tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179649506981851979.post4677505129195695073..comments2024-01-14T05:19:08.074-06:00Comments on Troll and Flame: Dudes, New Clash of the Titans Kicks AssNorman J. Harman Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179649506981851979.post-16025650220193202092010-05-03T13:57:13.900-05:002010-05-03T13:57:13.900-05:00@Aos I don't think it was a great movie by any...@Aos I don't think it was a great movie by any means<br /><br />Agreed. And I agree a movie doesn't have to be great to enjoy watching it. I enjoy a lot of 'B' grade sci-fi and fantasy movies which are much worse than this one. <br /><br />I noticed Original Flavor CotT is on Hulu, hopefully have time to watch it soon.Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179649506981851979.post-2246262594686038962010-05-03T11:33:42.217-05:002010-05-03T11:33:42.217-05:00I don't think it was a great movie by any mean...I don't think it was a great movie by any means, but it passed what I call the "Saturday Afternoon" test. I enjoyed watching it, and i might actually sit through again on some distant future Saturday afternoon. I vastly prefer stop motion to CGI, but even so, with exception of the Medusa scene which was pretty much a tie, i think the newer one is a little bit better than the the old one which was hardly Harryhausen's finest work.<br />Now, if anyone want to see a good example of a remake that totally humps the bunk, I suggest you watch King Kong.Aoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145284080419502886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179649506981851979.post-41037118095381642872010-05-02T16:02:36.026-05:002010-05-02T16:02:36.026-05:00Saw this at the drive in when it came out. Ass was...Saw this at the drive in when it came out. Ass was kicked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179649506981851979.post-76636366942928111952010-05-01T04:33:54.683-05:002010-05-01T04:33:54.683-05:00One aspect I really liked from a campaign flavor P...One aspect I really liked from a campaign flavor POV was the court of Andromeda--really good S&S vibe with the aura of decadence.Jaysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652611193354218021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179649506981851979.post-55711499632789623462010-04-30T04:08:05.511-05:002010-04-30T04:08:05.511-05:00@Kiltedyaksman
You didn't read the post, did ...@Kiltedyaksman<br /><br />You didn't read the post, did you?<br /><br />Buggered off aka failed moral check. Frankly thought bowing out rather than dieing off was rather novel activity for bit parts in a action movie.<br /><br />@labsenpai<br />Keep telling people videogames are important training. At least the Scouts of America have listened, adding video game beltloop to the cupscout line up.<br /><br />@Trey<br />Sorry, missed it, forgot it, or just overwhelmed by the avalanche of hate for this movie and any other movie touching on any book/concept held sacred by bloggers of a certain stripe... Many of those movies are crap, I just abhor the knee-jerk, herd mentality of "not the way I remember the book/original/whatever so I will hate it" too often expressed. Feel it's my duty to make as much noise in the opposite direction as I can, thanks for helping.Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179649506981851979.post-18572817355498385882010-04-28T18:59:08.635-05:002010-04-28T18:59:08.635-05:00Well, modern Perseus hasn't played enough vide...Well, modern Perseus hasn't played enough video games. He gave up his 10HD scorpions, balked at a magic sword, and didn't set his magic-user for ranged attacks. Not to mention the 5459 city npcs that died while he fumbled equipping the Medusa Head of Easy Pwning.Lee Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698873084592329937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179649506981851979.post-87028935868154212352010-04-28T18:42:46.618-05:002010-04-28T18:42:46.618-05:00Hey...I reviewed largely positively on my blog. W...Hey...I reviewed largely positively on my blog. Weekend of.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179649506981851979.post-19687048373584647232010-04-28T17:25:32.395-05:002010-04-28T17:25:32.395-05:00The movie was terrible. Riding the scorpions? Are ...The movie was terrible. Riding the scorpions? Are you kidding me? And who were those two guys added for comic relief and then buggered off? Brutal!Kiltedyaksmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03462341093016199620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179649506981851979.post-4755905127949697262010-04-28T16:38:32.345-05:002010-04-28T16:38:32.345-05:00labsenpai, you make the mistake of assuming that C...labsenpai, you make the mistake of assuming that CotT had anything to do with the ancient world. A natural mistake to be sure, but a mistake nonetheless. CotT is a fun fantasy action movie with some Greek names, that's pretty much for classical content.<br /><br />That said, in our world, the adjectival form of Argos is Argive, perhaps in the fantasy world of CotT, it's Argosian.<br /><br />It was a fun movie, but more LotR than Greek Myth, so if you somehow expected the latter for longer than the opening voiceover, then you are bound to be disappointed. I suspect that's part of the reason for the negative reviews.<br /><br />The other reason would be, as Norman pointed out, the dire post-production 3D. For god's sake people, see this in 2D!Anarchangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368238749398756016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179649506981851979.post-48565581619469488152010-04-28T12:36:03.457-05:002010-04-28T12:36:03.457-05:00I completely agree with this post. The new "...I completely agree with this post. The new "Clash of the Titans" was full of ass-kickery.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14530179506824150455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179649506981851979.post-28060353051999925552010-04-28T11:52:57.907-05:002010-04-28T11:52:57.907-05:00On the "bad ass" film fan's checklis...On the "bad ass" film fan's checklist there were some failings IMO:<br />1) Calibos looked like a bad makeup job from a "people under the stairs" movie. Less "cursed by the gods" and more "power line accident".<br />2) No dangerous Medusa gore. The original dissolved a magic shield with her blood!<br />3) No two headed dog, giant vulture...harpy creatures were generic pests.<br />4) Less skin than the original...ancient world is now prudish?Lee Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698873084592329937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179649506981851979.post-31842404126277821362010-04-28T09:06:41.892-05:002010-04-28T09:06:41.892-05:00I've been trying to talk my wife into going to...I've been trying to talk my wife into going to see it for weeks... may have to go without her.David The Archmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649391406526258069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179649506981851979.post-82615790854909518492010-04-28T08:42:52.329-05:002010-04-28T08:42:52.329-05:00I read somewhere that it wasn't shot in 3d, th...I read somewhere that it wasn't shot in 3d, the 3d was done in post-production. That may explain why you didn't care for that aspect of it.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790771329858521422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179649506981851979.post-26689505767580444722010-04-28T08:13:34.859-05:002010-04-28T08:13:34.859-05:00That's the first unabashedly positive review o...That's the first unabashedly positive review of the movie that I've seen. Makes me want to check it out (after I find time to see Kick-Ass first).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635116929490398699noreply@blogger.com