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12 years, 1 month ago
Ray Harryhausen, the Artist Who Released the Kraken, is Dead at 92



Vaya con Dios,Ray. Here's a sample of some of his astounding work:



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    PixarFan88
    618 Posts
    12 years, 1 month ago
    A great legend of special effects lost.

    RIP
      yellow_submarine's Avatar
      12 years, 1 month ago
      I thought he passed already? Wow. His work was a massive force in my childhood imagination. I've seen Clash of the Titans and Jason and The Argonauts dozens of times.
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        12 years, 1 month ago
        His work was just amazing. I loved seeing those stop motion movies of his day. He will be missed.
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          eddstarr88
          6987 Posts
          12 years, 1 month ago
          This was the man that my friends in grade school knew by name at a time when they couldn't name anyone else in a film, he was that famous!

          Ray Harryhausen understood that it was unreality that makes movies fun to watch. The stop-motion process lends an otherworldly quality that gives any movie that "creepy feeling" that I still look for in movies.

          By his works shall he be immortal. Rest In Peace Ray Harryhausen.
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            Pinface
            940 Posts
            12 years, 1 month ago
            Damn man, he's an animation god
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              eddstarr88
              6987 Posts
              12 years, 1 month ago
              I still get a kick outta "First Men In The Moon" from 1964. Love the insect-like Selenites, especially the leader of the hive. Cool movie!
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