Ray Harryhausen

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Ray Harryhausen; Happy Birthday!
Topic Started: Jul 1 2008, 07:04 PM (182 Views)
kirgo2	Jul 1 2008, 07:04 PM Post #1
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 217 Group: Members Member #287 Joined: October 4, 2007	http://moviemorlocks.com/2008/06/29/happy-...usen/#more-1113 A nice appreciation of Ray Harryhausen from TCM's "Movie Morlocks" blog.



Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer	Jul 2 2008, 02:59 AM Post #2
Balconeer Creeper Posts: 14,166 Group: Members Member #244 Joined: July 6, 2007	Good Stuff. When I was a kid, I loved Mysterious Island and Jason And The Argonauts,the fighting bone-heads from the Hydra's teeth are just great entertainment. It wasn't until I was a teen did I see 20 Million Miles To Earth. I love that as well, having just watched it again last month on TCM. Hell, I've even made it the background on my desktop of my work computer.
	"She's got style, she's got grace She's got long, long legs, she's got... Savoir Faire"


Laughing Gravy	Jul 2 2008, 07:36 AM Post #3
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,069 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	I love those films, too. My fave, though, is probably The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.



Black Tiger	Jul 2 2008, 09:23 PM Post #4
Charter Member Posts: 1,813 Group: Members Member #50 Joined: September 15, 2005	Harryhausen was great. My favorite was probably Jason & the Argonauts. They had a Harryhausen special a few years ago at the Lincoln Center Walter Reade Theater where the man himself gave a talk, showed some of the intricate models of his work used in various films, and then they screened Jason on the big screen with a sold-out audience. Nothing like seeing Harryhausen films in a movie theater.



Sgt King	Jul 3 2008, 08:24 PM Post #5
Charter Member Posts: 371 Group: Members Member #29 Joined: September 5, 2005	In the summer of 1958 (or maybe '59) my parents, brother, sister and I were camping in tents at Lake Erie's East Harbor. The drive-in theater down the road was showing "The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad." I pleaded with dad and he finally agreed to take us all to it. Mom made a big sack of popcorn over the campfire to take along with grape and orange pop. I loved "Sinbad" and was amazed by every second of it!" After about 15 min of the 2nd feature "The Deep Six" we left. This was the first monster movie I ever seen in color! Then I started saving my 25 cents weekly allowance to buy "Famous Monsters of Filmland" magazine. And I still have those first 20 or so issues! Great memories.


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