HASHTAG NOT MY HERCULES

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Unsurprisingly we made some mistakes in our insane plan and now our crew is running out of water. The shipwright dismisses this as grumbling and tells them to um... drink brine? While he goes to tell them this, Jason asks the figurehead for help and she tells him to sail to "the island of bronze" which is where the gods were making weapons and then gives extra advice that will be revealed later.

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Hercules and his side twink ruin it for everyone. Spoiler alert. #Monsterdon

Sir, the papier mache boulder just... dissolved!

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I like that Herc's kind of a dumbass. He _should_ be a dumbass.

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#monsterdon painting the golden fleece on your sail?! You don't wear the band's t-shirt when you go see the band, Jason!

Absolutely nothing else.
Right Hercules.
Absolutely nothing else.
(Chekovs Hercules)
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#monsterdon They rowed themselves partially transparent. Bravo boys!

Is there any historical evidence for the rowing pacing drum trope or is just movie BS like vikings with horns on their helmets? #monsterdon

just dessicate my ass on deck in my diaper #monsterdon

Should athletes be allowed to skip their disk in Olympics? DISCUSS!

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@hollie At least she's already leaning over the side in case she's gotta plurge. #Monsterdon #JasonandtheArgonauts 🍿🎥

why does hercules simply not yeet the entire boat to their destination?
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After this Jason goes to a ruined temple and Hermes appears to him and then turns into a giant and teleports him to Olympus.

Back on Olympus, Hera and Zeus are playing their game of risk when Hermes plops him on the board. I like how the gods have a cool risk board for meddling with mortals.

Zeus offers him a boat and he says no, because he's going to build a boat with the power of love; saying no to the gods is a risky move. Hera gives him directions tho.

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@mmezabet

Every heist movie has a "putting the crew together" segment

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Mate I feel that finding the ship before the crew may have made more sense.

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This Herc really doesn't match-up to our viewing standards
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nice skipping technique!

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Hercules could yeet that discus into space so wtf?

This movie is bullshit!

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@raindrops_and_roses lol, he is a wrong'un though and he deserves a slap! #Zeus #Monsterdon

"Discus?"

No thanks, I just ate.

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Content warning: The hercules in this movie is not a bodybuilder. #monsterdon

Oh and I invented the olympics to build a ship, bee tee dubs. #monsterdon

As you can see, it's the rare limited release Jason, with missing sandal

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These effects were cutting edge. For its time this was 'Star Wars'. #monsterdon

It is at least a half decent Mount Olympus set and matte painting. #Monsterdon

Zeus and Hera are fighting over who gets to help save Jason. Hera is mad because the big bad defied her temple by killing children inside it, Zeus doesn't want her to help, he says because it's "man's work" but it's probably because Jason is his kid.

Anyway, Hera decides to intervene anyway, creating a swimming accident where Jason must save the big bad, causing him to lose a sandal, which shows the big bad who Jason is.

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The view from that angle 🔩

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Oops, I totally forgot about #Monsterdon. I assume that's Jason and those are The Argonauts.

Check it out. I was Hermes all along. Pretty cool huh? #monsterdon

After the opening violence we get to see the gods hanging out on Mount Olympus, which looks like a classical temple but brighter and fancier than the one we saw earlier. Also they have a pool that is a TV and lets them spy on Earth... neat!

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Attack and dethrone the gods!

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@cptbutton The dance of joy?!

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This is the time on #Monsterdon when we dance!

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Yggdrasil? In this economy?! #monsterdon

"i could find pelias and kill him"

evidence suggests you couldn't.

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Yeah, that's no big deal. My house is lousy with dancing maidens.

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I'm Jason, you might remember me from the title. #monsterdon

This guy looks like Vincent Price's stunt double.

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#Monsterdon #JasonAndTheArgonauts1963 ah i love a good ren faire

oops. found him.

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lol, Hera popping out of the bushes!

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Zeus has Plausible Deniability...

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The gods believe in free will

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Zeus' crib always looks like the most boring place in the universe

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⁉️ TRIVIA AND THE ARGOS ⛵🌊

👂 Listen to Bernard Herrmann's evocative soundtrack for elements of his previous films, such as

The Day the Earth Stood Still
North by Northwest
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Vertigo
The Kentuckian

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The one sandaled man

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#Monsterdon #JasonAndTheArgonauts1963 MEANWHILE, on Mount Olympus (a totally climbable mountain)

They're certainly taking this seriously. #monsterdon

always blaming his actions on a prophecy, rich people everywhere.

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Pussygalore as Hera in this.....enjoy the jokes!

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Don't answer him lady, know your rights!

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"You will win the throne of Thessela tonight, but in time, when Zeus ordains, you will lose it to one of the king's children."

"Then the king will have no children."

"The king has three: two daughters, and a son."

"Then two daughters and their son will die with their father tonight."

Hey this is just a wild idea, but how about no kids die no matter who is waging war. How about that. I think this is an idea worth considering

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The Greeks had a Purge night, clearly. #monsterdon

#monsterdon Highest Zeus, of these assholes! Fookin Greeks! Oddly specific, in the invocation…

Representing Lemmy/Piefed, Mastodon's fediverse siblings, on #monsterdon !

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Ray Harryhausen sign!

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#monsterdon CYMBALS! WAKE UP!

This art is giving away the whole story! #monsterdon

Jason and the Argonauts (1963) #monsterdon now playing on https://miru.miyaku.media :miyaku:

It's time for the golden fleecing! Go! Go! Go!

Ah, now that's good period orchestration! Get those titles done with quick and jump right into the film!

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"Hear this! Hear this!" (plays AC/DC)

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Special shout-out to my #Monsterdon fam, I especially needed the camaraderie and feeling of belong to a community this week. Love you all! *hugs* ❤️

Tom, you speak French but you started in English? You dickhead.

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"A girl like you, a paleontologist!" sure, I'm offended, but 6-year-old me, who went through a serious dinosaur phase, is seriously offended.

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That “brontosaurus” skull looks sus. 🤔

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Nova Scotia mentioned. Right next to the comic pages.
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Overthinking #monsterdon
The skeleton warriors can't swim, but can't they still walk on the bottom of the sea and follow them back to Greece?

Bingo!

Feat of Strength - Hercules throwing the disc past the island
Teamwork - well... they were rowing together weren't they?

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@diazona oh not yet..I'm not sure it's ever even named in the movie. I just know it from decades of monster books and web pages.
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Is the Rhedosaurus the original big red dog of Kaiju? What color is the beast supposed to be?
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@floatybirb I think the lesson was a bit more general: If you try to steal people's shit, they are going to fight you. Even if the gods told you to steal their shit.

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@floatybirb My favorite character was old man tighty whiteys, rockin’ the glorious dad bod.

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This is Alpha Control saying great job again team, another movie launched into space, but we'll keep a copy of this one. And thanks as always to @Taweret for hosting ^_^

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#monsterdon More endings should just be...skeleton combat.

And that came to a rather abrupt end.

That was a lot of fun, gang. Y'all always make it better, and that one's pretty fun to begin with.

Anyway, I'm done for the night. Take care of each other. Be kind, spread love, watch all the Harryhausen you can.

Goodnight!

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Thankyou for the stream, @miru !!

I'm off now to tell my GP that I died last week.

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Yes, let's gloss over Medea killing her baby brother and the whole Circe thing...
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Great show and riffs, thank you for all those responsible especially @miru for the great pre show!

In conclusion, we need more healing flowers

Thanks as always @Taweret for hosting and everybody for posting! Now on to The Beat from 20000 Fathoms....

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"We're tired of making this movie now. ROLL CREDITS."

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If it wasn’t for #Monsterdon i wouldn’t get any posts all night.

@CactuarJoe what do you think the 1 was for!!!! #monsterdon

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That was a lot of fun. I liked that movie. Thanks @Taweret for hosting, and all y'all Monsterdonians. #Monsterdon

I think Zeus got distracted by all the bone activity

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@floatybirb
I could see Londo being the guy throwing the hydra teeth. Haven't given it enough serious thought though.

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@ottaross That was a category 5 denouement.
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Thank you everyone for a delightful #Monsterdon

That was dated but fun. Some delightful Harryhausen animation and some really dumb earnest acting choices.

And thanks as always to @Taweret for hosting!

No return to finish up the prophecy?

But that was definitely a good time.

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@miru between the music and your interstitials, it feels like I'm watching Adult Swim between shows, and I love it.

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Well that was a delight. Yay Harryhausen! Practical fx beats the hell out of CGI so often.
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Well that was perfect, @miru viewers stay tuned for MORE HARRYHAUSEN: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) https://miru.miyaku.media/

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Jason WILL RETURN in ...

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Well I'm certainly not going to Schneer at _this_ production, for what it was that was pretty great. Phenominal work from Harryhausen, dang.

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Abrupt ending in the middle of the story, natch

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Abrupt ending, Right on time, just when you least expect it.

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Ahh, a much nicer ending for Medea than she gets in the old stories.

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Skeleton army final showdown was pretty awesome. Thanks #monsterdon ers. Tomorrow at 8 P ET #mondayactionmovie is featuring.....Take care. See ya soon.

I wonder if King Neckbeard is sending the skeletons against the argonauts because he knows his mooks won't be able to beat them - or perhaps because he wants to demonstrate the power of having a skeleton army under his command.

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#monsterdon one of the most abrupt endings, almost mid-fight