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Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

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The life and work of special effects master Ray Harryhausen.

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Andrew Pulver Guardian 11/08/2012
3/5
Harryhausen emerges as a charming, likable pioneer, a mood helped along by the adoring nature of this profile. Go to Full Review
Antonia Quirke Financial Times 11/08/2012
3/5
The most fascinating point made in the film is that it was Harryhausen who invented the way we all think dinosaurs moved. Those gestures - adopted as truth even by palaeontologists - first came from him. Go to Full Review
Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) 11/08/2012
2/5
A shallow, fannish tribute to the stop-motion master who made The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. Go to Full Review
Joseph Walsh CineVue 08/23/2018
4/5
It may not be lavishly produced (unlike many of the films RH worked upon), but above all it functions well as a thunderous round of applause for the career of a much-loved movie magician. Go to Full Review
Alistair Harkness Scotsman 01/21/2013
3/5
This affectionate fan tribute to the legendary stop-motion special effects artist is distinguished by the fact that the fans paying tribute are among the most successful directors in the world. Go to Full Review
Siobhan Synnot Scotsman 11/25/2012
3/5
A little too exhaustive in its detail, but if you loved his febrile creations in Jason And The Argonauts or the Sinbad movies, it's worth catching. Go to Full Review
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Johnathon W @Hoppynsc Apr 30 Superb documentary on the special effects titan, covering his career from his early TV work to eventually retirement. Harryhausen is a fantastic storyteller while fans like Steven Spielberg and James Cameron also heap praise on him. The one slight is not much time is spent on his personal life but this is a movie about his effects work and it is fantastic. A must watch for movie fans. See more isla s 09/03/2022 An interesting biopic documentary about someone I wasn't familiar with before. I admire his work and it was interesting to see how what he'd done has influenced more contemporary film makers. This is worth a watch if your interested in special effects or stop motion animation. See more 12/05/2016 WARNING YOU HAVE GOT TO WATCH THE END OF THE CREDITS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE AS SOMETHING HAPPENES AT THE END OF THE CREDITS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE........ See more 12/02/2015 I seem to always say this but these talking head Documentaries really need to be a one hour DVD extra not a full length feature. Harryhausen comes across as a really likeable guy and the special effects work still looks great today (if a little less convincing). The queue of big name Directors gushing about him gets a little dull mind you but this is a worthy watch for anyone who loved Sinbad or Clash of the Titans on a Sunday morning as a kid...didn't we all? See more 08/26/2015 Ray, te adoro, eres uno de mis ídolos, te debo mucho al igual que millones de chavales, eres un genio irrepetible, un artista único y mereces un mejor homenaje que este documental. See more 08/13/2015 Informative doc about the influential stop motion genius. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The life and work of special effects master Ray Harryhausen.
Director
Gilles Penso
Producer
Tony Dalton, Alexandre Poncet
Screenwriter
Gilles Penso
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m