Purely Joyful Movie!

Did you people see the same film I saw?

A Disappointing Continuation

Blistering performances.

As a fantasy adventure this succeeds on every level, it has likeable heroes, exotic locations and imaginative monsters! The Argonauts are a colorful crew of heroes which makes it instantly appealing. Then you add the stop-motion wizardry by Harryhausen and what you get is an epic adventure that is still as enjoyable as the day it was released!

I hate writing reviews based upon other people's comments and prefer to write my own, but for some reason there is so much negativity around this movie I simply felt obliged to give a positive review. I absolutely love this film, and is once of all time favourites. I love the special effects, I love the story line. I will say the acting quality in the film isn't the greatest, to be honest its a little poor which takes a star away. I would have liked to see more of Hercules character, but still its the story that matters to be and its solid. The modern special effects spoil some of the films, so its nice to watch older films with more believable effects. If you like your Greek mythology don't mind watching a classic Black and White film, you will love this, please just overlook the acting quality!

Excellent fantasy adventure classic based off of the Greek myth about a hero named Jason leading a group of adventurers on a quest for the legendary Golden Fleece. A much-beloved movie that is still, to this day, the best film version of the Golden Fleece story. The cast is good, although Todd Armstrong and Nancy Kovack were dubbed for some reason. Kovack is gorgeous, by the way. It's hard to take your eyes off of her when she's on screen. The rest of the cast is full of reliable British actors like Niall MacGinnis, Laurence Naismith, Nigel Green, and Gary Raymond. Lovely Honor Blackman plays Hera. One has to wonder if Nigel Green was really the most fit actor they could get to play Hercules. He doesn't look the part but he certainly plays it with gusto. Bernard Herrmann's score is wonderful. The real star of the movie is Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion special effects. Harryhausen regarded this as his best film and it's easy to see why. The living statue of Talos, the Harpies, the Hydra, and the skeleton warriors are all Harryhausen classics. Possibly my favorite scene in the movie wasn't a stop-motion piece, though. It was when Poseidon pops out of the sea like a boss to help Jason. There's something so corny and yet cool about it. This is a great film that's lots of fun for young and old alike.

Pelias murders King Aristo and steals the kingdom of Thessaly. After 20 years, Jason returns to reclaim his kingdom. Without realizing his identity, Jason saves Pelias' life. Then Pelias diverts Jason on a quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece. Jason uses the greatest and best Greeks to crew his ship including the great Hercules.It is one of the best special effects movie of its time relying on stop-motion photography, miniature models, and old fashion photographic tricks. It is basically B-movie acting shot in Italy with a lot of dubbed voices elevated by Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion special effects magic. The most elaborate must be the intricate fighting between the skeletons and Jason & his men in the climatic ending. It has since become special effects legendary history.