Review

Wrath of the Titans

Common Sense Media says

Bland fantasy sequel has some scary monsters.
Age
13
Quality
 

  • Most of the Greek mythology and conflicts between gods and men from the previous movie have been abandoned in this sequel. Now the main theme is fairly thin: Perseus learns that he gains strength to fight from his son. (In other words, he'd rather protect his son than not.)
  • Perseus remains brave and good and devoted to his loved ones. He still takes on impossible challenges, but his character doesn't really grow/change, and he doesn't learn much.
  • The violence is less intense than in the previous movie and mostly bloodless, though there are some fights, with characters stabbed, bashed in the head, and thrown up against tree trunks. Perseus also battles many computer-generated creatures with swords and other makeshift weapons. Several gods die onscreen, turning gray and crumpling into ashes. Fiery monsters roast innocent victims.
  • There's some very minor innuendo and a kiss for the hero at the end.

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that Wrath of the Titans is the sequel to 2010's Clash of the Titans, which was a remake of a 1981 movie. While Wrath does have a fair bit of mid-level fantasy violence, it's generally less intense than the previous movie -- though there are still many giant monsters that could be scary for younger viewers. Language isn't much of an issue, with one use of "hell" as well as mentions of "gods" and "Hades" as they pertain to Greek mythology. There's also some minor innuendo and a kiss for the hero. It's presented in 3-D, which ups the intensity a little bit, but overall the 3-D isn't put to particularly effective use.


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Teen, 13 years old
March 30, 2012
 
AMAZING
This is a great movie. But I haven't watched it yet. :)

Teen, 17 years old
March 31, 2012
 
Tastelessly dull and boring sequel to a very underrated film
Back in April 2010, when Clash of the Titans was released into theaters, I was apparently on the rather small demographic of the people who actually enjoyed it. Heck, I didn't just enjoyed it, I loved it. I found that it was a faithful adaption of a dated but also still fun 1981 classic film of the same name, but that the 2010 version of Clash of the titans brought in so much more imagination, fun and spectacle and that it all really took you away. So, it is with much sadness, that we enter Wrath of the Titans, the misled and ultimately very boring sequel to the first film. I kept on fighting all of the critics and pretty much just about every single other person who didn't like the first time, but this time, i am right along with all of the other haters. Wrath of the Titans is 14 minutes longer than Clash of the Titans 106 minute running time, with this film clocking in and very roughage 120 minutes. That's two hours of watching mountains explode, volcano's erupt, fireballs fly everywhere, watch Sam Worthington shout out bland dialog and fight more CGI creatures, but with the scale torqued up to a much bigger one and even a attempt at a epic feel to it all. Sure, it sounds good, but it is deadly dull. The imagination so rampant in the first film is nowhere to be seen. Also nowhere to be seen, is Sam Worthington's campy fun found in the first film, but replaced here with a derivative mindset of fighting every creature that the director throws at him. So, with all of that being said, this film,like the first one, also carries a PG-13 Rating: There is frequent intense fantasy violence action, with much destruction, battles and fights with large mythical type creatures, but with never any blood and often not very graphic. So, that rally is all there is to it, so you can sort of understand how underwhelming this movie really was, so if you have any respect for the 2010 version of Clash of the Titans, or even the 1981 version, than just skip this mess.

Teen, 16 years old
March 31, 2012
 
kmgfbv
The Unwanted sequel turns out to be violent but not that bad.

Teen, 16 years old
April 2, 2012
 
Wrath of the Titans!!
Wrath of the Titans improved just a little bit over the first movie.but what's better is they used even better 3D effects than the first movie.well,the violence level is just moderate for a PG-13 movie.for the sexual content,there are just some few innuendoes and just one kissing scene though it doesn't last long.anyway,Wrath of the Titans is just almost as good as the first movie.it is just a little bit better than the first,but it also has its flaws just like in the first movie.anyway,Wrath of the Titans is appropriate for kids aged 13 and up.

Parent
April 4, 2012
 
Great for Teens and Parents

Teen, 14 years old
April 2, 2012
 
Lacking sequel doesn't deliver
This movie seemed to light and spirited for a mythological action movie. Could e seen by kids. Not very bad

Teen, 14 years old
April 6, 2012
 
Okay sequel with lots of scares.

Kid, 11 years old
April 14, 2012
 
Eh.
To start off, this movie REALLY wasn't great. Like Tron: Legacy and some other spectacles, the plot and acting heavily relied on CGI and explosions and blood and fighting. No matter how muscular or handsome Sam Worthington is, he really sucked in this movie. BAD. Even amazing actors such as Ralph and Liam couldn't pull it off. This movie wasn't horrible, but it wasn't something I'd really like to see again anytime soon. The violence wasn't graphic. Not much blood as I recall beside cuts and scrapes. However (especially on the big screen in 3D), some monsters and pop-out scenes can be scary, particularly the Minotaur.

Teen, 14 years old
April 22, 2012
 
surprisingly pretty good
To be honest, Clash of the Titans was not what I was expecting at all. I went to it for my birthday and thought it was going to be awesome. It wasn't. I was really disappointed. Then I went to see Wrath of the Titans, thinking it wasn't going to be good and just going to see it to kinda laugh at it. However, it surprised me by not being a waste of money, and I actually liked the movie. The plot wasn't too bad, the action was great, and the overall movie was pretty good. There is some violence, but nothing more than Clash of the Titans, and maybe two or three cusses (h*ll and b*stard). I would let any 9 or older kid see this movie. It's fine.

Teen, 13 years old
April 24, 2012
 
Better movies will come
Not special or great but has some pretty good special effects. If you liked the first one this one is about the same level not too great.

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