Clash of the Titans

Last weekend, I went to see this with my youngest son, Tyler. The ironic thing is that I saw the original when I was about Tyler's age. What I remember most was the animation created by Ray Harryhausen. The '81 version happened to be his last film in a long line great sci-fi films I enjoyed as a child through this day!

When I saw the ads for this movie and the animation, I was excited to revisit the story and see if the improved animation would make any difference. Gotta say, however, that the animation was the best part about the movie. I kept sitting there wondering when the storyline and character development would begin. I mean, it seemed like 5 minutes from the time that Perseus lost his family to taking on the quest to save Andromeda. The only thing that set him apart from any other soldier in Argos is that he was identified as a demi-god - half man, half human. To me, there needed to be so much more added to this opening sequence to draw you in. At 106 minutes, it could have easily had ten minutes added to it to create better adhesion throughout!
Admittedly, Sam Worthington does play a strong super hero, and I look forward to seeing him in other roles. I forgot that he was in Terminator Salvations, but I did like him in Avatar. He will go far in roles that require an action hero who has compassion for the weak.
More than the director, I blame the movie studio for pushing this into the theaters before it could be more than just a CGI fest!