Originally written 1/8/16
Out of the famous Ray Harryhausen movies, I think I
liked The 7th Voyage of Sinbad the
most. The express purpose of this movie, like Sinbad, is fantastical escapist entertainment. Jason and the Argonauts is not as thrills-a-minute as Sinbad, therefore many of the plot and
character flaws of the film become quite glaring. More action scenes or less
standing around and talking could have glossed over these flaws. However, the
stop-motion monsters are still great, and the climactic skeleton fight scene
still stuns even after 53 years. While not nearly as fun as Sinbad, there are still plenty of
memorable scenes that make Jason worth
watching.
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