Movie Review
Clash of the Titans (Remake) (2010)
Jay Maidment/Warner Brothers Pictures
Sam Worthington as the demigod Perseus in “Clash of the Titans.”
Clanging swords, thundering gods, shrieking monsters — about all that’s missing from the self-consciously kitsch retread of “Clash of the Titans” is Laurence Olivier pitching a fit in a toga. Released in 1981, the first “Clash” starred Sir Larry as Zeus alongside titans of the stage and screen like Claire Bloom (as Hera), Maggie Smith (Thetis) and Ursula Andress (Aphrodite). Harry Hamlin, wearing the “dry look” and robes so voluminous he could have rigged the entire Greek fleet, played Perseus, the half-human son of Zeus, whose adventures and pillowy lips pushed this mythic tale straight into the realm of cinematic camp.
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