# Choose tonight's movie: Book of Eli or Clash of the Titans (2010) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 30, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621 "2010-07-30T21:28:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/1 "2010-07-30T21:28:06Z")
I’m going to watch a DVD tonight and I can’t decide. So I leave my viewing options up to the Dope. There is no death option, if you vote, you have to vote for The Book of Eli or Clash of the Titans (2010). ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/2 "2010-07-30T21:42:54Z")
I’ve seen neither, but what I’ve read about both, they’re both dumb, but at least one (_Clash_) doesn’t pretend to be anything but in the first place. With no 3rd rail to lean on, that gets my vote. ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/3 "2010-07-30T21:47:25Z")
_The Book of Eli_ has good performances from Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman (and a decent story); I spent most of _Clash of the Titans_ wishing I was watching the original. ---
**Author:** ![Methyl\_Ethyl\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Methyl\_Ethyl\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Methyl_Ethyl_Death)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/4 "2010-07-30T21:51:03Z")
Watch Book of Eli. It is far better than Clash of the Titans. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/5 "2010-07-30T21:58:55Z")
I have seen _Clash of the Titans_, which is why I voted for _Book of Eli_. ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/6 "2010-07-31T01:23:22Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I have seen _Clash of the Titans_, which is why I voted for _Book of Eli_. Funny, I’ve seen _The Book Of Eli_, which is why I voted for _Clash Of The Titans_ ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/7 "2010-07-31T01:29:39Z")
I just watched _The Book of Eli_ last night – it wasn’t bad, and Denzel Washington really kept the movie grounded. If you liked playing Fallout 3, this world will seem very familiar to you. (Plus, it’s got Tom Waits in a cameo.) ---
**Author:** ![gladtobeblazed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/8 "2010-07-31T01:37:44Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I have seen _Clash of the Titans_, which is why I voted for _Book of Eli_. My thoughts exactly! **Clash** was by far the worst movie I’ve seen this year. I’ve not seen **Book of Eli** , but the odds it would be worse than **Clash of the Titans** are very slim. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/9 "2010-07-31T01:39:55Z")
Watch _The Book of Eli_ before someone gives away the ending. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/10 "2010-07-31T01:51:03Z")
Book of Eli ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/11 "2010-07-31T01:54:41Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Watch _The Book of Eli_ before someone gives away the ending. Yeah…wouldn’t want anyone to get blindsided by the twist. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/12 "2010-07-31T03:17:51Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > > > Watch _The Book of Eli_ before someone gives away the ending. > > Yeah…wouldn’t want anyone to get blindsided by the twist. Now that wasn’t right at all. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/13 "2010-07-31T03:35:42Z")
I’ve only seen _The Book of Eli_. I thought the ending sucked, but apart from that it was a pretty good way to spend a couple of hours. It’s an action movie without a climax. The battle at the cannibals’ house was great, but afterwards I was waiting for the movie to do something even better, not just taper off into oblivion. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/14 "2010-07-31T03:39:58Z")
I’ve seen both, and Clash was just…horrid. /vote Eli ---
**Author:** ![dmatsch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@dmatsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dmatsch)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/15 "2010-08-02T14:25:20Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > > [@blondebear](#): > > > > Yeah…wouldn’t want anyone to get blindsided by the twist. > > Now that wasn’t right at all. 😉 I, for one on the plot twist, “didn’t see it coming”. Just kidding. Kind of wish I remained blinded when it finally was revealed. Spoilt the whole movie into comic book plot resolutions. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/16 "2010-08-02T14:34:21Z")
So what did the OP end up watching?? ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-tonights-movie-book-of-eli-or-clash-of-the-titans-2010/548621/17 "2010-08-02T17:59:24Z")
As the poll shows, I watched Book of Eli (Clash of the Titans was never in the running). It was pretty good. And I never would have guessed the twist, but the filmmakers did telegraph the “protected by God” thing pretty early when a bullet bounced off of Eli.