Wrath of the Titans

A CGI ride that the creators of the old Clash of the Titans would take a single look at before spitting and stomping on the copy of the film with rage. Because everything not done in the old-fashioned way here is done digitally. And these digital orgies are really brutal. Maybe this is the reason that this film is terribly crazy, bordering on insane. It is, however, entertaining, and suited for our times. It’s actually just as dumb as the first instalment, with the added bonus of the camera that barely allows the audience to see a thing, but the authors still think that it creates the feeling of being there with the gods and fighting side by side with Sam Worthington. This made me knock one star off my rating. (07/07/2013)

Compared to Clash of the Titans, Wrath is a gratifying leap forward. All things considered, there was really only one thing that bothered me about the film - the English inscription on Perseus' wife's grave. Otherwise, I want to praise just about everything - from the entertaining plot, which is actually a multiple mythological family drama, to the top-notch effects (I felt like all those chimeras and cyclops were real), the actors (the Fiennes-Neeson duo, the beautiful Rosamund Pike, the impeccable Bill Nighy), the direction (Letterier would never have made such atmospheric scenes as the one in the cyclops forest or one final reconciliation), the music (a simple but striking main theme) to the hairstyle of the main character, who finally looks like he is from the period. (25/06/2012)

Sure, if I wanted to spit on it, I could go into any minute of runtime and pull out at least five things to criticize. However, the entire time Liebesman follows the rule "I’m not very good at this, but at least it will be noisy and fast," not letting down for even a brief moment. This can't be said of his predecessor, so no more long yawns or bleeding eyes. Worthington is fine, but the divine lineup is simply divine. PS: I would very much like to see some more serious stuff from this director. (13/06/2012)

More than just decent action and a feast of special effects for the eyes. Mr. Lava is sufficiently destructive and blobs of molten stuff that fly off him when he waves his arms about wipe whole cities off the map with apologetic matter-of-factness. The other monsters are also done very nicely. Keep up the good work. The story is roughly as dumb as the lamer episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess from my the days of my youth, but thanks to a bigger budget the whole thing looks a lot better. Liam Neeson is cool again, Sam also tries hard (with this screenplay, nobody has much acting to do) and Rosamund Pike is a slightly prettier Andromeda than the last one. The romantic storyline doesn’t work, and schizophrenic Perseus, always talking to himself, doesn’t instill much trust... but there we go. The action is super and I’ll certainly play Wrath a couple more times. (15/06/2012)

I'd love to be a screenwriter in Hollywood and write stuff like this (there were four of them in this film), it would be easier to make a living than collecting welfare. It's even dumber than the previous one, which is to be expected. The only thing I wonder about this crap is how many times Neeson and Fiennes said to each other on set, "God, what kind of crap did we get ourselves into again." (14/06/2012)