A British American fantasy directed by Desmond Davis, starring Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Burgess Meredith and Ursula Andress, with visual effects by Ray Harryhausen.
Perseus has adventures trying to appease the gods, kill monsters and win the beautiful princess. He does have a magic sword, shield talking mechanical owl and flying horse, though.
Classic fantasy flick. I thought the plot was a little convoluted and not presented clearly enough. Possibly, there were too many side-quests, maybe there were too many characters. Casting did a great job. If you're interested, look up the actors listed. I just finished watching Hook (1991) with Maggie Smith as old Wendy. I prefer Harryhausen stop motion miniatures over CG monsters any day. I know they look quaint to most people, but they are not a clearly computer-generated item in a live action setting. There was a real item photographed, so it looks more like it belongs there to me. I rate this adequate because it's worth having and watching, but not one of my favorites.
As a side note, I made my friend a vase with figures from this movie on it: http://pccsm.blogspot.com/2018/12/calyx-krater.html
In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
That Hamilton Woman A.K.A. Lady Hamilton, The Enchantress (1941)
An American drama directed and produced by Alexander Korda, starring Laurence Olivier.
A young gold-digger woman marries an older man for his money, but falls in love with a navy admiral.
Absolutely antiquated. I'm watching Korda films because they did some good work in the fantasy adventure genre, but not everything they made is as wonderful as Junglebook Sabu and The Thief of Baghdad. This is a prime example of that fact. I was working on swapping parts on my guitar for most of the duration because it did not hold my attention in the least. Everything was shot wonderfully, another Korda fact. This time consistent through all of their movies. Overall, dull. I rate this poor.
A young gold-digger woman marries an older man for his money, but falls in love with a navy admiral.
Absolutely antiquated. I'm watching Korda films because they did some good work in the fantasy adventure genre, but not everything they made is as wonderful as Junglebook Sabu and The Thief of Baghdad. This is a prime example of that fact. I was working on swapping parts on my guitar for most of the duration because it did not hold my attention in the least. Everything was shot wonderfully, another Korda fact. This time consistent through all of their movies. Overall, dull. I rate this poor.
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