JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS is a fantasy adventure which, in a clumsy way, brings a mythological story about heroes, beautiful women, gods, monsters and prophecies.
On Olympus Zeus and Hera witness Pelias' murder of his half-brother, King Aeson of Thessaly. The god Hermes, disguised as Pelias' soothsayer, holds back his army long enough for the infant Jason to be spirited away by one of Aristo's soldiers. Later, Jason returns and demands his right to the throne. Pelias sends Jason on a treacherous journey, the quest for the Golden Fleece...
The story is solid and mythological aspects are very well covered. The dialogues are gloomy,the plot is, due to the conflict between the main character and the gods, predictable and theatrical. The visual effects are very effective and they save this movie at the end. That iconic fight, which contains a number of skeletal warriors, is certainly one of jewels of special effects in the history of cinematography.
The scenery is reduced to a cheap luxury. However, this is an imaginative reflection, if we fit mythological aspects of the story. An absolute acting is perhaps the weakest segment in this film.
Here, we have an unconvincing romance between Jason (Todd Armstrong) and Medea (Nancy Kovack). Well, the rivalry between Zeus (Niall MacGinnis) and Here (Honor Blackman) is something interesting.
This is a magical journey into the void, however, all praise for Mr. Harryhausen.
On Olympus Zeus and Hera witness Pelias' murder of his half-brother, King Aeson of Thessaly. The god Hermes, disguised as Pelias' soothsayer, holds back his army long enough for the infant Jason to be spirited away by one of Aristo's soldiers. Later, Jason returns and demands his right to the throne. Pelias sends Jason on a treacherous journey, the quest for the Golden Fleece...
The story is solid and mythological aspects are very well covered. The dialogues are gloomy,the plot is, due to the conflict between the main character and the gods, predictable and theatrical. The visual effects are very effective and they save this movie at the end. That iconic fight, which contains a number of skeletal warriors, is certainly one of jewels of special effects in the history of cinematography.
The scenery is reduced to a cheap luxury. However, this is an imaginative reflection, if we fit mythological aspects of the story. An absolute acting is perhaps the weakest segment in this film.
Here, we have an unconvincing romance between Jason (Todd Armstrong) and Medea (Nancy Kovack). Well, the rivalry between Zeus (Niall MacGinnis) and Here (Honor Blackman) is something interesting.
This is a magical journey into the void, however, all praise for Mr. Harryhausen.