Thursday, April 8, 2010

Clashing with Clash of the Titans

OK, as kitschy as it is and was, I loved the original Clash of the Titans movie. Yes, with all the skeletons, the little mechanical owl and early super early days of effects. Somehow in all of it there was heart and some magic.

I went to the 3D version, the new and supposedly improved version to see what I could see. In the midst of wonderful visual effects I was disappointed. Now in truth everytime Lian Niesson showed up I loved it-he plays Zeus-but that wasn't all that much. The mystery that somehow even in kitsch was captured in the original just didn't seem to transfer to this version. Just like I was captivated by CP30 and R2D2 and Obi Wan Kenobi in the very first (#4,5,6), I was captivated by the heart and well-produced relationships in the original Clash of the Titans. 3D and amazing visual effects don't take the place of heart that comes across in dialogue and chemistry with the actors.

So this may be unpopular by I vote to bring back the original, for at least a visit.

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