Review: Clash of the Titans (12A)**

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With all of the new-fangled technology at his disposal, Leterrier bombards the screen with computer-generated giant scorpions, flying demons, a slithering Medusa and a gargantuan Kraken.

However, all the digital trickery cannot replace the personality or the wonder of Harryhausen's painstakingly-crafted models.

This Clash Of The Titans lacks excitement and soul, and the climactic battle with the hellish sea monster is a huge anticlimax.

As a baby, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is rescued from the sea by fisherman Spyros (Pete Postlethwaite) and his family, unaware that he is actually the demi-god son of Zeus (Liam Neeson).

Hades (Ralph Fiennes), the god of the underworld who intends to usurp Zeus, causes the death of Perseus's new family and the grief-stricken young man vows revenge.

He gets his chance when Hades curses Argos and its rulers and threatens to unleash the Kraken upon the city unless they sacrifice

their beautiful daughter Andromeda to the behemoth."You were born to kill the Kraken," reveals Io (Gemma Arterton), who has kept watch over the demi-god his entire life.

Clash Of The Titans is a series of mediocre action sequences, glued together by scenes on Olympus between Zeus and a conniving Hades.

Unusually, the 3D adds nothing to the visceral experience.

There isn't a single scene that has been orchestrated with the format in mind.

Considering the premium levied on 3D tickets, you are advised to save the pounds and pennies for the concessions stand and watch the 2D version instead.

You'll be equally disappointed.

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