'Wrath of the Titans' is Much Polished in 3-D, but Much the Same Outside That.

So many Greek mythology films that I've watched in the recent memory and I realized how annoying it could be to knowledge that most of these films didn't even stood a chance against '300'. A sandals-sword-swooshing gore-action-adventure kicks film that has set the bars in a not so high altitude. 'Clash of the Titans' is one popular example, the movie made millions if that's what you want to shove on my face; however I find 'Clash' a painfully rusty movie that earned disproportional to its quality. It earned 400+ U.S. dollars all in all, and what do we expect? A sequel, yes genius. A movie called 'Wrath of the Titans', a much polished 3-D Gods' war film, but a pretty much the same to its predecessor.

Hades, (Ralph Fiennes) the God of the Underworld, fiendishly preps an evil plan to unleash their (him, Poseidon and Zeus) giant, incinerated and literally blazing father, Kronos. Poseidon (Danny Huston) and Zeus (Liam Neeson, apparently vamps every movie he's in) smelling trouble, walks down to the underworld and confronts their obviously mentally disturbed God-brother. Poseidon's life and Zeus' imprisonment are the consequences.

 Perseus (Sam Worthington, ugh.) is drawn into a fare in which his hopeful destination is in the underworld saving his father, Zeus. And in wishful thinking stop Kronos and save the world from fire-pulsing giant.

3-D is the visibly the strongest ace to play by this 'Clash' sequel. The frequent eye-popping 3-D effects were delightfully played and astonishingly fascinating. Visually beautiful and even more gleaming as you put the glasses on; as though magic, it quickly beautifies an almost tired "been there done that" convention effects-wise. Fluidly made are the three cyclops, one-eyed giants, that grappled with Perseus in the midst of his fare. The same visuals effects greatly, inexplicably, in this film. It was intensely gruesome and visually exhilarating.

The film, albeit has a much faster and impressive pacing than 'Clash', remains as is its predecessor. Acting's still slack as it gets...left no emotional impact and in the process gave emotional stirring to the audience. The plot is too weak to hold such bigger feature like this.

For what it's worth, 'Wrath' concludes a better movie that is eye-popping and at once critically exasperating. Fans of the mythology will share common fires of annoyance with me.