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Best Fight Scene Ever: Part 13 – Jason & The Argonauts Skeleton Fight

“Rise up, you dead, slain of the hydra. Rise from your graves and avenge us. Those who steal the golden fleece must die.”

Jason and a few brave souls fight The Children Of The Hydra in this classic piece of stop motion animation by Ray Harryhausen. It took him over 4 months to complete it.

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  • Dude

    I fist saw this film over thirty years ago. I hope children today are capable of being as captivated by it. It holds up extremely well, as an adult I must say. (Maybe this is one factor in my lifelong obsession with greek mythology and philosophy.)

    The thing which struck me, like never before, in this viewing was the music. It is fantastic. I hardly consider myself a film buff, let alone a movie music buff. So, I learn today that Bernard Herrmann not only scored many Harryhausen flics, but Psycho as well. Not surprising. I am also a very amateur music fan, so I was struggling to put my finger on what was so unique about the score on this clip. No stringed instruments! Why, I don’t know. But it is brilliant and compelling.

    • http://www.liveforfilms.com liveforfilms

      It was on the other weekend and my two kids loved it – my son is 11 and my daughter is 3. My daughter was a little bit scared in places, but she didn’t want to switch it off and they both loved the skeleton fight.

      You are spot on about the music. In that fight scene the music lifts it up to another level.

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