Clash of the Titans Premiere

I scored some screening passes to the premiere of Clash of the Titans last night. One of my favorite movies of all time. I absolutely loved the original! Mainly because I was really into Greek mythology... which started my interest into the myths of other cultures. Even steered me into taking a course in Archaeology in college.

This remake was a bit of a disappointment for me. The storyline is changed from the original and deviates from the myth of Perseus... especially the ending. The flow of the movie seemed rushed. The scene with Perseus' conception/birth might have been a better opening to the movie, instead of putting that near the middle. Bubo has a really small cameo, which is really a shame...

All the Olympian gods, except for Zeus and Hades, are all just background extras. Apollo and Poseidon have one line speaking roles. Then there is the shiny gold armor the male Olympians are wearing... what the hell is up with that. Made them looked like spaceknights. It reminded me of the anime series Saint Seiya, one of my favorite anime series. Looks good in the anime, but not the movie. And why the Black Pegasus too? I always thought heroes rode white horses...

On the other hand, the effects and 3D were really good, especially the Scorpions, Medusa and the Kraken. I really liked the throne room chamber of the Olympians. The floor was the landscape of the earth with clouds. The fight scenes were nice. There were some occasions where I could not tell who was fighting and getting killed.

There are other things in the movie I wasn't too keen on: face of desert tribe men reminded me of a Decepticon from the Transformer movie and Calibos. I had hopes that this movie would be as good as the original, but to me it's not.