HARD ROCK.
That's gotta be one of the most redundant tag lines in history. It'd be like "World War 2 - The World At War A Second Time!" Or "It's Judgement Day For The Teminator!"
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HARD ROCK.
That's gotta be one of the most redundant tag lines in history. It'd be like "World War 2 - The World At War A Second Time!" Or "It's Judgement Day For The Teminator!"
BUT TITANS WILL CLASH !!!!
Anyways, looks like fun and Worrignton was the best thing in otherwise shitty Salvation.
shakey cam ahoy!
I just watched the original. It's hokey and fun, and the Penguin is in it! Can only hope the new one has bewbies.
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The trailer for this is lulz. Taking something as fun/hokey/whimsical as clash of the titans and making it into a redneck rock video is so, so super silly.
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I demand new TRASFORMER CG OWL !!!
Yes, where are that owl's balls?Quote:
Originally Posted by Despair
Score one for missing the entire point of the original movie. This looks horrible! This generation sucks!
I just read that Bubo will not appear in the new one in any major fashion. Although they hint at a cameo type thing.
From the Empire article they seem to be making this a toned down God of War/300, "for the whole family" as the director put it. Tonally wrong, but I wouldn't really want Clash of the Titans to be really violent and have a bunch of rad titties in it.
I hope they haven't fucked this up, just watched the original last night and although a remake is necessary as far as the effects go, they really should keep the heart of the movie in tact.
What are you talking about? The effects are the best part of the original.
I'm with Mr-K here. I will see this movie because I loved the original but I'm really bummed out that the special effects aren't claymation.
While I like Claymation special effects, don't be stupid, of course they aren't going to do it today, it would get laughed off the screen by their target audience.
There's a thin like between quirky and stupid for most people.
QFMFT!Quote:
Originally Posted by magnifiedplaid
There are certain movies you shouldn't remake. HEY GUESS WHAT? THIS IS FUCKING ONE OF THEM! JESUS.
if you feel that way then I guess the remake will be useless to you, I always felt the movie was great but if any movie was deemed necessary to have a remake... this one stood out. I think some of the effects were fine in the original, but some were just too crude to ignore (even as a kid I realized the vulture looked completely fake). Shit, I would love to see a version where they just redo some of the animation in the original and leave the rest of the movie alone... although I realize that would be kinda stupid, still would be cool to watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr-K
No it isn't. There are many things that could be improved in this movie. Making it into a rock radio, gritty action fest misses the point, but a lot could be done with the premise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Advocate
No it isn't. There are many things that could be improved in this movie. Making it into a rock radio, gritty action fest misses the point, but a lot could be done with the premise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Advocate
The original animation was a kitsch throwback--a kind of last hurrah for that kind of special effects. Harryhausen effects have a unique appeal, and by 1981 was way out dated in terms of realism (I mean, Empire came out the year before). It was a stylistic choice rather than budgetary.
The concept could work with super sweet modern effects, and from what I've read there are quite a bit of practical effects being used in this movie as well.
That is exactly why you should NOT see this movie!Quote:
Originally Posted by Glass Joe
Well, there is also a movie coming out called "Ninja Assassin". That's kind of like making a movie called "Trucker Driver" or "Cleaner Washer".Quote:
Originally Posted by BerringerX
I guess the kids just need to hear it more than once these days. :D
Do you try to be wrong about everything or is that just your natural state of being?
Seriously, you haters need to take a step back a really think this out for a sec; This movie should absolutely be remade, it begs for it. With all the leaps that current technology offers effects wise, this could be a visual orgasm. Scripting, well, they picked the wrong time to remake it as far as that goes, it could still be well written, but with the current attitude in Hollywood in regard to subject matter for "blockbuster" films, it's probably gonna miss the mark by just a bit, still if they retain much of the premise and spirit of the original, modern writing sensibilities being what they are, this thing could be worth a viewing, even if we get no titties, and if we don't, they will be missed.
Posters.
Yes, those are posters.
I know I have a rep for hating on remakes, but I agree that this is one movie that would benefit from the treatment. As good as the original was, the effects are pretty fucking hurtin' by today's standards.
BTW, is the goofy robo-owl in this movie? I hope so.
How exactly does this miss the point of the original?
Sword fighting - check
Medusa head - check
Giant Scorpion - check
Rock video- no
No Robo Owl - No
God of War lite - No No No!
No robo-owl? FUCK.
BUBO!! BUBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WTF? TOO MANY NEW TRAILERS!!!!
http://movies.apple.com/movies/wb/cl...480&height=204
I'm showing the original "Clash of the Titans" to my class right now. I show it every year, right before Christmas break, because we study Greek Mythology right before Christmas, and we start reading "The Odyssey" after Christmas....its just the odd way my districts' pacing guide breaks down.
I bring this up, because it disgusts me how much front loading I have to do, in order to get kids to appreciate the movie. If I pop it right in, without saying anything, the kids say "God, this movie SUCKS! THE SPECIAL FX SUCK FUCKING ASS! THIS IS SHITTY!!!" So, I always have to do a short lesson on the history of Ray Harryhausen, his stop motion FX, and how much time/human craftmanship has to be put into creating a movie with this type of FX. I just wish the kids could enjoy this movie WITHOUT me having to explain this stuff to them, because its a fucking classic and kids are just disrespectful.
I also kind of hope the new movie BOMBS hardcore, and nobody likes it....because I don't want to hear the kids say "Why can't we watch the 2010 version!?" every year that I try to show this. I'm guessing the 2010 version is probably PG-13 or R...right? On the flip side, if this is PG-13 and it rocks hardcore...maybe I can get parent permission slips for it. Rated R movies are forbidden, no matter what though, and I aint losing my job over a fucking movie.
EDIT - Just watched that new trailer...is "Damn the Gods" really the tagline for this movie? ugh. That Kraken sucks compared to the '81 Kraken too :)
When they do this, just yell back BECAUSE THERE'S NO FUCKING MECHANICAL OWL IN THAT ONE, THAT'S WHY!Quote:
Originally Posted by magnifiedplaid
Do it like the history teacher from Back to School.
lol@Melf!!!!!
Also ... i expect Melf to be arrested, if HE did that.
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...1&d=1201511968
hahaha...I think I'm going to do this next year! It will add a lot more excitement to the whole proceedings :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Melf
So true, at least my 8 y/o appreciates this flick. Bought a couple of Harryhausen box sets a few years ago and after he watched the first Sinbad, he was hooked.Quote:
Originally Posted by magnifiedplaid
Parents just don't culture their kids nowadays and it really shows. And don't even get me started on parental discipline, but Im sure you would agree with me there.
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Oh yes....I can go on...and on....and on...about this subject. The majority of my job entails me disciplining them to the point where they will learn not to be fucktards, and teaching them how to be normal, respectful, human beings. You wouldn't believe half the stuff that comes out of these kids' mouths (I'm not talking about just profanity here either....thats kinda understandable I guess). What have their parents been doing the last 14-15 years before they sent their kids to my classroom? Most of them are definitely trying to hard to be the "cool parent" who is more of a "friend" to their son/daughter and it really shows.
Sinbad rocks too BTW. I used to watch that all the time on Showtime when I was a kid, and I bought the Blu-Ray version earlier this year. I'll definitely be picking up "Clash of the Titans" on Blu, when it comes out this March!
If you can't appreciate the art and craftsmanship behind the effects of the '81 Clash of The Titans, then you can not call yourself a fan of film. This remake can take its generic CG and shitty soundtrack by The Used and go fuck itself.
New Clash of The Titans news ... NOW WITH MORE MONEY!!!
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Originally Posted by LatinoReview
So, is Liam Neeson trying to play every God there is....first Jesus...*cough*...I mean "Aslan", and now Zeus. Interesting.
I hear his next role is the title character in Mohammed: The First Jihad.
More like Taken 2.
so 3-D won't be used.
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So new rock in our historical setting? Sounds a lot like Yellowcard or Blink 182 being in the Star Wars TV show CW is producing. For those soft tender moments. I guess it worked in 300.
Saw this for free last night. Its about as mediocre as you can possibly get - utterly forgettable. Felt kinda like a made for sci-fi channel movie. It was entertaining in spots I guess. I havent seen the old one in forever but from what little I can recall - this movie didnt live up to it. Medusa scene sucked ass compared to the old one for one - that scene used to scare me as a kid. The movie just flies by and the scenery is just barren and boring. Yawn. I did like the Zeus and the gods scenes though. Looked neat.
Plus mechanical owl fans are going to be pissed. They basically show it for one second and diss the hell out of it. When they are getting their weapons - the one dude pulls the metal owl out of a box and says "What the hell is this?" When hes holding it they made it look all stupid with its eyes spinning and arms waving. The the other dude says "Throw that shit back in the box!" Or something. I was like - wait a second.
That was the talk of the people after - why did they shit on the owl?!
Thumbs down. I'd rather replay god of war than watch this over again.
D:<
Apparenty Clash was filmed totally in 2D, with the decision to shoehorn it into 3D forced by the studio late during post-production. So far, I've read several reviews saying that the 3D effects are so fucking bad that they actually completely ruin the movie.
3D aside, I hear the movie's okay.
I have a friend that works in a movie theater so I got to see it 3d for free. What ever you do, do not pay extra to see this movie in 3d! It's so tacked on it's bad.
Destro777's take is pretty much right on the money. The gods and the overall design work rock, everything else is completely 'eh.' Sam Worthington is the blandest lead actor in history. How many thousands of dicks did he have to suck to get thrust into the limelight out of nowhere like this? I just don't get it.
And yeah, the 3D effect is as big a pile of crap as I've been hearing. I'm so happy I saw this for free.
I liked it. I was expecting it to suck, but I enjoyed it more than I thought. It was easily better than most blockbusters that come out of Hollywood these days.
What I appreciated most was it didn't try too hard to be cool. The dialogue wasn't full of Y2K-era quips, and the score wasn't wank guitars like in the trailers.
Some of the design was well-done, too, especially Charon, who was growing out of the overturned boat he piloted across the Styx. Below-decks was full of coins from previous fares, which was a nice detail. I was ready to hate on Medusa, but while the original is still classic, the remake did a pretty good job with her. The Kraken wasn't omg awesome, but it seemed more powerful than Harryhausen's. Pegasus was done better too.
The only real problems I had were the wretched mistreatment of Calibos (my favorite character from the 80s one), the horribly-unnecessary-yet-unfortunately-still-trendy shaky action cam, and the Djinn, who were basically pointless. Plus they looked like tiny Megatrons in turbans.
Sam Worthington isn't the greatest, but at least he didn't fail at Shakespeare like Harry Hamlin did. Liam Neeson was kind of wooden as Zeus, but Fiennes' Hades was gloriously overwrought. Mads Mikkelsen was under-utilized too, but took advantage of his scenes like he usually does.
The changes to the story kind of sucked, but that's not why you go to see a film like this anyway. Oh I hated frickin Bubo, even as a kid, so I didn't care about that.
I think the lame trailers and taglines obscure what's actually a pretty darn good fantasy action film. I think it's one of the better remakes of this mostly lamentable wave.
If I heard correctly, they paid $100k per film minute to shoehorn 3-d into the movie. There's been very few movies recently actually filmed in 3-d. They're all trying to capitalize on the Avatar craze.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dolemite
Just got back from it. If I wasn't with my brother I would have walked out.
Well then, I suppose I won't drag my wife to this if it sucks this badly. I'll just make her watch the old version.
It might have been the worst movie I have ever seen.
Don't go see this movie. Every scene in the movie was done wrong. There is some very talented technical work but it all goes to waste by being bookended with amateur fluff and getting paced all wrong. No one involved seemed to care about the viewer's imagination or suspension of disbelief, how to engage either, or why anyone might find Greek mythology interesting in the first place.
How did the only potentially interesting character, that happens to be from a desert culture and wear a turban, also end up being a suicide bomber? Everyone on board was OK with that? wow
I disagree. The original [movie's] design is simple and effective, and leads to a chilling reveal. The new design, like everything in movie, lacks any subtly whatsoever; although I agree the collection of coins was a cool touch.Quote:
Originally Posted by BioMechanic
Also, really convenient how he never needed a ride back and just flew out of the underworld. Where he meets Io after the Medusa fight looked just like the environment before they got on the ferry.
It was like every movie made nowadays- all flash, no substance or personality. The second you walk out the theater it's forgotten. I'm actually getting bummed by how commonplace this is getting.
I never saw Perseus get swallowed by the scorpion. I figured it jumped on top of him and he cut his way through it since it was too heavy to lift, but he made a comment later about being eaten by a scorpion. Bad editing. My buddy is taking his wife to see this Friday. I already warned him but it doesn't sink in. He loved the Spawn movie.
Is this the greatest film ever? No. Does it have problems? It does, and serious ones.
I'm certainly not going to defend Clash of the Titans as a great example of action filmmaking or mythological accuracy, because it isn't. (Neither is the original, Medusa scene aside.)
However, I went in expecting it to be an insult to the original, like so many remakes are these days, but I was pleasantly surprised when it was not. Some of the new ideas didn't work, and it sure was messy, but I came away with more positives than negatives.
And Charon growing out of the underside of an overturned boat was a pretty cool interpretation of the classic icon.
Just saw this with the gf, it sucked. Boring and dumb.
PS - The 3D was non-existant and shitty as well.
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lol, it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mzo
LOL Sweet Dreams.
Sam Worthington sucks so much ass.
I refuse to watch that trailer, but I SURE AS FUCK hope they are not making a sequel to the worst action movie i have ever seen in my fuck you.
I saw the trailer for the new one a few days ago. It's like they copied God of War scene for scene.
would anybody seriously be upset by thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
Anyone who optioned the film rights for God of War, I imagine.