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 Valley of Gwangi review Product Description
Adventurers in Mexico stumble upon a prehistoric monster and decide to display their find in a traveling circus and make money doing it, but the monster is less than enthused with this plan Valley of Gwangi DVD for sale. Yet another classic B-movie from the sci-fi/thriller genre Valley of Gwangi movie.
Valley of Gwangi Reviews:
"This features some of Ray JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS Harryhausen's best work yet is often overlooked."
-- Danny Scott, Total Film.
Valley of Gwangi movie Customer Reviews
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| Super Western
Great cast,super western with a wonderfully made pre-historic monsters.Dvd was super clear with nice music.If you really enjoy westerns with a twist,this is the movie for you.
By Ninfar (Venice,Florida,USA)  |
| classic monster meets western!
This film will stick with you forever! A dream come true for stop motion fans. Beautifully done with the technology of the day and who can resist a t-rex as a circus act?! Children will be thrilled and adults will be impressed...buy it now and enjoy it over and over again.
By sleek157 (Sandpoint Idaho) |
| Another Harryhausen Great
This film is probably one of Harryhausen's lesser-known greats. A turn-of-the-century wild west show, which has been losing business to Buffalo Bill's competition, opens at a small Mexican town. A ray of hope to the show appears in the form of a tiny horselike creature, supposedly the world's smallest horse. A scientist gets a look at the beast and declares it to be Eohippus, the earliest form of horse. (Personally, I don't believe in evolution, but it's regrettably difficult to watch any dinosaur movie without getting verbally pummeled by the word!) When asked where the Eohippus came from, the answer is the Valley of Gwangi; a mysterious place which the area's gypsies regard as the dwelling or spirit of evil. Naturally, the heroes disregard the warning and set out into the desert and soon find the Valley through a narrow cave. As the small group of cowboys steps into the light, they spy a creature one exclaims must be a "plucked ostrich", a Struthiomimus (much like the Gallimimus in Jurassic Park). Then in a scene obviously inspirational to JP, just as the cowboys approach the birdlike dinosaur, it is attacked by an Allosaurus (the three-fingered "cousin" of T. Rex). Needless to say, the cowboys are attacked by a succession of territorial saurians, and somehow manage to make it out of the Valley with the Allosaurus, dubbed "Gwangi," in a cage. In Kong-like fashion, the beast is put on display, and escapes in a delightfully predictable rampage of destruction. Harryhausen's effects are (as always) great, and there is a surprisingly convincing abduction scene of a small boy by a pterosaur. The acting by the leading lady is a bit unconvincing at times (I even suspect her voice was dubbed), but overall the performances are well done for the film's period.
By a reviewer (Montgomery, AL)
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Valley of Gwangi video Product Details
| CD Universe Part number | 6265443 |
| Studio | Warner Home Video |
| Orig Year | 1969 |
| DVD Encoding | Region 1 |
| Discs | 1 |
| Release Date | Oct 21, 2003 |
| Rating | G (MPAA) |
| Running Time | 95 Minutes |
| Additional Info | Closed Captioned; Widescreen; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; English Subtitles; Spanish Subtitles; French Subtitles |
| Movie Details | Color; Closed Captioned; Widescreen; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; English Subtitles; Spanish Subtitles; French Subtitles |
Valley of Gwangi DVD Features
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Mono - English
Mono - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
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