Friday, April 2, 2010

Jeff Marker tags "Clash of the Titans" as mythologically mediocre

Somewhere, stop-motion animation legend Ray Harryhausen is shrugging his shoulders and saying, "Is that the best you whippersnappers with your fancy computers can do?"

"Clash of the Titans," this week’s big 3-D release, is a remake of the 1981 classic of the same name. While the original featured an all-star cast and epic story, the real draw was Harryhausen’s stop-motion animation. I greatly admire all of Harryhausen’s work, but even I would admit that the original was due for an update — if only it had been a genuine update rather than this charmless, cold rehash.

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