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The Fantastic Films of Ray Harryhausen - Legendary Science Fiction Series (It Came from Beneath the Sea / Earth vs. the Flying Saucers / 20 Million Miles to Earth / Mysterious Island / H.G. Wells' First Men in the Moon) |
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Published: 2004-11-30 |
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 Classic Harryhausen
A wonderful representation of Harryhausen creativity. Stop-motion gives a more surrealistic and fantastic presentation, than the CG technical marvels of today can give.
 IT CAME FROM BEANETH THE SEA
tHE ITEMS WERE RETURN THEY WERE NOT IN COLOR I ORDERED THE NEW COLLECTIONS THAT WAS UPDATED BY RAY IMSELF.IF YOU GET THE NEW COLORIZED VERISON I WOULD LIKE TO BUY.
AWESOME
GREAT MOVIES OF A BYGONE ERA IN SCI-FI. ALL SCI-FI FANATICS SHOULD HAVE BOTH OF THESE BOXED SETS.
 Masterful Special Effects, Less Masterful Storytelling
When I was a kid growing up in the sixties, I saw every one of these films at one time or another, usually on late night TV shows hosted by entertainingly campy personalities going by names like Count Gregor or 3-D Danny. At the time, the Harryhausen films registered as unforgettable, cinematic masterpieces, the likes of which, I was certain, could never be replicated. And, in a way, I was correct. After hastily purchasing the Harryhausen collection, I excitedly put each DVD into the slot, expecting, I guess, to recapture some of the adventurous spirit the films had represented in my youth. The end result, of course, is that Harryhausen's painstaking animation and special effects still hold up remarkably well, even in this age of (often ghastly) CGI effects.
The problem I have is with the stories--and maybe this is just me having grown accustomed to sci-fi and adventure movies clipping along at a breakneck pace. But the obligatory set-up at the beginning of most of the films seems to drag on and on ("Mysterious Island" and "20,000,000 Miles to Earth" are the exceptions, and in my opinion, the most exciting films of the lot). This isn't really the fault of Ray Harryhausen since the infinitely boring prelude to the action is an element present in almost every film of this ilk produced in the 1950's. It's necessary, I suppose, but I can only assume that I must have been a much more patient child than I am as an adult. Ultimately, I remembered most of these films as being more fun than they actually are, but maybe it's because I've outgrown them. They're certaily worth viewing for the special effects, if not much else.
Great movie, I recomend it.
These are some of the great SCI FI, movies made I have to watch them several time since I bought them. To anyone that like classic Science Fiction. These are some of the best
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