Didn't think this was gonna be anywhere near as fun as the original, but even with the absence of a totally groovy Harry Hamlin circa 1981, this movie really is an old-fashioned action blast. Yes, there are plenty of SFX but they are rarely over-whelming and actually pretty effective.
Sam Worthington (whoever he is! -- I know the name and I know the face...but can't name a single other movie he's been in) is probably the least compelling member of the team chops-wise, but he does a serviceable job. His hair is nowhere near as grooverrific as Hamlin's but, well, who's is? The supporting cast is pretty dang good. They all sport really good hair and that's important to those of us who are not happy with our midly-receded hairlines and mild-yet-noticeable thinning. And fucking Propecia is up to $82/month! Aww, hell, anyway...
The chicks are hot and the one that plays a goddess (Io-something) is way smokin' and I'm really happy that Sam (Perseus) ended up with her instead of Andromeda, who was way too skinny. When she's chained up waiting for the Krakken (sp?) to take her, and her arms are pulled up and apart, you can totally see boneage where we should be seeing cleevage. Hey Hollywood dumbasses: NOT SEXY. We wanna see cleevage. We wanna see curves. Stop giving us straw-women and skeletons for fucks' sake. Yuck.
Anyway, really fun movie with a sorta de facto coolness merely because of the inclusions of Liam Neeson (awesome) and Ralph (start spelling it Rafe!) Fiennes (and Fines!) in the Zeus/Hades roles. Really the movie is worth seeing simply because of the plethora of ancient Greek women. Ancient Greek women are HOT.
Rating: 7.8/10
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