’t as good due to the above mentioned two things, however due to the 3D
effects and the movie overall I left the cinema happy and entertained.
8 out of 10
Additional Information
Stand out performance: Rosamund Pike as Andromeda
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