fenian2153
Joined Jun 2007
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When I first saw this film in 1963, my little ten-year old mind was blown! First, by the stop-action animation. Second, by the fact that the source material was thousands of years old. My life-long love of Greek mythology dates to this film. I was familiar with Ray Harryhausen's work from the "7th Voyage of Sindbad" and "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms". The most impressive thing to me was that the animated beasties look like they belong in the shot. By that I mean there's no tell-tale halo around them. The light and shade on nearby objects is the same as that on the creatures. Which brings me to...
TALOS!!!
I agree completely with several other reviewers that the sequence where Hylas and Hercules run afoul of The Man Of Bronze is the most jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring thing in this film, and brother, that's saying a lot! Jason warned Hercules (and us), but the son of Hera wasn't too bright. He stole that brooch-pin from the gigantic treasure chest of the gods. I'll never forget that sound when Talos first moved: a massive amount of very, very old metal screaming in resistance to being moved. Forty-seven years later it still scares the hell out of me!
TALOS!!!
I agree completely with several other reviewers that the sequence where Hylas and Hercules run afoul of The Man Of Bronze is the most jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring thing in this film, and brother, that's saying a lot! Jason warned Hercules (and us), but the son of Hera wasn't too bright. He stole that brooch-pin from the gigantic treasure chest of the gods. I'll never forget that sound when Talos first moved: a massive amount of very, very old metal screaming in resistance to being moved. Forty-seven years later it still scares the hell out of me!
