Trailer!: Clash of the Titans

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Trailer!: Clash of the Titans

POSTED: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 8:30 PM

Filed Under: Movies trailer!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, this is only a teaser and you don't get much of a feel for story but this minute-long clip from Louis Leterrier's Clash of the Titans is rolled out and ready to be judged. Leterrier, who directed the Hulk reboot starring Ed Norton, looks as if he's diverging from the original's old school look and feel ' but we'll get to that later. I'm still on the fence about Sam Worthington, who takes over for Harry Hamlin as Perseus. He was clearly the best part of the dreadful Terminator: Salvation, running circles around ostensible lead Christian Bale, and James Cameron fought hard for him in Avatar. And considering Cameron succeeded in having a comparative unknown star in a $300 million+ movie, I've got to have some faith in him. But every interview with him I've read makes him (like this one in Esquire) seem like a giant douche. Sure, that has little baring on how good he can act in front of a green screen, you can ask Russell Crowe why his last two movies bombed at the box office and see what he says.

While this teaser only gives us a glimpse of what will surely be extrapolated upon in further marketing materials, I like the combination of both 300-style computer animation (the studios even put it in 300's release month, formerly a movie dead zone until things start to pick up for the summer) and Guillermo del Torro-esque creatures (although, on first look, they ape Hellboy II a bit much). The pounding background music is also 300-inducing. Why, hello, testosterone.

But, I'm sorry, "The titans will clash"? Who is the fucking genius that came up with that one? Take a lap.

So, why do I care so much about this movie? Because I loved the original when I was but a young movie watcher. Check it:

The 1981 version is notoriously terrible, despite featuring a heavy hitting cast with the likes of Maggie Smith, ultimate Bond babe Ursula Andress and Laurence Motherfucking Olivier. Even for '81, this movie looks dated. Even though I haven't seen it in a minute, I still get all nostalgic about it: Very few movies since Hollywood's Golden Age have been able to replicate that old swords and sandals epic feel, from movies like Ben-Hur or Spartacus, especially because of current filmmakers' penchant for the gritty realism of the time period (sigh, accuracy. Lame.).

Clash of the Titans is scheduled for a March 26, 2010 release.

Balehead4Life!!!

Posted 2009-11-12 09:38:28

Um,who cares about what Sam "douche bag" Worthington's in,what I take issue with u about is the way you state how Sam "ran circles" around Christian.Let's get somethin absolutely clear here,nobody,but nobody runs circles around Christian Bale,unless he lets them,get that thru ur numskull head!!! Listen,Molly Ringworm,Christian is THE most dynamic actor of his time,and Sam has a loooooooooooooooooong way to get to the status where he is!!! He was lucky to even share the same screen with such an actor,he was even quoted as saying,"Christian makes you a better actor" Eh hem,that right there,said it ALL!!! Christian's so darn good,he makes others better,that's the mark of a GREAT actor!!! It's time to get off the Bash Christian Bale bandwagon dontcha think??? Just wait til u see him in "The Fighter",we'll see who runs circles around whom!!! Um,ur not a real writer are u? Thought so...- BALEHEAD 4 LIFE!!!

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