by Joseph Tiberia

For an epic story about gods and titans, have low expectations.

Wrath of the Titans, a sequel to the inferior remake of the 80’s sword and sandal cult classic Clash of the Titans was actually OK.

I am not saying its perfect by any means but if you’re bored and want to see something go ahead.  But I warn you do not go in there thinking big action packed movie.

Wrath of the Titans picks up 10 years later as Peruses has a son whom he doesn’t want to take the mantel of demi-god and live a simple life as a fisherman’s son.  Zeus recruits Peruses to put their past away and team up together to defeat Cronos, Zeus’s father who plans on destroying the world. It’s a classic team up story if I have ever heard of one, however, due to lack of serious action in the scenes that called for more action.

The film was a great popcorn film meaning full of nonsense action and predictable plot but its fun and enjoyable anyway. The few scenes however that do contain action they cut so quickly that you don’t even know what’s going on within the scene, the best example is when Peruses is fighting the Minotaur and the fight ends literally within 30 seconds for a 10-15 minute build up of intense Labyrinth navigating. It’s just not effective by any means in making you feel like waiting all that time was worth it.

I can’t say I didn’t enjoy myself but I wouldn’t run out to see the movie. If you really want to see a great action movie go see The Raid.  Wrath of the Titans is the prime example when Hollywood seriously messes up on a movie because they are completely not sync with visual storytelling and/or character development.

Joseph S. Tiberia is a recent graduate of Adelphi University with a major in Video/Film Production. He has interned for Half Yard Production and NYC’s Face-Off comedy troupe in the past. He specializes in cinematography freelance work. Joseph is also a movie reviewer for Totalfilmnerd.com. His favorite film of all time is A BitterSweet Life.