Wrath of the Titans
2012 Directed by Jonathan Liebesman
Synopsis
Feel the Wrath
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon.
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I have seen porn with a better script and a more satisfying ending.
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Exploding Dirt: The Motion Picture.
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I'm trying to think of something clever to say about how bad this film is.
I can't.
It's shit.
Period.
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Bunch of Ares.
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My Greek mythology isn't the best but I'm pretty sure Perseus didn't have a thick Australian accent. Add to that a Bill Nighy cameo as a fallen god doing his best "Dick Van Dyke" and you have the makings of a disaster.
Can totally understand the shit that this got on release. Justified indeed.
One star for the gorgeous Rosamund Pike and one more for Ralph Fiennes not pissing himself laughing for some of the dialogue he had to deliver. Bollocks. -
During the press junkets and endless publicity for Wrath of the Titans, Sam Worthington kept talking about how it would right the failings of the first film. Well Mr. Worthington’s pants are clearly on fire because this not only is more of the same but actually manages to add a few more problems to the mix. This probably shouldn’t come of much surprise to anyone who has sat through a film made by Jonathan Liebesman, a director incapable of shooting a decent film or coherent action sequence.
As with Clash of the Titans this film is another dull as dishwater tour through Greek mythology, bastardising myths and legends and stripping these ageless stories of their power and intrigue. To be…
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A lot more enjoyment than the first, 'Clash Of The Titans', which was still enjoyable IMO, but this had far greater use of the mythology based upon it with the use of the Titans, the locations and characters.
A good turn by leading man Sam Worthington who really gets stuck into the action,refreshing to see. Liam Neeson, Gareth Mallory Ralph Fiennes and Rosamund Pike add a good strength for the supporting cast as Perseus must venture into the Underworld to save his father and the fate of the world from the impending attack by the fearsome CGI Titans!
Nothing to tax the brain, but a decent adventure film made for sheer popcorn enjoyment with great action sequences, good special effects and a firm cast who ham up all their roles to what it's worth! I look forward to the final film of the 'Titans' trilogy.
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So much clunky exposition, all the time. Liked the cyclopses though. And the Minotaur is mostly "man in suit" which is always good.
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Unlike the first, Sam Worthington has rightly decided to drop pretense and just go with a full Australian accent.
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"G'day mate! Oi'm the son of Zoos! CROIKEY!"
WAFFLE OF THE TITANS. A limp, uninvolved FX-fest. Throw another of Poseidon's shrimps on the Kronos barbie...
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It's certainly an improvement over Clash of the Titans, but even if it's not, it looks cheap and the story is very far from interesting. And may I add that the Greek mythology is once again butchered by Hollywood.
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There is less heart in this entire movie than in the arm of a singular Harryhausen creation. It is a shouting match full of face-palms and cut-tos reminiscent of a high school film project. It's not as gritty as it should be and moves too fast to find its ground anywhere but the graves of forgettable movies with misused talent.
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Even though its not as bad as Clash of the Titans, Its a tad bit better. This film actually kept me interested throughout. It was never boring and slow, it always had a nice pace when I was watching. However, everything else is bad. The acting is god awful, the visuals have gotten worse since the first one and the script (once again) is very very bad. I think its an interesting film but when your watching as a movie critic, It ain't that good.
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Marthe
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This is like Monsters 101, with great interpretations of Chimera, Minotaur and Cyclops, and a visually stunning Cronos. I kept thinking what the ancient Greeks would feel if they were able to watch this, seeing their oral/literary creations in motion. They would probably freak out at the sight of the beginning credits. You can't make an ancient Greek person sit and watch a whole movie and get a healthy review. You have to first calm him down, explain the technologies of video recording and playback, then explain the technology of CGI, and the magic of the moment is gone. You just can't expect the guy to digest all of this information and give you a review. For God's sake. Give the ancient Greeks a break.