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Before history and beyond imagination! The machinations of gods above and the fates of man and monsters here below play out in a Clash of the Titans. Decades prior to the sensational 2010 version of the tale, Harry Hamlin took up sword and shield to play valorous Perseus, mortal son of Zeus (Laurence Olivier) who sets out to fulfill his destiny by rescuing beloved Andromeda from the wrath of goddess Thetis (Maggie Smith). Perils await Perseus time and again. And eye-filling thrills await viewers as stop-motion effects legend Ray Harryhausen (Jason and the Argonauts) unleashes snake-haired Medusa, fearsome Kraken, winged Pegasus, two-headed dog Dioskilos, giant scorpions and more. Rejoice, fantasy fans: the movie gods gift us with adventure that’s innovative, heroic, titanic.
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You have a classic tale full of drama, passion, and adventure. A tale of universal archetypes that speak to everyone. A tale that has remained unfailingly popular for thousands of years. Why not spice it up with a wacky mechanical owl? Such was the thinking behind Clash of the Titans. Maggie Smith, Laurence Olivier, and Harry Hamlin (one of these things is not like the others…) star in a toga-ripper about a valiant hero, capricious immortals, and lots and lots of giant stop-action monsters. Perseus (Hamlin) is the favored son of the god Zeus (Olivier), but he has unwittingly ticked off the sea goddess Thetis (Smith). Just to make things worse, Perseus falls in love with the lovely Princess Andromeda, who used to be engaged to Thetis’s son. Soon Perseus is off on one quest after another, with Zeus helping, Thetis hindering, and lots of innocent bystanders getting stabbed, drowned, and squished. Of course, the whole thing is just an excuse to show as much of Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion animation as possible, and good thing too. It’s an old technique, but it still looks pretty darn cool, and it means the cast can just relax and do a bunch of reaction shots. Don’t use this one to study for that big classical mythology exam, but if you just turn your brain off and enjoy the Kraken, it’s pretty good fun. –Ali Davis
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I was SHOCKED as a teenager when I saw this movie in the theatre by the nudity which was NOT brief or appropriate. Pass on this one.
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God I hate this movie. The [bad] special effects (if you can call them special) make this film about as entertaining as Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. And the acting – B movie caliber. I think I have seen better acting on Jerry Springer. I cannot believe they would waste time and money re-releasing this horrible piece of Hollywood!
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I am neither a fan of mythology OR claymation. I was curious about this movie, because of Harry Hamlin’s role. Even though it was filmed only a year before MAKING LOVE, I found he looked so much younger as Perseus than his Maguire characer in Making Love.
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The movie arrived scratched and the case was broken. I attempted to contact the seller several times and they never replied. I will never purchase from Moviemars again.
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This movie would have been welcomed by parents as an aid to their children’s enjoyment of classical mythology, except that it is marred by inexplicable nudity. Historically, the women on the ancient Greek mainland in the Heroic Age were very cloistered and dressed modestly, even in their own homes. (The Spartan women had a little more freedom, but even they didn’t waltz around in their birthday suits.) Homer’s Penelope addressed her suitors in the main room of her home modestly wrapped in her stola (outer garment), even pulling one side of it over her face so that only her eyes were exposed. But this movie has Perseus’ bare mother nursing him while sitting on a rock, then prancing around on the beach in the nude. Also, we have to see Andromeda’s naked body displayed (like a plucked chicken in the meat market) while she’s taking a bath, which, producers in those days used to claim was “necessary to the plot development.” Of course, this demeaning display of female nudity was just to titillate, as the ancient myths don’t even mention Andromeda’s personal hygeine. So, if you’re buying this to show the kids, be warned of its soft porn aspects.