To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head, and battling the Kraken monster.
Scontro tra Titani, Fúria de Titãs, Битва Титанов, i sygrousi ton titanon, Η Σύγκρουση των Τιτάνων, Titánok összecsapása, Fúria de Titãs (1981), Titanernes kamp, Botsing der Titanen, Perseus: Clash of the Titans (1981), Zmierzch Tytanów, Furia de titanes, Kampf der Titanen, Súboj Titanov, Scontro di titani, Le Choc des Titans, Gudarnas krig, Souboj Titánů, Titánok harca, התנגשות הטיטאנים, Titanernes Kamp, Le Choc Des Titans, Înfruntarea titanilor, Son Emir: Cennetin Kapısı, Сблъсъкът на титаните, Борба титана, 타이탄족의 멸망, Furia de Titanes, 诸神之战, タイタンの戦い, Cuộc Chiến Giữa Các Vị Thần, Lluita de titans, 魔島屠龍
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A throwback even at the time it was released, Desmond Davis's "Clash of the Titans" is a mythological tale of swords, sandals, and stop-motion spectacle. Eschewing "Star Wars" era special effects for Ray Harryhausen's hand-molded beasties, the film has a quaintness that makes it memorable. That quaintness, coupled with the film's epic story of infighting gods and the humans they love, makes for an entertaining delight that retains its power to thrill and charm decades after its release.
The story of Perseus, "Clash of the Titans" follows the young demigod as he takes on larger-than-life adventures in the name of love and Olympus. Getting mixed up in the politics of both the city of Joppa and those of the gods…
Gotta say I don't think this is a good movie by any means. The dialogue is stupid and the acting is pretty piss poor all round, even by legends like Laurence Olivier and Maggie Smith. Having said that, Harryhausen's practical creature effects have a specific type of charm and wonder and there's some pretty great fantasy elements to the film; the whole sequence with Medusa, for example, is enough to at least partially redeem the flaws.
A proper old fashioned adventure movie, telling the story of Perseus on his hero's journey to save a princess from the wrath of a vengeful God. Clash of the Titans keeps its tongue firnly in cheek, but gets full marks for really going all in with the premise. The story is presided over by a team of Gods, lead by Lawrence Olivier's Zeus, who has a penchant for disguising himself as things and seducing mortal women on Earth - the latest rendevous resulting in the birth of his handsome son Perseus, who he spends most of the movie egging on. Clash of the Titans picks up numerous elements of Greek mythology - various monsters, a winged horse, the river Styx,…
English below
"Hast du den Namen Ray Harryhausen schon gehört und weißt du wer er ist? Nein? Los, geh´ mit aus den Augen und verzieh’ dich auf die Stille Treppe! "
Ich habe mich also erneut auf den Rücken von Pegasus geschwungen und bin mit ihm in die griechische Mythologie ala Hollywood gedüst.
Und "ala Hollywood" muss man dabei auch ganz dick unterstreichen, den mit den überlieferten Geschichten aus er griechischen Mythologie hat das hier recht wenig zum tun.
ERKLÄRBÄRMODUS: EIN:
Beispielsweise wird uns hier Thetis (gespielt von einer "jungen" Maggie Smith) als die Göttin des Meeres präsentiert (?!?!?) was natürlich vollkommener Schwachsinn ist. Thetis ist in der griechischen Mythologie eine Meeresnymphe und war verheiratete mit dem Menschen Peleus. Deren…
The mythology of ancient Greece comes to life thru the innovative specials effects and stop motion animation of Ray Harryhausen.
Clash of the Titans is another classic that I have surprisingly never seen, and I had a good time checking it out with my boys. I actually recall enjoying the 2010 remake, but I hated its sequel 'Wrath of the Titans'.
While Harryhausen's effects are certainly dated by today's standards, they are an element you simply have to get onboard with if are going to enjoy this movie, that has the feel of a story book brought to life. I appreciated the opening sequence of the camera having this bird's eye perspective as it climbs high into the mountains. But…
Cinematic Time Capsule
1981 Marathon - Film #21
Release the Kraken!
This one glides in on a wave of nostalgia. I remember watching it as a child and loving all of the gruesome creatures and heroic battles. Even today the old school charm of Harryhausen’s effects create a magical sense of fun.
Sure there’s Kraken sized issues with the filmmaking, but sometimes it’s best to just accept Medusa at face value and never question a cinematic gift from the gods.
BONUS POINTS for the perfectly cast Burgess Meredith who along with Bubo the mechanical owl, add just enough whimsy to keep the film afloat.
”I was partial to tragedy in my youth. That was before experience taught me that life was tragical enough without my having to write about it.”
Loved this as a kid and always thought it was older than it was. Really don't know how anyone can watch this and not be in awe of Ray Harryhausen. Not sure if they're still there but in 2008 I saw a bunch of these models at the film museum in Berlin. If you haven't seen it, check it out currently on HBO Max. ⚔️⚔️⚔️
1981 In Review - June
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Perseus (Harry Hamlin), son of the Greek god Zeus (Laurence Olivier), grows up on a deserted island. His destiny is to marry Princess Andromeda (Judi Bowker), who will someday rule the city of Joppa. But as long as the satyr Calibos -- who uses a giant vulture to kidnap Andromeda's soul every night -- is alive, no one can marry her. Perseus travels to Joppa, where he must defeat Calibos and other mythological monsters to rescue Andromeda.
This is a childhood favourite of mine, I must have watched and rewatched this countless times. It introduced me to the world of fantasy and more importantly to the world of Ray Harryhausen. He breathed life into…
As someone who very much enjoys fantasy adventure films that feature Ray Harryhausen's delightful stop-motion animation work like his first two Sinbad movies and the excellent Jason and the Argonauts, Clash of the Titans is one that I didn't really like when I watched it years ago. Even now on a revisit, it's still a film that I struggle to fully embrace and I do believe it to be a clear step below the three previously mentioned movies, mostly because I just find the story here a lot monotonous and the two-hour runtime an issue. Now, none of the movies I mentioned are particularly notable for their plot or characters but the films themselves also knew that and thus focused…
found this on Netflix last night and showed it to the kids. predictably, they snickered at it and played on their phones and eventually fled the room altogether. they were utterly unreceptive to my running commentary, consisting as it did of pearls like “that’s Mickey from the ROCKY movies” and “Medusa’s coming up” and “these stop-motion special effects were pretty awesome back in the day” and “Judi frigging Bowker, huh?”
I brought this movie to my first big-time sleepover when I was, like, nine. I remember putting it on late at night in a house full of jazzed-up 4th graders and CLEARING THE GODDAMN ROOM. the only person left when it was over was my friend’s dad, who looked at me and indulgently chirped “well that sure was something!”
most of my favorite movies are movies that, at one time or another, have driven people out of rooms. not sure what that says about me.
The first significant Hollywood big-screen adaptation of the myth of Perseus is filled with visual mythological wonders and fantastic creatures: you will face the colossal might of the Kraken, you will fight giant scorpions, you will challenge Dioskilos (the two-headed dog), you will chase the Vulture flying on top of the wings of Pegasus, you will stare at the eyes of the Medusa and live to talk about it, you will see Sir Laurence Olivier as the most unfair motherfucker god of them all, the immortal Zeus, and you will find out that golden mechanical owls have the anatomical capacity to cough!
Surprisingly enough, this feast for the eyes surpassed all of my personal expectations. Acting is not the strong…
Rewatched this one for Harryhausen's 100th birthday (6/29/1920). He remains one of my true cinematic heroes.
A shy and reserved person by nature, he somehow found a way to make films on his own terms and be quite successful at it.
Ultimately going out with this strong showing- the culmination of his stop motion art and career. Cold and sterile CGI has not found a way to equal the charm and "reality" of his creations.
This was a gateway film for me through repeated viewings on local UHF station, Philly 57. It opened my mind to classic fantasy and genre pictures. And continues to inform my taste in movies to this day.
Still one of my top 25 films.
