Clash of the Titans (1981)
Country: GB
Technical: col/scope 118m
Director: Desmond Davis
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker
Synopsis:
Perseus slays the gorgon Medusa and rescues Andromeda from the sea monster.
Review:
Latterday attempt to revive the Ray Harryhausen formula, with gutsy animation and special effects, and new-fashioned nudity, but sporting a wooden lead even by Todd Armstrong's standard, and a somewhat portentous Zeus. In short, none of the sense of fun of such as Jason and the Argonauts; certainly Rosenthal's derivative score is no replacement for Bernard Herrmann's.
Country: GB
Technical: col/scope 118m
Director: Desmond Davis
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker
Synopsis:
Perseus slays the gorgon Medusa and rescues Andromeda from the sea monster.
Review:
Latterday attempt to revive the Ray Harryhausen formula, with gutsy animation and special effects, and new-fashioned nudity, but sporting a wooden lead even by Todd Armstrong's standard, and a somewhat portentous Zeus. In short, none of the sense of fun of such as Jason and the Argonauts; certainly Rosenthal's derivative score is no replacement for Bernard Herrmann's.
Country: GB
Technical: col/scope 118m
Director: Desmond Davis
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker
Synopsis:
Perseus slays the gorgon Medusa and rescues Andromeda from the sea monster.
Review:
Latterday attempt to revive the Ray Harryhausen formula, with gutsy animation and special effects, and new-fashioned nudity, but sporting a wooden lead even by Todd Armstrong's standard, and a somewhat portentous Zeus. In short, none of the sense of fun of such as Jason and the Argonauts; certainly Rosenthal's derivative score is no replacement for Bernard Herrmann's.