Clash of the Titans

I have been so excited to go see the new movie, Clash of the Titans. I even made David sit through the old 1980's version before we went to see the remake. He barely made it through the entire thing, grumbling the whole time about the 80's special effects....whatever, it's a CLASSIC!

So last night for our date we went to see it--here is my review. The movie is a well-made movie with good special effects, great actors, and an interesting plot. The director even did a great job at incorporating the Gods of Olympus and their powers into the storyline without being hokey. Additionally, although it contains violence, the movie is very clean with relatively little swearing (obviously they don't take the Lord's name in vain since the Greeks didn't believe in Him.)

HOWEVER, the mythology behind this newest version of the Perseus story is out in left field. Where the heck did several parts of the storyline come from? The love interest (really? really?), the story behind Perseus' birth, and his very random journey companions from middle-eastern mythology? Greek mythology is interesting enough when left alone. That's why you can create blockbuster after blockbuster based on its storylines. So why do you have to change an already good thing?

So, again, it's a good movie but if you go to see it, take the plot with a grain of salt and understand that a lot of it is coming out of thin air and is not really how the story went. Ok, thanks!