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Post by ScreenHead One on May 8, 2023 8:33:19 GMT -6
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Post by ScreenHead One on May 8, 2023 9:01:00 GMT -6
*Clash of the Titans (1981)
6.90 Rating 118 min
To win the right to marry his love (the beautiful princess Andromeda) and fulfil his destiny, Perseus must complete various tasks
including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head and battling the Kraken monster.
Country: United States, United Kingdom
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Family Based on: Mythology of Perseus
Release: 1981 Written by: Beverley Cross
Director: Desmond Davis Produced by: Charles H. Schneer, Ray Harryhausen
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Peerford Ltd.
Cast:
Harry Hamlin as Perseus
Judi Bowker as Andromeda
Burgess Meredith as Ammon
Maggie Smith as Thetis
Siân Phillips as Cassiopeia
Claire Bloom as Hera
Ursula Andress as Aphrodite
Laurence Olivier as Zeus
Pat Roach as Hephaestus
Susan Fleetwood as Athena
Tim Pigott-Smith as Thallo
Jack Gwillim as Poseidon
Neil McCarthy as Calibos
Vida Taylor as Danaë
Donald Houston as Acrisius
Flora Robson, Anna Manahan and Freda Jackson as the Stygian Witches
The film features the final work of stop-motion visual effects artist Ray Harryhausen.
A novelization by Alan Dean Foster was also published in 1981.
The four-issue comic book miniseries Wrath of the Titans (2007), released by TidalWave Productions as part of their Ray Harryhausen Signature Series, picked up the story 5 years after the events of the film.
Harry Hamlin reprised his role as Perseus for the video game, God of War II (2007).
The Kraken would appear in The Lego Batman Movie as one of the villains rallied by the Joker to destroy Gotham City.
Bubo made an appearance in "The Trouble With Truth", an episode of the animated series Justice League Action.
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Post by ScreenHead One on May 8, 2023 9:13:03 GMT -6
*CoT1: Clash of the Titans (2010)
5.80 Rating 106 min
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.
Country: United States, United Kingdom, Australia
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Release: 2010 Director: Louis Leterrier
Production: Warner Bros, Legendary Entertainment, Thunder Road Pictures
Cast: Sam Worthington as Perseus, Gemma Arterton as Io, Mads Mikkelsen as Draco, Alexa Davalos as Andromeda, Jason Flemyng as Calibos / Acrisius, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Pete Postlethwaite, Polly Walker, Ashraf Barhom, Elizabeth McGovern, Nicholas Hoult, Liam Cunningham
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Post by ScreenHead One on May 8, 2023 9:19:32 GMT -6
*CoT2: Wrath of the Titans (2012)
5.70 Rating 99 min
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon.
Country: United States, Spain
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Release: 2012 Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Production: Warner Bros, Legendary Entertainment
Cast: Sam Worthington as Perseus, Liam Neeson as Zeus, Ralph Fiennes as Hades, Edgar Ramírez as Ares, Toby Kebbell as Argenor, Rosamund Pike, Bill Nighy, Danny Huston, John Bell, Lily James, Alejandro Naranjo, Freddy Drabble, Kathryn Carpenter
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Post by ScreenHead One on May 8, 2023 9:27:52 GMT -6
*Gods of Egypt (2016)
5.40 Rating 127 min
The survival of mankind hangs in the balance when Set, the merciless god of darkness, usurps Egypt's throne and plunges the prosperous empire into chaos and conflict. Hoping to save the world and rescue his true love, a defiant mortal named Bek forms an unlikely alliance with the powerful god Horus. Their battle against Set and his henchmen takes them into the afterlife and across the heavens for an epic confrontation.
Country: United States, China, Hong Kong, Australia
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Release: 2016 Director: Alex Proyas
Production: Summit Entertainment, Le Vision Pictures, Pyramania
Cast: Brenton Thwaites as Bek, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Horus, Gerard Butler as Set, Courtney Eaton as Zaya, Élodie Yung as Hathor, Chadwick Boseman, Geoffrey Rush, Abbey Lee, Bryan Brown, Emma Booth, Goran D. Kleut, Rachael Blake, Kenneth Ransom
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Post by ScreenHead One on May 8, 2023 9:33:32 GMT -6
*Immortals (2011)
6.0 Rating 110 min
Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion,
who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.
Country: United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Genre: Drama, Action, Fantasy
Release: 2011 Director: Tarsem Singh
Production: Relativity Media, Virgin Produced
Cast: Henry Cavill as Theseus, Freida Pinto as Phaedra, Luke Evans as Zeus, Stephen Dorff as Stavros, Kellan Lutz as Poseidon, Isabel Lucas, Joseph Morgan, John Hurt, Mickey Rourke, Robert Maillet, Alan van Sprang, Corey Sevier, Steve Byers
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Post by ScreenHead One on May 8, 2023 9:48:16 GMT -6
*Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
7.30 Rating 104 min
Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught with fantastic monsters and terrible perils.
Country: United States, United Kingdom
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Family Release: 1963 Written by: Beverley Cross, Jan Read
Based on: "The Argonautica" (3rd century BC) by Apollonius Rhodius
Director: Don Chaffey Production company: Morningside Productions
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Cast:
Todd Armstrong as Jason (dubbed by Tim Turner)
Nancy Kovack as Medea (dubbed by Eva Haddon)
Gary Raymond as Acastus
Laurence Naismith as Argus
Niall MacGinnis as Zeus
Michael Gwynn as Hermes/priest
Douglas Wilmer as Pelias
Jack Gwillim as King Aeëtes
Honor Blackman as Hera
John Cairney as Hylas
Patrick Troughton as Phineus
Andrew Faulds as Phalerus
Nigel Green as Hercules
John Crawford as Polydeuces
Ferdinando Poggi as Castor
Bill Gudgeon as Triton
Doug Robinson as Eupaemus
Davina Taylor as Briseis
Aldo Cristiani as Lynceus
Ray Harryhausen regarded the film as his best.
The five-issue comic book miniseries Jason and the Argonauts: The Kingdom of Hades (2007) from TidalWave Productions' Ray Harryhausen Signature Series, continued the story. It was followed by Jason and the Argonauts: Final Chorus (2014).
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Post by ScreenHead One on May 8, 2023 10:02:40 GMT -6
*Jason and the Argonauts (2000) ~ miniseries
5.9 Rating 180 min Jason and the Argonauts is based on the classic myth of Jason and the Golden Fleece. At a young age, Jason witnesses the brutal deposement and murder of his father at the hands of his uncle Pelias. Twenty years later, Jason returns home to claim his rightful place as king, but Pelias orders him to be executed, and in order to save himself Jason is forced to go on a dangerous quest to find the legendary Golden Fleece. So Jason gathers a motley crew of men and sets sail on the Argos.
This Hallmark Production was created as a two part mini-series event.
Country: United States, Turkey
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Family
Director: Nick Willing
Actors: Peter Gevisser, Suzanne Harbison, Hugh Quarshie, Adrian Lester, Natasha Henstridge, Andrew Scarborough,
Angus Macfadyen, Zeta Graff, Dennis Hopper, Tom Harper, Adam Cooper
On Youtube (While It Lasts)
On Youtube (While It Lasts)
Part 1
Part 2
On Youtube (While It Lasts)
Part 1
Part 2
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