Zoe's very quick spoiler-free (and shamelessly shallow) review of Clash of the Titans

[motetus]

- Utterly cheesy, ridiculous and the most fun I've had at the cinema for a long time. Loved every second of it's silly mindless action and men with fantastic thighs and little leather skirts. I haven't had the urge to go see a film for the second time at the cinema in years, but I think I'll try to see this one again.

- Very glad I didn't go see it in 3D because there were too many frantic, quickly-cut action scenes that would have been impossible to focus on and left me with a splitting headache again. And all the reviews for 3D I've read have slated it for being a terrible conversion.

- Ah, Liam, you lovely creature. I quite liked the massive mane of hair actually, but the beard needs a trim.

- Sam Worthington: adorable piece of beefcake but severely lacking in charisma. But don't worry, just keep staring at his lovely, lovely thighs and you won't notice a thing.

- I only hope that the costume designer responsible for Zeus's appalling sparkly armour which looks like he nicked it from the Lord of the Rings elves was the same person who gave us all those delightful leather skirts for the men to fall over in. Only way they could redeem themselves.

- Yay, Atia Polly Walker as Cassiopeia! Huge knockers too.

- DId I mention all the men with fantastic thighs and little leather skirts that fall over a lot? :D

Comments

[shakesmears.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I must go and see this during the week :o)

[motetus.livejournal.com]

It's great, if you're not expecting something deep, meaningful, well-acted and with a good script. But it's fun and entertaining, and unlike too many big blockbuster films it doesn't take itself too seriously.

[shakesmears.livejournal.com]

And that's all I ask for :o)

[dagsariffic.livejournal.com]

Normal armour + bedazzler= armour fit for a god...

[motetus.livejournal.com]

I'm sure if Zeus had a bloody mechanical owl on his shoulder you would have loved it.

[dagsariffic.livejournal.com]

Poor Bubo, gone from mechanical hero to unloved cameo in one fowl swoop...

[the-little-owl.livejournal.com]

DId I mention all the men with fantastic thighs and little leather skirts that fall over a lot? :D

Now I do hope that you'll paint Zeus changing his armour for a little leather skirt!
An Owl can hope, yes? Please?

[motetus.livejournal.com]

Hah, I'm going to name all my art bunnies "Little Owl" from now on, in honour of the person who keeps throwing them at me. ;)

At least Zeus had a costume change in a couple of scenes - alas, not in any thigh-revealing skirts, but it was an improvement on that godawful sparkly armour.

[storylikeascar.livejournal.com]

My brother came back from seeing this flick very satisfied, the other day. Though I'd heard from my friends not to expect much from it because it's a cosmic joke?

Oh 3D is evil!! I think I will let my one time experience be as it was with Avatar and leave it at that. The massive headache is just not worth it. Anyhow I'm glad to see you had a rather positive experience and I like men w/ fantastic thighs in little leather skirts :) But I think I'll wait for it to come on dvd (very low on funds at the moment).

[motetus.livejournal.com]

Oh, it is a fairly badly-made film, don't get me wrong. Rubbish script, a lead that can't act for shit, no time for character development, and the amount I cared for the characters depended on how nice their legs were. But it was FUN, and it gets away with so much because unlike all the sword-and-sandals films I've seen lately (Troy, 300 etc) it didn't take itself seriously. But the boy hated it, so I suppose I could have dodgy taste in films.