TITANS! On a more intellectual note, the Titans are badasses because similar entities exist all across indo-european literature, including the JΓΆtunn in Norse mythology. #monsterdon
Now we just have to get through this narrow channel. Oh. Nuts.
@Crazypedia Hiyooo!!! LOL #Monsterdon #JasonandtheArgonauts πΏπ₯
@nev exactly what he just said on the commentary track!
whoops #monsterdon
okay I'm gonna need some of these guys to either put shirts on or leave the movie to get waxed and then come back
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Allright!
The Harryhausing starts!
Row away! Row away! #Monsterdon
I honestly expected more from a guardian set by the gods. Oh, wait, there it is, n/m. I underestimated it. #Monsterdon
I love the creaking metal sound as Talos moves.
Shinjius get thee into the Evageleus or Hercules will have to fight the Golem on his own.
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more Black Hole noises in this soundtrack than I would've expected but I guess everybody has their influences
@nev the statue rocks, the statue animation rocks, the statue sound design rocks #monsterdon
Talios: βAnd STAY out!! Oh, and deadβ #Monsterdon
What a delightful metal golem. #Monsterdon
Run away! #Monsterdon
#monsterdon The scale here is crazy. Those urns would be totally useless if those pearls are to scale with the owner!
@Taweret yeah per the commentary it's supposed to be the real Herc, who didn't leave when he would have left in the myth, for narrative purposes
The jerky, unnatural effect of stop-motion looks spectacular with things that should look jerky and unnatural, like a living statue, and Harryhausen uses this as much as possible
Hehehe awesome!
Statue challenge you to a dance off come back!
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βOil can! Oil can!β
Colossal butt cheeks. #Monsterdon
like he threw the discus to the island so I guess he's supposed to be the actual Hercules but also that seemed really lame for Hercules so I don't actually know
Hercules trades a perfectly good bronze spear for a bronze broach pin. #Monsterdon
That ... is not a woman. But Hercules did find it. So, partial credit to that argonaut. #Monsterdon
this foe IS beyond all of you #monsterdon
Giant stop motion pissed off statues. PRIME HARRYHAUSEN, now we're talkin'. :D
Just saying, if I knew half a dozen demigods who exist just because Zeus was horny, I might think twice before stealing anything from Talos' altar.
"JAAAAASOOOOON WE FUCKED UP WE FUCKED UP SO BAAAAAD" #Monsterdon
@Taweret@timeloop.cafe It's one of those classic paradoxes, right? Can Hephaestus make a door that Hercules can't open?
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Talos big, Talos mad, Talos big mad, time to get fucked up
Attack of the stop motion titan. Run away. But, like, slowly. #Monsterdon
Is that the wind too? How about that? And that? #Monsterdon #JasonandtheArgonauts1963
by talos this can't be happening
Gee, didn't Starcrash rip this bit off?
Oh no y'all fucked up
oh yeah, definitely the wind, you bloody Skyrim guard.
'Must've been the wind!' #monsterdon
#monsterdon so scary! Hell yeah
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He's got to get through that door.. Ed Wood.
"Must've been the wind."
-- dumbasses like Hercules and every Skyrim bandit guard
Okay. They're at their port o' call. Maybe this place has hookers and blow. #monsterdon
@Taweret I mean he is robbing Greek treasure so it fits
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See, the secret to being strong is to warm up your hands by cupping and blowing into them.
Talios: βThe okβ dipshit trap snags two more of βemβ¦ HEY!!!!β #Monsterdon
Also, I see that this movie is not breaking the precedent of the last two we watched, in that Hercules is, in fact, _kind of an idiot_. π
I feel like Hercules should not be struggling with doors no matter how big they are
@giltay@tenforward.social Because it's a reference to Tiber Septim, right?
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Well if it isn't the consequences of my own actions! #monsterdon
@giltay I mean we might as well ask why they're all speaking English
Hercules makes his strength check #monsterdon
Hercules is the OG Himbo
Characters who live in worlds where pantheons exist and manifest themselves in the world in observable ways sure are oblivious as to how to avoid offending them.
Herc's stealing a knitting needle thinking it's a weapon. Silly demigod.
The door says no. #Monsterdon
Jerk-ulese.
These guys are not rowing like a well oiled machine, wowwww.
Oh YES it will! #Monsterdon #JasonandtheArgonauts1963
also why is Hercules an old man with a British accent
#monsterdon When Hercules grabs a club and tells you to "Come on," you should be worried. He'll be fine of course but I doubt he's had many sidekicks that last long!
Ominous timpani befitting the walking statue
I mean, Ferrignoβs Hercules was no less an idiot, but he wasnβt bumbling.
Why's that TALOS inscription written in the *Roman* alphabet? #Monsterdon
The Gods jewelry junk drawer is a really nice matte painting.
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Who Talos in Star Trek, again?
OMG, forced perspective for the win!!
What if the treasure we found along the way was in fact gold and jewels?
Herc, if you take the gold, you have to eat the gold. food and drink only.
Food and water only!!!
It's a HORTA EGG, you dumbass! Don't break it!
"the treasure chamber of the gods"
Holy shit it's Telos's pension fund. #Monsterdon
TOUCH NOTHING BUT THE LAMP #Monsterdon
#monsterdon Pro Tip : When setting up statues for all the world to see, don't put them in a canyon.
With a steering oar like that, it is actually a valid technique - I've used it myself.
You can even use it to help propel the boat - sculling it is called.
Touch nothing but the lamp! #monsterdon
βLetβs go do that one thing we were specifically told not to, gods love that!β #Monsterdon
"You're nobody in Hollywood if you don't have a big door."
can't wait to see these statues pop to life and absolutely wreck our boys.
Little.kniwn fact: Hercules and his twink buddy were the inspiration for the Three Stooges. #Monsterdon
That's a big door.
OK, yes, Harryhausen, got it
"And set them up for all the world to see!" On an island known only to the gods. Ever thought of going into advertising?
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The Harryhausen begins! #monsterdon
Haha Hercules outwitted by a cute goat gang.
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Haphaestus was in it for the art, not the money. #Monsterdon
whoa I just realized the scale of these statues
"This is a matte painting. This would have been extremely expensive if you'd tried to actually make the set."
Ya think? haha
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Upcoming awesomeness alert.
Yes, YES, give us the Harryhausen
I remember this part! #monsterdon
@diazona@techhub.social Jail for commenter! Jail for One Thousand Years!
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The Isle of Giant Paperweights. #Monsterdon
Goat slaughter portion of the film.... #monsterdon
Thus beginneth the Harryhausen!
I would like for Hercules to put a shirt on
#monsterdon Firm leg? Versus soggy leg?