Clash of the Titans (2010)

Now the original came out in 1981. I was born seven years later and I never saw it till I was eight years old. The only thing I still remember to this day was seeing Maggie Smith as the sea goddess Thetis. In April 2010 at age 21, I saw Director Louis Leterrier’s version of CLASH OF THE TITANS and I loved it. Unlike the 1981 film, this one is about the mortal son of god Zeus, Perseus, who embarks on a perilous journey to stop Hades from spreading his evil to the earth and as the heavens. Leterrier chose a damn good cast of actors: Sam Worthington (Avatar), Gemma Arterton (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time), Mads Mikkelsen (007 - Casino Royale), Jason Flemyng (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Alexa Davalos (Defiance), Pete Postlethwaite (The Lost World: Jurassic Park), Nicholas Hoult (About a Boy), Liam Cunningham (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor), Ashraf Barhom (The Kingdom), and both Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes (Schindler’s List); Who I thought were all fantastic in their roles. This was the first movie I ever saw Worthington in on the big screen, and I think of him to be a young Russell Crowe. I was surprised to see Danny Huston (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Edge of Darkness) make a small appearance as the sea god Poseidon. I also thought both Neeson and Fiennes’ performances as brother gods Zeus and Hades were totally badass. The locations in this movie, from Spain to the U.K., were fantastic to see where the film was taken place. The Kraken was a lot better than what I saw in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. I love how it gets destroyed and if you’re reading this and never saw the film, see it for yourself. CLASH OF THE TITANS is one of the best movies of 2010 I have ever seen. It is an ultimate classic for people of all ages to see.