One of the many critics who didnt grasp the Warners sequel, THRs Todd McCarthy lamented this films "barely-there screenplay, " which failed in order to "yield even fleeting instances of awe. "
Wrath of the Titans is likely to slash its way with a $30 million opening few days, but can it slay the doubts in the critics?
With a Rotten Garlic rating of just 24%, the Warner Bros. sequel rates even lower than Clash of the Titans, which scored a 28% within the tomato-meter two years before. Clash went on to help earn nearly $500 million at the global box office, despite its poor critical response.
Set ten years right after Clash, the new film perceives demigod Perseus (Sam Worthington) on a journey to rescue their father Zeus (Liam Neeson) from his uncle Hades (Rob Fiennes).
The Hollywood Reporters Todd McCarthy identified the films 3D was superior to its predecessors, but lamented that its "barely-there screenplay, " failed to "yield actually fleeting moments of amazement. "
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He also took issue with the characterization of the films gods.
"As so many variations of Greek myths plus the gods actions existed even in ancient times, one cant take issue with all the way theyre employed, " McCarthy wrote, "other than to observe that the gods here, claiming undue neglect by humans, behave like petulant mercenaries while anxious to fight as some kid may very well be to play a video gaming. "
Rolling Stones Peter Travers wasted insufficient time to bash Wrath, opening his review with this wonderfully Homer-esque line: "This feeble followup for you to 2010s godawful Clash with the Titans sucketh the really big one. "
The review only obtained uglier from there.
"Director Jonathan Liebesman, guilty of inflicting Battle L . a . on an unsuspecting region, keeps the incompetence forthcoming with incontinent glee, " Travers wrote.
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In his two-star examine, Chicago Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert belittled the films dim illumination, made worse by animations. For Ebert, the 3D exemplified the films reliance upon visual fireworks without a getting the basics of a very good film down.
"I found myself wanting to know, just for the heck from it, how the movie probably have played with a far more traditional approach, " Ebert wrote. "You know. Literate, concise dialogue. Characters we care about, with relationships that have meaning for all of us. Action set-pieces within well-established spatial restrictions. Pacing that doesnt hurtle past us faster than the human ability to acquire interest. You know, that kind of products. "
Even as the critics have banded together to deny Wrath, they seem resigned a Titans threequel will be returning in a few several years.
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Writing for the Chicago Times, Mark Olsen characterized the film in a sequel factory, endlessly pumping out product no matter quality.
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