Director: Don Chaffey
Writer: Jan Read, Beverley Cross (Screenplay)
Starring: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond, Laurence Naismith, Niall MacGinnis, Michael Gwynn
Plot: The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.
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Verdict: Practical Effects Masterpiece
Story: Jason and the Argonauts starts as Pelias (Wilmer) conquers the Greek kingdom looking to slaughter the children of the former ruler, the Gods rescue one and Zeus (MacGinnis) offers Hera (Blackman) five chances to save Jason (Armstrong) who will avenge his family’s murder.
Jason heading into a mission which could help him defeat Pelias which involves traveling to the edge of the Earth in search for the Golden Fleece with the strongest men for his ship and the adventure is on, with titans, gods and myths for Jason to overcome.
Thoughts on Jason and the Argonauts
Characters/Performance – Jason is the son of a slaughtered king, part of a prophecy that must go on a quest to find a Golden Fleece which will help him defeat his enemies. He must use his faith and communication with the Gods to complete his mission. We have the Gods watching the events are interesting as we do know the names and this explains part of their actions. We get Hercules thrown in for a character everyone knows from the Greek Gods and the villain is just what you are expecting with a man wanting power.
Performance wise, all of the performances are good throughout the film, we get good use of different types of soldiers by the performances throughout the film.
Story – The story of one man leading a group of soldiers across the world to find a fleece which will defeat any enemy is something all the fans of Greek mythology will enjoy, we get the big names from the history stories which we end up sending us on the adventure the characters enjoy.
Action/Adventure/Fantasy – The action is sword and sandals which works for the film, we have different enemies which changes the style of the battles required. The adventure takes our characters across the world on their quest with the fantasy being centred around whether this is fact of myth.
Settings – The settings all fit the time the tale is told in, Ancient Greece as our character see stunning backdrops in search of their battle.
Effects – This is by far one of the great achievements in practical effects of all time, it still looks fantastic.
Final Thoughts – One of the greatest adventure stories ever told, it puts you in the story and never holds back as you want to see if Jason can make it to the end.
Overall: Must watch for films fans.
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