Review of Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012) by Michael T — 24 May 2013

Straightforward doc, with plenty of Harryhausen's amazing creations on display.

This review of Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012) was written by Michael T on 24 May 2013.

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan has generally received positive reviews.

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By Ian Freer (515) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 04 Nov 2012

A fascinating and loving look at one of cinema's true greats…

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By Jh K (596) on 12 Aug 2015

Informative doc about the influential stop motion genius…

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By Pourya E (185) on 15 May 2013

A must every Harryhausen fan since it covers his entire career…

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By Antonia Quirke (220) for Financial Times (1,822) on 08 Nov 2012

The most fascinating point made in the film is that it was Harryhausen who invented the way we all think dinosaurs moved…

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By James S (2,117) on 29 May 2013

You really can't understate how important he was…

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By Siobhan Synnot (412) for Scotsman (1,471) on 25 Nov 2012

A little too exhaustive in its detail, but if you loved his febrile creations in Jason And The Argonauts or the Sinbad movies, it's worth catching…

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By David P (1,645) on 17 Jul 2014

On the DVD of 20 Million Miles to Earth there is a different documentary about the career of Ray Harryhausen…

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By Matt C (2,668) on 02 Dec 2015

I seem to always say this but these talking head Documentaries really need to be a one hour DVD extra not a full length feature…

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By Alistair Harkness (1,042) for Scotsman (1,471) on 21 Jan 2013

This affectionate fan tribute to the legendary stop-motion special effects artist is distinguished by the fact that the fans paying tribute…

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By Paul W (1,226) on 23 Apr 2014

I can watch stop-motion dinosaurs on loop for days and not get bored - so this is manna from heaven…

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