Review of Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012) by Pourya E — 15 May 2013

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

This review of Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012) was written by Pourya E on 15 May 2013.

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

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By Simon Kinnear (107) for Total Film (3,532) on 30 Oct 2012

Told with affection and unprecedented access, this is the definitive word on the career of one of cinema's most authentic geniuses…

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By Thomas K (624) on 23 May 2014

If you grew up at a certain time and loved fantasy films then Harryhausen held all the good stuff. It's a must see documentary…

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By Henry Northmore (46) for The List (2,018) on 23 Nov 2012

Essential viewing for any fantasy film fans…

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By Cat S (30) on 23 Feb 2014

Stop motion & Ray Harryhausen fans will likely enjoy this rounded tribute to Harryhausen's career…

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By Joseph Walsh (276) for CineVue (2,163) on 22 Aug 2018

It may not be lavishly produced (unlike many of the films RH worked upon), but above all it functions well as a thunderous round of applause…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 04 May 2014

Engrossing documentary if you are fans of the special effects guru and the fantasy adventure films he had so much input on…

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By Adam Lee Davies (66) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 08 Nov 2012

You come away feeling Harryhausen perhaps deserves a more dynamic tribute, but it's a solid round-up of an extraordinary career…

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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 James S (2,117) on 29 May 2013

You really can't understate how important he was…

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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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