I'm wasn't sure what to think going into this film. Six months before its release it looked to be the blockbuster of the early year. After Avatar's 3-D success they retrofitted this film for 3D as well. With so much hype and the price tag for the glasses at the box office it really crashed.There are a lot of similarities to Avatar in this. For one it has the same leading man, Sam Worthington. For two, Sam had to conquer and tame a beast that no one has ever ridden before. On top of all of this it is a remake of the 1980's film, so it had that cult classic to live up to as well.
Now for me, I just watched Jason and the Argonauts, so I had Greek Mythology on my mind. This was necessary to understand a few simple Greek Mythology rules to understand, the same few things that seemed ridiculous about the movie to the person I watch it with. Maybe they assumed the audience would understand everything? Bad assumption if you are trying to make a blockbuster. The 3D was unnecessary, surprise, surprise, right? Some of the action even seemed like it was a cartoon rather than a movie. The Pegasus flying around near the beginning of the film just didn't fit the movie at all.
I really wanted to like this, the acting was pretty good, and the action was fun. Medusa was freaky and took that to a whole new level from the original. Overall though there were too many mistakes to be an 8 or higher. A fun watch on a big tv and a bowl of popcorn, but not memorable or worth a 2nd watch.
Vote: 7/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800320/
release the kraken!
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