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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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 Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 10:52 am Post subject: Ray Harryhausen is dead |
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I'm a bit belated on this one, but here goes...
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| Ray Harryhausen, the visual effects pioneer who worked on classic films including "Mighty Joe Young" (1949), "It Came From Beneath The Sea" (1955) and "Jason and the Argonauts" (1963) died today, according to a statement from his family. The American writer and producer was 92 years old. |
Can't say I was a fan. Those Sinbad movies always looked pretty cheezy when they showed up on TV on dusty Saturday afternoons. I gather he was well respected in the film-making community, especially by guys like Lucas and Spielberg.
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I'm With You
Joined: 01 Sep 2011
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| Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 11:30 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, I notice that you've been a little slow with your, "xxxx is dead" posts lately. |
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Steelrails
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Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__HtpD02s0g
About 10 years ago someone randomly IMd me this and I could never undo the memory of it.
I've never heard of Ray Harryhausen but because of that video I remember his name. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I agree that his work looks cheesy now. So do the old films of the Wright Brothers now that we've seen rockets take off into space. Heck, cell phones of only 15 years ago look pretty cheesy. Harryhausen was miles ahead of his contemporaries in his innovation, and that is why he is so respected in his field. |
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falco
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| Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| Never heard of him (until now that is). |
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