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Okay, I know I’m late on this one, but this one was delayed for shameful reasons that concern too much wine and two hours in movie theater bathroom.
Once I did get back to the movies to see this one, I was excited because of how it had been built up. I’d seen the first 10 minutes, but that was it, and only seeing part of a film drives me nuts, so here I was, in the comforting dark of the theater, finally watching Clash of the Titans.
For those who don’t know, it’s a remake of the old-school classic fantasy which starred Harry Hamlin (Mr. chin of the universe) and several others such as Maggie Smith (Harry Potter and the ‘well just about everything’), and Lawrenece Olivier.
It takes a bit of a different turn in many areas, but for the most part this stays pretty true to the original film, which i liked. The new stars to take the places of the old school ones, were such faces as Sam Worthington taking over as Perseus, Ralph Fiennes as Hades (a nice addition in my opinion) There was also a wonderful touch added…none other than Liam Neeson to play Zeus. He was brilliant, but I have to say Ralph stole the show. He was on fire, yet he was cool. He was completely evil, yet you understood why. He was a heartless jerk of an immortal…and you loved every second of it.
I liked Sam Worthington’s Perseus. He was quiet and angry, focused on avenging his parents. His performance showed the real definition of bravery, which everyone knows is doing the right thing even though you’re scared to death. I admired him for that. It’s rare.
The biggest star above all others of course, was the Kraken. As soon as I heard the words, “Release the Kraken!” I got goosebumps all over. Seeing the Kraken was wondrous, scary and a whole lot of fun. This was once of the very rare films that I was happy to compare the the old one and say I liked them both nearly equally. This one is definitely worth your time. And worth reliving your memories of the classic version as well.
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My family and I were dying to see this one. Everyone we knew that had gone to see it had loved it, and with Pixar’s track record, who wouldn’t trust this animation powerhouse with a film that contained dragons and Vikings? I mean really?
This was stars such voices as Jay Barchuel, Craig Ferguson, and of course our beloved, can-do-no-wrong Gerard Butler. It stars main character Hiccup, the town loser and nerd, who wants to fight dragons, but lacks the skill, courage, and basic muscle to do it. He also is son of the most feared and respected dragon fighter in the village, voiced by Gerard Butler. (Which, if you’re wondering, how all the Vikings ended up with Scottish accents) Hiccup is a wonderful inventor though, and uses his inventions to snare the most dangerous of all the breeds of dragons, the night fury. Together they learn about each other, and realize there are more to each other than they had been taught.
They teach each other about camaraderie and acceptance, and how important is to be yourself, despite of what everyone thinks of you, and by the end, you are so proud of Hiccup, you almost want to smack Hiccups dad for everything he puts him through to force him to be accepted by the village. SO worth the ticket. Get there. NOW.
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The reason this one’s so late is because I had to watch it twice. Those who know the awesomeness of Robert Downey Jr. knew it was not to be missed, and those who know how cool Guy Ritchie is from time to time, know it’s definitely worth the shot.
I think Guy Ritchie is an acquired taste, I think sometimes he hits the mark and sometimes he doesn’t. This time, he tackles a classic which would have otherwise been boring if it weren’t’ for the actors he used to lure our interest and the awesome “Englishness” he brings to the film. Now I’ll be the first to admit I’ve never been to England, and short of what I watch on TV, I’m no old pro on the culture, but Ritchie seems to make it so believable, that I quickly forget about authenticity and find myself shutting off my brain and sitting back to just plain enjoy the film. Sherlock Holmes was no different. It was full of action, and slow-motion sequences that made me jealous I’d never been to film school. We find Holmes and Watson smack dab in the middle of investigating a crime that not only involved good old fashioned murder, but good old fashioned murder by way of good old fashioned witchcraft. As they gracefully handle whatever challenges and hardships come their way, they manage to do it with style and humor, in a way on the English can. I wish when someone threatened my life and everything I hold dear, I could remain cool and level-headed enough to respond with a line so clever as “Well there isn’t any time to waste then, is there?” Not to mention the co-stars as well. It’s true that though we love to hate Jude Law in real life, no one can argue the guy’s acting skills are nothing to be trifled with.
In my opinion, the film moved to quickly and the characters was a bit too round, but if you ever want to sit back and shut your brain off and just let a character do all the thinking for you, you can’t go wrong with Sherlock Holmes. Definitely worth the ticket. Not so sure about the second one, though.
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