Rating: 5/10

I have not seen the 1981 rendition, but I will say the 2010 Clash of the Titans (the 2D version) was fairly nice. A fascination with Greek mythology also helps, as in my case, and it is fun to see the fight of gods from a modern lens.

Warning: SPOILERS below.

The Good:

• Sam Worthington’s acting of Perseus, the main character.
• Special effects in general.
• Liam Neeson as Zeus. The part where he says “Release the Kraken!” is epic.
• All ground-based fight scenes, including slow motion.
• The introduction.
• Scenes in the forest.
• The freelance hunters.
• The overall excitement.

The Bad:

• Parts without action. (Yes, of course a movie—even an action movie—should not be pure action, but in this movie most parts without it seemed really dull.)
• Not extremely accurate to real mythology. This is only a minor flaw.
• The scenes in the desert were mostly reflective of their environment—dry, barren.

The Ugly:

• The fight scene with the Kraken at the end.
• The Stygian Witches scene.

The Awesome:

• The Medusa fight scene.
• Dramatic music, especially parts where the pitch is repeatedly climbing.
• Any scene involving one or more gods; in particular, the special effects for Hades.

It is overall an excellent movie. It’s just that the Kraken fight was supposed to be the big fight, but was instead very anti-climactic. The climax seemed rather to be the Medusa fight, which was very good.