Clash of the Titans a.k.a Terminator 007: Aslan vs. Voldemort

 On Monday, Baybe and I had a very, very, VERY rare opportunity to go catch a movie. The last movie we saw, I think, was Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Yes, I know. That was quite a while back.

Originally, being an avid Tim Burton fan, I wanted to see Alice in Wonderland. However, a couple of my friends warned me against it. They recommended How to Train Your Dragon instead. Now, I love animated flicks as much as the next geek, but since we wanted a much deserved adult day out, we decided on Clash of the Titans instead. What a way to feel old. The original movie first aired in 1981, when both hubby and me were literally still in diapers.

First of all, Sam Worthington sure has gotten around since being in Terminator: Salvation, hasn't he? He started out humbly as a human-machine (I believe the correct term is cyborg) in T:S, then as a giant Smurf in Avatar, and now he is a skirt wearing demigod in Clash of the Titans. I guess they couldn't get Russel Crowe and his amazingly manly thighs to star in this movie, since he is too busy prancing about, in a manly way of course,  in Robin Hood when they were shooting the movie.

Wait. Epiphany moment. Both Russel Crowe and Sam Worthington are Aussies, and both of them looks good in a short skirt. Hmmmmm.

Next point. A lot has changed in terms of special effects over 29 years, and the studio folks want us to know it too. Like, whoah. We weren't even watching it in 3-D!

H-ey. The floating, pale looking guy in black look familliar, doesn't he? Oh, that's right. It's He Who Shall Not Be Named, with actual facial features ie. nose. At least they got to save some money for his costume since they only need to modify his wardrobe from the Harry Potter franchise movies. And Liam Neeson is no longer a disembodied voice in the form of a lion - hurray! Although, me thinks he overdid polishing his armor just a tad.

And isn't that guy Le Chiffre from Casino Royale? And that Io girl is the one who died drenched in oil in Quantum of Solace? Ooh. I must stop pointing out familiar faces and review this movie. Except there really isn't  much to review, is there?

Watch the original movie. At least the stop-motion animation puts a smile on your face.

And pahhh! I could smell Hades betraying Zeus a mile away. Zeus may be shiny, but he's not too bright, is he?