Clash Of The Titans (2010)

"A roaring old-school action adventure for kids, with as many mythical beasts as a year at Hogwarts and a healthy dose of smiting without the crazed bloodlust of 300.  Kyle Smith, New York Post
"...[Clash] is a full-throttle action-adventure...  Richard Corliss, Time Magazine
"A popcorn movie that reaches back to the fantasy epics of old and forward into the digital future, where the word "unimaginable" no longer exists.  Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter

Editor's Note The 1981 classic CLASH OF THE TITANS gets a star-studded remake with this film from director Louis Leterrier (THE INCREDIBLE HULK). Sam Worthington (TERMINATOR SALVATION) stars as Perseus, the son of Zeus who must defeat his father?s nemesis, Hades, to keep the world from being overtaken by evil. SCHINDLER?S LIST stars Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes are once again pitted against one another as Zeus and Hades, respectively.

	Sam Worthington
	Liam Neeson
	Ralph Fiennes
	Gemma Arterton
	Mads Mikkelsen
	Jason Flemyng
	Alexa Davalos
	Phil Hay - Screenwriter
	Matt Manfredi - Screenwriter
	Travis Beacham - Story
	Phil Hay - Story
	Matt Manfredi - Story
	Basil Iwanyk - Producer
	Kevin De La Noy - Producer
	Richard D. Zanuck - Executive Producer
	Thomas Tull - Executive Producer
	Jon Jashni - Executive Producer
	William Fay - Executive Producer
	Peter Menzies Jr. - Director of Photography
	Martin Laing - Production Designer
	Vincent Tabaillon - Editor
	Lindy Hemming - Costume Designer
	Louis Leterrier - Director

Chicago Sun-Times
3 stars out of 4 -- "The outcome is told in CLASH OF THE TITANS with impressive technical mastery....The climax is classic..." 03/31/2010

Empire
3 stars out of 5 -- "[Featuring] Fiennes's hugely fun turn as a hunchbacked, raspy-voiced, bitter, twisted Hades who turns up in a fireball and a smoking cloak to wreak a spot of havoc..." 04/01/2010

Entertainment Weekly
"The special effects, while mostly digital, have been intentionally crafted to conjure some of that old-school analog delight....It has the flavor of a certain pre-CGI innocence." -- Grade: B- 04/09/2010

Box Office
3 stars out of 5 - "This lively, entertaining remake of 1981's clunky adventure epic CLASH OF THE TITANS benefits from the forceful presence of Sam Worthington in the key role and is full of high flying action..." 04/01/2010

Hollywood Reporter
"CLASH OF THE TITANS kicks into action with a battle between human warriors and giant scorpion....A popcorn movie that reaches back to the fantasy epics of old and forward into the digital future..." 03/28/2010

Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
There are too many Greek gods for me to keep straight, since as a child I didn't have action figures as a learning tool. I was prepared to take notes during Clash of the Titans but only wrote down a single one: "Release the Kraken!" -- Conan O'Brien. I know I was intended to be terrified by the release of the Kraken, but all I could think of was O'Brien shouting "Release the bear!" and then some guy in a bear suit runs out and sits on the lap of a guest. In this case, the Kraken is the nuclear option for Zeus, who has been persuaded by Hades to put down a revolt by the upstart mortals of Argos...The mortals are fed up with the whims of the gods. It would be one thing if they stayed on Olympus and killed time leaning on pillars and addressing one another in thundering ultimatums. Now they meddle in the affairs of men. King Acrisius of Argos declares war, and enlists the aid of a demi-god who has been found at sea. This is Perseus (Sam Worthington), son of Zeus (Liam Neeson) and a human mother. He didn't ask to be a savior but would be happier as a simple fisherman. You know the type...Zeus, it should be explained, disguised himself as the husband of Perseus' mother and stole into her bedchamber to father the boy. So he is a rapist. Just sayin'. Perseus so loved his mother and adoptive father that he will never forgive Poseidon for drowning them and wants nothing to do with gods. Yet such is his destiny...The climax is classic, with the fair Andromeda hung by her wrists and suspended in a clinging white gown over a flaming pit at the edge of the sea. Meanwhile, Perseus flies to the rescue on the wings of the great flying horse Pegasus. The townspeople clamor for her death, but lose their enthusiasm after the Kraken rears up from the sea...I like this kind of stuff. I don't say it's good cinema, although I recognize the craftsmanship that went into it. I don't say it's good acting, when the men have so much facial hair they all look like Liam Neeson. I like the energy, the imagination, the silliness. I even like the one guy who doesn't have a beard. That's Perseus. From the first moment we see him as an adult until his last scene in the movie, he has the Standard Regulation Macho-Length Stubble on his chin. And in a city where all the men go to Jerry Garcia's barber, he has a burr cut on the short clipper setting. - Roger Ebert