Ray Harryhausen passed today at 92

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Ray Harryhausen passed today at 92

On 05/07/2013 at 08:00 PM by mothman

Part of my childhood died with him. The master of stop motion animation who inspired George Lucas and Peter Jackson among others is gone.

Now if you'll excuse me I've got to go find a copy of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad or Clash of the Titans so I can remember him properly.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/special-effects-master-ray-harryhausen-dies-at-92/article11757295/

Comments

leeradical42

05/07/2013 at 08:24 PM

I remeber Jason and the Argonauts and one of my all time favorite movies Clash of the Titans which i saw on opening day its right up there with the God Father and Jaws etc and you are right my child hood was watching his movies to ( see you and GH aint the only old guys gaming lol.

Cary Woodham

05/07/2013 at 08:33 PM

Yeah that's too bad. Clash of the Titans was really big when I was a kid.

Ranger1

05/07/2013 at 08:45 PM

I will have to pull out my copy of The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad and join you in mourning for Harry. I saw that movie at the drive-in when I was maybe five or six and then hunted it down as an adult, first on VHS, and then on DVD. His special effects really were an art form, and took more talent than today's CGI to pull off.

Matt Snee Staff Writer

05/07/2013 at 09:50 PM

I love Clash of the Titans and Sinbad.

daftman

05/07/2013 at 11:01 PM

I loved watching The Seventh Voyage if Sinbad as a kid. It was amazing how he brought those fantastical creatures to life. Really fired my imagination up whenever I saw it!

Aboboisdaman

05/07/2013 at 11:04 PM

I saw this on Cinnemassacre. I used to love those old stop motion movies like Clash of the Titans and Sinbad. They don't make movies like that anymore. RIP Ray!

GeminiMan78

05/08/2013 at 12:32 AM

I have seen almost all of the movies he worked on. Clash of the Titans and The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad are probably my favorites. Cg is cool and all but there is something about the stop motion work that just has a completely different vibe. It always amazed me as a kid. He was a true innovator and an artist. He will be missed.

Super Step Contributing Writer

05/08/2013 at 12:56 AM

I don't know that there is a movie of his I've seen, but I do know who he is, and just how much time and effort must be put into stop-motion animation. Sorry to hear this.

avidacridjam

05/08/2013 at 08:19 AM

The grea thing about his f/x work was that his creations had personality and felt tangible in a way that most CGI work lacks. That it was painstaking work for he and his collaborators was even more amazing. I know younger people (or modern audiences in general) may find f/x like this dated (and by association, poor) but back then maverick technology was being pushed to its limit and viewers back then had no problem in letting our imaginations fill in the blanks. So of course it was real.

smartcelt

05/08/2013 at 11:20 AM

He was a visionary and way ahead of his time. I remember how amazed i was by his work as a child. Made going to the movies so exciting. He will be missed,but his legacy always remains.