As a kid I had no idea what I was watching but when that happened I was terrified and intrigued at the same time...couldn't stop watching. Got a feeling this kicked off my love for horror films down the track.
I think it's because when you look at Talos you are actually seeing a real solid object moving through subtle manipulation.When look at C.G.I no matter how realistic you know the object your seeing is computer generated with no real solid shape.
It looked more like he was leaning back in relief. He's probably been kneeling there in that pose for centuries without moving. His joints had to have been aching, so any chance to get up and stretch must have been a gods send.
Just try to be on one knee for a few minutes - it hurts. Now imagine doing this for centuries! Talos surely was happy to stand on his two feet again! He should thank Hercules for that.
Why dont you try going a step further than thinking at the rudimentary level of a child. Hercules was renowned for being a rebel and defying laws a d rules. Hence here he has clearly defi2d Jasons instruction to not upset the Gods, i.e. Talos the Gods protector. Clearly he hears a sound and wants to play innicent or ignorant, so out of guilt that he has caused a proboem, he pretends its nothing by saying "oh it was just the wind"
Interesting how a little model figure, barely a foot high, animated over fifty years ago by one man evokes more fearful memories than any state-of-the-art, computer-generated digital character can ever do.
I watched this film in the 60s when I was 8 years old. That scene when Talos moved his head and the sound it made, scared the living daylights out of me. That and the skeletons battle gave me nightmares.
I was about 5 when I first saw this and for some reason caught it on tele about another 3 or 4 times afterwards. Seemed every time it was on parents or grandparents werent in the room. Scared the heck out of me! This was around 1990. Same thoughts now and I'm 35! I would still say it is the scariest film I've seen 🤣
Me too! It was pretty dark. I tried screaming, but my sitter was asleep. I tried to turn off the TV, but was scared shitless from getting near that thing.
Tragically, Todd Armstrong, who plays Jason in this wonderful film, took his own life in 1992 at the age of 55. He had become dependent on painkillers while being treated for an injury, and apparently lapsed into a chronic depression as a result of the drugs' effect. Wherever you are, Todd, you'll always be the heroic commander of the "Argo" to anyone who sees this great film. How many actors leave even one such testament to their presence and ability in the course of a career?
So very true. I have often thought of his very brief, and in the end, very sad career. But maybe, in the very end. . . a bright light, a legacy. As you said, how many leave such a testament, for just one brief wonderful moment in movie history, being involved in an ever lasting legendary picture that gave so much wonder and joy to us as children, which we still treasure well into our later years, and wanting to introduce another generation to it !😊
I'm so proud to be Greek and born in the center of the world in Delphi. I served in Greek marines who use the Argo as insignia cause argonauts was the first (special forces) in the world who did landing operation and raids. I ve watched this film over 100 times as a child. One of the best historical films ever made
I was in Delphi last year. Stayed in a hotel with a view to the south over what seems like endless Olive trees, you will know the view well. In another place I stayed they had olive trees right outside and I stupidly pulled one off and took a bite .. I didnt know they are absolutely disgusting raw. I'm more scared of eating another raw olive than TALOS!
I remember quite well the time I saw this fantastic movie in theater as a kid. The moment Talos turns his head gave me the chills and still does even in this day of CGI. This is a testament to the incredible talent of Ray Harryhausen.
The amount of lousy special-effects-laden movies today is what he means. Properly done CGI looks great, but a lot of movies use CGI that is largely forgettable.
I saw this movie with Dad and loved it. I became interested in Greek mythology afterwards and read everything I could on it. The Titan Talos coming to life and the sword fight with the skeletons were my favorite scenes.
As a cgi artist I have to agree, to a point. I believe it's mostly the direction an artist takes. If Harryhausen had access to modern cgi tools, he'd do same quality of work, but practical effects are hard to beat still.
I'd say the stop motion really lends itself well here. Since it is essentially an inanimate object coming to life. The stiff jerky way Talos moves is a nice touch.
Interesting you mentioned that. Ray Harryhausen (the stop motion animator who made talos and all the other creatures come to life) said they wanted a normal strong guy and not some big steroid fiend because it would look better
The score in this film is truly magnificent. When they come upon Talos, Hylas is taken back by the enormity of him, and the accompanying score at that very moment perfectly captures the sheer grandiosity of this powerful figure in bronze...
My nan had this taped on VHS in the early 90s, as i kid i used to watch jason and the argonauts whenever i used to stay with her, this scene always scared the s*** out of me.
I remember watching this film at the local Odeon in 1964. I was 9 years old and I'd gone that day with my pal who lived next door to me. We were wondering what this huge statue was and if it was a God. I can still recall that moment when Talos turns his head (3.02) and looks at Hercules and his sidekick. The blood froze in my chest and for one heart stopping moment I thought I was going to pass out from sheer fright. Gave me the creeps for years.
WHY can't Hollywood get this right anymore ? They have King Kong running around like a gazelle. Big things move slowly. It is a matter of physics and biology. This still raises hairs on the back of my neck. Great job by everyone involved. Thanks for the post.
This used to scare the crap when I first watched this movie, now I'm 22 years old and I'm still scared of this scene. Especially when the statue starts to move .
"Didn't Jason say something about Talos?" This is still way cooler than anything we can produce today. Remember when you were a little tike? What was not to like?
From inside the jewelry box, that particular piece of music is also used in Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo", I knew it sounded familiar... Bernard Herrmann also did the score for that...
so u seem 2 know about movies I have a question that even Google can't answer... may b u can help u watched a movie as a kid w a woman who was in a bird cage and she was being watched over by a half man half goat do u know this movie??? I just know my boys would love it!!
@lady megatron This might be the movie you're looking for. Here's a Wikipedia list of other movies with tiny people. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_7th_Voyage_of_Sinbad en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_featuring_miniature_people
I was 10 when this came out in 1963. I was frozen with terror when Talos turned his head. Now at 65 I can still see & feel the fear I had back then when I see this scene combined with the amazing score of Bernard Herrmann! 😨😬😲😮😱😵
To me, one of the most fantastically made scenes of any Ray Harryhausen films. I like CGI when it's done well, but I can't help but think how astonishing and exciting this must have been to watch in the cinema for the first time.
Wow what a fantastic film, I was a young kid in the 60s and all these years later I still love this movie. Anyone around my age group will surely agree that when Talos starts moving is one of the greatest moments in cinema history, fantastic
It’s a terrific production. The music carries the mood perfectly. Talos - something about him makes Jurassic Park and Godzilla pale into insignificance
I dont know if its memories from when I was a child or what it is but when Talos starts moving it sends shivers down my spine. Its so uncanny and weird in a very uncomfortable way.
One consistent theme that ran through adventure movies back then: a statue would always come to life and try to kill the heroes. In the Sinbad movies there was the statue of Kali that came to life and another one on a ship. Just excellent stuff - far more scarier and convincing than scary moments in film today.
I wonder who would have won a sword fight between Talos & Kali. I rate the Kali scene as brilliantly good and just as scary but this is perhaps the great stop motion moment in cinema history, it scared the crap out of me the first time I saw it. as it was made the year I was born (63), and tbh, I would encourage any young stop motion artist to watch the film, I often think how long it took Ray to put all that one single movement together. Ray took film animation to a whole new level and his films stand the test of time.
I saw this in the 1960s on a black and white TV as a kid and the moments before Talos head move the first time i still remember as among the most frightening moments ive experienced watching. after that any time I saw a statue in a museum i imagined it coming to life slowly like Talos
I saw this the year it came out in a little theatre in NH with my sister while on vacation one Saturday afternoon. Absolutely my all time childhood favorite movie. When I was over thirty years old my dear departed Mother gave me the video as a Christmas gift, which cracked me up.
I love the effort of Hercules opening the door. The warm up, the strain, the way he stops just as soon as they can squeeze out. It’s implies limits of his immense strength and makes him so fascinating to watch. Heroes that wade through obstacles without issue can lack that important appearance of struggle.
I remember this with such fondness, My dad took me to see it back in 1963, and I have watched it many times, Ahead of its time back in the mid 60's for sure.
I'm 63 now and I remember being scared witless and completely thrilled at this scene. I was at the movies with 3 or 4 buddies and a collective gasp could be heard throughout the entire theater when Talos turned his head. Jason and the Argonauts, Jason and the Golden Fleece, Hercules Unchained, Ulysses with Kirk Douglas, all of these films made my childhood movie going a fantastic diversion, opening my mind to myth and adventure and something to discuss with friends all week long.
Still one of my favourite movie scenes. Even thought I've seen it hundred times still sends chills one he moves he's head and the clanking of metal. 10/10
The way Talos turns his head is a certified " B R U H " moment if there ever was one. All it was missing was the bronze goliath saying the word himself.
3:02 mark. The beginning of many nightmares for me as a kid back in the 70s when I first watched the movie with my mom. I’ve lost count how many times I’ve watched this outstanding movie since then.
So many components coming together - Script, animation, sound effects and score. Terrifying and beautiful at the same time. It's not about 'sploshuns' people - it's about storytelling.
Admit it, it's scary. I first saw this film back in the 1980's and that scene is so memorable. They're isolated, and the Talos statue looks like an empty peace of aged metal with it's hollow eye sockets even when it's moving to kill them
Used to watch this movie on TV when I was a kid..., it was so cool to see Talos arise & in action! (Still is today in 2021!) What made this film special IMHO was not only Ray Harryhausen's spectacular effects but the drama/storytelling that went along with them. I wish that they still made movies of this quality today!
Ray Harryhausen must have been one of the happiest men imaginable. To do what you want with your life is a recipe for happiness; to do it with genius must give a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment that is wonderfully gratifying; and to know that you've shared your love of brilliantly imaginative fantasy with millions of others, and thereby made them happy, must be delightful beyond all description. Damned good job, sir; and thank you for so many hours of pure pleasure.
I used to work at ILM and at their old offices in San Rafael, CA. They had a giant print of the attack of the cyclops from the Seventh Voyage of Sinbad covering a wall, signed by Harryhausen. Respect.
I was first introduced to this film through a family friend (whose cousin works in Hollywood), when I was 8 years old. He was showing off a restoration that he and some others were doing at the time, and the two scenes I remember is the skeletons and the Talos fight. Stuck with me since, and eventually I'll get a chance to rewatch it in full.
The care and attention to detail is first class even now let alone for it's era. Talos really looks to be on that plinth and the scaling is so good - well it was the great Ray Harryhausen so there is no mystery.
And this is why as a young man of 25 years age and was brought up to appreciate such fine art and film, because sadly as the years have flown by, movies do not use fine matriels by the use of a model figure carved and created down to a small scale then by the magic of close camera shoots and stop motion. This is in my eyes is a national treasure of a film. A fine example of what appears to be the true work of craftsmanship. Ray Harryhausens work live on through thr generations and i shall be encouraging my children to give this a watch at some point in their life because this film comes from a dying generation!👍 one that is soon to be gone but never forgotten!
Man, Greek Mythology is Awesome! am So Greatful for all of the Films Ray Harryhausen animated the monsters in, made me want to know more about the stories they were based on! ^_^
I loved this film as a kid. I always loved the way Talos gets off his pedestal and then leans on it like "oh god not this shit again" 😂 I'm sure when people saw this in cinemas it terrified them beyond belief.
Honestly everything about this scene is amazing but that sound talos makes when he moves, that’s burnt into my memory- it’s so subtle yet so effectively terrifying
This is one of the GREATEST SCENES in Cinematic History! I must thank a member of the facebook club, "THE FANTASY WORLD OF RAY HARRYHAUSEN" member for discovering the names of the other statues for me in this scene. From left to right, we have TALOS, secondly, THE DYING NIOBID, thirdly, GRAND TOUR PATINATED DISCUS THROWER, & finally, NARCISSUS! This film has it ALL! ACTION, ADVENTURE, GREEK CULTURE & ART HISTORY!!!
You can tell this is British rather than pure Hollywood because of the depth of the story and the thought that went into making it. This is one of my all-time favourite film scenes. Imagine what a mess Michael Bay would have made of this.
Charles Schneer is American. Ray Harryhausen is American. Columbia Pictures is an American Production company. not sure why you say this is only a British film
I still don't know how on earth Ray Harryhausen did this - I've seen pictures, read articles and I still can't fathom how he did it. It's remarkable he did all this using 50s and 60s technology. He really was an artist and a genius, way ahead of his time
When Talos turns his head is one one of the most uncomfortable moments in film history.
John Province I didn't trust any statue for years always doing double, triple checks incase it moves!
As a kid I had no idea what I was watching but when that happened I was terrified and intrigued at the same time...couldn't stop watching. Got a feeling this kicked off my love for horror films down the track.
As a Kid, I was genuinely scared of just the head turning lol some 20 years later, it is still with me. Man wish we'd get something like that today.
too right still awesome in my thirties
John Province it's amazing. Still spooks me out after forty years.
53 years old and still one of the best scenes ever, and scary
I'm 54 and I STILL LOVE this scene!!!
I think it's because when you look at Talos you are actually seeing a real solid object moving through subtle manipulation.When look at C.G.I no matter how realistic you know the object your seeing is computer generated with no real solid shape.
I've seen this scene more times than I can count, and it still scares me.
@@punkrockpub same
There’s something about this scene that sends chills down my spine. It’s Harryhausen’s work mixed with the mysteries/mythologies of the ancient world.
The sound design for Talos is so good. That eerie, creaking metal noise.
I like how Talos leans up against the building, it's like he's thinking "Fuck, I'm not in the mood for this" lol.
Imagine having Talos as your home security.
blockmasterscott probably like damn them little dudes always taking my shit!
It looked more like he was leaning back in relief. He's probably been kneeling there in that pose for centuries without moving. His joints had to have been aching, so any chance to get up and stretch must have been a gods send.
Just try to be on one knee for a few minutes - it hurts. Now imagine doing this for centuries! Talos surely was happy to stand on his two feet again! He should thank Hercules for that.
The Dashboard>Maybe he had iron poor blood!
Stop motion really works for this part. The jerky movements made it pretty scary watching it as a kid.
CjuGames robotic, which is what Talos essentially is
Yep, when I watched this as a kid it scared the crap out of me. So cool.
So true
for reals! i was amazed and scared at the same time of Talos.
Yeah men.
"It must have been the wind."
Yes, Hercules. It was the wind that slammed the door even you can barely move shut.
Funniest thing I've read for ages
he was trying to convince himself that it was nothing supernatural
Why dont you try going a step further than thinking at the rudimentary level of a child. Hercules was renowned for being a rebel and defying laws a d rules. Hence here he has clearly defi2d Jasons instruction to not upset the Gods, i.e. Talos the Gods protector. Clearly he hears a sound and wants to play innicent or ignorant, so out of guilt that he has caused a proboem, he pretends its nothing by saying "oh it was just the wind"
Strongest man not smartest man.
talos broke wind
Interesting how a little model figure, barely a foot high, animated over fifty years ago by one man evokes more fearful memories than any state-of-the-art, computer-generated digital character can ever do.
I will see your ancient clay animation robot and I will raise you a robotic dinosaur from 93.
But to be perfectly honest both scared the crap out of me as a kid
UncleFeedle - I entirely agree. Ray Harryhausen - The Master - born June 29th, 1920 - Died May 7th, 2013 aged 92.
@@benpeters5851 Don't forget "The Thing" in 1982.
@-- Yet it still is cooler than so much CGI today.
I watched this film in the 60s when I was 8 years old. That scene when Talos moved his head and the sound it made, scared the living daylights out of me. That and the skeletons battle gave me nightmares.
I was about 5 when I first saw this and for some reason caught it on tele about another 3 or 4 times afterwards. Seemed every time it was on parents or grandparents werent in the room. Scared the heck out of me! This was around 1990. Same thoughts now and I'm 35! I would still say it is the scariest film I've seen 🤣
Right; the great Ray Harryhausen brought his special effects to give "life" to Greek mythology! A truly riveting movie & way ahead of its time!
This scene used to scare the shit out of me when I was little.
This and Hecate.... The stuff that nightmares are made of
haha me too!!!! especially the music!!
Me too. 55 years later it still scares me!
Always the reason I watched it when I was little ! Lol !
Me too! It was pretty dark. I tried screaming, but my sitter was asleep. I tried to turn off the TV, but was scared shitless from getting near that thing.
I am a grown woman with family and my own business, and I felt the same terror as I did when I was a child when Talos turned his head.
@@user-uh6lm5wv6n 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Tragically, Todd Armstrong, who plays Jason in this wonderful film, took his own life in 1992 at the age of 55. He had become dependent on painkillers while being treated for an injury, and apparently lapsed into a chronic depression as a result of the drugs' effect. Wherever you are, Todd, you'll always be the heroic commander of the "Argo" to anyone who sees this great film. How many actors leave even one such testament to their presence and ability in the course of a career?
Amen.
How sad 😢
Charlton Heston. Sean Connery. Ben Kingsley. Sidney Poitier. Denzel. Judy Garland. Talos.
Those opiates are a bitch.....☹️
So very true. I have often thought of his very brief, and in the end, very sad career. But maybe, in the very end. . . a bright light, a legacy. As you said, how many leave such a testament, for just one brief wonderful moment in movie history, being involved in an ever lasting legendary picture that gave so much wonder and joy to us as children, which we still treasure well into our later years, and wanting to introduce another generation to it !😊
The part where Talos first moves his head, was one of the most unsettling things I’d ever seen watching this when I was a child 😱
“Some people say ‘Casablanca' or 'Citizen Kane’. I say ‘Jason and the Argonauts’ is the greatest film ever made”- Tom Hanks
Nope. Greatest scary movie ever made was my imagination.
ye I saw that quote at his exhibition in Edinburgh
Tom Hanks?
Did he really say that?
Tom Hanks has good taste
The moment Talos turns his head, that is a defining moment that shouts "Ohhhh shit!!"
Lol!
When Hercules runs, it's baaaaad.
My sisters and I were kinda goofin' around at home one day only half watching this movie until...that head turned....OH BOY!!!!!!!
it is it got me I always remember this scene more than any
Thanks for uploading this clip. When I was a kid this scene used to scare the bejesus out of me.
same
omg same here!!!
Lmao same!
its so weird the jerky way they moved in these old films just still scares me today
This scene was made with stop motion and rear projection
I'm so proud to be Greek and born in the center of the world in Delphi. I served in Greek marines who use the Argo as insignia cause argonauts was the first (special forces) in the world who did landing operation and raids. I ve watched this film over 100 times as a child. One of the best historical films ever made
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I was in Delphi last year. Stayed in a hotel with a view to the south over what seems like endless Olive trees, you will know the view well.
In another place I stayed they had olive trees right outside and I stupidly pulled one off and took a bite .. I didnt know they are absolutely disgusting raw.
I'm more scared of eating another raw olive than TALOS!
I remember quite well the time I saw this fantastic movie in theater as a kid. The moment Talos turns his head gave me the chills and still does even in this day of CGI. This is a testament to the incredible talent of Ray Harryhausen.
this is when movies were really true art and talent...amazing!!!!
JoJo ModSquad Because movies are totally not art made by talented people anymore... fucking dumbass
jojo z what are u talking about
The amount of lousy special-effects-laden movies today is what he means. Properly done CGI looks great, but a lot of movies use CGI that is largely forgettable.
That head turn and Bernard’s music sums it up in two words, “Oh shit.”
An epic movie.
One of my favorites.
When Talos turns his head and the sound kicking in within that moment.
Brilliant....!
I saw this movie with Dad and loved it. I became interested in Greek mythology afterwards and read everything I could on it. The Titan Talos coming to life and the sword fight with the skeletons were my favorite scenes.
This is still a great movie and the part where Talos moves his head is among the ten greatest moments in cinema history in my opinion.
3:04 The ultimate "Oh Shit!" moment 😵
you said it it chills you to the bones
@Humphrey Hogan it turns out some treasure chambers are cursed by the spirits of the gods/warriors that haunt their own treasure chambers.
3:04
Talos: So you protesters want to take me down. Well then we will see about that
@@BTLAGS Bring It On! 🔥
Respects to you 🍻
When Hercules himself starts running, you know you are in deep doo-doo.
The mastery of Ray Harryhausen, you won't get this kind of effect from CGI animation!
It seemed more "real."
It seemed magical when Harryhausen did it.
This iron giant WAS moving.
Laceykat66 I know! Things made these days look real too, but this is even better!
Yeah, and even more realistic, It makes you shit your pants, and CGI can't do that
As a cgi artist I have to agree, to a point. I believe it's mostly the direction an artist takes. If Harryhausen had access to modern cgi tools, he'd do same quality of work, but practical effects are hard to beat still.
I'd say the stop motion really lends itself well here. Since it is essentially an inanimate object coming to life. The stiff jerky way Talos moves is a nice touch.
All these years later, and the special effects are still the best !
The music and sound effects in this film are really underrated; the sound when Talos turns his head and then the music that follows- brilliant
One of the greatest scenes in any movie. Superb.
Love how Hercules isn't some super-buff dude who takes steroids.
Yes, he just looks like a big and strong regular guy.
Interesting you mentioned that. Ray Harryhausen (the stop motion animator who made talos and all the other creatures come to life) said they wanted a normal strong guy and not some big steroid fiend because it would look better
Large muscles don’t necessarily large strength.
Hercules was also praised for his courage and wisdom aside from his physical strength so a normal human is actually more suited for his role
Nigel Greene, a famous British character actor of the 60's and 70s. Was Colour Sergeant Bourne in Zulu and the traitor in The Ipcress File.
That musical score, damn.
The score in this film is truly magnificent. When they come upon Talos, Hylas is taken back by the enormity of him, and the accompanying score at that very moment perfectly captures the sheer grandiosity of this powerful figure in bronze...
the flick back of the hair and the blow on the hands works everytime
Nigel Green, he does it here as Hercules. I think he could also have done it as Colour-Sergeant Bourne from "Zulu".
I watched this with my grand dad a few years ago and have always been looking for it. And now I found it. I'm so happy :)
POWERFUL and MAGNIFICENT scene.
My nan had this taped on VHS in the early 90s, as i kid i used to watch jason and the argonauts whenever i used to stay with her, this scene always scared the s*** out of me.
I remember watching this film at the local Odeon in 1964. I was 9 years old and I'd gone that day with my pal who lived next door to me. We were wondering what this huge statue was and if it was a God. I can still recall that moment when Talos turns his head (3.02) and looks at Hercules and his sidekick. The blood froze in my chest and for one heart stopping moment I thought I was going to pass out from sheer fright. Gave me the creeps for years.
WHY can't Hollywood get this right anymore ?
They have King Kong running around like a gazelle.
Big things move slowly.
It is a matter of physics and biology.
This still raises hairs on the back of my neck. Great job by everyone involved.
Thanks for the post.
Laceykat66>Yes, they have even slowed down T-Rex. Now, the latest research says T-Rex couldn't even run! Talos was certainly not Talos Swift.
+Del Stanley XD
Hollywood has always been bottom of the barrel. The USA produces the most films with the biggest budgets, but about 95% of them are utter rubbish.
You hit the nail on the head. Truly big, frightening things move slowly.
EXACTLY.
When it lounges back looking over the landscape.
Brilliant!
This used to scare the crap when I first watched this movie, now I'm 22 years old
and I'm still scared of this scene. Especially when the statue starts to move .
There's just something so appealing about stop motion in these old movies
"Didn't Jason say something about Talos?" This is still way cooler than anything we can produce today. Remember when you were a little tike? What was not to like?
I am watching this on TV right now. This scene gave me nightmares as a kid & now, at almost 60 years of age, it's making my heart pound!
From inside the jewelry box, that particular piece of music is also used in Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo", I knew it sounded familiar...
Bernard Herrmann also did the score for that...
It's not exactly the same music, but the same composing device Herrmann used to great effect in all his films. Good call. You have a good ear!
Yep, fantastic score for both films.
so u seem 2 know about movies I have a question that even Google can't answer...
may b u can help u watched a movie as a kid w a woman who was in a bird cage and she was being watched over by a half man half goat do u know this movie???
I just know my boys would love it!!
@lady megatron
This might be the movie you're looking for. Here's a Wikipedia list of other movies with tiny people.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_7th_Voyage_of_Sinbad
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_featuring_miniature_people
I was 10 when this came out in 1963. I was frozen with terror when Talos turned his head. Now at 65 I can still see & feel the fear I had back then when I see this scene combined with the amazing score of Bernard Herrmann! 😨😬😲😮😱😵
To me, one of the most fantastically made scenes of any Ray Harryhausen films. I like CGI when it's done well, but I can't help but think how astonishing and exciting this must have been to watch in the cinema for the first time.
Matt Davies absolutely your 100% right!!
Wonderful, shivery childhood memories..that creaking giant has deliciously haunted me forever !:)
The music, bassoons give that deep rumble followed by brass and finished with a crash of the gong always makes my hair stand on end.
Wow what a fantastic film, I was a young kid in the 60s and all these years later I still love this movie.
Anyone around my age group will surely agree that when Talos starts moving is one of the greatest moments in cinema history, fantastic
It’s a terrific production. The music carries the mood perfectly. Talos - something about him makes Jurassic Park and Godzilla pale into insignificance
I dont know if its memories from when I was a child or what it is but when Talos starts moving it sends shivers down my spine. Its so uncanny and weird in a very uncomfortable way.
That lean back onto the plinth at the end is beautiful...One of my favourite scenes from the film...Harryhausen was the master of stop frame
2021 this film was ahead of it's time
The movement and sound still gives me (42) the chills. My dad showed me this back in the 80's and it still holds up.
Still a magical film, over half a century later. If ever remade, CGI would ruin this film. Don't mess with perfection.
There was a remake but I think only on TV not that great but I believe this awesome scene was not in the new one...be thankful for that
One consistent theme that ran through adventure movies back then: a statue would always come to life and try to kill the heroes. In the Sinbad movies there was the statue of Kali that came to life and another one on a ship. Just excellent stuff - far more scarier and convincing than scary moments in film today.
I wonder who would have won a sword fight between Talos & Kali. I rate the Kali scene as brilliantly good and just as scary but this is perhaps the great stop motion moment in cinema history, it scared the crap out of me the first time I saw it. as it was made the year I was born (63), and tbh, I would encourage any young stop motion artist to watch the film, I often think how long it took Ray to put all that one single movement together. Ray took film animation to a whole new level and his films stand the test of time.
I saw this in the 1960s on a black and white TV as a kid and the moments before Talos head move the first time i still remember as among the most frightening moments ive experienced watching. after that any time I saw a statue in a museum i imagined it coming to life slowly like Talos
My favorite scene of the movie. 57 years old and still scary. Herrmann's Score is awesome! Harryhausen was a good damn genius!
"Hey, let's take pieces of the treasure that is in the base of this innocuous statue representing a giant warrior. What could possibly go wrong?"
For me one of the Greatest scenes in movie history. ..when he turns his head and looks down has scared me ever since I was a kid
I saw this the year it came out in a little theatre in NH with my sister while on vacation one Saturday afternoon. Absolutely my all time childhood favorite movie. When I was over thirty years old my dear departed Mother gave me the video as a Christmas gift, which cracked me up.
I love the effort of Hercules opening the door. The warm up, the strain, the way he stops just as soon as they can squeeze out. It’s implies limits of his immense strength and makes him so fascinating to watch.
Heroes that wade through obstacles without issue can lack that important appearance of struggle.
I remember this with such fondness, My dad took me to see it back in 1963, and I have watched it many times, Ahead of its time back in the mid 60's for sure.
I'm 63 now and I remember being scared witless and completely thrilled at this scene. I was at the movies with 3 or 4 buddies and a collective gasp could
be heard throughout the entire theater when Talos turned his head. Jason and the Argonauts, Jason and the Golden Fleece, Hercules Unchained, Ulysses with Kirk Douglas,
all of these films made my childhood movie going a fantastic diversion, opening my mind to myth and adventure and something to discuss with friends all week long.
Still one of my favourite movie scenes. Even thought I've seen it hundred times still sends chills one he moves he's head and the clanking of metal. 10/10
I grew up with these movies because of my dad and they are FANTASTIC. Always a Ray H. Fan!!
The way Talos turns his head is a certified " B R U H " moment if there ever was one. All it was missing was the bronze goliath saying the word himself.
Great score aswell.. terrific!!
3:02 mark. The beginning of many nightmares for me as a kid back in the 70s when I first watched the movie with my mom. I’ve lost count how many times I’ve watched this outstanding movie since then.
love it cannot stand remakes of these classics
So many components coming together - Script, animation, sound effects and score. Terrifying and beautiful at the same time. It's not about 'sploshuns' people - it's about storytelling.
Admit it, it's scary. I first saw this film back in the 1980's and that scene is so memorable. They're isolated, and the Talos statue looks like an empty peace of aged metal with it's hollow eye sockets even when it's moving to kill them
Used to watch this movie on TV when I was a kid..., it was so cool to see Talos arise & in action! (Still is today in 2021!) What made this film special IMHO was not only Ray Harryhausen's spectacular effects but the drama/storytelling that went along with them.
I wish that they still made movies of this quality today!
Ray Harryhausen must have been one of the happiest men imaginable. To do what you want with your life is a recipe for happiness; to do it with genius must give a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment that is wonderfully gratifying; and to know that you've shared your love of brilliantly imaginative fantasy with millions of others, and thereby made them happy, must be delightful beyond all description. Damned good job, sir; and thank you for so many hours of pure pleasure.
I used to work at ILM and at their old offices in San Rafael, CA. They had a giant print of the attack of the cyclops from the Seventh Voyage of Sinbad covering a wall, signed by Harryhausen. Respect.
When talos moves his head down to look at Hercules that frightened the hell out me as a kid.
Truly Powerful Scene! OUTSTANDING.
i saw this movie in a drive in with my parents i was four years wow this brings back memories
I had the pleasure of meeting the late Ray Harryhausen twice. He was an extremely nice man as well as an extraordinarily talented one.
the definition of timeless
I was first introduced to this film through a family friend (whose cousin works in Hollywood), when I was 8 years old. He was showing off a restoration that he and some others were doing at the time, and the two scenes I remember is the skeletons and the Talos fight. Stuck with me since, and eventually I'll get a chance to rewatch it in full.
The care and attention to detail is first class even now let alone for it's era. Talos really looks to be on that plinth and the scaling is so good - well it was the great Ray Harryhausen so there is no mystery.
This will forever be one of my favorite movies of all time. My mom showed me this when i was little. Im so glad i was raised by a baby boomer!!!
This one, along with Sinbad's Kali and Oz's flying monkeys are responsible for 75-80% of all childhood nightmares for the years 1950-1980
I saw this movie as a kid and still love it today!
And this is why as a young man of 25 years age and was brought up to appreciate such fine art and film, because sadly as the years have flown by, movies do not use fine matriels by the use of a model figure carved and created down to a small scale then by the magic of close camera shoots and stop motion. This is in my eyes is a national treasure of a film. A fine example of what appears to be the true work of craftsmanship. Ray Harryhausens work live on through thr generations and i shall be encouraging my children to give this a watch at some point in their life because this film comes from a dying generation!👍 one that is soon to be gone but never forgotten!
Man, Greek Mythology is Awesome!
am So Greatful for all of the Films Ray Harryhausen animated the monsters in, made me want to know more about the stories they were based on! ^_^
Holds up after all these decades.
Fear
2:24 I love that camera work. the way it follows Hercules as he tries to open the door
I loved this film as a kid. I always loved the way Talos gets off his pedestal and then leans on it like "oh god not this shit again" 😂 I'm sure when people saw this in cinemas it terrified them beyond belief.
Honestly everything about this scene is amazing but that sound talos makes when he moves, that’s burnt into my memory- it’s so subtle yet so effectively terrifying
As a kid I loved this film would watch it again and again. The way the giant moved was scary .
Everyone gangsta until a 150 foot tall bronze statue start movin'😂
--- when Talos does the slow turn and looks at them, that gave me the chills when I was a kid --- 20APR21
This is one of the GREATEST SCENES in Cinematic History! I must thank a member of the facebook club, "THE FANTASY WORLD OF RAY HARRYHAUSEN" member for discovering the names of the other statues for me in this scene. From left to right, we have TALOS, secondly, THE DYING NIOBID, thirdly, GRAND TOUR PATINATED DISCUS THROWER, & finally, NARCISSUS! This film has it ALL! ACTION, ADVENTURE, GREEK CULTURE & ART HISTORY!!!
2:58 imagine standing there and suddenly this Behemoth starts looking at u.
AWESOME. And as Tom Hanks said: "Some say Citizen Kane is the best film ever, I say it's Jason and the Argonauts!"
You can tell this is British rather than pure Hollywood because of the depth of the story and the thought that went into making it. This is one of my all-time favourite film scenes. Imagine what a mess Michael Bay would have made of this.
Charles Schneer is American. Ray Harryhausen is American. Columbia Pictures is an American Production company. not sure why you say this is only a British film
Absolutely brilliant scene Ray Harryhausen was an absolute genius!👌👍
The best part for me is when Talos leans back on the plinth as if he were a real man finding his feet.
56 Years later this movie still holds the torch that light it in 2019. Talos,The Hydra and the 7 skeletons are the best scene in this beautiful flim.
I still don't know how on earth Ray Harryhausen did this - I've seen pictures, read articles and I still can't fathom how he did it. It's remarkable he did all this using 50s and 60s technology. He really was an artist and a genius, way ahead of his time