If the 80’s have taught us anything, it’s that good graphics don’t make a movie. Take for example, the 2010 remake of CLASH OF THE TITANS which had us longing for the hilariously amazing 1981 original (no 3D in the world could have made that better). Opening tonight is the sequel to that remake, WRATH OF THE TITANS, and like the first, it holds the same problem.
WRATH OF THE TITANS continues the story of Perseus- the demigod son of Zeus- a decade after his Kraken defeat. Perseus is now trying to live a quiet life in the village as a fisherman with his 10-year-old son, Helius. But, the gods are at it again, all weak because of the mortals’ lack of devotion and such. The gods start to loose control of the imprisoned Titans and their leader, Kronos (the father of brothers Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon). What happens when Hades and Zeus’ son, Ares, switch loyalty and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus? Perseus has to put his fisher-manning aside, that’s what.
Sure, it looks stunning and the visuals are amazing. But, if AVATAR has taught us anything, it’s that stunning visuals will only briefly distract you from a bad story. If the plot is blah, then it’s all collectively uninteresting. We’re also going to briefly mention the argument that the original had no sequel, thus making a “remake sequel” unnecessary to begin with.
But if you’re in the mood tonight to tune your brain out and watch some mythology fantasy in 3D, then the choices don’t get much better! – 3/5