When film fans and critics usually discuss their favorite genre films they tend to bring up Lord of The Rings, Avatar, the Stars Wars and Alien. One film that is often left out of the discourse is Ray Harryhausen's 1963 classic Jason and the Argonauts. It is a groundbreaking film in many ways. Although it was a modest success during its initial release, Jason gained it's massive cult following after decades of TV and cable showings and the fandom generated garage kit model craze that came to it's zenith in the late 90's. Jason features some of Harryhausen's greatest stop motion achievement's. It is said by many critics(and Harryhausen himself) that the skeleton battle at the film 's climax is the crowning achievement of his career. But Jason is also a wonderfully engaging film, full of excellent performances , spectacular locations (filmed in coastal Spain among other spots), beautiful production design and wonderful mythological characters. It's easy to see how this film has inspired not only future generations of visual effects artists and film directors but also might have been instrumental in encouraging young people to study mythology and literature.
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