This movie definitely holds up. An absolute classic gem. I recommend Jason and The Argonauts (1963)

@devlinallistair-zx5by

Ай бұрын

Thief of Baghdad, too.

For me being a British 90s kids, our grandparents would play this EVERY SUNDAY, and we would all sit arond full and lazy after our Sunday Dinner and fall asleep to this. Legendary movie! The Medusa scene is iconic!

@MasterMalrubius

Ай бұрын

@thetruthseeker3198 How dare they laugh at our favorite gem! 😀

@bwilson5401

Ай бұрын

As an 80s kid, we did the same.When we made this, Eastern Europeans barely knew flip board animation.

@NemeanLion-

Ай бұрын

I saw this in theaters when I was 10. I swear, Charon the ferryman took 5 years off my life.

@kellypedersen6590

Ай бұрын

I remember seeing this at the drive-in when I was 11; seeing Medusa on a screen that big scared the absolute hell out of me. :)

The last film by legendary effects master *Ray Harryhausen* who influenced modern day special effects artists (and whom I had the pleasure of meeting). Pixar paid tribute to him by naming the restaurant in Monsters, Inc. after him.

@biguy617

Ай бұрын

Other great Ray Harryhausen films Jason and the Argonauts Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger The Golden Voyage of Sinbad The 7th Voyage of Sinbad The Mysterious Island (1960) which is meant to be a sequel to Disney’s 20000 Leagues Under the Sea. First Men in the Moon (1964)

@nicksmyth4050

18 күн бұрын

You forgot “Valley Of Gwangi”

WOAH!! I don't think ANYone has done a reaction vid for this beautiful gem from the 80's. I don't think that Medusa scene has ever been equaled. THANK you, this was a fun watchalong with you two!

In the Greek myth, Perseus was prophesized to be responsible for his grandfather's death, which is why he casted his daughter and her child out. He didn't kill them directly because he knew that Perseus was the son of Zeus and that the gods would be pissed at him, so he let them be put into the sea as a way of dealing with them. Perseus decades later would participate in an Olympic event and threw a discus in the air, which would strike an old man and kill him. The old man turned out to be his grandfather.

Clash of the Titans" of 1981 is a wonderful showcase for stop-motion modeling mixed with live-action. The movie based on the Ancient Greek mythology story of Perseus. The movie plot Perseus' journey to seek his destiny in battling various monsters such as the Gorgon Medusa, Calibos, and the Kraken, among others to secure the hand of Andromeda, daughter of Queen Cassiopeia. A big legendary adventure with big fun. The actors and actresses were very well casted for their roles. Harry Hamlin was born for the role as the Greek hero, Perseus. Harry Hamlin captures Perseus's character perfectly. Laurence Oliver gives a very excellent performance as Zeus as he exercises aggressive authority along with kindness and helpfulness when necessary. Maggie Smith is very brilliant in her role as goddess Thetis.

@davidhuggan6315

Ай бұрын

It looks better than CGI to me

@kevinknight9950

Ай бұрын

The late ray harryhausen.

It gave me actual goosebumps to see such young people enjoying one of my favorites from my days as a sci-fi/fantasy/horror/anime addict and Ray Harryhausen fan.

The 80s was a great decade for the fantasy genre! 🦄

@oliverr6246

Ай бұрын

Agreed.

Imagine how much more scary it would have been to have the Medusa scene portrayed accurately. The original myth described her as having brazen wings and claws. No snake body. Able to move about easily and fly. She had two other sisters with her, with likewise features, but only she could turn people into stone. Way more dangerous, which is why he needed a helmet of invisibility and winged boots to let him fly. He got Medusa, but had to evade the two sisters afterwards. The sisters could not be turned into stone, btw.

Well, that was a wonderfully fun reaction! Definitely sharing. My old friend Ray did the spfx for it. He would have loved your reaction. You both should also watch his JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963), also a Greek myth and his THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1973). So much fun. Thank you !

my grandmother showed me this movie as a small kid. loved it then and it STILL holds up today!

FunFact: Harry Hamlin voiced Perseus in God of War 2

The Young lady playing Andromeda in this version of clash of the Titans was in the BBC miniseries version of Dracula she played Mina Harker. She did a great job. It's a good mini-series

@waterbeauty85

Ай бұрын

Yes! Judi Bowker was perfect as Mina in "Count Dracula" starring Louis Jordan.

I had a Clash of the Titans lunch box in elementary school.

The legend of Medusa was, she was a Beautiful (of course) Priestess and was attacked in one of the temples and prayed for revenge against her attackers but was punished for desecrating the temple

Zeus was played by the legendary Laurence Olivier. A great stage and film actor 🎉

Just to add my voice to everyone else who is recommending it here: "Jason and the Argonauts" (1963)

Nice one ladies! If you want to watch some movies in a similar style, try Jason And The Argonauts (1963) or The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad (1973). The stop motion in all of these was done by Ray Harryhausen: an absolute legend in movie SFX.

One scene early when the shadow came alive and Michelle thought it was "stop motion" when in fact I believe is was simply animation. Basically, all they had back then and before was stop motion, puppets and full-bodied puppets, and animation. The shadow looked like animation. Like, cartoon?

I love this movie. Movies like this and Jason and the Argonauts are why Ray Harryhausen was a legend in stop motion animation.

As a 9 year old, seeing Medusa, gave me nightmares for weeks! Ray Harryhausen was a genius. Thanks as always guys, for being both Genuine, and Cutiepies. Cheers!

OMG.. No 1 has ever reacted to this classic.. thank you so much for doing this! I’m subscribed and will tell everyone about this channel.. great job

In the Mythology tale Perseus said he would bring the head of Medusa a hideous creature that could turn living things to stone. Medusa had two sisters who were immortal. Aphrodite and Hermes gave tools needed. Aphrodite gave him a sickle and Hermes gave him his shoes so he could escape after the deed was done. Perseus swung the sickle decapitating the Gorgon. The winged shoes allowed him to escape.

Did ye recognize the the main goddess in this movie Was Professor Mcgonagall (The teacher who can turn into a cat) from the Harry Potter movies? This was one of my favorite movies when I was a little boy, and it still has a certain charm that you only get in stop motion fantasy movies.

@oliverr6246

Ай бұрын

They did notice.

@JedHead77

Ай бұрын

1:37

@jrvthatsme

Ай бұрын

@@JedHead77 Ah. I mustn't have heard her say that.

The actress playing Queen Cassiopea ... also played Empress Livia in the "I Claudius" miniseries.

I was a child when I saw this film for the first time, I was 6/7 years old, I love this film right from the start, I was shocked by the scene where the statue of Teti falls and his head comes to life, only now I realized that it is the same actress who played Minerva McGonagall, and the best curiosity about the film is that the entire film was shot in Italy, in the area very close to 2 hours' drive from where I live, in fact I'm proud of this film, and a 'another interesting trivia, the actor himself was used in 3d for God of War 2, I love that game

Thetis is Maggie Smith, aka Professor McGonigall from the Harry Potter Movies. My sweet, funny playwright and friend to Perseus, Ammon, is Burgess Meredith, one of the most talented actors of his generation. My generation got to know him as the Penguin in the old 1960s Batman series, but there is ever so much more to him than that. If you know the Rocky movies, Ammon is Mickey. Zeus is played, of course, by Laurence Olivier, a great classically trained stage and movie actor, renowned for helping to bring Shakespeare to the screen in three lavish, loving productions: Henry V, Richard III, and Hamlet. Cassiopeia is played by Sian Phillips. We got to know her work in the wonderful mini-series "I, Claudius", where she kind of steals the show as the ambitious and evil Livia, giving her a richness of character and a sharp glint that is impossible to forget. Bubu is not a character from mythology but a fun little character created for the movie, presumably inspired by the popularity of R2D2 from "Star Wars". He is not Athena's actual owl: remember she says she'll never surrender him and the next thing we see is her visiting Hepheastus, god of the forge? He creates the little mechanical owl. There are a lot of liberties taken in this telling of the Perseus myth: Pegasus is never part of it. He belongs to the myth of Bellerophon. Thetis is not a character in the myth; there is a sea monster, but not the Kraken; Perseus meets and saves Andromeda on his way back from Medea. There are others. But this is a lovely movie, the culmination of the work of the great creature animator, Ray Harryhausen; and the cast is just lovely too. I like that they give Andromeda an actual personality, and a nice bit of gumption.

Maggie Smith who does Theytus would later do Granny Wendy in Hook, and Burgess Meredith who does Ammon is best known for his role as the Penguin on Batman (1966).

I haven't read everything others may have posted so If I repeat something please let it slide 1. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I'm so happy you've done this one. It's my favorite FANTASY movie ever. Second is "Sword and Sorcerer" I've used this for D&D in the long ago past. 2. Boo to not having Burgess Meredith in the cast list. 😠 3. Love the effects work. 4. Judi Bowker is drop dead gorgeous 😍😋

One of my favourite movies as a child. Thank-you so much for the reaction and the walk down memory lane

Do you recognize Ammon as Mickey from “Rocky”? You *must* finish that series! 🥊

@zvimur

Ай бұрын

I hope they get to the "Grumpy Old Men" movies😅😢😢.

YES YES YES!! A movie reaction channel is doing a *RAY HARRYHAUSEN* movie! folks have already reccommended Jason and the Argonauts and 7th Voyage of Sinbad, and the other two Harryhausen Sinbad entries, which they totally should do. But I'm going to break away from form and recommend The Valley Of Gwangi (1969), One Million Years B.C. (1966) The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953), and 20 Million Miles To Earth (1957)

The dog in the movie actually has three heads in the mythology but Ray couldn’t do three heads so he did the dog with two heads.

When you were wondering how a goddess could be envious of a mortal woman... I think that was one of the main points of Greek Mythology. To illustrate that even the Gods themselves are capable of human motivations like jealousy, pride, vengeance, insecurity, lust etc.

my favorite film when i was 13...(47 now)!keep up the good vibes homies!☺

@darrellpasion8925

Ай бұрын

My favorite movie when I was 8 saw it at the drive inn movie theaters in 1981, I'm now 50 !!!. Lol.

I saw it at the cinema with my parents and my little brother when I was eight years old. Great and fabulous movie... sweet memories! 💖

That was McGonagall yes, the cast had a few names that were remembered for other big movies, among them includes Ursula Andress (the original Bond Girl) and Burgess Meredith (Mickey from Rocky). The claymation mythology movies were a niche part of many a childhood, Jason & the Argonauts is another classic.

I've loved this movie for nearly 40 years. Part of my childhood back in England

I remember first seeing this movie when I was 6 or 7. I loved this movie. Still enjoy it 30+ years later

My favorite KZreadrs/reactors with yet another amazing reaction, cannot wait to watch & experience this movie with you beautiful angels!! Love & smiles always!!❤❤

I think Bubo was used to capitalize on the popularity of R2-D2.

@davidhuggan6315

Ай бұрын

Indeed. Many movies and shows had robots or robot animals in the late 70s, early 80s.

Those of us who remembered this when we saw Star Wars heard R2D2 and thought "that's Bubo!".

And all this time I thought Liam Neeson said, "Release... The dragon!" 😅 Release the crakin? Release the Cracking? Michelle was rooting for the Crakin. 😅 Release, the Kraken! 😂 Michelle says, "What a cute 2-headed dog!" 😅 Yup. BTW, Jason and the Argonauts and Sinbad are closely related to this guy. 😎

Pretty sure Harryhausen's stop motion movies were popular all over the Eastern Block. Not just Titans and Jason, but also tha Sinbad trilogy (7th Voyage of, Goldrn Voyage, and the Eye of the Tiger).

36:38 Well Bubo is Latin for Eagle Owl. So its cool I think although Bubo is a barn owl.

2 Pegasus stories,he brought lightning to Zeus,when he wanted to throw thunderbolts.and belleraphon tried to ride Pegasus to Olympus,Zeus sent a bee to sting Pegasus,throwing belleraphon of him,he fell back to earth.

I wonder if they would enjoy "Jason and the Argonauts" (1963).

OMG Ellie I wore almost that exact outfit for a huge chunk of my teens and twenties, I love you now. 😅

the Medusa was T-total BadAss!!!

Fun fact giant fossil scorpions have been found, like those shown in the movie. Good news the smaller ones are the most deadly.

1:37: Good eyes, Ellie! 🧙🏻

I am rewriting this into a novel that turns the entire story on it's ear.

Thanks for reacting ladies. This is one of my all-time favorite movies.

In the myth the Pegasus was born from Madusa's blood. Perseus instead used winged sandals to fly.

This is movie part of Mythology. I met the actor that plays Perseus at comic con, got his autograph.

For more 80s, sword and sorcery movies, I would like to recommend the Beast master from the year 1982,and I would like to recommend Conan the barbarian, also from the year 1982. Also I would like to recommend Willow from the year 1988 and last but not least, I would like to recommend red Sonia.❤

The ferryman who takes people across the river Styx is Charon.

&Yall cant forget the Incredible Burgess Meredith as Ammon the Poet/Play Wright also played Mick from Rocky and Tons of other Great Movies and TV Shows...🌎📽️🎶🎶🎶

The Creature on the boat is Charon who carries you over the river Styxx into the Underworld

Hi Ladies, that was a fun reaction to watch! I like how you weren't sure about the stop motion effects but at the end you loved the storyline and it's ending. Bravo! I hope you get to watch the spectacular stop motion movie called, "Jason And The Argonauts". As a kid I used to love those Greek Mythology films! Thanks Ellie and Michelle, and I'm always looking forward to your next movie reaction! 🎥🍿❤️

Michelle coming out with all the mythology history! Very impressive ! Nice reaction ladies.

Loved this movie as a kid! God bless Ray Harryhausen!

Hello ladies hope you’re having a good day. This is an oldie but a pretty good movie so enjoy and have a nice weekend.💕🎥

I think Medusa's blood was melting the shield. This guy really doesn't take good care of his toys. 😉

@davidhuggan6315

Ай бұрын

Like James Bond

@anzaeria

Ай бұрын

Well, it couldn't be helped on that occasion!

of course you love his outfit! Doesn't leave a lot to the imagination does it! ;-) Harry Hamlin looked a lot like Jim Morrison back in the day. I think most women went to see this movie to see him half-naked in a toga lol! That being said these effects are absolutely astonishing for when it came out!

Cerberus has 3 heads, Ray harryhousin, already had to animate everything else and just didn't feel like adding the 3rd head but he made up for it on medusa

This is a good movie. It's more about the story & acting than the effects. The newer one was more so if the effects.

Awesome! This is such a great movie and representation of the Greek "Myths". The effects are a bit old but if you can just accept that the way they are showing the story is really the best!

@Bobby-LeeChanning

Ай бұрын

The stop motion is better than any cgi there ever will exist .....true artist .....go watch jason and the argonauts especially talos

Another movie from 1981 is Excalibur based on King Arthur and the knights of the round table

This was ray harryhausens last movie he worked on he was the master of stop motion i reccomend the sinbad movies and jason and the argonauts 1963 i has the honor and privilege of attending the harryhausen exhibition in my home of Edinburgh all of the stop motion puppets were on display along with all of harryhausens work like art and the history of how he revolutionized cinema which lead to movies like star wars jurassic park lord of the rings and more

The first books I read were of Greek mythology.

Calibos is also a demigod he's not just punished he's half divine just as persius

Yes! Finally someone reacts to this! 👍👍😁😁 Edit: And good thing that you picked the original, and not the horrible remake (which has better special effects, but is utter garbage otherwise lol).

I’m happy to say I saw this in theaters as a kid and it was unforgettable. Not sure how today’s crowd will react to it though.

Great movie and the remake starring Sam Worthington CLASH OF THE TITANS & WRATH OF THE TITANS are awesome as well. I CANT WAIT FOR YOUR REACTTION TO THOSE.

this was my favorite Greek Mythology mocie based on one of the children of Zeus, besides Hercules

Michelle: "Yay, and they live happily ever after." Michelle... So funny throughout this movie. Yay! 😅

42:17 Clash Of The Titans from 1981 is a classic, but I was never interested in watching it until I have watched it with you beautiful, sweet ladies Ellie and Michelle. The only reason I have gave Clash Of The Titans a chance and finally watched it in the end because I have watched it with both of you two Bulgarian beauties and it was well worth watching with you two. I love your amazing reactions to movies including this one. Any movie is worth watching with you Ellie and Michelle. If you enjoyed Clash Of The Titans then I rececomend you watch and react to " Conan The Barbarian" (Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan The Barbarian) Anyway Please keep the great, wonderful content and reactions coming. Also keep smiling and laughing Ellie and Michelle beautiful ladies. Always have and always will love you forever 😘🥰😍🤗. Thank You Ellie Queen 👸 And Michelle Queen 😘😍🥰 🤗.

Ray Harryhausen is my favorite stop motion visual effects and he did excellent work to other movies

I'm happy you are injured the first one and I hope you two will see the 2010 reboot and it's sequel. Have a nice day homies ❤❤❤

Nice reaction for a great movie, you should see Jason and the Argonauts.

This was a great reaction. I think you would enjoy Jason & the Argonauts ! xx

I hope you guys watch the modern interpretation of Clash of the Titans for contrast. Liam Neeson plays Zeus in the modern depiction. 👍 -OG

According to mythology Medusa couldn't turn any living creature to stone unless they were male. It was due to a curse laid upon her by the goddess Aphrodite. Which is why Medusa looks like she does. Aphrodite was jealous of Medusa's beauty and cursed her.

The Kraken a child of Kong and Godzilla?? Biology doesn't work that way, ladies. Godzilla and Kong are both male. 😆 🤣 😂 -OG

Media actually has 2 origins the most popular one she was punished for being beautiful, the other she has sisters the Horton's and kinda the same story but different enough to be a completely different myth

Thank you for reacting to this wonderful movie. P.s. I have a few signed photographs of Harry Hamlin from this movie.

I am writing this to help out Ellie and Michelle and this video and this channel with the algorithm 🥰

Ladys mudussas blood was like a acid it was disolveing his shield he couldnt touch it

The Disney remake is also pretty good. It stars Sam Worthington as Perseus, Liam Neeson as Zeus, Ralph Fiennes as Hades, and several more famous actors. Ray Harryhausen was the master of stop-motion creature effects from the late 1950s to the 1980s. His work was inspired by that of Willis H. O'Brian on _King Kong_ (1933), and Phil Tippett claims Harryhausen as inspiration.

@forsakenjones4695

Ай бұрын

actually,no.

@FosterTravis1071

Ай бұрын

Weird, I thought it was more like a B film.

@Dontuween

Ай бұрын

Actually, it was Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures who remade "Clash of the Titans" back in 2010. Liam Neeson's "release the Kraken" became a popular catch phrase (although, he just basically copied Sr. Lawrence Olivier's words).

@benschultz1784

Ай бұрын

@@Dontuween I thought it was Disney given Patton Oswald's Citizen Filibuster in Parks & Rec

@biguy617

Ай бұрын

No it sucks, this movie is so much better

Good! You watched the original one. That remake was unnecessary. They could have just made the sequel: Wrath of the Titans FIRST! But, that wasn’t any good either honestly. If they’d remade it more accurate to the Greek mythology (now that would be a change for the better)

@The Homies Since you guys watched this, do Jason And The Argonauts sometime as well!

I watched this film when I was a kid. The nude scenes were the best parts!

@JedHead77

Ай бұрын

I’m sure parents weren’t expecting that when they dropped their kids off at the theater. 😄

Here's a little short from TCM with Ray Harryhausen discussing his work: kzread.info/dash/bejne/i2yJo5SohcezZbA.html

Don’t forget - Zeus is also the father of Wonder Woman. 😎

Such a classic film

Such a great movie also recommend krull if you liked this. Watched all the harry hausen types movies as a kid

You need to watch Excalibur (1981). The only king arthur movie that really masterpiece. Staring: Liam Neeson, Helen Miren

昭和世代で『タイタンの戦い』といえばコッチなんだよな。

Glad yous have reacted to this movie. Not many reactions to it 👍