Clash of the Titans

Combo Pack

Warner Brothers

R4 DVD

Clash of the Titans is available in an impressive Combo Pack which includes the Blu Ray with loads of extras and an alternate ending, the DVD and a digital copy for those who watch the film on the move. It is an impressively done new version of the original classic which I think surpasses the original film in almost every way. While the original film used the latest special effects stop motion animation available in 1981 it is a film which really demands a high level of film technique which means that it really hasn’t shown its full potential until this latest version. The first thing you immediately notice about 2010 film is its amazing special effects and its mega budget. It really looks incredible and everything from the hurricane which surrounds Hades to the Kraken grab your attention. At the same time the character profile has changed, Perseus has changed from the slightly effete Harry Hamlin to the super macho Sam Worthington. There are also lots of intriguing background characters such as the fanatic who demands the mob sacrifices Andromeda to the impressive depiction of the clash between Zeus and Hades.

While today’s taste in cinema doesn’t usually include films with a mythological orientation, this is truly a ripper. A fantasy for adults filled with romance, horror, action, lots of battles and special effects which are seamlessly integrated. The Blu Ray edition is especially impressive with incredibly crisp detail and textures jumping off the screen.

Clash of the Titans is set in the Greek city of Argos, where man has decided to disobey the gods and destroy a statue of Zeus. We are introduce to three Olympians who battled the Titans long ago: the brothers Zeus (Liam Neeson), Poseidon (Danny Huston), and Hades (Ralph Fiennes). While Zeus is undecided about what to do about the humans, Hades believes that only punishment and fear will solve the problem. Zeus decides to allow Hades to have his way.

A fishmeal, Spyros (Pete Postlethwaite) finds a coffin adrift in the sea inside is a dead mother and a baby, Perseus. Perseus is brought up as their own child, but when this family is killed when Argos declares war on the gods, Perseus is left to fend for himself. Soon he realizes he is a demi-god, a son of Zeus and he must somehow find a way to defend Argos against the fury of the Gods. The tale becomes even more complicated as soon we learn that Hades himself is planning to overthrow Zeus to become the lord of Olympus. 

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