tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post7639658218414918616..comments2024-03-28T17:48:19.196-05:00Comments on The Other Side blog: Sword & Sorcery & Cinema: Clash of the Titans (1981, 2010)Timothy S. Brannanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-90799409771222840182021-04-19T12:07:43.190-05:002021-04-19T12:07:43.190-05:00The 2010 Clash of the Titans solidified my definit...The 2010 Clash of the Titans solidified my definition of the sub-genre "Frat Boy Fantasy" that seemed to really arise in the first decade or so of the 21st century. 300 was the first movie I recall seeing that I felt fit this mode, though I actually enjoyed watching it. The Immortals, the 2011 Conan, and the remake of Clash of the Titans also fit firmly into this category. It's fantasy that is accessible for people who are afraid of looking/feeling like dorks. It's often highly stylized yet attempts to be gritty and "realistic" at the same time? I remember when the Bubo scene happened in Clash, and feeling like it just intentionally spit on the source material and stole its milk money.GeoffN.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14506445477494524672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-6237072574239438342021-04-18T18:44:24.158-05:002021-04-18T18:44:24.158-05:00Great post - I recently blogged about my memories,...Great post - I recently blogged about my memories, seeing the 1981 version in theatre:<br />https://alifetimeatthemovies.blogspot.com/2021/02/clash-of-titans-1981.html<br /><br />By the way, Ursula Andress apparently seduced Harry Hamlin, in true Aprhodite-style:<br />"He said she called him and said, 'Harry, come to my room.' And so he did, at 28 years old, he went in and she got pregnant that night," said Rinna. "And that was that, at 44. First time."<br /><br />(From https://www.today.com/popculture/lisa-rinna-harry-hamlin-s-son-dimitri-hamlin-ursula-andress-t189474)D. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277670673178463645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-2934843776487537372021-04-18T12:54:23.385-05:002021-04-18T12:54:23.385-05:00I watched the original Clash of the Titans on repe...I watched the original Clash of the Titans on repeat as a kid. Andromeda may have been one of my earliest crushes. I was excited about the remake when it was released, but I remember being a little disappointed. I was even more underwhelmed by Wrath of the Titans...Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03738554370479726133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-87935601129282183182021-04-18T11:16:56.336-05:002021-04-18T11:16:56.336-05:00I love Clash of the Titans and consider it a “clas...I love Clash of the Titans and consider it a “classic” and the pinnacle of Harryhausen’s work. I make a point of showing it to all youngsters I encounter with even a passing interest in fantasy. It is a great introduction to Greek mythology.<br /><br />On the other hand, I have few words to describe my loathing for the remake. It is so very, very bad in so many, many ways. The ugliest abomination I have ever viewed...and I watched Highlander 2 in the theater and saw first-hand how an inept filmmaker can destroy a legacy. Just a true piece of shit.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-51072278949960921742021-04-18T07:43:15.218-05:002021-04-18T07:43:15.218-05:00"Plus we know the special effects were going ..."Plus we know the special effects were going to be better since this was the new age of CGI."<br /><br />The assumption that lackluster CGI is somehow guaranteed to be better than the work of a master of stop motion animation is demonstrably wrong, especially late in Harryhausen's career when he's had decades to refine his art - and better camera tech to work with as well. Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.com