This movie begins with a power-hungry warrior named"Pelias" (Douglas Wilmer) who decides to usurp the throne of the king of Iolos. However, once that is accomplished he is told of a prophecy that one of the king's children will eventually take it from him. So he decides to kill all of the king's children as well. Unfortunately, in the process of trying to do that he deliberately profanes the temple of "Hera" (played by "Honor Blackman") who then angrily allows the king's infant son "Jason" (Todd Armstrong) to be carried away into safety. Now all Pelios can do is wait and hope that something happens to Jason before he returns to Iolos and takes the throne away from him. Sure enough many years later Jason does indeed return but he is told he must first prove that he is worthy to become the new king. To acquire the necessary proof he assembles a crew and sets sail on the Argo in search of a mythical golden fleece on the other side of the world which has the power to heal. Now rather than reveal any more of the story and risk ruining the movie for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this was a very entertaining "sword and sandal" film which is made even better by some awesome special effect which were way ahead of its time. Likewise having attractive actresses like Nancy Kovack (as "Medea") and the aforementioned Honor Blackman certainly didn't hurt either. In any case, this is a fine movie which can be enjoyed by the entire family and I rate it as above average.
Review of Jason and the Argonauts
