Friday, September 11, 2020

Wrath of the Titans

Wrath of the Titans (Jonathan Liebesman 2012)
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Clash of the Titans vs. Wrath of the Titans - The Action Elite
Rating: Q=4, P=2 / Thanks But No Thanks
Scale 1=3, Scale 2=1, Scale 3=1, Scale 4=1

Greek mythology, Action, Fantasy, Epic

There is a reason I usually stay away from blockbuster action films: they aren't very good. But I do love Greek mythology and enjoy escaping into an adventure, so I watch them occasionally. Wrath of the Titans, to me, is a poorly executed story that relies WAY too heavily on special effects and CGI creatures. And it's too bad, really, because the Tartarus scenes are really impressive (and frightening) and there are great roles played by great actors...who of course didn't get even a decent script to work with. This film is full of troupes and cliches but it wasn't a complete waste of time--I did still enjoy entering the mythological universe.

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