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Jason and the Argonauts

user — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 02:29:00 +0000

Jason and the Argonauts (1963) starring Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack Synopsis Jason and the Argonauts is the classic fantasy tale of the fearless sailor who must find the Golden Fleece before he can claim his throne. Fighting an army of skeletons, harpies, the hydra, and a bronze giant along the way. Review Jason and the…

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Clash of the Titans [1981]

user — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 15:51:00 +0000

Clash of the Titans (1981) starring Harry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Burgess Meredith Clash of the Titans is Ray Harryhausen’s telling of the classic Greek myth of Perseus. Complete with Pegasus, Calibos, Medusa, the Kraken … A very good, enjoyable film. Clash of the Titans is (somewhat) faithful to Greek mythology. One interesting thing is…

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20 Million Miles to Earth

user — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 01:28:00 +0000

20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) starring William Hopper, Joan Taylor In 20 Million Miles to Earth, the first human expedition to Venus returns to Earth with a bang – literally. The ship crash lands off the coast of Italy. There are only two survivors, one of whom dies shortly after. But in addition, there’s…

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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

user — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 00:24:17 +0000

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) starring Paul Hubschmid, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway Synopsis of The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms In The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms a nuclear test thaws and revives a frozen dinosaur. Freed from its Arctic imprisonment, it takes off on a path of destruction. Have you ever wondered what Godzilla would…

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7th Voyage of Sinbad

user — Mon, 29 May 2017 16:12:58 +0000

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) starring Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, Torin Thatcher The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is best remembered as a Ray Harryhausen special effects extravaganza. And as a huge fan of Ray Harryhausen’s work, I certainly appreciate the great work that he did here. But a film has to…

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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

user — Mon, 29 May 2017 14:02:58 +0000

Movie review of Ray Harryhausen’s classic The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) starring John Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, Tom Baker I do love a cheesy monster movie, and my children share that passion as well. Recently, we got to see the wonderfully cheesy Golden Voyage of Sinbad; we also share a love of the…

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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

user — Sat, 27 May 2017 13:33:42 +0000

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), starring Hugh Marlow, Joan Taylor, special effects by Ray Harryhausen Synopsis of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Dr. Russell Marvin heads up Operation Skyhook, which is tasked with sending rockets into the upper atmosphere to probe for future space flights. Unfortunately, all the rockets are somehow disappearing. While investigating…

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Mysterious Island

user — Wed, 10 May 2017 21:59:22 +0000

Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island (1961) Many people consider the 1961 version of Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island to be no more than an excuse for Ray Harryhausen to do his special effects magic. And the special effects are wonderful, but there’s actually more that makes the movie very enjoyable. The basic story, set during the American…

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