Clash of the Titans

[Merusk]

No, not the 81 movie with Olivier (  ) and The Penguin.. err Burgess Meredith.   Was perusing the Wife's Entertainment Weekly and came across a bit saying they were doing a remake, coming out summer of 2010.

Liam Neeson as Zeus, Sam Worthington as Perseus, Alexa Davalos as Andromeda and Raph Feinnes as Hades.

No Mention of Calibos on Wiki, IMDB or any other site I could find.  Upon further reading, this is because even tho it's labeled as a "remake" and showns under the name of "Clash of the Titans" what we really have here is a Live Action version of Disney's Hercules, using Perseus instead.   

From Wikipedia:

In the film, the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld.[4] With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Neeson) and unleash hell on Earth.[5] Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.[6]

 

Once more proving that not only is Hollywood out of ideas, they're down to skullfucking the good ones.

[Slyfeind]

Hehehe, that sounds oh so deliciously awful.

[Abagadro]

Needs more Harry Hamlin.

[Margalis]

No Kraken or Robot Owl = not interested.

[HaemishM]

The pictures I've seen of the set don't look bad, though much more 300 than Clash of the Titans. It'll be cheesy, but probably not as cheesy as the original.

[Riggswolfe]

The pictures I've seen of the set don't look bad, though much more 300 than Clash of the Titans. It'll be cheesy, but probably not as cheesy as the original.

I worship the original and spent most of my childhood with a crush on Andromeda and a fear of Calibos.

[Morat20]

The pictures I've seen of the set don't look bad, though much more 300 than Clash of the Titans. It'll be cheesy, but probably not as cheesy as the original.

The original was the inspiration of all that is awesome in the world. Plus, it had boobies. And a robot owl.

I wanted a robot owl so damn bad when I was 8.

[Ironwood]

Medusa, Man, Fucking Medusa.

Did not do this Ophidaphobe any good seeing that as a kid in the Cinema.

[Morat20]

Medusa, Man, Fucking Medusa.

Did not do this Ophidaphobe any good seeing that as a kid in the Cinema.

Creepy, yes. As well as the fates with that damn eye.

But do you know what really just creeped me out as a kid? The fucking Skexies from Dark Crystal. Especially that one that wanted to be the boss, and that damn little questioning noise he made. Those goddamn things were nightmare fuel. I still shudder thinking about them. How the hell did the guy who created Kermit the Frog manage to create something that Lovecraft would have been proud of?

[VainEldritch]

No Kraken or Robot Owl = not interested.

This, kind of. It has to be a bout the mythology - not just the titans and beasts of legend. I'm wondering how close to the actual mythology they will shoot? There are so many fabulous gems they can either polish or dull. This project scares me. 

"Unleash the Kraken!"

[Abagadro]

Teaser Trailer

[Ironwood]

Holy Fuck.

Good God.

Looks like they pretty much took the original, remade it scene for scene except larger and cooler.

Medusa again.

Arg.

[Oban]

Wow, that brought back some great memories of childhood emotional trauma.

I can not wait to see this movie.

[Ironwood]

No.  Bigger Scorpions.

*days later*

No.  Bigger.  Fuck Sake, you're not getting it.

*days later*

For Christ Sake, BIGGER SCORPIONS.  Kalebos used Medusas Blood, you assholes.  I want you back at your fucking computers giving me BIGGER SCORPIONS.  Remember that one outta Transformers ?  Like that.  BIGGER FUCKING SCORPIONS !

*Trailer Hits*

Look at the size of those fucking scorpions.

[stray]

You're reminding of the story Kevin Smith talked about.... I think with Superman? The producer he met up with was obsessed with big insects, and wanted them in the movie. (he was also responsible for Wild Wild West, I believe).

edit: OK, watched that trailer. Looks fantastic.

[Khaldun]

It has a kind of excellent cheese feeling underneath the "300" touches, very appropriate to the project. Looks promising.

[pxib]

I think it'll be just as cheesy as the original if not moreso... it's just that the special effects are better now. You have to remember that at the time Ray Harryhausen was still state of the art. God of War the movie? That's worth a matinee.

[WayAbvPar]

Apparently I am the only one totally unimpressed by the trailer. I fucking hate that editing style (of the trailer)- it feels like they don't have anything of substance to show, so they just spam kewl images while rattling the audience's teeth with some hard rock soundtrack. Meh.

I loved the original- even wrote an entire AD&D module recreating many elements of it (especially the Medusa's lair). Also recreated that in Adventure Construction Set, iirc.

[Cyrrex]

I think it'll be just as cheesy as the original if not moreso... it's just that the special effects are better now. You have to remember that at the time Ray Harryhausen was still state of the art. God of War the movie? That's worth a matinee.

I assume that you use "cheesy" as a synonym for "fucking awesome".

And the scorpions .  The orginal gave me a life-long fear of those horrible, horrible things.  

And Medusa!  OMG!

And christ forgive me, but I'll never forget those boobies.  They opened up a whole new world for my 8 year-old self.  I truly hope they do the boobies again.

[Abagadro]

Apparently I am the only one totally unimpressed by the trailer. I fucking hate that editing style (of the trailer)- it feels like they don't have anything of substance to show, so they just spam kewl images while rattling the audience's teeth with some hard rock soundtrack. Meh.

I think that is a function of it being a teaser trailer. That is the style they use for a lot of those these days. They will have more character/plot/substance when the full trailer comes out in a few months.

[01101010]

While nothing will take away from the life long effects the original movie had on my being, I am mildly interested in seeing this remake.

But only if they do something about these bloody marsh-flies.

::sidenote - the Skexies also kept me up at night along with those Garthim (sp?). The Dark Crystal was the first movie I got to see in a theater -by myself- (meaning me and a group of my school friends in a mall theater with a parent chaperon a few rows back). If that ever gets remade, I may go on a killing spree of the entire movie's credit listing.

[rattran]

Uh, you know The Dark Crystal 2 is already in production?

[HaemishM]

I liked the trailer, except it kept stopping and starting on me like it had buffering issues. Scorpions and Medusa look the business.

[Lakov_Sanite]

I will have a nerdgasm when I hear "release the kraken"

[01101010]

Uh, you know The Dark Crystal 2 is already in production?

sadly yes, but its not a reboot, its a sequel - that i can deal with

[Slyfeind]

The rawk music made it sound like a shitty fan flick. But the scorpions were WIN.

[Riggswolfe]

The trailer looks ok. The problem is that the movie summary sounds to me more like Disney's Hercules than Clash of the Titans.

[Ironwood]

Even from the teaser, it seemed the went more into the story of Calibos.  That, in itself, is a massive win.

(Yes, I looked up the spelling since my last post)

[Merusk]

Remember, it's not Calibos, but Hades.  It's Disney's Hercules using COTT scenes.  I'll withhold judgment until I see more, but while the scorpions were awesome it worries me that they were in every 2nd scene of the teaser.  Perhaps so as to not give away too much, but the cynic in me says "that's because it's the only really awesome part."

Also, wtf is up with IMDB listing "God of War" instead of Ares.

[Margalis]

No Kraken or Robot Owl = not interested.

Combined number of Krakens and Robot Owls in teaser: 0.

[K9]

I liked the trailer, except it kept stopping and starting on me like it had buffering issues. Scorpions and Medusa look the business.

Traileraddict never streams well for me.

I really like Sam Worthington, this film promises to be most entertaining

[Signe]

I guess it really is true.  There is nothing new left.  We are out of new stuff forever!  I might be lucky that my memory is so dreadful.

[Merusk]

I guess it really is true.  There is nothing new left.  We are out of new stuff forever!  I might be lucky that my memory is so dreadful.

To hear Rob Zombie tell it, it's because Hollywood is scared shitless of its entire business going *pft* like the newspapers.  So instead of trying anything new or unproven everyone's looking to remake films that made money in the past.

[NowhereMan]

The Newspapers should totally try that, who know what kind of circulation  "Man Lands on the Moon" might achieve today.

[Morat20]

I guess it really is true.  There is nothing new left.  We are out of new stuff forever!  I might be lucky that my memory is so dreadful.

I'm waiting for the edgy remake of Babylon 5.

Take the basic premise, strip out the cheese, get some good special effects and Big Fucking Space Battles, and Bob's your Uncle.

Sadly, it'll probably be tried by Joss Whedon on Fox, go 11 episodes, and get cancelled. I don't even know why he bothers trying to make shows for Fox.