Wrath of the Titans (2012)

Best movie of this year hands down!

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

I do agree that this sequel is better than the 2010 Clash of the Titans. I find the special effects better, acting better, the story better (*1981 Clash's story was a bit different than the 2010). I am surprised I like this film a little better than the 2010 Clash. Even the overall look and feel to this sequel is somewhat better. It's dirtier and gritter. I will admit that I'm not fond of those double sided monsters though - they were a bit goofy looking lol... but I am pleased with the rest of the creatures for the most part. It seems they took more a little bit more time with this film... but maybe it just appears that way to me.Anyway, I like the 1981 best, this film is seconded on my rating list and 2010 Wrath takes third place. The 2010 Clash and 2012 Wrath does give me something different to watch.One more note: to me, Kronos is very much like the Balrog from LotR. I kept expecting Gandalf to yell "You shall not pass!". LOL.7.5/10

This movie was not bad, but it could have been better. It had a good story to it, but there could have been a bit more action sequences.Kronos is supposed to be the ultimate God of Gods. He is the father of Zeus, Hades, and all of the other Gods. But similar to what was done in the first one with the Kraken, Kronos was only around for a few minutes at the end of the movie. So once again, all that hype throughout the movie to only see Kronos for a short moment.The Makhai were actually super extreme craziness. The Makhai is a humanoid demon creature that has two upper bodies connected by their backs. They were present during Kronos' attack, and they were ruthless. But it would have been better if there were more of them.

Wrath of the Titans (2012): Dir: Jonathan Liebesman / Cast: Sam Worthington, Rosamund Pike, Edgar Ramirez, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes: A far superior film than that remake crap that proceeded it although it still pales in comparison to the 1981 original. This one follows the emerging presence of evil as the gods clash with Hades and his army, which leaves Zeus with his powers draining drastically in an effort to awaken the fire giant known as Kronos. This is an impressive and overwhelming creature that strikes fear into villagers with its charred and fire figure destroying more ground than any forest fire. There are numerous other creatures that enter the chaos that will prevail where the film becomes corny but the climatic showdown packs a mean punch. Sam Worthington redeems himself after the previous spectacle and portrays Perseus the demigod who has a son but must face off new obstacles. Like Lynn Collins in John Carter, Rosamnund Pike plays Andromeda as some sort of warrior in what comes off as some sort of gender joke that becomes forced as oppose to believable. Edgar Ramirez plays Ares, Zeus's other son who is jealous of his affection for Perseus. This results in a strong villain responsible for the chaos as well as provide a worthy adversary for Perseus. Liam Neeson displaying Zeus's weak side may be a mistake but it does bring more emotion to the role. Ralph Fiennes plays Hades but he isn't much more interesting than he was in the pathetic film that proceeded it. Visually superior sequel where the wrath comes from following a piece of crap to begin with. Score: 6 ½ / 10

After defeating the Kraken, Perseus returns to the quiet life of a fisherman and the sole parent to his son Helius. Zeus (Liam Neeson) warns Perseus (Sam Worthington) of a coming battle. Mankind has stopped worshiping the Gods and they are weaken for it. Titans are fighting their imprisonment and Kronos himself could rise. Kronos is the father of brothers Zeus, Hades (Ralph Fiennes) and Poseidon (Danny Huston) whom they imprisoned long ago in the Tartarus. Hades double-cross Zeus along with Zeus' son Ares (Edgar Ramírez) aligning themselves with Kronos. They drain Zeus' powers to release Kronos. Perseus goes to Olympus and finds Poseidon who dies leaving him the trident. Perseus must battle the monsters and rescue Zeus with the help of warrior Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon's son Argenor (Toby Kebbell), and fallen god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy).The story is complicated especially if you don't have a degree in Greek mythology. The movie doesn't waste much time explaining things before they start spending the big CGI bucks. And they spend a lot of it in this movie. This is wall-to-wall big CGI. It wears me out. Then I start to be stunned by it all and then I started to admire the audacity. As a story, there is some interesting daddy issues on display. Sam Worthington remains one of the most wooden actors leading big budget blockbusters. Rosamud Pike is an odd and unlikely choice for a Greek warrior queen. It's not just the English Rose looks but also the fact that she's not usually an action star. This is a movie where all consideration is made for big CGI action and not much for everything else.