The Fantastic Films of Ray Harryhausen – Legendary Science Fiction Series
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Five classic movies from Ray Harryhausen in a stunning collector’s box. JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS: Nancy Kovack, Todd Armstrong, Gary Raymond, Honor Blackman; SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, THE: Kathryn Grant, Kerwin Mathews, Torin Thatcher; GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD, THE: Caroline Munro, John Phillip Law, Tom Baker, John Garfield; SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER: Taryn Power, Patrick Wayne, Jane Seymour; 3 WORLDS OF GULLIVER, THE: Jo Morrow, Kerwin Mathews, June Thorburn, Lee Patt… More >>
The Fantastic Films of Ray Harryhausen – Legendary Science Fiction Series
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Roy Clark on
Sat, 31st Jul 2010 7:23 pm
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James K. Hagen Sr. on
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Robert J. Crawford on
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A. Rodriguez on
Sun, 1st Aug 2010 1:39 am
Don’t waste your money if you’re looking for a colorized version of these movies. Three of the five are black and white. What a disappointment!
Rating: 1 / 5
tHE ITEMS WERE RETURN THEY WERE NOT IN COLOR I ORDERED THE NEW COLLECTIONS THAT WAS UPDATED BY RAY IMSELF.IF YOU GET THE NEW COLORIZED VERISON I WOULD LIKE TO BUY.
Rating: 4 / 5
Just as I enjoy the Legendary Monster Series Collection of Harryhausen, I have this one as well, not as great as the Legendary Monster Series, but just as enjoyable.
Can’t beat the old camera tricks on these movies, for any avid fan of old movies, don’t forget to have this one as well.
Rating: 3 / 5
I greatly enjoyed these films as a kid, which would come on every so once in a while and were a wonderful treat. The scripts of these are pretty good, though when seen from the standpoint of our era of relativism, they can seem a bit one-dimensional.
I would say they fall into categories. First, there are shoot-em-up monster flicks. These (It came…, Earth v…) are not complex or very sophisticated films, but they do strive to have some interesting characters. Earth v., I admit, has rather flat acting, but I did like the scientist-hero guy.
Second, there are really good scifi films, Mysterious and 20 Million: these have good characters and actors set in pretty complex plots. Mysterious is the best of the lot in my view, and I throughly enjoyed it as did my kids. 20 is also good, as the viewer does feel some for the monster. They are both scary and keep the viewer wondering what and why the whole time.
Third, there is the zany First Men, which features a silly genius type and a subtly bizarre civilization on the Moon. Alas, it was too much of a kids’ film for my taste, but then my kids liked it while I could exercise my imagination with the elaborate insect culture.
Of course, what binds them all is the masterful special effects of Harryhausen, which are crude by today’s digital standards but really fun and vivid.
Warmly recommended. This is a set I can share with my kids for years, which I will enjoy too.
Rating: 4 / 5
Ray Harryhausen was making excellent F/X movies with rudimentary equipment. What if he had the technology of the Lord of the Rings trilogy? WOW, that is all I can say….
Rating: 5 / 5
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