Favourite Ray Harryhausen moment - Page 3

CessnaDriver · 11-05-2011, 03:19 AM

Another for skeletons, however the sabertooth fight in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger was special for me, that was the first of his work I got to see on the big screen rather then on TV.

Surface agent X20 · 11-05-2011, 04:53 PM

His stuff has so much character, For me It is the Skeletons, followed by the Medusa sequence, that has to be one of the greatest in stop motion lighting and tricks!
I hate all this computer rubbish in films now, models are always better as they are actually there!, so in a sense it is real, they should go back to the old techniques, they never will though mostly due to cost and time, shame, progress isn't always progress

delta tango · 12-05-2011, 06:16 PM

The old ways are the best.

Surface agent X20 · 19-11-2011, 05:28 PM

If anyone is interested I have one of the Medusa replica models by gentle giant for sale, It's the most accurate I've ever seen, It's from 2006.
It's quite hard to find now, since only a limited amount were made.
PM me if interested

Troy · 20-11-2011, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Surface agent X20

His stuff has so much character, For me It is the Skeletons, followed by the Medusa sequence, that has to be one of the greatest in stop motion lighting and tricks!
I hate all this computer rubbish in films now, models are always better as they are actually there!, so in a sense it is real, they should go back to the old techniques, they never will though mostly due to cost and time, shame, progress isn't always progress

Some films still use models. The effects in 'Batman Begins' were largely miniature effects as were those in 'The Dark Knight'. Found a couple of clip of effects from both movies that show the miniature work off quite well http://www.youtube.com/user/SB111058#p/u/1/1eAuegQUd3I

Surface agent X20 · 20-11-2011, 05:50 PM

Great stuff!, Yeah sometimes they do use them but it's more the exception than the rule, unfortunately

JMChladek · 07-12-2011, 03:47 PM

Three Million Miles to Earth is one of my favorite Harryhausen flicks. Indeed I love Ray's work (I have a book I had signed by him at Wonderfest a few years ago).

But, and I am a little ashamed to admit it... my favorite scene in a Harryhausen flick is NOT an animation one, but an acting one.

In the film "The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad" the crew rescues a wizard and con man who is trying to get back to some place and grab an object he was seeking when he got into trouble. Sinbad's crew take him back to Bagdad and during a reception, the king of Bagdad asks him if he can see the future. The wizard replies yes. So the king asks what does he see for the future of Bagdad.

"I see WAR...Death and destruction...buildings crumbling to the ground!"

I guess the wizard really COULD see the future.

**mirrorman** · 06-07-2012, 05:22 PM

The skeleton fight , Medusa and the flying saucers from Earth vs The Flying Saucers for me .. but really most everything he did was pretty great

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11-05-2011, 03:19 AM	#41
CessnaDriver Hydroponics Technician Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 35	Another for skeletons, however the sabertooth fight in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger was special for me, that was the first of his work I got to see on the big screen rather then on TV.

11-05-2011, 04:53 PM	#42
Surface agent X20 Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Manchester area Posts: 456	His stuff has so much character, For me It is the Skeletons, followed by the Medusa sequence, that has to be one of the greatest in stop motion lighting and tricks! I hate all this computer rubbish in films now, models are always better as they are actually there!, so in a sense it is real, they should go back to the old techniques, they never will though mostly due to cost and time, shame, progress isn't always progress

12-05-2011, 06:16 PM	#43
delta tango Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 413	The old ways are the best.

19-11-2011, 05:28 PM	#44
Surface agent X20 Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Manchester area Posts: 456	If anyone is interested I have one of the Medusa replica models by gentle giant for sale, It's the most accurate I've ever seen, It's from 2006. It's quite hard to find now, since only a limited amount were made. PM me if interested

20-11-2011, 05:50 PM	#46
Surface agent X20 Astrophysics Technician Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Manchester area Posts: 456	Great stuff!, Yeah sometimes they do use them but it's more the exception than the rule, unfortunately

07-12-2011, 03:47 PM	#47
JMChladek Eagle Pilot Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bellevue, NE Posts: 728	Three Million Miles to Earth is one of my favorite Harryhausen flicks. Indeed I love Ray's work (I have a book I had signed by him at Wonderfest a few years ago). But, and I am a little ashamed to admit it... my favorite scene in a Harryhausen flick is NOT an animation one, but an acting one. In the film "The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad" the crew rescues a wizard and con man who is trying to get back to some place and grab an object he was seeking when he got into trouble. Sinbad's crew take him back to Bagdad and during a reception, the king of Bagdad asks him if he can see the future. The wizard replies yes. So the king asks what does he see for the future of Bagdad. "I see WAR...Death and destruction...buildings crumbling to the ground!" I guess the wizard really COULD see the future.

06-07-2012, 05:22 PM	#48
mirrorman Travel Tube Technician Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 53	The skeleton fight , Medusa and the flying saucers from Earth vs The Flying Saucers for me .. but really most everything he did was pretty great