It is also great the way that these two, who have undergone extensive collaboration together and must these films intimately, manage to keep the track bubbling and interesting for us, too.

Not long before that, I'd seen the film for my first time in years at the Walter Reade in NYC and never gave A/R a thought. Despite some grain in the video, and a high def transfer that perhaps reveals a little too much of the original master, as well as a story that doesn't really have much story, Jason and the Argonauts still maintains its "status as a classic and ground-breaking film. Ray Harryhausen interviewed by director John Landis (SD, 11:53) – The only real recycled supplement is a featurette in which director John Landis (' An American Werewolf in London') joins Harryhausen to talk about the film's monsters and explain the stop-motion process with a peek at one of the actual skeleton models used in the movie. The wild quest to bring back the prize of the Golden Fleece gets a thumbs-up, mainly because Pelias wants Jason out of the way.The detailing on Harryhausen's monstrosities is appealing in close-ups, but there is an occasional shroud of murkiness in places. First up, the Blu-ray hosts two brand-new audio commentaries, one featuring Ray Harryhausen himself! Medea's father King Aeëtes (Jack Gwillim) has no intention of allowing the Argonauts steal his nation's most prized possession. This sequence is not only a technical achievement that has, and continues, to inspire throngs of artists and filmmakers all over the world, from Steven Spielberg to Sam Raimi to Peter Jackson, but it's a stunning, climactic set piece – the finale to an enormously entertaining piece of cult cinema. actually waiting on the single disc releases of two of the films from the first set, at this time, the only rumor that i have heard is that a new version of the 3 worlds of gulliver are pending, but uncertian if it is a planned blu release.

Having seen and loved the Francisi/Bava Hercules movies just a couple of years before, I was primed for something similar, which Jason definitely was not. Obviously, and a little regrettably, this otherwise fine feature becomes a little too sweet with sugary praise and adulation . We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Even though the stop-motion effects may not win over younger audiences, Harryhausen's work is an influential steppingstone in cinematic history and is still impressive even today. Read more about the condition New: An item that is still in its original shrink wrap from the manufacturer and the original manufacturer’s seal (if applicable) has not been removed.

The crashing of the rocks as Medea's ship is wrecked and the sudden rising of Triton from the depths. Ray Harryhausen Chronicles (SD, 57:57) – Next we have a solid hour-long documentary on the illustrious stop-motion career of Ray Harryhausen--which initially began as his hobby after being awestruck by the original 'King Kong.