Jason and the Argonauts
by Don Chaffey
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Actor: Gary Raymond, Laurence Naismith, Nancy Kovack, Niall MacGinnis, Todd ArmstrongDirector: Don Chaffey
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Wilkie Cooper
Editor: Maurice Rootes
Producer: Charles H. Schneer
Producer: Ray Harryhausen
Writer: Apollonios Rhodios
Writer: Beverley Cross
Writer: Jan Read
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Unknown; Spanish (Original Language), Unknown; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Unknown
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-07-14
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Jason and the Argonauts
Movie Review: Fun and exciting!
Summary: 5 Stars
When King Pelias seeks to overthrow a prophecy by killing the children of Aristo, he finds that he has set himself a new doom. So, to avoid dying at the hand of Aristo's son Jason, he sends him on a quest to obtain a magical golden fleece. But, with the gods' help, and the assistance of some of the greatest heroes in Greece, he will overcome terrible monsters and deadly traps to win through...and win love.
This is an excellent movie. It must have been a fantastic movie when it first came out in 1963, because it is still so much fun to watch. I like the monsters, including the fight with the skeletons - a scene that is still thrilling to watch all these years later, as is the scene with Talos! Also, I must say that I am impressed with all of the stars here - Nigel Green, Patrick Troughton, Honor Blackman, and others.
Yeah, this is a great movie, one that I really enjoyed, as did my fifteen-year-old son. We highly recommend this fun and exciting movie!
Summary of Jason and the Argonauts
The thrilling tale of the legendary hero jason features director and producer commentary. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 11/27/2007 Starring: Todd Armstrong Gary Raymond Run time: 104 minutes Rating: GArguably the most intelligently written film to feature the masterful stop-motion animation of Ray Harryhausen, Jason and the Argonauts is a colorful adventure that takes full advantage of Harryhausen's "Dynarama" process. Inspired by the Greek myth, the story begins when the fearless explorer Jason (Todd Armstrong) returns to the kingdom of Thessaly to make his rightful claim to the throne, but the gods proclaim that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. Consulting Hera, the queen of gods, Jason recruits the brave Argonauts to crew his ship, and they embark on their eventful journey. Along the way they encounter a variety of mythic creatures, including the 100-foot bronze god Talos, the batlike Harpies, the seven-headed reptilian Hydra, and an army of skeletons wielding sword and shield. This last sequence remains one of the finest that Harryhausen ever created, and it's still as thrilling as anything from the age of digital special effects. Harryhausen was the true auteur of his fantasy films, and his brilliant animation evokes a timeless sense of wonder. Jason and the Argonauts is a prime showcase for Harryhausen's talent--a wondrous product of pure imagination and filmmaking ingenuity. The DVD contains an informative interview with Harryhausen by filmmaker John Landis. --Jeff Shannon
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