Jason and the Argonauts | Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack | FIVE STARS JUST FOR THE TALOS SCENE!

Jason and the Argonauts | Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack | "The Gods Are Best Served By Those Who Want Their Help Least"

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	Jason and the Argonauts Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack Sony Pictures, 1998 average customer review:based on 84 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

FIVE STARS JUST FOR THE TALOS SCENE!

This movie absolutely mesmerized us when it first came out and we saw it on the big screen. The Skeleton Army (HOW did he do that?) which was simply amazing, then the Harpies who scared me to death but the best of all the adversaries Jason has to fight is Talos.
On the first part of his journey, Hera, is his protector and accompanies him as the masthead of the ship, the Argo, tells him of an "Isle of Bronze" where he and the Argonauts can get food and water, but warns him he is to take NOTHING else from the island...nothing.
Of course, Hercules wanders off with another sailor and they come upon a gallery of HUGE ENORMOUS GIGANTIC (have to really give this the fanfare it deserves) statues of the Titans, ancient gods represented here in these bronze statues.
Hercules discovers a door in the base of the statue of Talos, and he goes inside and finds treasure; huge rubies, emeralds, diamonds, gold, pearls, everything...then remembers Jason's warning.
He sees an enormous (yes, everything is giant size, after all, these are the Titans!) needle and takes it, figuring it has no value but would make an excellent sword, and then the fun begins.
They barely make it out of the room when they hear one single creak. One. Then another. And another. Next thing we see is Talos, stiffly and with great slowness due to his vast size, climbing down off the pedestal. You literally cannot believe anything of this size can even move...This is not only a shock, it is, IMO, one of the most mesmerizing moments I have ever seen on film. Harryhausen was not only a Master of stop motion effects, he took great pains to create the exact right MOVEMENT for all of his creations...
Watching this giant bronze statue creak stiff-legged around the island, and at one point end up standing with one leg on one side of the opening to the little gulf, the other leg on the other side and here we have the Collossus of Rhodes, is just fascinating, and just as incredible to see today as it was back when it first came out.
He has, of course, no emotion or expression on his metal face at all, which lends even more horror to this foe. Finally Jason opens a tiny opening on the back of Talos's ankle and liquid starts pouring out...
He falls, crushing one of the sailors who had gone back to retrieve Hercules's needle, killing him.
When the Argonauts finally depart, Hercules remains on the island, refusing to believe his friend has been killed, overwhelmed with guilt.
Hera tells Jason that Hercules has gone as far as he can with the crew and has other tasks to do for the gods, and they must abandon him.
Watching Hera talk to Jason, as the figurehead, with her eyes opening and closing, is another treat to see.
The Harpies are truly horrific but relatively simple to catch, as we see.
My brother, Tracy, liked the Skeletons best, and we just loved this movie and still do today, 43 years later.
treat yourself, your kids and anyone else you know who has a good imagination to what movies were like when done by Ray Harryhausen, and before CGI ruled the screens.

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"The Gods Are Best Served By Those Who Want Their Help Least"

The ultimate movie experience of my adolescence was 'Jason And The Argonauts.' I remember quite vividly the first time I saw it at the theatre in '63 at the age of eleven. It was at the long defunct Roxy Theatre in Whittier, CA in the old days when you paid to see a double feature. 'Jason' was the main feature, who remembers the other movie. I do remember that my friend Gary and I wanted to see it again so I called my Dad to see if he would let us stay for the midnight viewing and pick us up when it was over. He agreed and we got to see it twice that night. It has been a favorite all these years.

Believe it or not the magic of Ray Harryhausen's stop-action special effects still holds up quite well after all these years and the storyline and acting was suprisingly good for a film of this genre which usually was concerned primarily with visuals and weak on dialogue. To this day my favorite sequences are those showing the Gods resting comfortably in Olympus viewing the affairs of man from a remote, aloof distance. If you bother to listen to their conversations you might be surprised to discover an amazing amount of depth in this mythological action/adventure film.

Note: Unfortunately this DVD has been released only in a full screen version. This is not the way it was meant to be viewed, but for now we must endure with what has been made available.

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Classic Old-time fantasy

Just a great story with special effects wizardry (Ray Harryhausen) that even today the myth comes alive. Also Known as "Jason and the Golden Fleece."

I remembered this from my childhood and wanted to share it with my kids. It was a big hit with both my 7 and 14 year olds even in this age of video games and Matrix/Star Wars effects.

This one is better than Clash of the Titans which is also a very good film.

Jason and the Argonauts

While not as good as "Clash of the Titans," fans of Ray Harryhausen will still love "Jason and the Argonauts." This movie follows the Greek mythology of Jason's quest (and ultimately his assent to power) as he goes insearch of the Golden Fleece. Along the way we run into Hercules, Titans, the Gods, and more! Ofcourse, Harryhausen's wonderful special effects add to the mystique and to what truly makes this a cult classic. You will simply like or dislike this movie, there is no middle ground. A true classic that true fans must own.

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the shipment was fast.. item in great condition.. very well pleased... thanks again!

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