Hmmmm. As soon as I saw this trailer, I thought of the great cable series from a few years back Dead Like Me having a baby with Men in Black (with a hefty amount of rewriting so the seams aren’t showing, of course). Well, that could go both ways, as in this will either be really good or really bad. Interestingly enough, I’ve been seeing some negative press about this and a few other summer flicks from overpaid analysts who seem to predict doom a wee bit too much based on some cracked crystal ball and a need to collect a paycheck. I often wonder if any of this “analysis” is paid for by competing studios who don’t mind stabbing another studio and their big-budget projects in the face with these opinions, but let’s keep out of trouble on that front (for now)…
R.I.P.D. Trailer: D.O.A., Or Will This Horror-ish Flick Cop A Feel From Fans?
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From the moment you hear Bernard Herrmann’s outstanding main theme that sets up the thrilling adventure ahead, director Nathan Juran’s The 7th Voyage of Sinbad sets itself squarely in fantasy film history as a true classic. Of course, having Ray Harryhausen on board and in full charge of the film’s effects work at the height of his talents makes this one an absolute must-see as well as one of the best genre films ever made. It’s a perfect blending of talents by all involved and it’s probably the one film Harryhausen worked on I’ve seen the most times as have many who’ve been influenced by it over the decades. This film was yet another hit for Harryhausen and producer Charles H. Schneer and also introduced the word Dynamation into the movie lexicon (later rechristened “Super DynaMation” and later, “Dynarama”), which amusingly enough, ONLY refers to the stop motion technique the master perfected over time and became an immediate means of letting his fans know who was behind the visual effects in that latest cinematic treat they wanted to catch…
I’d only heard of this horror anthology film a few years back thanks to a friend who saw the restored final third and raved about it. Of course, I never got the chance to check that, nor the rest of this film out until recently when the movie popped up on TCM and after a sluggish first segment, had me glued to the couch taking in the assorted sights and sounds.
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