They were the Olympians, not the Titans

Hands off my Sammy, little girl.

There are so many levels of wrong about Clash of the Titans, but for the love of Perseus, I couldn't help but enjoyed the movie. Before I start my ranting, let us be clear about something: the 1981 version was stupid. They ignored the history written about the Gods and their relationships with men. The only saving graces about the 1981 version were the stellar casts and the fact that it contained a more thorough, developed story than the remake.

I should know, I've watched it. Countless times, I might add.

So, does the 2010 version fare any better? Hell yeah, of course! I'll tell you why.

• Sam Worthington

• Sam Worthington in short skirts

• Sam Worthington's legs
• Sam Worthington's utterance of the word "bitch". My heart melted when he said that.
• The mechanical owl, for sentimental value. It first appeared in the original movie.
• Mads Mikkelsen who played Draco. He was the baddie in Casino Royale, and then I had the chance to watch him in the wonderful After the Wedding. Trust me. You have to watch it.

• When Draco first appeared, I asked my friend, "tu bukan The Rock ke? Muka macam The Rock.".And my friend only said, "ye ke? aku nampak dia macam Rio Ferdinand je." Oh itu memang bedebah, bandingkan dia dengan si drug-test forgetter tu pula.

Serius muka dia lain betul.

• And of course, as stated in the First Amendment or something like that, whenever Casino Royale is mentioned, you also have to mention this:

Ah yes, thank me later. Now on to the next point.

• I was expecting some stupid, cheesy effects from the looks of the trailer, but I was proven wrong. The effects aren't exceptional like say, Harry Potter (??? only because the scene when Perseus and Pegasus chased that Medusa's head thief, it reminded me of Quidditch), but they're better than I expected.
• I like Medusa, although her face is very disturbing. It distracts you from the snakes on her head. Oh well, whatever. I think she's one hell of a fashionable bitch. I think that Paris Hilton or some other stupid twat would work a "snakes-on-head" fashion in the foreseeable future. Well, I wouldn't put it past her anyway.
• Okay, I just read somewhere that the filmmakers used minimal CGIs and built real sets instead of shooting in front of the green canvas. No wonder it looks like shit.
• Ooooh and Sam Worthington again.
• Look at point #1-#4 again.

Now on to the bad points.

• It doesn't follow closely the mythology. Okay, I'll give you a tiny example because you can google most of the stories yourself. King Acrisius was angry because he was prophesied to be killed by the son of his daughter (his grandson). Danae (the daughter) became pregnant with Perseus when Zeus came to her in the form of gold shower. King Acrisius put them in a chest when the baby was born and threw it into the sea. Luckily, they were rescued by a fisherman. They both survived. What happened after that, you can google it yourself. The 1981 version told the real Acrisius tale.

Oh yes, I was a geek when I was growing up. I still am. Okay sambung.

• They combined a few characters from other mythologies in this movie. One notable character is Io. Pegasus is another. It's not a pretty combination though. It looks mashed up and out of place.
• There's no character development at all.
• Oh scratch that, there's no/minimal story development. I'm a bit disturbed about that, because people (a.k.a only me?) can't help questioning why this happened, who the fuck is this asshole, well, you know, questions like that. Took the joy out of it somewhat.
• Sam Worthington, I love you more that I love Kinder White (and that's saying everything, trust me) but please lah enrol yourself in an acting class or something. Even a kayu can act better than you. Well, at least you have a pair of knockout legs.
• Urgh, the bland score by Ramin Djawadi. If you can make something spectacular like what you did to Iron Man, why can't you do the same to Clash of the Titans?
• I can't get over the abrupt ending. I understand that this movie is about a quest, not some war-related movie like 300 but come on, the men declared a war against the GODS!! Bagi lah dramatic sikit. For the sake of my love to Sam Worthington, if there's a sequel, please make a better movie. Or at least have a decent ending.

I think this movie is trying hard to follow the trend of tormented, troubled heroes who have problems like normal people do. It first started with Spiderman, followed closely by The Incredibles, and then Batman Begins, and then I lost track. Sadly, it's not working here. Like I said before, without plot/characters development, a movie is as good as nothing. Thankfully, Clash of the Titans has Sam Worthington's legs to save everything.

Okay lah this photo has nothing to do with Clash of the Titans but oooh Sammy looks so dreamy here.

Oh Arsenal, I love you to death, but please don't do that again! I almost had a heart attack! On the other hand, I think that Lady Luck is smiling at us. Hope she'll continue to smile at us forever.

And I have to say this. I think that Iron Man 2 is gonna be great, but I don't think it will surpass the first installment's greatness. And ScarJo is not as beautiful as I once thought. Tengok gambar pun dah tau mesti dia jadi kayu je nanti.