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We may now have a [scientific explanation](http:// http://www.cinematical.com/2009/02/24/science-explains-why-you-hate-george-lucas/) of the roots of ‘nostalgia’, but knowing its origins hasn’t made me any more resistant to those rose colored glasses I put on from time to time. The latest example of my blind spot is that I’m on pins and needles waiting for the Clash of The Titans remake](Clash of the Titans (2010) - Movie | Moviefone) to finally hit theaters. So what has me so excited, exactly – other than Mr. Worthington in a leather skirt? Well, it’s not because I’m convinced that Worthington is a great actor (I happen to think he’s pretty good, but that’s a discussion for another time), and no, it’s not because of a love for 3D…and it’s certainly not because of Louis Leterrier. Nope, my enthusiasm for the myth of Perseus all boils down to the fact that, as a kid, I thought the 1981 Clash of the Titans](Clash of the Titans (1981) - Movie | Moviefone) was just about the coolest movie ever made, and somehow the prospect of a remake – which would normally fill me with dread – has me all sorts of giddy.
Even though I know that Leterrier’s 3D action-fest will bear little resemblance to the film I know and love, it really won’t matter because there is just something about Titans that always reminds me of what it was like to fall in love with the movies. I don’t know how Warner Brothers did it, but that trailer released my inner 7-year-old (even with the so-so power metal in the background), and as soon as I heard Liam Neeson’s booming voice ‘releasing the Kracken’, I knew I would be at the theater on opening day. But more importantly, I knew that at that moment any ability to apply critical thinking to this movie had gone right out the window – and that is the power of nostalgia.
Do you ever let you inner-child make your box-office decisions? Have you ever looked forward to a remake or reboot even though you loved the original? Sound off in the comments below…