3.10.2010

227 - Clash of the Titans

When I was in the second grade, we moved to Mississippi to be closer to mom's side of the family. At school, the playground was full of pine trees and pine needles and the boys would chase after us with weird looking bugs. *shaking it off*

During that time, Clash of the Titans came out. It was the first big movie premiere I can remember, there was so much hype... trading cards, sheets of pictures with each of the characters... it was a big deal. We talked about it on the playground for days. We each picked a character and pretended to be a god or goddess. I honestly can't remember if I saw CotT in the theater or not... I kind of doubt it, it was a little adult for a second grader. Then again, I do remember seeing it, and VHS didn't happen along until a few years later... so maybe I did.

All I know is that Medusa scared the crap out of me. Not only did she have snakes for hair... not only was she ugly as sin... but she rattled... sort of a half rattle, half cicada hum. I knew she could turn people to stone, so I was almost afraid to look at her. *shaking that off too*

Now they've remade it. Quietly. I didn't even hear about it until a couple of weeks ago... definitely didn't get the hype the first one got... I'm not at all sure about this... I see Liam Neeson in it and I'm still not sure. As hokey as the original was, it's part of a fond memory and just because this is newer doesn't mean it's going to be better. Sometimes I wish Hollywood would leave well enough alone...

Kinda looks good though.






Before you get all bedazzled by that fancy hocus pocus... remember how cutting edge this was at the time...





Good times...


P.S. I didn't know Krakens looked like giant turtle headed creatures with sharp pointy teeth... I thought they were a giant octopus that mated with dragons, and made more dragons.


P.P.S. I love dragons. They always get a bad rap...

16 comments:

  1. release the kraken!!!!!
    damn I love that movie!

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  2. Not familiar personally, but I'm sure my litter of pups are.

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  3. I've never seen it! Should I rent the older version? And wasn't there a Kraken in Pirates of the Carabbean?? :P It is UGLY!!

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  4. I think I logged on as you as you posted! That is how much I love you!

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  5. I will now be forced to rent it..Hmm wonder if it's netflix available... Iloved the first one and I did see it in the theater. We were awed with the technology of it's time..lol

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  6. Ms. A - You're missing out (that makes the gods angry...)

    Sarah - It almost looked like the whole thing was on Youtube in 10 minute pieces if you want to try it that way. They were even numbered.

    LM - Wow, we're psychically connected... *hugs*

    Bendigo - Try Youtube if it isn't. Ah... memories...

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  7. Ha ha, the gods are always angry at me for something.

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  8. Yes yes yes...anyone who has not seen the old original, see it! It's a great movie. Maybe we can get TS Hendrik to do a review on it, since his style is so much better than anything I could do.

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  9. I agree! You have to see the original. It was awesome compared to the time it was made. It was like state of the art. Kraken!

    My Thoughts

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  10. Sounds like I'm missing out...I must find these movies and watch them!

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  11. What the hell? Why is this showing at the bottom of my list as if you posted this yesterday morning?

    ho hum...anyhow never seen this movie and the links are blocked at work :(

    Change of subject - got anything planned this weekend?

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  12. What I remember is seeing Andromeda's naked ass at my grandma's house and no one ran over and turned off the tv. I think I was 6.

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  13. Kristy...how is your uncle doing? And are you ok?

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  14. It's a CGI world now.... I wonder if they're going to make the exact same movie, or it they're going to change it up a bit....

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  15. One of my all time favs. The stop-motion back used in the old film has the best stop-motion effects ever used and were very cutting edge at the time. But alas the new one is all CGI. I will probably see it in the theater but it's gonna be hard to touch the magic of the original.

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