Wrath of the Titans

Wrath of the Titans is a dumb megalomaniacal flick that is packed with action from beginning to end. It also features the best monsters you’ve seen in a movie in the past few years. Due to its one-dimensional characters, however, the potential of its elite British actors is wasted. The film is flat, but visually effective and full of quicksilver energy. Such energy in fact that it might be too much for viewers who would appreciate a bit of downtime with some emotions or – God forbid – some kind of a message. For its target audience, however, it is much more satisfying than the first instalment. If the first movie had looked like that, the second one would have attracted more people to the cinemas. (05/23/2012)

I'd love to be a screenwriter in Hollywood and write stuff like this (there were four of them in this film), it would be easier to make a living than collecting welfare. It's even dumber than the previous one, which is to be expected. The only thing I wonder about this crap is how many times Neeson and Fiennes said to each other on set, "God, what kind of crap did we get ourselves into again." (06/14/2012)

If I was a Titan, I would also be wrathful with this movie… (06/19/2012)

Sure, if I wanted to spit on it, I could go into any minute of runtime and pull out at least five things to criticize. However, the entire time Liebesman follows the rule "I’m not very good at this, but at least it will be noisy and fast," not letting down for even a brief moment. This can't be said of his predecessor, so no more long yawns or bleeding eyes. Worthington is fine, but the divine lineup is simply divine. PS: I would very much like to see some more serious stuff from this director. (06/13/2012)

A CGI ride that the creators of the old Clash of the Titans would take a single look at before spitting and stomping on the copy of the film with rage. Because everything not done in the old-fashioned way here is done digitally. And these digital orgies are really brutal. Maybe this is the reason that this film is terribly crazy, bordering on insane. It is, however, entertaining, and suited for our times. It’s actually just as dumb as the first instalment, with the added bonus of the camera that barely allows the audience to see a thing, but the authors still think that it creates the feeling of being there with the gods and fighting side by side with Sam Worthington. This made me knock one star off my rating. (07/07/2013)

Robert Graves must still be turning in his grave, but perhaps not so frequently this time. Because you have to admit that Wrath of the Titans provokes no wrath at all in its viewers and so is certainly a lot more bearable and better than Clash of the Titans. However, more bearable and better doesn’t mean that it’s bearable and good. (03/29/2012)

Enemies are swarming one after another and Liebesman is letting explode all kinds of mud piles, but the charm has somewhat faded. Worthington's fierce expression could easily carry even a much weaker film, but among his enemies this time there is a bit of routine and the unforgettable battles like the scorpions from the first installment are missing. Chimaera or settling the score with Kronos will please, on the other hand, Cyclops or the Minotaur partially feel like forced attractions that according to the producers must not be missing in an ancient fantasy saga. When even Rosamund Pike cannot fully portray (slightly unnecessarily distinctive and incomprehensibly different) the role of the recast Andromeda, the final impression is unexpectedly sad. However, what strongly honors the creators is their fearlessness in dealing with superior beings. I did not expect such a harsh body count and because I don't insist on adhering to Petišek's twists (it's not history but mythology), I remained pleasantly surprised at least by that. The feeling that this vengeful campaign against the Titans could have been done a class better, however, remained. (06/25/2012)

I just now noticed that this is a two-parter. As you can see, I didn't need the first one. I didn't find any Wrath of the Titans, but just a lot of jealousy and bitterness. Which I guess is fitting for a family of gods. You give one son one too many lollipops and you can worry about the one less gifted stabbing you in the back. But it wasn't that bad. There was always something banging, splashing, stabbing... so as an action movie, fine. No deep Greek myths and legends. (05/25/2013)

More than just decent action and a feast of special effects for the eyes. Mr. Lava is sufficiently destructive and blobs of molten stuff that fly off him when he waves his arms about wipe whole cities off the map with apologetic matter-of-factness. The other monsters are also done very nicely. Keep up the good work. The story is roughly as dumb as the lamer episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess from my the days of my youth, but thanks to a bigger budget the whole thing looks a lot better. Liam Neeson is cool again, Sam also tries hard (with this screenplay, nobody has much acting to do) and Rosamund Pike is a slightly prettier Andromeda than the last one. The romantic storyline doesn’t work, and schizophrenic Perseus, always talking to himself, doesn’t instill much trust... but there we go. The action is super and I’ll certainly play Wrath a couple more times. (06/15/2012)

Definitely better than the first one. The technical prowess of this sequel is undeniable, especially when it comes to the work with sound and the very clear action (although I expected more based on the trailer). At the same time, the action scenes are very inventive and, in some moments, quite unconventional. What kills it are the boring dialogues, the overused plot structure of dividing tasks, getting acquainted with the main mission, going somewhere to get something, and destroying the main villain. Along the way, someone occasionally helps, someone dies, and so on. Essentially, it's sterile boredom. But thanks to the visuals and Worthington’s solid performance, it's passable. Finally, the 3D actually works as 3D and it's not just for the sake of it, another improvement compared to the first installment. (04/28/2012)

Compared to Clash of the Titans, Wrath is a gratifying leap forward. All things considered, there was really only one thing that bothered me about the film - the English inscription on Perseus' wife's grave. Otherwise, I want to praise just about everything - from the entertaining plot, which is actually a multiple mythological family drama, to the top-notch effects (I felt like all those chimeras and cyclops were real), the actors (the Fiennes-Neeson duo, the beautiful Rosamund Pike, the impeccable Bill Nighy), the direction (Letterier would never have made such atmospheric scenes as the one in the cyclops forest or one final reconciliation), the music (a simple but striking main theme) to the hairstyle of the main character, who finally looks like he is from the period. (06/25/2012)

Definitely better than the hyped first one, even fun at times, but I still couldn't shake the feeling that a 150 million-dollar movie should have offered, besides the endless action, a more meaningful story that would have made all the cool effects, monsters and, especially, the top-notch cast not sound completely empty. But the creators made absolutely no effort, and because of their concept, Wrath of the Titans becomes only a slightly less stupid, but twice as megalomaniacal sequence of spectacular action scenes, whose hypnotic effects are barely enough for those 90 minutes. A very energetic and brisk but completely useless fantasy that wastes the talents of Neeson and Fiennes. 60% (08/30/2012)

The Brits (and Gemma Arterton) apparently washed their hands off the whole thing after the fiasco, so the US and Spain seized the opportunity to unleash a true Olympian Ragnarok together. And to make sure that their efforts weren't wasted, they crammed almost every thinkable figure of Greek mythology (that didn’t already get pixelated in the first film) into this action-packed CGI mess following the motto: "Where there's a labyrinth, there's a Minotaur." The plot wasn’t very different from the first one. Again, it was just a sequence of badly connected action scenes with poor dialogue and occasional attempts at violent humor. The major change in the cast didn't help much either. I wasn't happy with Alexa Davalos as Andromeda, but Rosamund Pike wasn’t exactly a perfect fit for her role either. Don’t even get me started on General Andromeda who was a really ridiculous figure (at least the writers should be able to explain the difference between hoplites and infantry). I do admit that I was quite amused by the battle at the end. The filmmakers obviously took the expression ‘fighting fire with fire’ literally, so the soldiers actually tried to set fire to the beings that have literally come from fire. I bet they would have fought water creatures by trying to drown them. All the while, I was under the impression that the writers were fans of God of War II. Even World of Warcraft came to mind at the end, because Kronos looked like Ragnaros who had just left the Molten Core. By the way, what did the unfortunate Ares do to the Americans? First Xena goes after him, and now this...  / "You can't leave Greece without a queen." You gotta love the Americans for such silly nonsense. Yeah, I know, sports scholarships. / Lesson learned: It must be uplifting to kill a god once in a while. (10/02/2022)

"Clash of the Titans" - in this case I mean the remake - couldn't come close to the original, which was overflowing with so many ideas, beautiful visuals, but above all, Ray Harryhausen's unique tricks, that I already suspected from the beginning how the modern digital version would turn out. All the magic was lost, legendary scenes, characters, everything was pushed aside to make an American action film that is supposed to impress with digital effects, epic battles, and an empty story. Sam Worthington is not a bad actor, but "Clash of the Titans" is definitely not a showcase of his talent. The same goes for the sequel with the Czech title "Wrath of the Titans". The film has an even emptier story, which obviously has a lot in common with the film "War of the Gods". But while "War of the Gods" impresses with its visuals - Tarsem Singh has a unique visual sensibility - "Wrath of the Titans" tries to compensate with digital effects, which is the only thing that really works in the film. The tricks are good. That's why I'm giving the film 20% and not nothing. Rosamund Pike has an incredibly thankless role and played such an unnecessary character as Andromeda... It's hard to believe that the love story between Perseus and Andromeda was one of the main motives of the original "Clash of the Titans". Here, there is no spark between them for a moment, but suddenly at the end they all of a sudden get together as if they were destined for each other. Poorly executed both in terms of screenplay and direction. Famous actors are not everything and digital tricks are definitely not. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2012/07/happy-feet-2-bobr-cislo-4-musketyri.html (02/23/2013)