tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post6089414665712676493..comments2024-03-09T08:43:03.511-05:00Comments on CELLULOID SLAMMER: Jack the Giant Killer (1962) Directed by Nathan H. HuranBehemoth mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224320582603239565noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post-10315731772913058932020-12-29T12:12:15.340-05:002020-12-29T12:12:15.340-05:00I guess you are right, though stoop motion has fou...I guess you are right, though stoop motion has found a place in full length animation, just not as an effects technique now. The LAIKA films for example. Still it wouldn't surprise me if someday someone revives stop motion effects just for the novelty of it. Right before CGI came into use they had added some interesting stop motion techniques like go-motion in "DragonSlayer" that looks amazing. In a couple sets it's as good as CGI, in my opinion. Behemoth mediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06224320582603239565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post-5745998544289485732020-12-29T12:07:55.353-05:002020-12-29T12:07:55.353-05:00I doubt it, we just have to accept that Stop-motio...I doubt it, we just have to accept that Stop-motion animation is the past and CGI is very much the future (for better or worse), The recent remake of JTGK was better specifically because the special effects were in a different league from from what they`d been able to achieve in 1961, but that still wont stop me from re-watching "The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad" (1957) and "Clash of the Titans" (the original 1981 version) over and over again!.Jimmie T. Murakaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post-36802228547688084642020-12-29T04:36:33.119-05:002020-12-29T04:36:33.119-05:00I have to say I rewatched this a couple times now....I have to say I rewatched this a couple times now... it does have it's pwn charm. I wonder if we will ever see more film in this genre again, maybe even bringing back th4 stop motion effects. Behemoth mediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06224320582603239565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post-31546800784768881922020-12-28T07:07:32.942-05:002020-12-28T07:07:32.942-05:00This is one of THE most ludicrously under-rated fa...This is one of THE most ludicrously under-rated fantasy films of all-time!. OK, maybe Jim Danforth didn`t quite have the same levels of skill as God...er...sorry...Ray Harryhausen but i thought all the creatures in this movie were really well done, the story also has incredible charm and genuine magic to it as well. Judy Meredith was such a gorgeous little darlin` 60 years ago and when Torin Thatcher turned her into a witch the bird looked even more stunningly beautiful. The ONLY thing i didn`t like in the entire movie was when that slightly irritating Irish imp said: "Opportunity knocks, but never twice", that line always got on my nerves. But, otherwise, like i said, a perfect fantasy movie of the highest calibre. BTW, just to put things into perspective even more, i`ve seen "Jack the Giant Killer" over a hundred times and i never get tired of watching it, where-as, for instance, to make an obvious comparison with a relatively recent series of fantasy movies, Peter Jacksons "Lord of the Rings" movies are admittedly quite stunning (both the original release versions and the extended cuts) but, for me, one viewing was enough, and i doubt if i`ll ever watch them again, but, like i said, "Jack the Giant Killer" will always have an astonishing re-watchability factor to it that keeps me watching it again and again.<br /><br />NB. The remake of "Jack the Giant Killer" from a few years ago was, once again, ludicrously under-rated on its initial release and only did so-so box-office, but it really is an absolutely superb film, better than the original i would say!.<br /><br /> Jimmie T. Murakaminoreply@blogger.com