Fantasy follow-up to ‘Clash of the Titans’ misses the mark ... and the Kraken
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1. James Robertson said... on Apr 4, 2012 at 04:57PM
“Your article is generally excellent and on-target, but you missed the release date of Harryhausen's "Clash of the Titans" by 13 years. Ray's classic film was released in the summer of 1981. It's somewhat interesting that the primary monster in "Wrath of the Titans" is Kronos, a name familiar to all of us who were teenagers in the 1950s and saw Kurt Neumann's black-and-white science-fiction film of the same name starring 1950s stalwart Jeff Morrow. Not a great film, but one with a rather unique plot, unlike most of what is being passed off as escapist entertainment today. "Kronos" was released in 1956, near the beginning of what was to become an amazing career for Ray Harryhausen, whose first solo effort was only three years earlier, "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms."”
2. Lori Hoffman said... on Apr 6, 2012 at 09:14AM
“I don't know why 1968 popped into my head ... that would make Harry Hamlin 17, lol.
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