Wrath of the Titans begins several years after the events of Clash of the Titans. Perseus (Sam Worthington), son of Zeus (Liam Neeson), and conqueror of the Kraken, now leads a quiet life as a fisherman with his son, Helius (John Bell). The time of the gods has passed and very few pray to them anymore. The gods get their powers from prayer, so Mt. Olympus is in turmoil. Hades (Ralph Fiennes), Zeus' brother and lord of the underworld, and Ares (Edgar Ramirez), another of Zeus' sons, have conspired to release Kronos, father of the gods, from him banishment in Tartarus, the underworld prison. In order to do this, they must kidnap Zeus, but before this happens, Zeus is able to warn Perseus. Perseus has no interest in getting into this squabble amongst the gods, but when a monster destroys his village, he knows what he must do. Perseus goes to the camp of Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), where he finds Agenor (Toby Kebbell), the son of Poseidon. With Andromeda and Agenor in tow, Perseus begins a quest to free Zeus and find the one weapon which can defeat Kronos.

Is Wrath of the Titans a classic? By no means, but it is a serviceable action movie. There’s no denying that that tales and characters from Greek mythology are still fascinating and this is a nice entry into that cycle, as we get some recognizable characters and beasts from those classic stories. The movie may be brain-dead at times, but the special effects are well-done and the action sequences move along nicely. Will we see Perseus again in the future? That’s hard to say, but it we do, I hope that Bobu gets more than a cameo.

Wrath of the Titans reaffirms my dislike of the black Pegasus on Blu-ray Disc courtesy of Warner Home Video. The film has been letterboxed at 1.85:1 and the Disc contains an AVC 1080p HD transfer which runs at an average of 20 Mbps. The image is sharp and clear for the most part, showing no defects from the source material. However, there is grain evident in the daytime scenes. It’s difficult to say if this is an issue with the transfer or if it was a stylistic choice. As with Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans wants to bring a gritty, realistic edge to the stories, so I can see why Liebesman would want to push the grain. The colors look good, most notably reds, and the image is never overly dark or bright, although some of the scenes in the maze come close to being overly dark. The level of detail is good and the depth is acceptable. The Disc carries a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track which runs at 48 kHz and an average of 4.0 Mbps. The track provides clear dialogue and sound effects. As the action is nearly non-stop in the film, so are the audio effects. The explosions and monster roars provide palpable subwoofer effects which shake the walls. The surround sound effects are very good and place us in the middle of the action. These effects are nicely detailed and we can pick out individual sounds.

The Wrath of the Titans Blu-ray Disc contains a selection of extras. As with many of Warner's big titles, this Disc offers the choice to watch the film with "Maximum Movie Mode". Here, the viewer can choose "Path of Gods" and learn more about mythology or "Path of Men" and gain insight into the film's production, complete with interviews and on-set action. Through Picture-in-Picture segments, the viewer learns about the story and the making of the movie. These segments can be viewed independently in the "Focus Points" section. "Path of Men" contains six sections and runs about 21 minutes, while "Path of Gods" has four parts and runs about 12 minutes. The Disc contains three DELETED SCENES which run about 11 minutes. This contains a nice scene in which Perseus explains to Helius that he's the son of Zeus. In the film, we just assume that Helius knows this. We also get a Braveheart-like speech which needed to be cut. The third scene shows the fate of some of the other gods of Olympus, a question which is not answered in the film.