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Wrath of the Titans

Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Edgar Ramirez

A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius... read more read more.... Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus' godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramírez), switch loyalty and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans' strength grows stronger as Zeus' remaining godly powers are siphoned... -- (C) Warner Bros.

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  • CloudStrife84
    May 9, 2012
    CloudStrife84
    Clearly an improvement on the first film (if marginally so), Wrath of the Titans is both bigger and better than its inferior predecessor. Not so much in the writing (still very generic I'm afraid), but indubiately in the action. Considerably more epic, the visuals are far ... read moremore exciting and the 3D quite sublime. As can be imagined, however, the story is where it's really lacking. Commonplace themes of betrayal and godly conflicts, are so trite and hackneyed by now, that it just enters one ear and exits the other. It's one thing if the dialogue had some actual depth, but when the supposed omni-intelligence of its gods can be boiled down to lines like "Let's have some fun!", we as paying audience members are having anything but. All the way through, it felt more like I was playing one of the God of War games, as opposed to watching a movie. The only thing missing was the controller to my PS3. Acting-wise, it's a very mixed bag as well. Sam Worthington, who plays Perseus, our main protagonist, is completely unengaging, phoning in his performance in a very one-note display. What saves the film from utter blandness - apart from the awesome special effects - is the top notch efforts of great character actors like Ralph Fiennes and Bill Nighy. As well as, of course, the constantly brilliant Liam Neeson, who turns in yet another tremendous performance as the Greek God Zeus. Another thing I absolutely loved was the awe-inspiring settings, which at many times felt reminiscent of those in the Lord of The Rings films.. So if you enjoyed Clash of the Titans, you're very likely to be entertained by this follow-up as well. Not a bad sword-and-sandal epic, but if you're looking for something with genuine soul, I'm sad to say you'll walk out of this quite empty-handed.
  • blacksheepboy
    April 12, 2012
    blacksheepboy
    Even worse than the lame first movie, with the same tasteless hero, hedious dialogue, endless action scenes with no energy or tension, and a terrible script that throws in several mythological elements without any coherence. It is sad to see Ramirez totally wasted in this mess.
  • RossCollinsUK
    April 12, 2012
    RossCollinsUK
    Oh, dear God, what has become of cinema these days? Another movie with ADHD, chopping between unoriginal set pieces without any thought to fully develop the plot. It should build up some mystery and suspense, not throw us from one Dungeons 'n' Dragons monster fight to the next.
  • CreedsDelight
    April 6, 2012
    CreedsDelight
    Hades: You're sweating like a human, next it'll be tears.

    Jonathan Liebesman's Wrath of the Titans is arguably one of the most tasteless and claustrophobic experiences I've had in a theater. It is abundantly clear that Warner Brothers rushed the film's production to make a quic... read morek paycheck based on the massive success Clash of the Titans was both domestically and overseas. Hell - the only exciting aspect of the film was that catchy song from the theatrical trailer. Alas, you never know how awful a film is until you witness it. What baffles me the most is that nobody learned their mistakes from the first film. In fact, they managed to develop a film worse than it's predecessor. Wrath of the Titans is a cluttered mess that is dull and restrained.

    Read the whole review at creedsdelight.com
  • LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    April 5, 2012
    LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    "Feel the Wrath"

    Perseus braves the treacherous underworld to rescue his father, Zeus, captured by his son, Ares, and brother Hades who unleash the ancient Titans upon the world.

    REVIEW

    I didn... read more't expect to have such a good time with Wrath of the Titans, at the same time it could achieve everything that its predecessor had tried without any success. 2 years ago, the remake of Clash of the Titans was a tedious parade of visual excesses and uninteresting characters. As a consequence, the expectations I had before watching its sequel Wrath of the Titans were very low; however, this film returns to the well told narrative, measured humor and heroic spirit from the '80s adventure cinema, and even though it's far from being great, it's very entertaining without insulting our intelligence, and it makes us be interested in the characters. The main pro from the screenplay of Wrath of the Titans is that it brings us a clear and comprehensible narrative arc, which touches the bases of the classic heroic narratives; the call to action, the recruitment of allies, the supernatural help - in summary, nothing new, but enough well structured in order to capture our interest.

    I also liked the humor employed by co-screenwriters Dan Mazeau and David Johnson, and I'm not only talking about the comic-relief characters Agenor and Hephaestus, but also about the naughty tone which lightens the "Greek drama" (literally) a little bit without losing the gravity of the situation. The special effects are excellent, and I also appreciated the fact that they are used in order to be auxiliaries of the narrative, and not as apparatus arbitrary exhibitions which interrupt the story's flow. But don't worry, we still have a big number of explosions, creatures and epic battles with a scale which isn't common to find in films with a medium budget. Director Jonathan Liebesman understood where to invest the money in order to achieve the maximum impact and entertainment.
  • mrbungle7821
    April 3, 2012
    mrbungle7821
    The 2010 Clash of the Titans made some sizeable sums of money but it really became famous for one reason - the beginning of the 3D fleecing and the public's souring on what was supposed to "save the movie going experience." Clash was converted to 3D in post-production, and its la... read moreck of foresight and rushed conversion showed. After the high of Avatar, it only took approximately three months for the public to feel ripped off by 3D. Certain Hollywood bigwigs are concerned that bad 3D conversions will kill the golden goose, and it is having an effect. The percentage of movie audiences seeing big releases in 3D has slipped steadily from 2010. Whether it is the added cost or the underwhelming conversion, movie audiences are warier of the third dimension. And it was Clash of the Titans that destroyed a nation's innocence. Two years later, the sequel is out and, surprise surprise, you also have the ability to see it in 3D. Either way, this movie will cause you a headache.

    In the wake of Perseus successful slaying of the Kraken, he is now a widower with a young son, living their lives quietly, trying to avoid the daring heroics of his earlier life. Fat chance, kid. The gods are at war, particularly Hades (Ralph Fiennes) and Aries (Edgar Ramierez) versus Olympian head honcho Zeus (Liam Neeson), Perseus' absentee father. The titan Kronos will be unleashed from his prison, Tartarus, and this powerful behemoth will lay waste to the armies of mankind. The gods have grown weak due to mankind's dwindling faith, and as such they cannot conquer Kronos without the help of man. It's up to Persues, Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), and Poseidon's demigod son a (Toby Kebbell) to track down the right magic artifacts to take down Kronos.

    Once again we have a threadbare story that involves running from one location to another to find a clue that leads to the next location; the plot is just a series of magic-item gathering missions, much like a video game. Greek mythology made regular use of magic weapons to slay great monsters, but the myths at least gave their audience heroes worth fighting for. Worthington's scowling rendition of Perseus is a bore, and giving him a son doesn't help much. Just because the guy keeps insisting he has someone to protect doesn't fill his void of characterization. He's so free of charisma, so gruff and without any defining personality, that you wish he could find some magic shortcut to find his dumb magic items faster. The whole setup with our villain is also vague, beyond the very specialty of the god in question. And then there's the whole concept of the gods dying, which was also featured in last fall's glorious-to-look-at-but-empty-on-the-inside Immortals, another cinematic tussle with the titans. What's the point of being a god anymore if the defining quality, immortality, can be ripped away? I suppose the screenwriters wanted to raise the stakes when Zeus and other gods enter the fray, dangling the threat that they too could perish. "We may not have weapons, but we'll fight how long we can," Zeus declares with modesty, and then he proceeds to zap enemies with lightning bolts. I don't think a club is going to outrank a giant projectile of electricity. Realistically, I think the whole death-of-the-gods angle, which cold have brought some real somber and existential weight to the film, was just a setup to allow the producers to recast future sequels with less costly actors (goodbye, Neeson and Fiennes; they'll be no more Kraken-releasing for either of you).

    Director Jonathan Liebesman (Battle: Los Angeles) isn't going to wow anybody with his addition to cinema, but he can put together a serviceable sequence of action. My favorite sequence in the entire film is when Perseus and crew enter the underground maze of Tartarus. The stone walls are constantly shifting around and the characters are zooming all around the room. It reminded me of the moving staircases in the Harry Potter world or think of it as the real prequel to Cube. And yet, even this nice sequence is limited because Liebesman and the screenwriters don't take full advantage of their situation. We have a constantly shifting three-dimensional maze, and nobody gets lost at all? And the heroes, after discarding the map, easily find their way to the other side? What kind of design flaw is that? Liebesman prefers a lot of handheld camerawork and low angles, which can be jarring at times. Worse, the action favors a visceral chaos rather than steady development. There are plenty of people dying, columns exploding, fireballs tossing, but little of it adds up to much. It's all disparate shots, like every character is in a separate movie. Such a shame because the special effects are rather good. If you're going to spend this kind of money on a Greek mythology spectacle, at least make us care beyond a "fire pretty" level of tepid enjoyment.

    The movie is in some breech of false advertisement since the title clearly states a plurality of titans, but by my modest account we only really have one titan to deal with, the giant lava beast Kronos (do the smaller creatures and Cyclops count as titans? I doubt this). Now we all love how fire looks, though some of love it a bit too much. And lava itself has long been a childhood adversary. Who amongst us has never pretended the floor was once lava and but a handful of couch cushions were the only stepping-stones to safety? It's hard to get an exact feel for how massive Kronos is considering he emerges from a mountaintop and seems to extend even higher into the sky. It's intended to be a threatening and horrifying sight, but I kept thinking of a Marine ad from the 1990s where prospective recruits displayed their mettle by combating giant lava creatures ("Marines: Keeping the U.S. safe from lava men since 1916"). Instead of being awed by Kronos, I started picking apart the logistics of being a lava man. I suppose when you're a god, or a titan for that matter, you don't have to really eat or drink or do the things we mortals must for sustenance. But how does a lava creature work when part of his fiery M.O. is how drippy and malleable he can become? Perseus flies into the mouth of the lava beast but why does a beast, which needs no food or drinks, even needs a mouth? It's not like this guy is speaking beyond a ground-shaking mumble. The entire face is almost superfluous. It's not like a lava creature has eyes or a working circulatory system. Now I could apply these same annoying ticky-tack questions to any monster or mythological creature. The reason I did this is because the monster of monsters is no more intimidating, or satisfying, as the array of giant monsters that Godzilla would fight (or for you youngins - the Power Rangers). When your ultimate bad guy, and lone titan, can just as easily be blown up in the same manner as the Death Star, then we have a problem.

    There's a certain level of entertainment watching dignified actors in something so inherently campy. Neeson (The Grey) and Fiennes (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two) are a long way from their Shindler's List collaboration. The two men lend a level of gravitas to a movie that is leagues below their talents. Perseus proves to be such a dull demigod, that I wish the entire movie had followed the warring gods instead. That approach would have been much more interesting considering that they must confront mortality. Worthington (Avatar) still has a notable screen presence in the realm of action cinema, but his constant scowling is just getting tiresome. Hollywood, give this man something to do other than scowl and he may surprise you, like in The Debt. Pike (Doom) is unconvincing as a warrior princess, and her forced romance with Persues could not be more contrived (did somebody say, rebound?). The best actor in the movie is Bill Nighy (Underworld) who shows up as a daffy version of Hephaestus, the god of metallurgy and blacksmiths. Nighy understands how completely cheesy the whole getup really is and delivers a performance on the comic wavelength that the entire movie should have held.

    While not nearly as humorless and joyless as the 2010 edition, Wrath is still a fairly block-headed romp through the noisiest parts of Greek mythology. After two movies with "titans" in the title, it's somewhat remarkable that we only witness one single titan in the entire combined 245 minutes. It's all CGI sound and fury with little cohesion to make anything feel important, despite huge mythological creatures demolishing cities. From an action standpoint, Wrath packs enough serviceable, escapist sights for the eyes to please diehards of Greek mythology and genre fans with low expectations. I wish there was a more compelling reason to run through all this stuff than big monsters needing to be killed; this hero's quest needs more motivation or at least a grander sense of awe. The demise of the gods due to mankind's mounting religious doubt seems like a juicy subject that could have opened these characters up. But then the theological discussions would get in the way of people hitting made-up CGI monsters. If you like your cheese feta, then Wrath of the Titans will provide enough wrath for your bucks, though lacking in titans.

    Nate's Grade: C
  • ajaymuthecooldevils
    April 3, 2012
    ajaymuthecooldevils
    No matter how bad the critics say about 'Clash of the Titans', looks like the producer and the team aren't put their best interest for reading and listening about all those negative reviews about that movie cause they're bringing a sequel, right just 2 years after the first movie... read more released.. After watching for about 90 minutes, I can say that there's a slight improvement in the sequel rather than the first movie even though for me both of them are pretty entertaining me.. The better improvement are seen in the effects, no definitely-CGI-Medusa-face again like in the first movie, and the visualization of Tartarus are awesome.. Too bad there's still not enough money from the large budget to hire a better scriptwriter cause I can see there's still some hole in the story that can be done a little better.. As predicted, a character from the first movie are 'killed' at the beginning of this movie and there's some changing in the cast like Rosamund Pike for Andromeda and Edgar Ramirez for Ares.. Luckily, all those changing made that character more alive especially for Edgar Ramirez that IMHO are the savior of this movie, not Sam Worthington.. The story itself, Perseus once again being told that he need to do a quest to save the world and of course he did it again.. The thing that surprise me are one of important character in this movie are killed so I guess there will be no third movie cause thing would definitely be more absurd in there..
  • Deano78
    April 1, 2012
    Deano78
    A slight improvement on the last one, not by a lot. The cgi is a lot better and on a grander scale. It has plenty of action, some cracking creatures and some good cast additions. Just not a great deal of depth to the story. So see it to marvel at the action scenes and awesome cre... read moreatures.
  • paulkoh110
    March 31, 2012
    paulkoh110
    It was pretty bad. The dialogue could've easily been a sexual ineundo. The acting was dry and the action was pointless. In some ways, the film is actually hilarious for being this bad. A failure in filmmaking.
  • sanjurosamurai
    March 31, 2012
    sanjurosamurai
    roughly of the same worth as the fist film. one thing is apparent, with how epic the story is and how interesting the characters are, this mythology deserved a much better franchise. the series suffers from terrible character and story development. however, for some odd reason... read more i fond myself more willing to accept the flaws of this franchise than i normally would and see these films as at least average because of some decent fun factor. overall, unless you can be very forgiving of the massive flaws, its one to skip.
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