Clash Of The Titans DVD

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 Make believe Greek Mythology
I found this dvd very entertaining, it reminded me of the movies I grew up with and my children even enjoyed the characters. I found it amuseing how the directertors took greek mythology and made a very interesting movie with the characters. I would suggest this to any parent who wants to introduce their children to some of greeks myth. Have fun watching because I sure did.
Submitted by cindywill2343 (Edmonton. Alberta, Canada) 
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 MEDUSA NEVER BETTERED!
I saw this movie when I was 11 years old at the cinema and was particularly awed by the scary 'Medusa'(my nephew hid behind the seat!). I had been a big fan of Ray Harryhausen and his stop-motion monsters from even way back before then having seen all of his other mythological classics such as THE 7th VOYAGE OF SINBAD, JASON & THE ARGONAUTS and THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD on tv and loving every minute of them. This was no different, a Greek mythology classic being given the Harryhausen works with more 'creatures' to enjoy. Of the creatures, the demonic loooking CALIBOS, THE SCORPIONS, DIOSKILOS (meaning 'two-headed dog' in Greek), CHARON (the 'Grim Reaper' at the River Styx of the underworld), the 3 CANNIBAL WITCHES, and particularly MEDUSA are convincingly scary. THE KRAKEN has never scared me (he just looks like a dumb-arse to me, even the 'vulture' is more frightening than him!). As for the 'good' creatures, PEGASUS is 'cool' but I can't say the same for BOBO, the flying 'mechanical' owl. I remember absolutely hating the fact that he was 'mechanical' and still to this day believe they should have used a real owl instead (he could have always returned back to Athena after the adventure was finished). Of the actors, LAURENCE OLIVIER is excellent (as expected) in the part of Zeus, and he is joined on par by MAGGIE SMITH in the role of Thetis. The rest of the 'gods/godesses' share little screen time. Ursula Andress as 'Aphodite' has one line! and she is nowhere near as good-looking as Athena! On top of that, Poseidon looks dopey!). Of the 'mortals' HARRY HAMLIN could have been more 'dynamic' in my opinion, although that's not to say that he doesn't play the part of 'Perseus' well, he does, but seems to let everything just happen instead of make it happen (KERWIN MATTHEWS, TODD ARMSTRONG, and JOHN PHILLIP LAW seemed more interested in their role of 'hero' in previous similar outings). Of the others, BURGESS MEREDITH (an actor I have always liked from things such as "BATMAN" - he was the best 'Penguin' ever and always will be, - and "ROCKY" as Stallone's manager 'Micky'), is great as per usual. The film was released in 1981 and is to my knowledge Harryhausen's last big-screen 'mythological' epic (he should have done 'Theseus' next in my opinion...and then...and then....). The film is well directed by Desmond Davis and features a good score by Laurence Rosenthal. It runs 118 mins and was produced by Harryhausen's long time buddy and movie making associate Charles H. Schneer("VALLEY OF GWANGI" etc.) They don't make them like this anymore due to the advancement in Computer graphics and so on, but for their day, these films were there to be enjoyed for what they are - great fun! This dvd release is absolutely great. A crystal clear picture with good sound and a few extras thrown in for good measure. I hate the dvd box cover it came in though! For the price of about $10 you could buy much worse. Go for it! Highly recommended!
Submitted by Tmerakli (England, U.K.) 
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 Always a fantasy feast
Ray Harryhausen is king of special effects in the predigital age. His imagination and prowess in his craft are awe-inspiring. This has always been one of my personal favorites. Great family fare!
Submitted by pathunt (Jasper, GA 30143) 
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 I Love This Movie
A fun and informative movie. I have seen several times and enjoy anew each time.
Submitted by barossi3 (San Carlos, CA) 
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A must see classic.A Idea buy for movie collectors.Great film to watch. William G.Lundy
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