One of the great ones has passed. Time to go home and break out The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
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TCM should be ashamed of itself it it doesn't run some Harryhousen this weekend.
The two Ray's (Bradbury and Harryhausen) are probably planning something together already.
When I was a kid the sword fighting skeletons sequence was one of the great things I saw in a movie. Until CGI came along the way to do animation with live action was his way.
Rest in peace. Wired's online obituary has a collection of clips of some of his monsters.
50 Million Miles to Earth and Jason and the Argonauts are my two favorite Harryhausen films. They are always entertaining, no matter how many times I watch them. Mr. Harryhausen was a unique talent.
Way back in the 60's, I read a "children's book" version of JASON AND THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Having already been introduced to the story by the Harryhausen film, I noted how many elements of the story were different, or the order of some events re-arranged. Over the decades, as I continue to watch the film, I've come to the conclusion that, for the sake of a "movie", the order of events as seen in the film work better "dramatically". When King Aeetes throws down those teeth and they rise, not as warriors, but as SKELETAL warriors-- DAMN!!! It just puts me on the edge of my seat EVERY time! Perfect climax to the film. (In the original story the sequence takes place much earlier.)
On the other hand, it's almost painfully obvious that the film cuts off at a point which is clearly meant to leave room for a sequel... too bad we never got to see "the rest of the story". (Including what happens when Jason finally makes it back home and confronts the man who murdered his father.)
Come to think of it, it kind of reminds me of what happened when HEAVY METAL magazine printed a translated version of Lob & Picard's "sci-fi" adaptation of THE ODYSSEY. Both in the magazine, and in the graphic novel collection, the damn thing cuts off HALWAY thru the story! I've only recently discovered that Lob & Picard did in fact adapt the entire story, and the 2nd half has been collected in book form... only, in B&W, not color. (One more thing for my "git" list.) The parallel is obvious, as both involve Greek myths, and both involve long sea vogaes puncutated by various short adventures.
Thanks for this. Almost five minutes of countless clips of different creatures!
Luke Blanchard said:
Tonight's movie: THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD !