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Clash of the Titans (runtime 1:57:56) - Patreon Version

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Joe W

If you enjoyed this, you would LOVE Jason and the Argonauts from 1963!

Miles E Coburn

Will be watching this later on today. But if you're looking at ancient Greek legends you may like: “Jason and the Argonauts” (1963) – Ancient Greek hero story of Jason leading his men to capture the Golden Fleece. Stars Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond. But the real star is the special effects mastery of Ray Harryhausen. Talos scared the crap out of me (I was 8 when I saw it (in theaters) for the first time).

Joseph Olson

I watched that movie back in summer camp when I was a kid. I thought it was awesome. It had really good special effects for its time. Stop motion, if I remember correctly (it’s been about 50 years).

Joe W

Correct, stop motion is so superior to CGI!

Thomas Yanez

The skeleton battle blew my little mind.

Thomas Yanez

Not to be a perv, but just noting this was another movie from back in the good ol' days when you could have boobies in a PG movie AND NOBODY CARED.

Ari

Since you enjoyed this classic, I would recommend "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger." It has a similar feel to Clash of the Titans with lots of stop motion effects also. It's the third movie in the Sinbad trilogy. "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" (1958), "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad" (1973), and "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger" (1977).

Sam

You should watch The Odyssey, it's fucking brilliant. Seriously. 👍

Barry

Yup, that’s Maggie Smith (McGonagall) as Thetis.

Barry

I often watch Troy (2004) and the mini-series The Odyssey (1997) back to back. I haven’t seen the new version yet.

Barry

This was the last movie with stop-motion from Ray Harryhausen. As many have mentioned, these are other fantasy movies with stop-motion from RH that you may like: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) Jason and the Argonauts (1963) The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) Other movies/shows about the ancient world I would recommend: Cleopatra (1963) The Odyssey (1997) Troy (2004)

Alan Kobb

I'm so glad that you watched this movie. If you think about it, this was released in 1981, just 3 years after Star Wars came out. Star Wars started a huge trend of movies featuring optical special effects throughout the movie, then comes this low-budget movie featuring almost no optical effects, but loads of practical effects of a type long forgotten like stop motion dynamation for just about everything. When you watch the pegasus or mechanical owl move, just consider that an artist moved the device just a fraction of an inch, then took a single frame of movie, then moved it another fraction of an inch, stiching all of that together. It may look a bit disjointed compared to how smooth it would be with optical or computer animated effects, but it is far more charming and captivating!

Alan Kobb

Oh. You asked where the exteriors were filmed. Many of them were in Spain and Malta. Some of these same sites ended up in Game of Thrones as well!

Jon Johns

I am interested in seeing The Odyssey 2026 with y'all. Did you already see it in theater? IMAX even? Fingers crossed! It might be a Xmas miracle!!!

Miles E Coburn

Great reactions Chandra and Jordan! “Clash of the Titans” is one of my favorite Sword and Sorcery movies. Second to “Jason and the Argonauts” (1983). And one of Ray Harryhausen’s last credits. At the time, the movie helped fuel my interest in the Dungeons and Dragons games. I didn’t really start playing until I was in my late 30s. The storytelling helped me in weaving my campaigns for my friends to follow. The epicness of “Clash of the Titans” fed into my Fantasy reading as well. My one point of contention (even though Chandra thought it was cute) is the inclusion of the metal owl, Bubo. Which was not in the original Greek story of Perseus. But, it was right around that time when studios thought adding a cute little robot would somehow make the stories better. Maybe appeal to the younger audience. I blame “Star Wars” for that. Even Chandra noted Bubo sounded like R2D2. You can see other effects in the 1978 / 79 “Battlestar Galactica” TV show and 1979’s “The Black Hole”. But other than that, I do enjoy the movie. I haven’t seen the 2010 remake, but I’ve heard it veers wildly away from the original story and movie.

James M

The cast here is fantastic. Lawrence Olivier was one of the great actors of the 20th century. He was an actor looked up to by Anthony Hopkins, Michael Caine, and Ian McKellan, each an acting legend in his own right. If you see Hitchcock's "Rebecca" you will see Olivier doing what he did best. If you get to see him in his aging years in "Marathon Man" you see how he still had it. Then we also have Ursula Andress who was Honey Ryder in "Dr No". She's obviously an iconic beauty and a strong actor as well. And Burgess Meredith you might recognize from "Rocky". If you get a chance watch him in "Of Mice and Men" (1939). The beloved Maggie Smith also has a part. She was Violet Crawley from "Downton Abbey", Countess of Trentham from"Gosford Park", professor McGonagall from Harry Potter movies among many other outstanding roles. Olivier invited her to join the Royal National Theatre in the UK and she performed in many Shakespearean and other plays with him. She was IMO an even greater actor than Olivier because of her adaptability.

Dallas Knight

I was at Laura McCartney's 9th birthday party when we saw this film. I 💙 Ray Harryhausen effects in films. I bought the Kraken bust and Bubo about 2 years ago when I realized they were recreating his whole collection of stop-motion monsters. The Cyclops is from the 7th voyage of Sinbad 1958 100% worth watching.

Dallas Knight (edited)

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2026-09-23 12:00 💙💯 Ray Harryhausen Legend. Cl clash of the titans started it for me. My all-time favourite is Sinbad the 7th voyage. Love that film and the fact is 1958. We used to visit a grandparents at the weekend and I was the youngest of four so why everyone was talking and chat I would be plonked down in front of the TV watching Saturday matinees journey to the centre of the earth warlords of Atlantis the land that time forgot. Love them! Movies!
2026-09-21 23:40 💙💯 Ray Harryhausen Legend. Cl clash of the titans started it for me. My all-time favourite is Sinbad the 7th voyage. Love that film and the fact is 1958. We used to visit are grandparents at the weekend and I was the youngest of four. so while everyone was talking and chat I would be plonked down in front of the TV watching Saturday matinees journey to the centre of the earth, warlords of Atlantis and the land that time forgot. Love them! Movies! There is a documentary on YouTube about Ray Harryhausen & the technique of stopped motion animation with a lot of famous directors being inspired by him.. fascinating watch

💙💯 Ray Harryhausen Legend. Cl clash of the titans started it for me. My all-time favourite is Sinbad the 7th voyage. Love that film and the fact is 1958. We used to visit are grandparents at the weekend and I was the youngest of four. so while everyone was talking and chat I would be plonked down in front of the TV watching Saturday matinees journey to the centre of the earth, warlords of Atlantis and the land that time forgot. Love them! Movies! There is a documentary on YouTube about Ray Harryhausen & the technique of stopped motion animation with a lot of famous directors being inspired by him.. fascinating watch

Ari

Nice collection!