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Perseus returns, this time to rescue Zeus who has been betrayed and locked up in Tartarus.

As for Clash this has great visuals and special effects. The monsters look fantastic (Chimera, Kronos).

The plot is not too deep, it's okay.

Some big name cast members but not great acting. Nighy was good. As for Clash I'm not convinced Worthington is big enough for this role.

Arguably the film is a bit better than Clash as the plot moved along quicker.

Overall, very entertaining movie with fantastic monsters let down by mediocre plot, weak dialogue and unexceptional acting.

The Gods indeed deserved better than the 2010 remake of 'Clash of the Titans', a wholly ill-conceived attempt at revisiting the campy Ray Harryhausen sword-and-sorcery epic that instead replaced the original's stop-motion visual effects with second-rate CG effects. And certainly, the producers seemed to have heeded the call with this sequel, retaining the fine cast from the original- Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes- while opting for fresh writers and a new director.

It's still as important however to keep your hopes down for 'Wrath of the Titans', especially for those expecting a sweeping mythological epic. Taking over the reins from French director Louis Leterrier is Johnathan Liebesman, and going by his previous works- 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" and "Battle: Los Angeles"- the man is at best an efficient but uninspired director who pays more attention to visceral pleasures than to anything resembling depth.

That is certainly true of his work here, which vastly improves the action sequences of the original but little else. As if singularly devoting his time to create mind-numbing big-budget sequences, Liebesman invests little in the story and in his characters- God, demi-god and human alike. Both are mechanical at best and engineered with a specific purpose of taking his viewer from one jaw-dropping sequence to another, never mind the inconsistencies or the leaps of logic along the way.

So despite the exposition, the plot of the entire movie can be summed up in a one line- to save Zeus (Neeson) from his conniving brother Hades (Fiennes) and jealous son Aroes (Edgar Ramirez), the demi-god Perseus (Worthington) leaps back into full battle mode since retiring ten years ago to a quiet life in a small fishing village. Before facing the worst of them all, Perseus will have to go up against a host of hideous- looking monsters- a fiery-mouthed Chimera with two heads at the front and a snake's head at its tail; a trio of towering Cyclops giants; a Minotaur; and a band of half-man, half-rock soldiers with four arms and two bodies that twist around on a pair of legs.

There's no denying that the creatures this time are much more inventive, and the action sequences choreographed much more skilfully, adding up to a much more thrilling time than what its predecessor offered. Saving the best for last, Liebesman also crafts an epic finale with a gigantic lava-spewing monster known as the Kronos that also involves a whole legion led by warrior-queen Princess Andromeda (Rosamund Pike). The victory call at the end may be a tad overdone, but the climax alone is worth the price of admission and surprisingly impressive even in post- converted 3D.

Pity then that the rest of the movie often pales in comparison- and perhaps the most jarring of all is the poorly defined interfamilial conflict between Zeus, Hades and Aroes. Screenwriters Dan Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson (working off a story that's also credited to Greg Berlanti) give Aroes little motivation behind his father's betrayal other than his envy of Perseus, nor do they manage the sibling tension between Zeus and Hades convincingly. Worse still, they try to turn Hades into a less straightforward character by casting him as a reluctant pawn in Aroes' scheme midway into the movie, and the subsequent reconciliation between Zeus and Hades is laughable even with the considerable acting talents of Neeson and Fiennes.

Certainly, both thespians are well aware of the thin material here, but kudos to the pair for trying to imbue their Godly characters with the gravitas they usually bring to their roles. Among the more interesting additions to the cast are Bill Nighy as the loony weapons-maker Hephaestus whom Perseus approaches for help to gain entry to the underworld labyrinth Zeus is held captive, as well as Toby Kebbell as Poseidon's son Agenor and the only other character besides Hephaestus to have a sense of humour in the entire movie.

Indeed, the movie takes itself too seriously for its own good, ignoring its own campy origins in favour of a self-serious sensibility to its storytelling that only further exposes its plot and character flaws. This is, and perhaps has always been, about watching Gods, demi-gods and monsters go at each other with sound and fury- and thankfully, this sequel easily betters its predecessor on this regard alone. That's not likely to be enough to make the Gods happy though, but for those of us mortals looking for big-budget mind-numbing spectacle, this will do just fine.

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That was really fun!

COTT was really bad and disappointing. In WOTT, Worthington is much better (I love the guy, but he was bland in COTT, and he says so himself, very professional guy), pretty intense, loved the scenes with his son Helius, nice moments with Zeus as well, he gets his ass kicked and kicks some major ass.

Neeson is great, Fiennes is really at ease, Kebbell is good, Nighy great as usual, Ramirez great (even though critics don't seem to think the same thing).

Incredible CGI, really, Kronos, Chimera, Tartarus, great set pieces, great monsters, beautifully shot, Liebesman really has an eye for the visuals, sometimes hand-held and shaky cam is used, and it works well. The action was for me most of the time mind-blowing, especially the last third of the movie.

Story is much better, even though dialogues are weak, it's more light- hearted. The 3D (and I'm pretty much a 3D lover) is great, lots of pop out, great depth, works really well with the scenery, creatures, action scenes. There are some really bad-ass scenes throughout the movie.

All in all, a truly bad-ass, kick-ass, fun movie that will get destroyed by the critics who seem like they can't just enjoy a blockbuster for what it is.

I think I represent a minority of people who thought Clash of the Titans was amazing, profound, incredibly exciting and had great graphics. Hopefully less people dispute the soundtrack to Clash, which was absolutely fantastic thanks to Ramin Djawadi.

This film feels put together just to rake in sales from people like me who loved the first one, or people who probably didn't get out of the first one what I got out of it. Perhaps the studio, which perhaps (I like to think) saw some of what I saw in Clash realised that the market share I belong to was tiny (just me?) and that the market wanting to see big monsters fight Sam Worthington was worth investing in.

Story: It's alright. Not as upbeat as Clash. A bit depressing. I'm sure there were more gods in Clash than Wrath, so not sure where the others went. The romance was... who's idea was that??? Done rather awfully. And I'm not spoiling anything to declare that Io (Gemma Aterton) wasn't in it, but why? She was good. Because she didn't sign a contract? Maybe she didn't like the script. And for anyone out there who got something special from Clash (this whole rejection of patrons/gods/gifts for some dubious moral principle, despite going up against ridiculous odds) - you probably won't find it here.

Action: I recall Clash being well choreographed. Many action films rely on blurred/fast/over close up shots to give the impression of action and violence. At the other end is very slowed down fighting. My preferred (which I recall there being a lot of in clash) is fast paced, real time and followable action. I suspect this is a nightmare to direct, which is why it happens so infrequently in films. Matrix did it - and was amazing. Anyway, this film goes for close up and can't see what's going on action quite a lot, which is a waste of talent/resources (cool monsters) and money and doesn't look good. Maybe I should change careers and become a choreographer. They ought to be raking it in.

Graphics: Fine. I preferred the monsters from Clash though. And what there was was often too close to see/appreciate properly.

Music: Fine - but not special. Not like Clash. Clash music was AMAZING. I bought it and listened to it a million times and infiltrated it into most of my itunes playlists. This was what you'd expect for a high budget film of this sort when they had nothing left for anyone great, but not memorable or inspiring (I've forgotten it already).

Acting: I'm not an acting critic. No one annoyed me. Sam Worthington was unashamedly Australian and I was fine with that.

So perhaps they got another $25 million to spend, but maybe with inflation this was an equivalent budget? I guess someone decided to change the director and the music composer - why? Sounds like Leterrier was keen, at least from wikipedia. Changing directors might explain aspects of the plot - new male lion arrives and starts killing off what was done by the one before him.

The old gods, Zeus and Hades find their powers and influence waning as mortals cease their prayers, and in a desperate act Hades opens the Underworld prison of Tartarus, freeing the titans and their ancient father Kronos. Now every immortal and demigod must choose a side, and Perseus must fight for the mortal life he chose. All this talk of titans being released might remind you of last years Immortals, and there are plenty of similarities (except for Mikey Rourke in a silly hat) only Wrath feels slightly more in keeping with the mythology. Slightly. I was a little saddened how the titans themselves were still underdeveloped or non-existent, the promotional images for Wrath suggested more diversity between them, yet most focus was given to the colossal Kronos battle. Cinematography used that irritating shaky camera once more, making the Minotaur fight a particularly lukewarm experience! The story's surprise focus on Perseus' brother Ares, yes, the God of War, was gratifying and hammered home (no pun intended) the concept of mortal prayers empowering and weakening certain gods. It almost felt like there was underlying subtext at this point!

I could have used twenty minutes more though, to solidify some of the characters further and make it less like one long action sequence. Watching it beside Clash of the Titans might improve this however.

It's normal for sequels to be inferior to its predecessors but I must say that the last couple of years sequels are only getting better and better and every so often also pass the original.

That's also the case with "Wrath of the Titans", that is a sequel to the 2010 movie "Clash of the Titans". "Clash of the Titans" had all sorts of problems in it and while "Wrath of the Titans" is far from a flawless movie, it still is an improvement over the first movie.

This movie was at least more focused with its story, which made it a more pleasant movie to follow. It's still not like I has a solid story in it and I didn't even really always knew what was going on exactly in it but it at least flows well and helps to make this movie a fun and mindless, action packed, blockbuster.

It has a bigger budget than its predecessor but yet it doesn't look bigger or more expensive, which is only a positive thing to say really. It means that this movie has less tendencies to show off with some big action set pieces or CGI created creatures. Everything that happens in this movie fits better into its story and more often than not, serves a purpose within it as well. Besides, it looks as if this movie spend more of its budget on its set designs and other visual aspects, beside its special effects.

Nevertheless, it remains still obvious that the foremost reason as to why this movie was such an expensive one to make was due to its special effects. But it all paid off! The special effects for the movie are simply great and help to make this movie often a spectacular and entertaining one.

It also still would had been so much better if it actually was a more involving movie to watch. It never gets you a true sense of excitement or tension because you don't ever feel involved enough with any of its events or characters.

I like that Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes get to do a bit more in this movie at times and don't just show up randomly every now and then, like still was the case with the first movie. They serve a more important purpose but still their roles aren't much bigger really. It's still somewhat disappointing seeing Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes in this and the movie doing far too little with those two. Especially when you have an actor such as Ralph Fiennes playing a villainous role, you should definitely exploit this as a movie and do something more and better with it.

The movie besides Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes and Sam Worthington, features mostly new characters and actors in it. And some of the actors and characters are a true welcome addition. Rosamund Pike and Bill Nighy are being the most notable ones.

Really, it's not a bad movie or one that I hated watching. I still can't rate it very highly, simply because it's just nothing too great or involving to watch either. Anyway, chances are you will probably still end up liking it more than not.

6/10

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Chaos and mayhem from beginning to end result in loads - and loads! - of action. 'Wrath of Titans' delivers non-stop action, thrills, adventure and excitement. Despite near universal negative reviews from critics, I found 'Wrath' rather entertaining. (And, as it turns out, was a box office success).

Just like 'Clash of the Titans', 'Wrath' is heavy on CGI, but the action sequences are mind blowing. Blending CGI with real life blends seamlessly. In 'Clash of the Titans' it wasn't believable why the gods needed help from the humans. However now, with the gods losing their powers - and even dying - due to lack of prayers from humans, it is more credible why they need humanity's help.

Narrow-minded Christians - and other religious people - might view the film as blasphemous, but keep in mind this is set in a time when people believed in gods (not God or Jesus), so they should consider this when going into the movie.

The underworld - and labyrinth - is an impressively designed spectacle, and in my opinion the film's highlight. Regarding the characters, I enjoyed the different characteristics, views, opinions, and beliefs. Bill Nighy - although in a fairly small role - is excellent as always. Sam Worthington is once again worthy of being the protagonist, Perseus, although at times he is overshadowed by the many other protagonists in the film. Nevertheless, 'Wrath of the Titans' scores high on an entertainment level. The film's score is also beautiful and dramatic. The finale features spectacular action and incredible visuals. I loved it!

I have seen it all. No special effect impresses me anymore, let alone 3D effects. In fact, I tend to get bored, when everything is falling apart in movies (like the finale of 'Prince of Persia'). It's like: OK, here we go again...

I get so bored that I ask myself these questions during fight scenes (Perseus vs. Ares): If they can be stabbed, how come they can throw each other through stone columns and they stand right up again? Right.

What I do like are the little things like humorous scenes or well-drawn characters. 'Wrath' has a few of those moments. Like when Pegasus punches Peseus for criticizing it's landing.

I think that movies would profit from focusing on these little things instead of trying to be the biggest, most sensational movie ever made.

Should I be worried about The Avengers?...

Wrath of the Titans is not as good a film as its predecessor. The story is a little too shallow and some of the acting is as stiff as the statues we see.

Where the film does do better than the 2010 movie is the audio and visual effects are a step ahead. Its bombastic to say the least.

As a night in, a back to back viewing of the 2 movies is a pretty fun way to spend an evening as long as your neighbours can handle the noise pumping out of your house!!

Ralph Fiennes is the star of both movies. His character and its portrayal. Whenever he is on screen he owns it, especially when next to Neeson who is fantastically wooden or statuesque.

Good fun :)

Wow does the trailer for this movie look amazing . Then you see the cast and it's like how can this fail. Then you sit through it and the list is pretty pretty pretty long.. not worth watching through was cool for 3d.

I think the producers knew there was an element of camp and tosh with the first film. They even knowingly repeat the line, 'Release the Kraken' with a wink.

The sequel is actually better than Clash of the Titans.

It very much gets going as soon as the films starts. The Greek gods are waning as people stopped praying to them and there is skullduggery going on which has little to do with the Greek Myths.

The action takes place about 10 years after the events of Clash. Perseus is living a simple life as a fisherman with his son before he is called into action. Sam Worthington who has racked up a series of hit films in recent years does his bland best here with some good special effects, very good set pieces which keep things moving along. There is the odd duff line here and there.

Bill Nighy, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Nighy lend respectability and Danny Huston plays a rare good god role.

If you watch the movie, you'll understand the title better.

I was hoping for a solid action movie all around but Wrath of the Titans misses the mark. The reason why I gave the movie a 6 in the first place was because of the special effects which are pretty good. Aside from the visuals there isn't much to this movie at all which lends it to a 5 or less. The main problems boil down to bad writing/pacing, no character development, and predictability. The story could have used a lot more twists, or at least one we didn't see from a mile away. There are things that happen in the movie too that make you think "okay that was random." The WORST part of all is watching all of these amazing actors wasting their talent on a quick "put-together" sort of movie that could have been something great. It's pretty bad when some of the best actors around can't save a film from becoming completely meh. The action ain't bad but I can guarantee we've all seen better.

When making trilogy movie is in fashion, this part II looks just another ordinary one. It is certain that CG has been a lot improved compared with part I, but the narrative is a lot like a cliché, which is seeing how Perseus could beat the insurmountable opponents. The father of the three gods, is a head of monster. Zeus , Poseidon, and Hides fought against their father. What a brilliant idea! That is why myth is attractive.

The movie "Wrath of the Titan" is following the fundamental equation of Greek myth loyally. Overall, this part II movie is a good time-killing, well-made blockbuster.

It was better than the first movie (Clash of the Titans - 2010) but it wasn't epic like you hope befitting of the title about Greek mythological gods. Hollywood typically likes to keep their films moving along by cutting short on story depth and character development, both of which afflicted this movie. The plot is simple and follows 10 years after the conclusion of Clash of the Titans. They kept the same cast in this sequel; Of noteworthy is Perseus, the half-god, son of Zeus, and protagonist, played by Sam Worthington (Avatar and Man on a Ledge).

In sacrificing depth and char dev, the movie had a lot of action. At the heart of all the action were special effects. The CGIs were impressive and, essentially, what made the movie. A scene of fiery rocks hurling at the screen in 3D made me dodge before I caught myself. Lol The music complemented the action well and added to the visceral experience. The bass and horns were almost as loud and deep as in the movie Inception.

If you dig deeper though, you may find flaws, poor logic and mythology that isn't true to Greek mythology but rather loosely based. For example, the audience can see plenty of wrath from Kronos (Greek, Cronus), but its fury translates into little substance in the battle as he was seemingly too easily beatable. You learn that the gods' powers are dependent on human prayers. W/o prayers, their powers wane and their immortality fade into dust. So Zeus isn't the immortal and all-powerful Greek god you had envisioned reading about growing up.

In conclusion, if you can watch with an open mind and are OK with a shallow storyline, then the action and visual fx are worth the price of admission. It's a good action flick with great CGI. I give it a 6 to 6.5 out of 10.

Wrath of the Titans is an above average sequel saved by it's enthralling action and fantastic effects and imagery. It lacks pretty much any character development at all save for some brief moments between Zeus and Hades. Since it doesn't have the previous films connection, (however loose) to an actual Greek tale it does end up being it's own messy beast. If you go into this just for entertainment value then you should be satisfied, same can be said for it's predecessor, however as I mentioned that is loosely connected to actual mythology.

Since this is it's own thing there's a lot in this movie that is just nonsensical, the plot isn't very good but the action and the humour is sound. Everything looks nice, and everything acts ok, but there's never an attachment which is a problem.

I preferred the cast of the original since there was a main group that you could root for even if most of them were thinly written; with this story there's even less to root for. Ralph Fiennes continues to shine as Hades, and Liam Neeson does a good job as Zeus; I didn't mind Ares but there was no dimension to his character at all.

I think in the future it's best if storytellers draw from actual Greek stories rather than mixing bits and pieces of mythology together; otherwise this is the result; which isn't terrible, but could be much better.

The original "Clash of the Titans" (1981) didn't really need it's 2010 reimagining, and that film didn't need this sequel either. This time, the demi-god Perseus (Sam Worthington) has to take on the ruthless Hades (Ralph Fiennes) who has kidnapped his dad Zeus (Liam Neeson) and has him chained deep in the underworld. What's clear to the young man is that there is a conspiracy going on amongst the Olympian gods and that if he doesn't get his sword sharpened then there could be an all out war involving the long imprisoned and mighty Kronos - the father of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades themselves. What isn't helping the immortals is the astonishingly fickle degree of faith from the public who are enjoying a time of relative peace and therefore not really doing anywhere enough praying! Anyway, luckily Perseus has the warlike "Andromeda" (Rosamund Pike) and the arch-craftsman Hephaestus (Bill Nighy) on his team so maybe they have a fighting chance? I reckon by half way through, I was thinking that maybe Tartarus was the best place for the writers rather than poor old Kronos. They have given the stolid messrs. Worthington, Neeson et al the most meagre of stories upon which to to develop their already pretty week characterisations and though there are some fun monsters from the innards of the Earth, they're not a patch on the stop-motion creatures from the hands of Ray Harryhausen. It does liven up a bit for the last fifteen minutes, and it is my kind of film so I didn't hate it - but it's still very disappointing.

I'm split on this one! In some ways I kinda prefer 'Wrath of the Titans' to its predecessor, though in other ways it is a downgrade.

My positives include the pacing and the use of 'the gods', with both - in my opinion - better done in this 2012 film when compared to the 2010 original. The shorter run time helps, while Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes are far better utilised this time.

My negatives include the story and (one or two) new cast/characters. The plot didn't really hold my attention very well, at a number of moments I felt my mind drift away from what was occurring onscreen. I wasn't bored or anything, though I could feel myself lose interest immediately after a scene that promised more than it delivered. As for the latter, Rosamund Pike and Édgar Ramírez are disappointing additions.

With that said, Bill Nighy is a newcomer here and he actually entertained me - probably my standout character from this sequel. Toby Kebbell is a solid newbie too, to be honest. Elsewhere, Ramin Djawadi is missed on music but Javier Navarrete does a perfectly fine job in fairness.

Naturally, I can only speak for myself and to me this is an average, if admittedly forgettable, flick - nought worse.

Wrath of the Titans is the 2012 sequel to 2010s Clash of the Titans and sees Sam Worthington reprise his role of the demi God, Perseus. Liam Neeson and Ralf Finnes return as Zeus and Hades respectively while Edgar Ramirez joins the cast as Aries, Danny Huston plays Posidon and Rosemund Pike is Andromeda. Bill Nighy and Toby Kebbell complete what is a pretty solid cast. It must have cost a pretty penny bringing this cast together which obviously didn't leave much in the kitty for the writing team and the results are a bit of a mash up which takes the characters from Greek mythology but the storyline is a complete concoction. Key elements of the plot are just out and out nonsense, for example neither Hades nor Kronos were exiles in Tarterous which is important as their exile provides the motivation for the entire movie. It's a shame the writer hadn't approached the subject with a bit more respect for the source material. The plot will not satisfy fans of Greek mythology while simultaneously confusing the general audience. Having said that it is still quite entertaining and doesn't overstay it's welcome at only a tad under 100 minutes although it feels a bit rushed in places.

After defeating the Kraken, Perseus returns to the quiet life of a fisherman and the sole parent to his son Helius. Zeus (Liam Neeson) warns Perseus (Sam Worthington) of a coming battle. Mankind has stopped worshiping the Gods and they are weaken for it. Titans are fighting their imprisonment and Kronos himself could rise. Kronos is the father of brothers Zeus, Hades (Ralph Fiennes) and Poseidon (Danny Huston) whom they imprisoned long ago in the Tartarus. Hades double-cross Zeus along with Zeus' son Ares (Edgar Ramírez) aligning themselves with Kronos. They drain Zeus' powers to release Kronos. Perseus goes to Olympus and finds Poseidon who dies leaving him the trident. Perseus must battle the monsters and rescue Zeus with the help of warrior Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon's son Argenor (Toby Kebbell), and fallen god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy).

The story is complicated especially if you don't have a degree in Greek mythology. The movie doesn't waste much time explaining things before they start spending the big CGI bucks. And they spend a lot of it in this movie. This is wall-to-wall big CGI. It wears me out. Then I start to be stunned by it all and then I started to admire the audacity. As a story, there is some interesting daddy issues on display. Sam Worthington remains one of the most wooden actors leading big budget blockbusters. Rosamud Pike is an odd and unlikely choice for a Greek warrior queen. It's not just the English Rose looks but also the fact that she's not usually an action star. This is a movie where all consideration is made for big CGI action and not much for everything else.

A sequel to 2010's Clash of the Titans, Perseus (Sam Worthington) returns on a quest to save the world from the Titans, who have been unleashed by the treacherous Ares (Edgar Ramirez) and Hades (Ralph Fiennes), and rescue the betrayed Zeus (Liam Neeson).

This movie is filmed in non-stop adventure and action, with some great visual effects and spot-on acting. In addition to Zeus and Hades, other Olympian Gods were given more screen time in this film than its prequel, including Ares, Hephaestus, Poseidon and Athena, which I think contributes more to the mythology element of the film. However, I thought this movie suffers from a more concrete and significant story. Much of the film is consumed in CGI action, leaving few room for an original story that would actually compel an audience. While the action is good, the simple plot about Persesus trying to rescue Zeus and then trying to battle the Gods and the Titans on the side is pretty ordinary, leaving us with an average film.

If you want a movie full of nothing but battle scenes, than this film is for you. If you want a movie that has a unique and original plot with more substance and drama, you wouldn't find much of that here. Overall, I didn't find the movie boring, I just wasn't blown away by it.

Grade C+

A sequel to the 2010 Hit Clash of the Titans, 'Wrath of the Titans' is Strictly Time-Pass! Its flawed, but the action-sequences & special effects, are amazing!

'Wrath of the Titans' Synopsis: Perseus braves the treacherous underworld to rescue his father, Zeus, captured by his son, Ares, and brother Hades who unleash the ancient Titans upon the world.

'Wrath of the Titans' is popcorn entertainment, that targets fan-boys. In that aspect, the film succeeds, although the Screenplay Written by Dan Mazeau & David Leslie Johnson has its share of lows. Jonathan Liebesman's Direction is standard. The Action-Sequences & Special Effects, as mentioned before, are amazing!

Performance-Wise: Sam Worthington as Perseus, is impressive. Ralph Fiennes as Hades & Liam Neeson as Zeus, are okay. Rosamund Pike as Andromeda, is certifiably good. Édgar Ramírez as Ares, isn't menacing enough. Danny Huston as Poseidon, gets limited scope. Bill Nighy as Hephaestus, is first-rate.

On the whole, 'Wrath of the Titans' is meant only for the fan-boys.