It's like they took the things in Troy that inspired some of the most common criticisms and multiplied them exponentially. If people thought the last adaptation was too modern and took too much artistic license, just wait till the gods are replaced by laser beams and teleporters. Or maybe by setting the action so far off the course of the original, they're hoping to avoid the ire of critical pans and historical nitpickers. I guess it's harder for people to complain that the ancient Greek setting is inaccurate if there is absolutely no ancient Greek setting.

However, Warner Bros. should still expect an avalanche of complaints if the heroes show up in practical spacesuits and moon boots instead of body oil and thigh-baring leather miniskirts. The eye-candy really helped to distract from all the "artistic license" in Troy.