I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
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... View MoreA great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
... View MoreI'll keep this simple and without all blathering hoopla about this and that, that my predecessors are most famous for. Although this may prove to be somewhat of a tedious task, given that I'm required to have a minimum of 10 lines! I'm actually shocked that this re-make has nearly 6.0 rating from 3500 viewers, probably all of them worked on the making of this futile attempt. I was forced to give it a 1 out of 10 rating....LOL This re-make attempt is one of the worst I've ever had the displeasure of viewing! Simply put, the 1963 original version "hands down" had stellar acting (with a lesser known English cast) and much better (Ray Harryhausen) special effects.
... View MoreEveryone likes the vintage film the most, I was never really into the original, perhaps that is part of the reason that I think that "Jason 2000" is just fine, in fact I would call it a knockout way to begin the century! The year 2000 was not exactly swarming with quality content on the big or small screen, so "Jason 2000" holds a special place a being a "2000 highlight".I love nearly everything about this production, the fake CGI creatures do a bit of damage, but just about everything is fine. The whole cast, including Jason, is outstanding. I have a soft spot for fantastic sea adventures and the footage of the ship in danger is well filmed. There is even a bit of dark comedy involved in the way the bad guy kills people...it was funny to me at least.The DVD special features reveal that the production was rushed a bit too much, perhaps that explains why the Jason actor was not able to give everything he had to his performance. The actor complained that he was tired due to lack of sleep. Despite this issue, I was not bothered by his acting at all (but many other reviewers are bothered by him).A less talked about element is the high quality grand music score that plays over the show, giving some scenes a huge lift. Is there some reason that this kind of music is less used in film/TV these days?
... View MoreGary Lewis and the Playboys, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Jason and the Argonauts. Sounds like a 1950s rock band but this outfit has legs, the story being at least 2300 years old -- and an oral tradition before that.It's a complicated narrative too. In order to save his mother's hide, Jason is forced by the king (Dennis Hopper) to undertake a dangerous sea voyage with two-dozen crew to a distant island and bring back the golden fleece, which is a sheepskin made of golden wool. The crew is full of familiar names. There are Castor and Pollux (who speak with Slavic accents), Hercules, Orpheus, Atalanta, and some others. Well, they're not household worlds exactly, but famous nonetheless.Along the way they encounter dragons, clashing rocks, harpies who are half-bird and half-women and resemble my second-grade teacher, an army of women led by Natasha Henstridge, an angry Poseidon, clashing rocks, armed skeletons born of dragon's teeth, the witch Medea (Jolene Blalock), the jealous king who wants to keep the golden fleece for himself (Frank Langella), and various other dilatory things and events that happen to ordinary people who are in a hurry to get someplace.This movie, splendidly photographed, comes to us from Hallmark, along with their superior production of The Odyssey. There have been a couple of other retellings of the Greek myths lately and I think I know why. It's a chance for a special effects extravaganza. Willis O'Brian of "King Kong" fame was replaced by the more sophisticated effects of Ray Harryhausen, and now it's time for computer-generated images. They're pretty good too. The argonauts land on a rocky island and plant a spear and a giant eyeball appears nearby -- it's not an island at all, but the barnacle bedecked Poseidon taking a snooze, and, man, is he cranky when he wakes up.The weakest part of the film is in the performances. Jolene Blalock, who looks like Hilary Swank, is the image of a beautiful model -- and she acts like one. Adrian Lester, the African-American yuppie in "Primary Colors", still looks like a yuppie. Olivia Williams as Hera isn't bad at all, but most of the gods and goddesses are no more than competent. For a great Zeus, a Zeus who has a touchy relationship with Hera because she knows he's been getting it on with mortal women, posing as a shower of coins or a swan or something, watch Lawrence Olivier in "Clash of the Titans." The central figure of Jason is given to Jason London. Now, he may be a great guy in real life for all we know. He probably loves his dog. But he's gotten the pretty boy treatment in this movie. His hair looks done by a fashionable salon on Rodeo Drive. Every female in the film falls in love with him. They fawn over him, give him presents, happily rub oil or wine on his body (twice). It's disgusting. And as if that weren't enough, London's acting is as flat as a pancake, perfectly suitable for a high-school play. Dennis Hopper is a great maniac, but he has to be seen (and heard) as a murderous Greek king to be believed. The best performance, surprisingly, is by Brian Thompson as Hercules. You'll recognize him when you see him. He's been an alien on the X-Files and a lank-haired greaseball of a heavy in some features.Still, this would make a good movie for the family. I suppose there are a few semi-nude scenes involving Natasha Henstridge -- not enough to suit me, but not enough to make any 10-year-old's eyes goggle either. The kids will probably treat it as nothing more than another action flick with plenty of CGI, but if they remember it at all, they'll be remembering a Greek myth. It might get them a bonus point on an IQ test sometime later in life.
... View MoreI enjoyed the 'Jason and the Argonauts' remake. I almost bought it, until I reached the end of it and realised that Talos, the Bronze Giant, had not made an appearance in it. C'mon, this character made the first one so special, so great. Talos really comes alive in glorious special effects; I wish they'd kept him in, I really do. Then I would've bought the re-make, which in other respects is more faithful to the mythology. Admittedly, Talos was only peripherally important in the myth: he lived on the island of Crete and used to hurl large rocks at passing vessels. Only by Medea's charm can the monster be overcome. They did the same to 'The Odyessy': left out the Sirens, who lured unwary sailors to their doom on the rocks. C'mon! How can you have a film about 'The Odyessy' and not include them? Let us hope the next person to write a screenplay based on an ancient myth will include all the important bits seemingly left out of modern remakes. even though they do look good.
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