I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

This film begins with a young woman named "Danae" (Vida Taylor) and her infant son "Perseus" (Harry Hamlin) being imprisoned within a small floating vessel and then cast into the sea by "King Acrisius" (Donald Houston) of Argos who was angry with her for being impregnated by Zeus (Laurence Olivier). Needless to say, Zeus becomes livid over this and orders the temporary release of one of the Titans--known as the Kraken--to destroy Argos and King Acrisius in the process. In the meantime, the floating vessel bearing Danae and her son arrive at Seraphos where Perseus grows up into a man. Unfortunately for him, while he has the favor of Zeus, "Calibos" (Neil McCarthy) the son of the goddess "Thetis" (Maggie Smith), has committed a crime that so infuriates Zeus that he has him turned into a monster that is so vile and ugly that his fiancé "Princess Andromeda" (Judi Bowker) refuses to have anything to do with him. This, in turn, enrages Thetis who decides to take it out on both Andromeda and Perseus and there is only so much that the gods of Olympus can do to help them. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was one of those movies which seemed tailored for a younger audience even though it had a couple of brief scenes involving some nudity. That being said, while I would have preferred a more serious type of plot I still found this film to be worth the time spent watching it and I have rated it accordingly. Average.

The movie is awesome.I loved the movie.I first saw this when I was a very small and then saw it days ago in my mobile.Nice fantasy film.Feels like watching it one more time.The story is nice.The direction,acting,music, screenplay and editing were awesome.The action was good.It's sequel was not so good and nothing compared to this.In this the the creatures looked so real and horror and especially medusa,the flying horse and the dogs with two heads were dangerous.And in its sequel nothing was so good.So a must watch film for everyone.Watch this film.You will definitely enjoy this and like this one.

For its time and on the big screen what's not to like? Fun, adventure, myths, monsters and good versus evil rules the screen and more. Watching this is not hard but if one wants to get critical, the magic comes into question. I watch to be entertained and this movie has good, pure motives. Made on the cheap, it paid for itself and was worth the price of a movie ticket. Furthermore, it was worth seeing more than once for the memorable scenes. The gods ruled everything and if you didn't believe in them you got your comeuppance. If you did, you got your destiny and if the gods argue, anything goes. Here, you get it all plus a delightful little fellow called Bubo who comes in handy. Sort of like a flying crystal ball in the shape of an owl, if you could understand this thing you had a good friend. I was surprised at the nudity that showed up in this movie. Interesting for the eighties but of course who would have known we are just getting started here. The actors had fun, made some money, special affects wowed us, there was a love story, a hero and a solid ending. Too bad they didn't sequel this. Have snack and tasty drink but nothing heavy especially when Medusa gets hers. Not appetizing but doable. By the way, the remake was disappointing but still captured your interest enough to go see it and from the producers/investors point of view made sense. However it leaves the viewer holding the bag but that's Hollywood a business first and whatever happens second..

Though not the most refined film by far, when people ask me what my favourite film of all time is then the first words out of my mouth are "Clash of the Titans (the original)". For some unknown reason this movie has stuck with me since childhood and to this day i can watch it from start to finish without looking away from the screen. Yes it may look corny and fake but this movie just works and the actors excellent performances along with the great audio/visual effects make it a masterpiece in my eyes.In a battle with the newer more technologically advanced Clash of the Titans this one wins hands down in my book and will forever hold a spot in my heart.