Clash of the Titans

Last week on Wednesday night I went to Torg to watch the 1981 version of "Clash of the Titans." I did this for extra credit for my Greek and Roman Mythology class. We had to see the movie than write a one page reaction to it, which was extremely easy, of course. "Clash of the Titans" is about Perseus, a demi-god, and the tasks he has to perform to save the woman he loves and the city Argos. For example, one of the things he has to do is cut off the head of Medusa.

I enjoyed the plot of the movie but just about everything else was horrendous. Since it was made in 1981, the special effects were pretty terrible, which is expected, but the acting and dialog were also not up to par. I've never read the actual story of Perseus but I think the movie followed the story pretty closely.

This weekend I went home for Easter. While I was home, I went to see the new "Clash of the Titans" with my dad. It was pretty good. It had some good action and it was cool because there were a lot of strange beasts and things and the special effects were good. However, I did not enjoy the movie as much as I thought I would. I think this was because I had seen the older version a few days before and it seemed not to follow the real story as much as the old one. One example is that they made Pegasus a black, flying horse instead of a white, flying horse. Everyone knows that Pegasus is white! Since I had seen the older version recently, I was busy making comparisons like this one throughout the movie.

Although I did not enjoy it as much as I wanted, "Clash of the Titans" was pretty entertaining and I would recommend you see it.