My two favorite stop motion monsters from the Harryhausen era and they're not even Harryhausen. That two headed giant definitely inspired Ettins from D&D and WoW, and I love how the Kraken is a perfect mix of the traditional octopus design and the COTT design. Also the whole "It sucks cuz it's not Harryhausen" snobbery in this comment section is honestly appalling.
Ikr, I mean if we went by that logic, then King Kong was garbage cuz it wasn't Harryhausen. Glad to see someone else who appreciates the art and not the name!
If not for Harryhausen this film probably wouldn't exist. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is the reason this film was made. From giant design to the entire cast. People need to show more respect to masterpiece films like this.
I'm sick of all the hate comments. This was made in 1962, and back then these were amazing special effects. Anyways that Kraken looks epic; looks like a snake with tentacles.
+Lizard-Motion Films Jim Danforth, who did the animation here, went on to do "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth", and his work there far surpassed his mentor, Harryhausen. Unfortunately, Danforth got the short end of the stick, and never got to have the career that Ray did. Dave Allen, who worked independently of the O'Brien/Harryhausen mold, came the closest.
It is really interesting to see that, from films like this, the same basic principles of stop motion animation can be used to create movies like Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings.
The name of the two-headed giant was 'Galligantua'. It was just one of the many minions controlled through the black magic of Pendragon, the Prince of Witches. Animation was not on the higher level of ray Harryhausen's, but for a theatre matinee on a Saturday afternoon during 1962... this was still entertaining fantasy!
Жаль, я плохо знаю английский язык. А этот отрывок из фильма-сказки про путешествия Синдбада мне и без слов понятен! Потрясающая анимация! Даже сейчас - в 21 веке спецэффектов и всяческих кинематорграфических чудес - этот фильм смотрится очень достойно, и смотреть ео очень интересно. Ведь сказка остаётся сказкой!😍👏👏👏
Это не фильм о Синдбаде Это фильм Джек Убийца Великанов 1962 по мотивам английских сказок про Джека и великанов И это не работа Гаррихаузена Если хотите посмотреть про Синдбада то наберите Седьмое путешествие Синдбада Золотое путешествие Синдбада и Синдбад Глаз тигра Над ними то и работал Гаррихаузен Советую к просмотру и я рад что вам включая меня и многих других нравится такое.
I imagine my father watching this as a twelve year old youth. That thought brings me great joy. I love my parents, this is random, but I was compelled to comment. God Bless you all.
When I was a child, I grew up listening to my father tell his fascination with the final scene of the film The Incredible Shringking Man (1957), who he watched in the cinema theater. He described the fantastic Milky Way images. Years later, I recorded the movie on TV and showed it to him, who was disappointed to discover that the film was in black and white. He remembered in colors! Only then did I realize the impact of those scenes for a boy, born in the countryside, in the interior of Brazil, whose school books contained simple drawings and who certainly had never seen such realistic photographs (and even more so in a cinemascope!). My aunt later told me that until 1961 world maps and earth globes were not blue, they were earthy, usually brown or gray. Only after Gagarin's famous statement did the world maps turn blue. This gives a dimension to our look at animation technology. My father remembered in color from a black and white movie!
For those who are confused as to how a two headed creature works, here's how it works: the left head controls the left side, and the right head controls the right side. And it's shown at this part: (3:51) As the right head is being choked to death, the right arm begins to shut down, and since the left head is still alive, it's left arm still works which is shown here: (4:01) And here: (4:09 - 4:22)
It bitch slapped that double headed dude into next week.the sound effects are hilarious but I have a real soft spot for these old types of fantasy movies.
LOL I laughed my head off when I seen the Irish man in the bottle because I'm Irish, just our luck to be stuck in a bottle but hey at least we can call the Kraken! :)
ArmandtheWise it happens pretty much anywhere now the things that are hard to find is when you see a leprechaun fighting a gnome over a big pile of booze and women now that's what ya gotta look out for
Mike Romney Yep, that couldn't be Harryhausen. Way too cheap, I mean really cheap. They look as if they're clay figures. Harryhausen used to make high quality models that you could pose in different positions, not that cheap clay crap.
All we need is Jim Ross' commentary. "Is that, is that an anchor? OH MY GOD, NO! He's smashing that cave up! There's no hope now. Wait, what is that? IT'S THE KRAKEN!!! OH MY GOODNESS!!!"
you guys ar so butthurt.. I just said that because of the huge amount of ppl saying practical effects are better.. they are harsher with CGI than with practical effects.. I think it is unfair and retrograde.. CGI is the future of FX whether you guys want it or not..
I have to respectfully disagree. At this time in stop-motion animation, Ray Harryhausen was state of the art. The difference in quality between his designs and the choreography of their movement, and what we see here, is notable.
@Danzilla1996 Actually, the kraken as a giant squid is a relatively recent invention. The classic image of the beast comes in all shapes and sizes. Some of them don't even have tentacles, some have multiple heads, some have horns... It's actually a pretty good move to give it its own look here.
The kraken is mentioned in the Elder Edda, and the term is derived from the Norwegian krake meaning "malformed or overgrown, crooked tree". It was first described as an octopus by the Norwegian bishop Pontoppidan in 1700.
Ray Harryhousen created his best work in the 1962 Jason and the Argonauts where he had the fighting scene with skeletons, Giant gladiator with sward and many others. I watched it over and over. My first job at ABC-TV was doing stop motion on 8x10 film then shot on 35mm motion film.
What a perfect spot for the Watcher to teleport the Hulk to!!!!! When the Hulk sees the two headed monster he would say "Oh boy!!!!! A worthy opponent for Hulk to smash!!!" Lol!!!!!🤣🤣🤣
+Victor M What's funny is that the animator who worked on this film, Jim Danforth, who was Ray's protege, went on to do "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth" (1970), and most stop-motion enthusiasts will agree that Danforth's work in said film far surpassed his mentor's.
+RovertLladnar Nosmoht Ummmm... I don't know too many people would say that. Danforth worked with greater technology (Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth) but that is probably the only film of his where the stop-motion looked really good. His other films all looked... meh... Also remember Harryhausen was a one-man army where he would animate the special effects, take on storyboards, do concept art, help with the choreography, sometimes help write the script, and do much more work.
Jim Danforth's animation carbon-copies Harryhausen, but Danforth had to work with inferior models; it's one of many reasons "Jack the Giant Killer" didn't get into the animation pantheon. Check out "7th Voyage of Sinbad's" finale (it's the film that "Jack" producer Edward Small imitated) to see how a dragon and giant fight!
WolfGangGoblin LOL yea weird, same. something about it is entertaining, as hilarious as it looks it has some kind of charm or something that todays blockbusters dont really have. hm wonder what it is
Stories of giants with multiple heads go back a long way, and both this and D&D's ettin are inspired from the same source. "The Red Ettin" is an old Scottish fairy tale about a three-headed giant.
Back then there was no frame grabbing software, so the animator couldn't really see what he had just shot until he or she got the film developed. Its a long and tedious process that requires a lot of patience so you got to give a bit of respect to these guys.
