Review of Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012) by Paul W — 23 Apr 2014

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

This review of Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012) was written by Paul W on 23 Apr 2014.

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

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