The
last of Ray HarryHausen’s visual effects masterpieces, Clash of the Titans is a
fun, fun movie. Some of the acting in the movie is subpar. Harry Hamlin was
basically cast because he’s pretty. The man couldn’t act at all. And Laurence
Oliver, who’s supposed to be one of the greatest actors of all time, gives a
poor accounting for himself in this movie. But Burgess Meredith and Maggie
Smith more than make up for these other performances. And I love the movie, every
bad moment of it. Also I have the genius of HarryHausen at the reigns, even
though special effects had evolved since Jason and the Argonauts. One thing
that I only noticed later is how the Kracken is simply a recasting of an
earlier creation of HarryHausen, the alien from Venus in 20 Million Miles to
Earth.
Take this movie for what it’s worth and enjoy. It is, in my
humble opinion, far superior to the remake in 2010. Hamlin might have given a
wooden performance, but at least he wasn’t whining!
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