Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2078 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-11-21
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 113 minutes

Synopsis
Full of pride, Cassiopeia compares her daughter's beauty to that of Hera. Angered, the queen of the gods has Poseidon unleash the monstrous beast Craken to destroy their village unless Cassiopeia's daughter, Andromeda, is sacrificed. Perseus, the son of Zeus, becomes enchanted with the breathtaking beauty and is determined to save her from this fate. The young hero, armed with a magical shield, a winged stallion and a mechanical owl, discovers the only way to defeat the monster is with the head of Medusa. The gods watch and intervene on Perseus' quest to save his beloved. This was legendary special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen's last film before he retired from creating movie magic. L.A. LAW's Harry Hamlin stars as the Greek mythological hero Perseus who fights snake-haired Medusa and two-headed dogs to save the lovely Andromeda (Judi Bowker). Laurence Olivier, as Zeus, is one of the many screen legends in this adventure. Burgess Meredith, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith and Ursula Andress round out the cast as the Gods of Mount Olympus. Director Desmond Davis was camera operator on TOM JONES and A TASTE OF HONEY, two influential early 1960s British films. Writer Beverly Cross was one of the writers on 1963's Ray Harryhausen film, JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS.

Customer Reviews

Dismal
When this film was first released Star Wars had already kicked off the CG era, and Clash of the Titans' tired retread of former Harryhausen glories looked distinctly passe. What really killed the film, though, was an atrocious script, muddy photography, dreary and unconvincing monsters, and a star-studded cast obviously present for the paycheck. One of the worst films in Harryhausen's esteemed career - and of most of the actors - and one to avoid.

Bravo!
This film should be classed as one of the greatest films of all time. I can't fault it in the slightest. The storyline was just epic and for it's time, the graphics were the best. So much effort was put into the modelling and design of the mythological creatures. I remember watching this for the first time as a child and being absolutely petrified of Medusa. Even now still, decades later, I am still rather chilled at her grace. The stop motion method of moving her, gave it that extra horror factor as she seemed stiff and zombie like. You'd definitely not want to meet her when walking down a dark alley way!

Ray Harryhausens Masterwork
This, Harryhausen's last film is easily my personal fave. People have had a go about how outdated the special effects are, and well they are, but they possess charm and wonderful character.
To win the hand of his beloved Andromeda, Perseus (Harry Hamlin) most face many perils (including Medusa) to save his beloved from being sacrificed to the Kraken. He has to complete this task within 30 days which gives the film a sense of urgency. Definately one to watch.