Jason & The Argonauts

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First up, the Blu-ray hosts two brand-new audio commentaries, one featuring Ray Harryhausen himself! Will a pulse-pounding pace, bloody violence and lifelike computer-generated effects create a more real, tangible world filled with heart and emotion? This single-disc BD comes packed in a blue case featuring a glossy redesign of the original artwork.

While the classic tale borrows from Greek mythology, it's pretty straight forward and occasionally clunky. And we're not talking about the hero of Jason and the Argonauts but rather associate producer and special effects guru Ray Harryhausen. I need to either see the Criterion LD again or hear from someone who has it to ascertain just how this transfer differs, or doesn't differ, in terms of those day-for-night sequences, but there is no doubt that this Blu-ray version is considerably better than anything other than the Criterion transfer.

The Columbia Classics site has been updated and it has a poll for you to vote on what should be the next Ray Harryhausen film to get the Blu-ray treatment. The stop-motion legend is not only responsible for pioneering what has become the "dynamation" technique (as seen in such classics as 'Earth vs. In a time long, long ago, there was a hero of epic proportions whose exploits have inspired generations.

It often shows up on effects TV programs, coffee table books and in pop culture in general, even now, more than 40 years later. For more about Jason and the Argonauts and the Jason and the Argonauts Blu-ray release, see Jason and the Argonauts Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on July 14, 2010 where this Blu-ray release scored 4. As an added bonus, Sony has also included the film's original mono mix for purists not wishing to experience the 5. But it is from lifelong friend and fellow fabulist, Ray Bradbury, that the most touching epithets come. The new track is still generally front heavy, as this isn't a film with much in terms of discreet effects and ambient surround activity, but the wider presence is certainly a welcome upgrade.The crashing of the rocks as Medea's ship is wrecked and the sudden rising of Triton from the depths. Okay, so that clears up the fact that Jason And The Argonauts, after 7th Voyage Of Sinbad and 20 Million Miles To Earth, is not going to blow the minds of those weaned on a strict 1080p diet. It is also great the way that these two, who have undergone extensive collaboration together and must these films intimately, manage to keep the track bubbling and interesting for us, too. The image is often far more painterly than previously because of the better and more reliable contrast.