Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
After saving the life of his royal father's usurper, Jason is encouraged by the conniving murderer to lead a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.
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August 19, 2013
All the fights are stunningly put together and still deliver in action terms. This may be an old story but it feels very much alive.
May 20, 2013
A great adventure movie... presents spectacle in the most wide-eyed, awe-inspired register.
November 27, 2012
One of Ray Harryhausen's finest moments, the remarkable special effects are still pretty impressive even in today's CG-shaped world.
November 18, 2013
Made while Hollywood was plundering Roman history at vast expense, this British picture went further back in time and created a niche of its own.
May 09, 2005
This absurd, unwieldy adventure -- if that's the word -- is no worse, but certainly no better, than most of its kind.
April 07, 2014
"Jason and the Argonauts" features some of Harryhausen's most memorable stop-motion creations, including the giant bronze statue Talos and a creepy army of swordfighting skeletons.
January 01, 2000
The straight story of Jason's exploits, told with magic and imagination and a minimum of studio trickery, might have been delightful. This version is more bull than Bulfinch.
March 26, 2009
The $3 million film has a workable scenario and has been directed resourcefully and spiritedly by Don Chaffey, under whose leadership a colorful cast performs with zeal.
November 18, 2013
The Gone With The Wind of stop-frame animation.
June 24, 2006
Great fun, as these things go, with a Bernard Herrmann score to boot.
January 07, 2016
Great old-fashioned fun, spiced with imaginative Ray Harryhausen's special effects.
December 05, 2014
Special-effects buffs generally cite this 1963 effort by Ray Harryhausen as the master's masterpiece, and his work does a great deal to enliven the tired plot and vacuous stars.
