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Chitter Chatter => General Discussion => Games, Polls, and Lists => Topic started by: Memphremagog on July 25, 2009, 07:26:44 PM

Poll
Question: Which film do you think represents the best of the master animator's work in films?
Option 1: Mighty Joe Young(1949) votes: 0
Option 2: Beast From 20,000 Fathoms(1953) votes: 0
Option 3: It Came From Beneath the Sea(1955) votes: 0
Option 4: Earth vs. the Flying Saucers(1956) votes: 0
Option 5: The Animal World(1956) votes: 0
Option 6: 20 Million Miles To Earth(1957) votes: 1
Option 7: The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad(1958) votes: 2
Option 8: The 3 Worlds Of Gulliver(1960) votes: 0
Option 9: The Mysterious Island(1961) votes: 0
Option 10: Jason & the Argonauts(1963) votes: 3
Option 11: First Men In the Moon(1964) votes: 0
Option 12: One Million Years B.C.(1966) votes: 0
Option 13: Valley Of Gwangi(1969) votes: 0
Option 14: The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad(1974) votes: 1
Option 15: Sinbad & the Eye Of the Tiger(1977) votes: 0
Option 16: Clash Of the Titans(1980) votes: 1
Title: Best Film Works Of Ray Harryhausen
Post by: Memphremagog on July 25, 2009, 07:26:44 PM
What a career this man had! Looking at the list of films he worked on is seeing a compilation of the many of the major fantasy films from the last 50 years..many of his work is the stuff of movie legend now: the Rhedosaurus, the Cyclops, Talos, the Roc, Gwangi, the living skeletons, the Kraken, Medusa, the Centaur, the Griffin, the Troglodyte, the Minoton, the Ymir, flying saucers, the giant octopus, dragons & many more.
They dont make 'em like Mr.Harryhausen anymore, he was the inspiration for Stan Winston, Jim Danforth, Rick Baker, etc..
Title: Re: Best Film Works Of Ray Harryhausen
Post by: Paul L on July 25, 2009, 07:32:59 PM
Wow, hard to pick a favorite here too, but if I had to take one Harryhausen film to a desert island, it would be 7th Voyage of Sinbad. I think this film started the fantasy wave that I really enjoy, &  the Cyclops is an iconic monster image, right up there w/the rest of our collective favorites.
Title: Re: Best Film Works Of Ray Harryhausen
Post by: Mike Scott on July 25, 2009, 07:34:59 PM
Best movie not considering the spfx: FIRST MEN IN THE MOON

Best movie considering only the spfx: JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS

Best mix of the two: THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD
Title: Re: Best Film Works Of Ray Harryhausen
Post by: Creature Features on July 25, 2009, 08:30:08 PM
Jason And The Argonauts! great memories watching this as a wee lad with my father and brother...and that battle with the skeleton army? As far as I'M concerned still holds up today, and looks better than a lot of modern cgi.

(if i sound like a cranky old man, it's because i AM    ;D )
Title: Re: Best Film Works Of Ray Harryhausen
Post by: monsterphile on July 25, 2009, 10:12:52 PM
For me it would be THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD.  I really like the mix of creatures and monsters and to me, the human cast was very good (as was the human cast in JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS).  Of course, I enjoy them all and have watched them so many times.

Rob 
Title: Re: Best Film Works Of Ray Harryhausen
Post by: Dr.Teufel Geist on July 25, 2009, 10:22:46 PM
Both Jason and Golden age of Sinbad are great movies, but I find myself drawn to vote for Clash of the Titans.
Title: Re: Best Film Works Of Ray Harryhausen
Post by: CreepysFan on July 25, 2009, 10:40:26 PM
 All are amazing movies but 20 Million Miles To Earth is by far my favorite in the list.  Love the design of the Ymir.
Title: Re: Best Film Works Of Ray Harryhausen
Post by: Sean on October 23, 2009, 11:03:24 PM
Jason and the Argonauts
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