Clash of the Titans (US Version) DVD Region 1

Admittedly, the story of Clash of the Titans is as thin as ketchup on fries, but who needs a story in a film about Olympian gods and their haphazard way of dealing with the fate of humans? Interested more in wonders and thrills than in a fact-based lecture, I was dazzled by the film's main attraction, that is the fabulous creatures starting with Pegasus, a winged white mustang that gracefully soars through the skies at lightning speed.

Equally impressive are the characters that are up to no good including, of course, the legendary Medusa who may have never been portrayed better. She presents horror from head to toes, beginning with a hideous visage all the way to her characteristic lower body resembling a rattlesnake. Preying on her victims with a bow and arrows that never seem to miss their target and, of course, the petrifying stare of her eyes, this character is still one of movie history's meanest baddies in my books. The same holds true for the tale's harbinger of death, the Kraken, a sea creature of gigantic proportions that combines the looks of King Kong and Predator and seems to be asking for a few extra rounds with Godzilla. However, my personal favorite is still the super smart replica of Athena's pet owl Bubo, which is forged of steel, sounds like R2-D2, and flies through the idyllic setting like a stranger from Mars.

All things considered, Clash of the Titans may be worth your while if you are looking for a quick escape path into a spellbinding fantasy realm. Besides a fair amount of thrills and swashbuckling action, Laurence Rosenthal's magnificent music score serves as icing on the cake.