Talk:Clash of the Titans

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This article seems mostly a list of trivia and alledged inaccuracies -- hardly encyclopedic. No sources are cited (aside from a reference to the Internet Movie Database). And much of the trivia and "inaccuracies" cited are spurious. (e.g., how is Bubo's similarity to R2-D2 an "innaccuracy"? Why is a Sonic the Hedgehog comic book that just happens to share a title with the movie worth mentioning here?) An encyclopedia should say more than, "Here's what's wrong with this film. And here are some random pop culture references to it." As written, this is not a very good article -- it has very little to do with the subject film itself and its impact. 66.17.118.207 14:02, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

I wholeheartedly agree with you, but keep in mind that a lot of wikipedia articles are works in progress, constantly being updated. It's possible that the author of this article simply didn't have any more info to add. Anyone with info that can improve this article should feel free to make additions. CPitt76 20:35, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

There's no harm in having a "References in popular culture" section if it's done right. However, if it's only going to be about titles which parody this one, we can probably get away with constraining everything into a quick mentioning for the already-existent "Trivia" section. For example...

• In popular culture, the film's dramatic title is often punned for comedic purpose. These include the 1998 The Simpsons episode "Trash of the Titans" and the 2007 Crash Bandicoot video game "Crash of the Titans".

...or something to that effect. Of course, there are probably close to a dozen more out there. Isn't it worth mentioning the influence this film has had on modern media? 58.7.239.5 (talk) 05:15, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Trivia sections are discouraged, because they tend to become indiscriminate lists of crap. If the film has had a notable influence then those influences can be put into the article, preferably in another section. Geoff B (talk) 13:21, 28 February 2008 (UTC)