Perseus may feel fine popping up in another land, but he’s not sure what to do with himself, so he wanders to the nearby city, all wide-wide-eyed and dreamy, and in spite of witnessing the cruel burning alive of Princess Andromeda’s latest unsuccessful suitor, he develops an interest in Adromeda, and uses his helmet of invisibility to hang around her bedroom. Soon after he awakens, he discovers he’s been awarded magical weapons – a sword that cuts stone, a large shield, and a helmet of invisibility – and with the aid of an old poet (Burgess Meredith) the two begin their quest… which starts off being rather muddy in purpose. The two outcasts eventually lived with a fisherman until one night Perseus found himself lying the in the middle of an amphitheatre in a foreign land. Not heeding social taboos and following proper mores is what had an angry king place his unfaithful wife and her infant son Perseus out to sea in a coffin, where it floated by divine intervention to an island. The backstory to Clash of the Titans is really about social insults: humans insulting the gods through vanity and cruelty and chief god Zeus (Laurence Olivier) dealing with his love of women (gods and humans), and his favouritism towards son Perseus (Harry Hamlin). The timing was perfect to mount a more classical-styled superhero movie, and the Greek legend was adapted into a story of a quest for special ‘objects’ that in the end would save a city, free the heroine from being devoured by an undersea monster, and make the gods very happy again. Producer / animator Ray Harryhausen and screenwriter Beverley Cross may have wanted to film the romance of Perseus and Andromeda for years, but one suspects the massive success of Superman (1978) had Harrryhausen thinking of a classic Greek superhero (a demi-god, no less) who similarly duels deadly monsters and malevolent humans in an effort to win the heart of an impossible love.

Special Features: Featurette: “A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen” (12:15) / “Ray Harryhausen: Myths and Monsters” in 7 parts / Clash of the Titans (2010) teaser featurette Synopsis: Perseus must claim the head of Medusa in order to stop the Kraken from destroying an ancient city and munching on its beloved Princess Andromeda.

Label: Warner Home Video/ Region: All / Released: March 2, 2010 Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / Cįilm: Very Good/ BR Transfer: Very Good/ BR Extras: Good

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