Reply With QuoteI 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.
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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.
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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.
B Student
What are you talking about? The effects are the best part of the original.
"It's all in the reflexes"
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.
B Student
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!Originally Posted by magnifiedplaid
There are certain movies you shouldn't remake. HEY GUESS WHAT? THIS IS FUCKING ONE OF THEM! JESUS.
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
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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.
B Student
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.
B Student
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.
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.
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