R.I.P. Harry Harryhausen
May 09
Harry Harryhausen, the master of spot-motion animation, died the day before yesterday aged 92.
I’m old enought to count the skeleton fight from Jason and the Argonauts (released in 1963, two years before I was born) as one of the most seminal visual experiences of my youth. I can’t imagine how much this one scene has influenced my imagination and my life. I consider it brilliant in every way—that stunning, slow lead up, the sudden break into screaming violence, the frenetic music, the incredible personality that he managed to inject into those articulated puppets. Genius. Rest in peace sir, you inspired generations.
May 13, 2013 @ 15:46:32
His work in the Sinbad movies was awesome. Genius stuff. Thanks for posting.