Kicking some Titan Ass!

Yesterday it became clear to me the power a movie can over my mood. I went from depression to exaltation. The depression took over my head while watching The Clash of the Titans. I had such great expectations! I mean, Titans, Worthington, Neeson, Fiennes, Mikkelsen, 3D. The actors became mere puppets in a nightmarish computer animated epopee. (for the record: I love Avatar!) Were they left to their own device? It is difficult to understand why use such big names in a movie totally dedicated to creatures. I think it is actually better to have unknown faces, faces that does not makes you expect. I guess the big names are there to attract all audiences. The target audience, I guess, male 15-25, goes because of the title. The rest of us, for Neeson, Worthington, and so on. It is not enough.
Is Worthington buzz hair cut a desperate link to Avatar? It does look stupid among the long and rustic look of the other characters.
Clash was originally made for 2D viewing. To take an even greater share of the marked it was converted to 3D. (a last minute decision I have heard) Bad, bad idea. In this case 3D may have caused more damage then good. But I will not give my own opinion since I have only watched the 3D version. Actually, I´m planning to watch the 2D and see if it is the 3D that depressed me or the whole thing.
Over to the bright side of yesterday´s movie night. The movie that turned depression into Life is pretty cool: Kick-Ass. I dare say it will become a cult movie in no time. Kill Bill meets Superbad. It is funny, dramatic and violent, pretty violent. Looking at one of the posters, the one with the four characters on a roof top, the first link I made was with bad Japanese series from the 80´s (Changeman and others) It did bring me a nostalgic feeling for some seconds. The title sounded totally childish. From the perspectives of the poster and title the expectations were low. I was fulled because this movie is totally cool. The story is well written, the characters interesting, the effects, bright colors and cast are in harmony. Nicholas Cage´s presence was a surprise. (I have lost fate in him lately) He pulled this one off. The movie is full of references from comics, tv-series, movies. An homage to popular culture. (we can see a huge outdoor of the directors wife, Claudia Schiffer!) The movie premiered first in Europe. The American release is on April 16. Afraid of The Titans? The should not! Do not miss Kick-Ass! Best in the big screen!!!