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Clash of the Titans
Genre | Science Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure |
Format | NTSC, Widescreen |
Contributor | Judi Bowker, Beverly Cross, Ursula Andress, Charles H. Schneer, Dame Maggie Smith, Desmond Davis, Burgess Meredith, Harry Hamlin, Ray Harryhausen, Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 58 minutes |
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Product Description
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Before history and beyond imagination! The machinations of gods above and the fates of man and monsters here below play out in a Clash of the Titans. Decades prior to the sensational 2010 version of the tale, Harry Hamlin took up sword and shield to play valorous Perseus, mortal son of Zeus (Laurence Olivier) who sets out to fulfill his destiny by rescuing beloved Andromeda from the wrath of goddess Thetis (Maggie Smith). Perils await Perseus time and again. And eye-filling thrills await viewers as stop-motion effects legend Ray Harryhausen (Jason and the Argonauts) unleashes snake-haired Medusa, fearsome Kraken, winged Pegasus, two-headed dog Dioskilos, giant scorpions and more. Rejoice, fantasy fans: the movie gods gift us with adventure that’s innovative, heroic, titanic.
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The Blu-ray edition of the original Clash of the Titans movie is a bit of a mixed bag. Some scenes look exceptionally good in high definition, while others are pretty grainy, especially night scenes. That's presumably due to the source material, because the movie never really looked that great on DVD either--this is probably as good as we're ever going to see it. The uncompressed DTS-HD sound is good but only in 2.0 (probably another source limitation--there is a good back-speaker effect approaching Medusa's lair). There are two bonus features, both in standard definition: A 2002 12-minute interview with Harryhausen in which he describes his work on the film, and short segments in which he describes each of six creatures. There's also a five-minute preview of the 2010 Titans remake. --David Horiuchi
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 5.12 x 0.59 x 6.69 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Item model number : 7487563
- Director : Desmond Davis
- Media Format : NTSC, Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 58 minutes
- Release date : May 25, 2010
- Actors : Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Dame Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Harry Hamlin
- Dubbed: : Spanish
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish
- Producers : Charles H. Schneer, Ray Harryhausen
- Studio : WarnerBrothers
- ASIN : B003L7DK60
- Writers : Beverly Cross
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #61,527 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #4,955 in Action & Adventure Blu-ray Discs
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Linneaann
Of course, even though this movie has perhaps one of the most impressive cast list of any Harryhausen movie, the true star here is the special effects. And in a world that is now dominated with computer-generated effects, the stop-motion Kraken or Pegasus look a little dated now, but I think that that is part of their charm.
There's something almost TOO perfect about CGI effects (though there are exceptions like the truly terrible parasurfing scene in 2002's DIE ANOTHER DAY), and the rather obvious two-headed dog and the snake-haired Medusa in this picture have a certain charm to them that is lost in today's cinema.
Yet, it would be remiss not to mention the cast of this movie. A relative unknown at the time the movie was made who went on to fame in TV's L.A. LAW and is possibly best known to audiences today as the villainous Aaron Echolls on VERONICA MARS is Harry Hamlin.
Joining Hamlin is some inspired casting in the parts of the Greek Gods. Who better to play Zeus than theater and film great Laurence Olivier and is there anyone more suited to play the Goddess of Love Aphrodite than former Bond girl (and Hamlin's real-life partner at the time) Ursula Andress. Rounding out the Gods is the famed British actress Maggie Smith who plays the sea goddess Thetis.
The movie starts with the only daughter of Acrisius (Danae) and her son Perseus being set adrift to die for her having a baby out of wedlock. Of course the father is Zeus and so he has the coffin in which Danae and Perseus were placed guided safely to a far away shore.
Years later a grown-up Perseus goes to sleep on the shore and wakes to find himself far away in the center of an amphitheater. There he meets the friendly playwright Ammon (played by screen great Burgess Meredith) and (understandably) falls in love with the princess Andromeda (Judi Bowker).
Unfortunately for Perseus, the princess had been engaged to Thetis' son, before he was punished for his cruelty by Zeus by being disfigured and banished to the swamps. Soon Perseus Is on a series of quests to tame the flying horse Pegasus, defeat and capture the head of Medusa and solving a series of riddles, all with the help of Zeus and the opposition of Thetis.
Of course the plot, which is actually comprised of several myths woven together, is simply a backdrop on which to feature all the incredible effects of Harryhausen and his team. All are very impressive, even the rather obtrusive and silly mechanical owl (which I found annoying as a child, and still find annoying today).
At the time of the release Harryhausen granted an interview with the British magazine Starburst in which he addressed his interest in mythology at the expense of science fiction (which was all the rage at that time in the wake of 1977's STAR WARS). Simply put, Harryhausen posited that science fiction would only be impressive for a set amount of time, whereas fantasy is timeless. I subscribe to this view. Harryhausen also talked about the sometimes very tedious nature of stop-motion saying that there were some days when he just couldn't face working on a couple of seconds of Kraken footage.
This DVD does include a number of special features including a conversation with Harryhausen, a "Map of myths and monsters" gallery and cast film highlights, but the most troubling aspect is the poor quality of the actual transfer. Hopefully a better print of this movie will be released on DVD in the future.
Entertaining, fast-paced and a great companion piece to the aforementioned JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, this was Harryhausen's last movie (no doubt in part to the explosion in CGI) and it's a triumphant swan song.
Recommended.
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ペルセウスとアンドロメダの物語をベースにしたストーリーはオモシロイです。
派手なCG満載の現代の映画とは違い、古い表現ですが温かみのある映像に懐かしさと夢を感じます。
後のリメイク作品もあるようですが、私はこちらが好きです。おすすめです。
この映画を観て、ギリシャ神話を手にするのも良いのではないでしょうか。