#21 ·
Koz, what movie is that shot from—the one in the second-to-last row of your first post where the guy is fighting that massive crab?
Ray Harryhausen and other adventure classics
Started by Richard Hernandez13 · · 👁 6 views · 35 replies
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#23 ·
kozz:
Sinbad's Seventh Voyage and the rest of the Sinbad series, Clash of the Titans, Jason and the Argonauts, A Million Years Before Christ …
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Remember those flicks? Total staples of growing up in America back in the day …
Man, what a thread. Love this stuff. I think I watched all of them when I was just a kid...
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Jason and the Argonauts – 😍 😍 😍 !!!
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Clash of the Titans – 😍 😍 + 😍 thanks to a barely dressed Harry Hamlin😬 !
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In conclusion: Ay caramba!!!
kozz - 👍👍
(just trying to butter up the mod, hopefully it doesn't backfire 😉 )
#24 ·
Jose Chase2:
Just remembered some movies while I was hanging out on that other thread... So, I was thinking about Allan Quatermain and his trek toward El Dorado... just one of those movies that sticks in the back of your mind, you know? It’s got that specific kind of adventure energy that feels almost nostalgic now. Not that it was perfect, obviously, but there's something about that whole vibe... anyway, where was I... right, the quest for the treasure. It’s a classic setup, really. Just a guy, a dream, and a whole lot of trouble waiting around the corner... I don't know what you're trying to say there... feels like you hit enter a little too early... anyway, I'm here if you want to actually get into something... King Solomon's Mines... Man, I can't even begin to tell you how much I loved those movies...
😍 😍
The original... Time Machine... I'm totally wiped out...
👍 Yep!
Man, oh man... yeah. The 13th Warrior is such a brilliant adventure...
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan: I can't even budge this thing... (he tosses his sword aside while unloading)
Herger The Joyous: Level up...
...or just as hilarious an American translation:
Ahmed aka Antonio: I can't get him up...
Herger The Joyous: Cheer up...
🤣 🤣 🤣
... so, about The Mummy ...
Man, that one scene in The Mummy... you know the one, where Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are trekking through that underground corridor and the camera just decides to zoom in right on Brendan’s backside... god... 😳
Man, that scene where Oded Fehr—aka Ardeth—is rocking that face paint while the Medjays are setting up their battle line... just iconic...
Honestly, the best part of the whole movie has to be Anubis's army... that way they move is just spot on. The rendering is incredible—especially how they stretched out those limbs, particularly those elongated shins. It looks so good... I can't believe we're actually doing this again... 🙂 🙂
Jose Chase2 - 🙂
#25 ·
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I'm still a little annoyed about the threads being merged 😠. If they were going to combine them anyway, they should have at least removed Harryhausen from the title—now my thread feels totally stripped down 👎
I'm still a little annoyed about the threads being merged 😠. If they were going to combine them anyway, they should have at least removed Harryhausen from the title—now my thread feels totally stripped down 👎
#26 ·
Since when did merging topics become such a huge deal?
Honestly, you're sulking like a five-year-old who didn't get their way at a playground.
😬
Honestly, you're sulking like a five-year-old who didn't get their way at a playground.
😬
#27 ·
Richard Hernandez13 said:Since when did merging threads become "cluttering"...?
Durica is acting like a five-year-old...
Regardless, Jose Chase2 makes a fair point. He started a thread about adventure films in general, not specifically about Ray Harryhausen...🙂
#28 ·
What an absolute injustice!
The title of this thread was 'Ray Harryhausen and those old adventure films'
Jose Chase2 started rambling about adventure movies after being inspired by Allan Quatermain, while I went off on my own tangent about Ray Harryhausen.
I mean, honestly, why on earth would we need two separate threads when they’re basically talking about the exact same thing?
The title of this thread was 'Ray Harryhausen and those old adventure films'
Jose Chase2 started rambling about adventure movies after being inspired by Allan Quatermain, while I went off on my own tangent about Ray Harryhausen.
I mean, honestly, why on earth would we need two separate threads when they’re basically talking about the exact same thing?
#29 ·
Richard Hernandez13 said:What an absolute travesty!
The thread title was 'RH and old adventure films'
Jose Chase2 started rambling about adventure movies because of Allan Quatermain, while I was focused on Ray Harryhausen.
There’s really no reason to have two separate threads covering practically the same ground...
They aren't the same. Ray was filming massive fantasy adventure spectacles, whereas Quatermain feels more like a parody of Indiana Jones. Besides, the name Ray Harryhausen naturally brings his own work to mind, not just random adventure flicks...
#30 ·
Richard Hernandez13, you’re picking on me for sticking to my guns, but honestly—wasn't it just convenient for you to hijack this thread for your own purposes? Even if my scope is a bit broader than yours. Your topic was specifically about stop-motion adventure films, whereas mine covers adventure films as a whole. How do you not see the distinction there? If you really want us under one roof, then fine—just rename the whole thing "Adventure films and point."
#31 ·
Richard Hernandez13 said:Since when is merging threads considered "acting like a brat"?
Acting like a five-year-old here—guilty as charged.
Yeah, I'm being childish. What can I say? Having my name attached to my own thread matters to me almost as much as my post count. I'm a kid at heart—sue me. 😛
And while we're at it, remind me who this little girl is? I think I might remember her from back in the day. 😬
#32 ·
Jose Chase2 said:Your thread focuses on stop-motion adventure films, whereas mine is just about adventure movies in general.
To be fair, I think stop-motion is more of a technique used for special effects rather than its own specific subgenre, especially since you can see traces of it throughout every single Indiana Jones movie.
Jose Chase2 said:By the way, can someone remind me who that little girl was? I have this vague memory of her from when I was a kid.
That would be Durica, played by Ivica Bednjanac. If I recall correctly, she ended up being in Smiba.
#33 ·
Love for the Green Diamond...would you say Crocodile Dundee is an adventure film? IMDB lists it under adventure..
#34 ·
Richard Hernandez13 said:Stop-motion is just a technique used for special effects—it’s not some specific subgenre. You see plenty of stop-motion used throughout every single Indiana Jones movie.
You know what I meant 😠—you’re the one who started this thread about Ray Harryhausen and stop-motion. Can we just move this over to the Adventure Films section? Otherwise, merging these two really doesn't make any sense.🙏
Richard Hernandez13 said:Durica from Ivica Bednjanac. It was in Smiba, if I recall correctly.
Man, where on earth did you dig that up?😲
#35 ·
David Price5 said:Romancing the Stone...does Crocodile Dundee count as an adventure film? IMDb lists it under adventure...
Of course it does. Just like George out in the jungle. Even King Kong has a bit of an adventurous side...
#36 ·
We’re talking about adventure movies, but we completely overlooked The Goonies. Pirates, treasure, traps, James Bond, and Cyndi Lauper... what more could you possibly need?
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