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Clash of the Titans (1981) Reviews

Clash of the Titans (1981)
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The eschewing of modern optical effects techniques in favor of the classic stop-motion animation work of special effects legend Ray Harryhausen was a delightful highlight of this action adventure that attempted to give Greek mythology the Star Wars (1977) treatment. Harry Hamlin stars as Perseus, a mortal who, due to the interference of the mighty god Zeus (Laurence Olivier), finds himself in the city of Joppa, far away from his island home. There, he falls in love with Andromeda (Judi Bowker), an imprisoned princess. To free her, win her hand, and thus half of the kingdom, Perseus solves a riddle, but Joppa's enraged ruler orders Andromeda fed to the Kraken, a towering sea monster that's the last of the powerful Titans. In his quest to save Andromeda, Perseus must endure a series of trials with the help of the winged horse Pegasus and a friendly playwright, Ammon (Burgess Meredith). His ultimate goal is to secure the head of the grotesque Gorgon named Medusa and use it to turn the Kraken into stone, but dangers await, including the hideously deformed Calibos (Neil McCarthy). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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Starring:
Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, (more)
Director(s):
Desmond Davis
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
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Daniel Q.

Release the Kraken!! A thoroughly entertaining, fun, adventure film. The effects by Ray Harryhausen are spectacular. The Kraken is by far the best! I thought this original to be a far superior film to the remake, however, Jason and the Argonauts is a far superior film over this one. Overall, If you like vintage classics and greek mythology then give this one a try.

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Amy K.

Although the graphics and special effects cant compare to the remade version, I still love the story line in this original version, definitely a movie to watch again or for the first time!

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Liza P.

I have seen this movie over and over again since I was a little girl, and to date, it's still the best! I love Ray Harryhausen... I love his work. They don't make movies like this anymore... what a shame.

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Sarah L.

I like this movie so much better than the new one. The specials effects may be more up to date with the new one, but the story line out weighs that with the old.

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LaKeenya C.

classic.

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Sherri J.

Love this classic. The acting and the production is ancient, of course what would one expect from a movie made 20 years ago. The story is timeless though.

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Tiffani A.

I only watched this movie because my boyfriend loved it when he was younger. Being the classic movie fan and ancient history fan that I am, I loved the fact that it was based on Greek mythology and was a older movie. The special effects were not horrible for a early 1980s movie. It came out before I was even born lol I give it 4 stars.

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Douglas M.

This is a classic! Ray Harryhausen was a pioneer. Jason & the Argonauts and all the Sinbad movies special effects are of his creation. Yeah its not up to todays standards, but what is. Back then that WAS the cutting edge of technology and, as others have posted, brought to life all the things we could only read about. Just watched this with my son before we see the new release because I knew this version told the story VERY WELL.

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Martin O.

This movie was HORRIBLE! The rating was "PG", yet there were multiple scenes of nudity. For 1981, I was shocked at such content in a PG rated movie. We sat down to watch this with our family - and were extremely embarrased and disappointed with what clearly should have been a R rated movie.

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John L.

this is possibly the worst blu ray i have ever seen. i love the movie but it looks like a vhs copy.

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Daniel Q.

Release the Kraken!! A thoroughly entertaining, fun, adventure film. The effects by Ray Harryhausen are spectacular. The Kraken is by far the best! I thought this original to be a far superior film to the remake, however, Jason and the Argonauts is a far superior film over this one. Overall, If you like vintage classics and greek mythology then give this one a try.

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Amy K.

Although the graphics and special effects cant compare to the remade version, I still love the story line in this original version, definitely a movie to watch again or for the first time!

Yes   |   No

 
Liza P.

I have seen this movie over and over again since I was a little girl, and to date, it's still the best! I love Ray Harryhausen... I love his work. They don't make movies like this anymore... what a shame.

Yes   |   No

 
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