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Wrath
of the Titans
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. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus'
godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramírez), switch loyalty and make a deal with Kronos to
capture Zeus. The Titans' strength grows stronger as Zeus' remaining godly
powers are siphoned... -- (C) Warner Bros.
My
Review
For
me this movie gets 2.5 out of 5 stars
I recently went to the
movies and watched Wrath of the Titans and sadly was disappointed. Everything you see in the trailer for the
movie is the highlights of the movie. The scene with Cyclops will make you
pause and ask, was that it?
I watched
both the 1981 and 2010 editions of Clash of the Titans and loved them both!
Personally this movie did not hold a candle to those two movies.
The graphics were nothing short of amazing but that
is the highlight of the movie. This movie is more for people who have recently
read or is a fan of Greek mythology because more talking is present than action.
One of the best parts of the movie was when good and evil, the god Zeus and the
god of the underworld hades join forces and show their brotherly love for one
another.
The movie did not display a lot of things to brag
about Betsy Sherman
of Boston Phoenix commented: The artificial world in which the actors move is
drab and uninviting, the battles edited with so many quick cuts it's hard to
get one's bearings, and the animated monsters are dispatched before we care
about them.
I cannot agree
with her more. The way they displayed the monsters in the trailers draws
viewers in especially Makhai the two headed man (Look at image below). He was
off the screen before he did real damage. I think the monster Chimera displayed
the most hurt on the village in the movie.
The brutal and bloodthirsty King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke)
and his murderous Heraklion army are rampaging across Greece in search of the
long lost Bow of Epirus. With the invincible Bow, the king will be able to
overthrow the Gods of Olympus and become the undisputed master of his world.
With ruthless efficiency, Hyperion and his legions destroy everything in their
wake, and it seems nothing will stop the evil king's mission. As village after
village is obliterated, a stonemason named Theseus (Henry Cavill) vows to avenge the death of his mother
in one of Hyperion's raids. When Theseus meets the Sybelline Oracle, Phaedra
(Freida Pinto), her disturbing visions of the young man's future convince her
that he is the key to stopping the destruction. With her help, Theseus
assembles a small band of followers and embraces his destiny in a final
desperate battle for the future of humanity. -- (C) Relativity Media
My Review
This
movie gets 4.5 out of 5
(The
reason for the 4.5 is I did not like what happened to the gods in the movie.
Watch and you will see what I am talking about.)
I watched this on blue ray rather than in theatres,
but I honestly wished I would have spent 7.25 per ticket on this movie rather
than the wrath of the titans. This movie
had a feel of the movie 300, a feel that gives the audience a sense of ancient
times. Several people believe the type of graphic movies like this one and 300
have are like comic book come to life boring graphics, but if one is looking
for action and adventure this is the type of movie to watch. Comic books are
full of action and unremarkable storytelling and this is what this movie is
about. The graphics and the lighting were perfect! When one of the actors was doing a scene at night,
the director only gave the scene the amount of light that a person who was
actually there would get. It can be slightly frustrating on the eyes at first
but after one’s eyes adjust then a new appreciation for the scene develops from
the viewer.
The
gods
I love the take the
director, and writer took towards the look of the gods. They are not old and ancient
looking but young. Unlike Wrath of the Titans who know these are gods because
of their amazing speed, unique abilities, and their gold attire, among other
things. All I can say is great way to let the audience know who the elite were.
Oh yeah bonus for you ladies Kellan Lutz
whom some of you may know as Emmett from Twilight plays Poseidon the god of the sea, and earthquakes. Ladies he does not disappoint.
What
both movies lacked was the strength of the gods. Anyone who knows anything about Greek
mythology knows that the gods were not as dispensable as both movies portrayed.
Do not get me wrong the Immortals displayed the gods in a greater light than
Wrath of the Titans did.
The
Fighting
If you have seen the movie 300 you will recall how
the fight scenes in the movie are slowed down for better viewing and not to
mention so one can see the detail of the how the fighters are being slaughtered,
you get that in this movie! Needless to say the fight scenes are awesome! Beware
there are some scenes that women may turn their heads to if they are sensitive.
Immortals is a great movie, far better than I expected.
I say go to your redbox, put it on queue on your Netflix and get ready for a
great movie. I offer advice of waiting until Wrath of the Titans comes out on dvd
and renting it on red box spending only $1.30 on the movie, because you will be
disappointed if your wanting a high action film with great fight scenes, and
sense money is hard to come by now a days don’t waste it on Wrath of the
Titans. If you just have to watch it then go to the matinée showing and pay the
cheapest amount.
Well let me know what you think; in any of the
several ways of contacting me. Until my fingers touch the keyboard again
remember…
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