Bloodthirsty King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) has declared war in search for the Epirus Bow, which is a weapon from the god Ares that can unleash the madness and brutality of Titans, who have been imprisoned by the gods for a very long time. Standing in his way is the peasent, Theseus (Henry Cavill), the true candidate chosen by Zeus himself to rid humanity of the evil that plagues it. And bearing the bow, he will bring down a shit storm of violence on top of the King, and save the bronze beauty in the mean time.
It is quite obvious that this movie was made from the producers of 300. The darkly lit cameo lighting, slow motion fight sequences, detailed desolate landscape, and intense war cries are exact replicas of 300, and Clash of the Titans for that matter. Clash of Titans, in being a complete flop looks to share even more similarities with Immortals. 300 set the benchmark for ancient mythology in 21st century Hollywood, and anything coming after seems to inevitably fall much shorter than what the creators would hope for. The reason these stories are such a bore is because we have already seen them in a different form. Corny battle speeches and mythological creatures have added to the cons of any present day movie. Even this year we have seen Conan the Barbarian take an unexpected flop in the box office, because it just included way too much artificial content. And just by watching the trailer most people will have an idea of how they will react after seeing this film, bored.
But there does seem to be one positive attribute coming out of this movie, Frieda Pinto. The beautiful Indian princess that has previously starred in movies such as The Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Slumdog Millionaire.
Don't let the special effects fool you, this movie will be a disaster come November 11th (U.S.). Theseus will save all of humanity from the evil king, and the Gods will once again be at peace. And a whole lot of the mythical nonsense in between. There, I just saved you the admission price.
Grade Prediction: F (58%)
Not Rated
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