Jason & The Argonauts

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But I found no smearing or evidence of the digital removal, so no worries there, except for the die-hard fans who believe that “everything from the original print should be preserved, warts and all”. I, personally, had no problem with it though, and when you compare it to the appalling haloing that takes place on the DVDs, you will suddenly discover that you have nothing to moan about, really.

Reviews on the Savant main site have additional credits information and are often updated and annotated with reader input and graphics. Luckily I also just purchased a Region FREE Blu Ray player that allows me to play movies from anywhere in the world. Sony's Blu-ray of Jason and the Argonauts is the finest presentation of the film I've seen, and I saw it twice when new.When we first meet Phineas, Patrick Troughton's Harpy-tormented old blind man, the scene, detailing the initial attack and the subsequent introduction between him and Jason and his Argonauts is now daytime. Jackson has always been a terrific commentator and his enthusiasm and passion for the films of Ray Harryhausen, coupled with that of Cook's, make for absolutely compulsive listening. Herrmann's brass and percussion broadside is delivered to all the channels and with clarity and presence. The sound in Jason and the Argonauts is less of an issue, and the Blu-ray offers both the original mono soundtrack as well as a quite full and impressive 5. Like the transfer, the restoration supervisor seemingly did not set out to create a modernistic, active 5.

We fully accepted the idea that a strong man shouldn't have to be so buff that he couldn't walk through a normal door. Jason and his crew must overcome incredible obstacles including a 100-foot bronze giant, the venomous Hydraa huge creature with the heads of seven snakes, and a battle with an army of skeletons.Kids back in 1963 reacted strongly to almost everything in the picture -- I remember being concerned about the murder of children in an early scene. Sony honors the FX legend's 90th B-day by giving the film Harryhausen personally considers to be his best a great Blu-ray release.

We are now seeing shadings on the bodies of the Harpies, on the Hydra and the green patina of age on Talos with much more distinction. The three minute sequence took a staggering four months to complete, and after nearly fifty years it's still a fitting grand finale to one of Ray Harryhausen's finest classics. The adaptation doesn't take too many liberties with the root mythological tale, which varies considerably depending on which source is consulted.Jason and his crew must overcome incredible obstacles including a 100-foot bronze giant, the venomousHydra-a huge creature with the heads of seven snakes-and a spectacular battle with an army of skeletons. There is a nice little touch when Jason seeks assistance from the Hera figurehead as the ship and the crew founder in the sea after Talos has toyed with them, when the soft woodwind theme for the Goddess emanates from the rears. Also available in the "Ray Harryhausen: Ultimate Collection" which includes "It Came from Beneath the Sea", "Earth vs the Flying Saucers", "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad", "The 3 Worlds of Gulliver", "Jason and the Argonauts", "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad", "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger". Use the thumbs up and thumbs down icons to agree or disagree that the title is similar to Jason and the Argonauts. Revelations, affectations and obsessive confessions abound in one of the geek-tracks to end them all in the second yak-fest.