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Clash of the Titans

4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,898 ratings
IMDb6.9/10.0

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Genre Science Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Format NTSC, Widescreen
Contributor Judi Bowker, Beverly Cross, Ursula Andress, Charles H. Schneer, Dame Maggie Smith, Desmond Davis, Burgess Meredith, Harry Hamlin, Ray Harryhausen, Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 58 minutes

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Before history and beyond imagination! The machinations of gods above and the fates of man and monsters here below play out in a Clash of the Titans. Decades prior to the sensational 2010 version of the tale, Harry Hamlin took up sword and shield to play valorous Perseus, mortal son of Zeus (Laurence Olivier) who sets out to fulfill his destiny by rescuing beloved Andromeda from the wrath of goddess Thetis (Maggie Smith). Perils await Perseus time and again. And eye-filling thrills await viewers as stop-motion effects legend Ray Harryhausen (Jason and the Argonauts) unleashes snake-haired Medusa, fearsome Kraken, winged Pegasus, two-headed dog Dioskilos, giant scorpions and more. Rejoice, fantasy fans: the movie gods gift us with adventure that’s innovative, heroic, titanic.

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The Blu-ray edition of the original Clash of the Titans movie is a bit of a mixed bag. Some scenes look exceptionally good in high definition, while others are pretty grainy, especially night scenes. That's presumably due to the source material, because the movie never really looked that great on DVD either--this is probably as good as we're ever going to see it. The uncompressed DTS-HD sound is good but only in 2.0 (probably another source limitation--there is a good back-speaker effect approaching Medusa's lair). There are two bonus features, both in standard definition: A 2002 12-minute interview with Harryhausen in which he describes his work on the film, and short segments in which he describes each of six creatures. There's also a five-minute preview of the 2010 Titans remake. --David Horiuchi

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.12 x 0.59 x 6.69 inches; 2.4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 7487563
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Desmond Davis
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 58 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ May 25, 2010
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Dame Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Harry Hamlin
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ Spanish
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Charles H. Schneer, Ray Harryhausen
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ WarnerBrothers
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003L7DK60
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Beverly Cross
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,898 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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DVD Extras List - I Can't Help It, I Like this sooooo much better than the remake!
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DVD Extras List - I Can't Help It, I Like this sooooo much better than the remake!
The 2010 remake has some things going for it, but this 1981 original has all the heart. The dialogue of the immortals is great - grouchy, conniving, pleading, jealous! And the actors they got for them - WOW! Sir Laurence Olivier was sick at the time, but I think that lends a wistfulness to Zeus' pronouncements. Maggie Smith as Thetis and Claire Bloom as Hera kept the scenes from being too campy. For the mortals, Harry Hamlin does pretty well considering some of his dialogue is doofus, but Burgess Meredith steals the show. Well, except for when he's sharing the scene with Bubo the mechanical owl!For Language selection you can have original English or dubbed French. You can have subtitles in 9 different languages, including English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Bahasa Indonesia.Extras:1. Cast & Crew2. "A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen"3. Map of Myths and Monsters4. Theatrical trailerThe Extra #2 interview isn't long, but it's interesting. Ray Harryhausen was co-producer, along with Charles Schneer, so he was involved with every aspect of this movie. He talks about why he wanted to make this film, European locations used, music, and the actors.His biggest influences, he says, were effects pioneer Willis O'Brien and the illustrations of Gustav Dore.Extra #3 has Harryhausen's additional comments, accompanied by outtakes, on Calibos, Pegasus, Bubo, the Scorpions, Medusa, the Kraken and Dioskilos. These were short, but also fun to listen to. What I didn't know is that both Kraken and Dioskilos were made up names for the movie. I knew Cerberus was a 3-headed dog from the Greeks (or Fluffy, from Harry Potter), and I just assumed Dioskilos was a 2-headed dog I hadn't heard of. Nope. Harryhausen and crew simply thought that three heads would be too clumsy to make, and they made up the name.I join all the other people recommending this movie.Happy Reader
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