Starring Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond, Laurence Naismith, Niall MacGinnis
Directed by Don Chaffey
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A young hero recruits a mighty crew, and they set off on a bold quest to bring back the fabled Golden Fleece, but must face many dangers and fearsome creatures along their path.
Special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen uses this classic tale from Greek mythology to showcase more of his brilliantly animated creations, including a mighty stone giant, malevolent bat-winged harpies, the legendary Hydra with seven snapping snake heads, and an army of sword-wielding skeletons. The skeleton sequence in particular stands out as one of Harryhausen's greatest achievements, but all of them are memorable, and Bernard Herrmann's majestic music score adds unsettling motifs for each animated monster. Armstrong is suitably proud and determined as Jason, and Nigel Green, although perhaps atypically cast as the well-known hero Hercules, makes the character his own and an interesting participant in the action. Chaffey keeps the story moving efficiently between the creature effects, and the film's bright color palette makes it a vivid rendition of this famous tale.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Diary Of A Madman (1963)
Starring Vincent Price, Nancy Kovack, Chris Warfield, Elaine Devry, Ian Wolfe
Directed by Reginald LeBorg
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A French magistrate doesn't believe a condemned man who claims a spirit took over his body and made him commit murder, but after the man's death, the judge is possessed by the evil Horla.
In my opinion, this picture offers one of Vincent Price's more under-appreciated roles, and is a fun horror movie to boot, based on the stories of Guy de Maupassant, and scripted and produced by the prolific Robert E. Kent. Price has to play not only the tormented judge, as well as a mindless killer, but also a third persona oblivious to his crimes, all within the same character, and he pulls it off well. Price's scenes with Kovack's beautiful but gold-digging model are charming, as he excels with the romantic dialogue written by Kent, proving Price was more than just a horror actor. The invisible Horla voiced by Joseph Ruskin, although we never really see him, is an effective spectre, flinging open the doors to Price's study and challenging the magistrate in a battle of mental trickery. Veteran director LeBorg pulls all the elements together to assemble an entertaining contest of man versus an evil he cannot control.
Directed by Reginald LeBorg
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A French magistrate doesn't believe a condemned man who claims a spirit took over his body and made him commit murder, but after the man's death, the judge is possessed by the evil Horla.
In my opinion, this picture offers one of Vincent Price's more under-appreciated roles, and is a fun horror movie to boot, based on the stories of Guy de Maupassant, and scripted and produced by the prolific Robert E. Kent. Price has to play not only the tormented judge, as well as a mindless killer, but also a third persona oblivious to his crimes, all within the same character, and he pulls it off well. Price's scenes with Kovack's beautiful but gold-digging model are charming, as he excels with the romantic dialogue written by Kent, proving Price was more than just a horror actor. The invisible Horla voiced by Joseph Ruskin, although we never really see him, is an effective spectre, flinging open the doors to Price's study and challenging the magistrate in a battle of mental trickery. Veteran director LeBorg pulls all the elements together to assemble an entertaining contest of man versus an evil he cannot control.
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