Movie Review:Wrath of the Titans

First they were clashin',now they wrathin'....


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This is one of those rare times when a sequel is better than the original......but i guess thats easy to do when the first movie was absolute garbage.Seriously,the bar could not be set any lower.This was a pleseant surprise.

This 2011 film is a sequel to the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans,which as i said before,not good.The first movie was just boring and the effects were very mediocre.I never saw it in the theatre,or in 3D,but from what i heard,since it wasn't filmed in 3D and the 3D was added in post production,it looked awful.

Now we have Wrath of the Titans.Sam Worthington returns as the demigod Perseus,who is now living a quiet life with son after defeating the sea monster The Kracken in the first movie.But his father,the god Zeus,played by Liam Neeson comes down to him for help.He explains that now that humans are starting to lose faith in the Gods,and are starting to stop praying,they are now losing their powers.This also means everything they did will become undone,which includes imprisioning the Titans,so now they are breaking free,and will destroy the world.So it is up to Perseus and a few others to rescue Zeus and defeat the Titans.The God of the Underworld,Hades,played by Ralph Finnes,imprisions Zeus so that their father,Kronos,who is a Titan(he't that big lava monster on the poster above) can drain Zeus's powers so he can rise again.

This is not neccesarily a good movie.It is mainly a good movie on a technical basis.The effects are very impressive,especially Kronos,that was like the highpoint of the movie.The battle at the end was fun too.Much like the first movie,this does strip down Greek mythology and make it simple just involving action and monsters. http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/wrath-of-the-titans-banner-poster-2.jpg

Some of the other cast members include Rosamund Pike playing Queen Andromeda(replacing actress Alexa Davalos from the first movie).Bill Nighy plays Hephaestus,who made weapons for the Gods.Edgar Ramirez plays Ares,the God of War who takes sides with Hades.Toby Kebbel(Rocknrolla) as Agenor,a thief who assists Perseus.Danny Houston as Poseidon,God of the Sea and father of Ares.

The best thing to talk about with this movie is the effects,hands down.The effects are what drive the movie to actually be fun.If they were bad,this could have been just as bad as the first movie.I found all the characters to not be that likeable at all,i just didn't care about them,and if i did,it's just because i like the actors(let's be honest,no one wants to see Liam Neeson die).This movie would be worth seeing in the theatre probably because of the effects.IMAX 3D sounds pretty awesome having fire thrown at you.Also there is a pretty cool scene involving a Labrynith.I was a little let down by the Minotaur when he finally comes in,he only has a small part.I thought the Chimera were cool,but Kronos and the Makhai were awesome i thought.

From what i hear,a thrid movie is being made.I don't really see a point to do one,but if it was as entertaining as this one,then yeah sure why not.Although it wouldn't kill them to have a little bit of a good story.

So if you want a visual fun fest,go get Wrath of the Titans.But if your hoping for a deep story,stay far away.