Monday, August 18, 2014

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Jason and the Argonauts is a lot of fun.  Especially if you like creepy claymation.  It does have some problems though.  It runs on a bit too long.  By the time they were at Colchys I just wanted them to grab the fleece and go.  I also felt like the Hercules/Hylas relationship was handled sort of sloppily.  I understand why they didn't stick to the mythology, but I think they could have come up with something better than, "they threw a Frisbee together and now they are best friends".  (OK, so technically it was a discus, but still...)  Also, some Greek soldiers in the beginning are scene wearing theatrically Roman armor.

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