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'Clash of the Titans' (original 1981 version) movie review

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(C) 1981 MGM Studios. Clash of the Titans (1981) Directed by Desmond Davis Written by Beverley Cross Starring: Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Maggie Smith, Claire Bloom, Laurence Olivier, Sian Phillips Ammon : Oh impetuous... foolish... Ah dear, the young. Why do they never listen? When will they ever learn? Clash of the Titans is a 1981 mashup of the Greek myth about Perseus with some elements borrowed from other mythologies , Produced by Ray Harryhausen, the special effects genius who popularized stop-motion animation with such films as Mighty Joe Young, The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad and Jason and the Argonauts, Clash of the Titans was the last hurrah for Harryhausen and the effects technique known in the film industry as Dynamation. After the movie’s release Harryhausen retired from filmmaking and stop motion animation gave way to newer techniques, including go-motion and, later, computer generated imagery (CGI). Screenwriter Beverley Cross ( Jason and the