Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing crowns is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
#monsterdon
Tom Baker on set probably. #monsterdon
(She's watching it! :blobcat: )
And this, my friends, is why we don't wear helmets like that in the desert! It's like old guy sous vide.
Wow! Two great Harryhausen movies in a row. I donβt know if I can take this many good movies in #monsterdon. It could be habit-forming.
My wife came home late, so weβre going back to watch the Kali swordfight again. Thanks for the funsies, Monsterdonners!
Mysterious monsters wandering around a pond distributing crowns is no basis for a system of government. You must be elected by a mandate from the masses. Not by some farcical aquatic voyage.
#Monsterdon #GoldenVoyageofSinbad
Sinbad beats Star Wars once again
"I have washed my age makeup off in this pool."
You know, Koura really takes care of his people - rewards good work, does not punish people for asking questions and having concerns.
Dang, this is a good one. Iβm too busy watching to catch most of the posts.
Iβm especially struck by how well the stops-motion is incorporated into the story and the live action. It has much less βset piecesβ feel than βJason and the Argonauts.β
#monsterdon That was good fun.
The sword fights were better too. They got better at getting the actor's movements to look like they're really interacting with the stop motion.
And we end with a proper fucking off into the sea! Well, for the crew, not for any monsters. I admit I was a bit distracted by this mamacat needing scritches but I appreciated the flappy fellow and the monster fight.
Goodnight #monsterdon and see y'all next week!
#monsterdon rn
Statue guy just hoping no one notices him π¬ #monsterdon
Ray Harryhausen remains undefeated
Well, that was fun. Not as over-the-top amazing Harryhousen work as last week, but genuinely I think a better movie. I take back what I didn't type in about the voting public xD
Everybody laughs! THE END
A cyclops AND a centaur? In this economy?
I enjoy how we have a failson who is inspired to courage etc. by Adventure
underused trope IMO
"Have them return to the ship and ensure every man gets wine."
*sidekick makes a gesture with his arm*
Ah yes, the universal back-to-the-ship-and-free-wine gesture.
"Trust in Allah, but tie up the camels."
That's solid advice!
#monsterdon #GoldenVoyage #TheGoldenVoyageOfSinbad #GoldenVoyage1973
#monsterdon My big takeaway is that should always carry a vial of that fluid that brings statues to life, just in case.
i just think itβs funny when the melanin impaired try to brown themselves to a crisp. blondies always end up looking like burn victims.
the crown of untold riches and cosmetic surgery #monsterdon
"i can kill you any time" sounds a heck of a lot like something that someone who was failing to kill you at any time but didn't want to admit it would say
I suspect Margiana's copy of the script was mostly instructions about when to breath deeply.
the thing about griffins is that if you scaled up bird strength like that then the talons and beak would be like the most dangerous weapons any animal has ever had #monsterdon
ANOTHER CREATURE HAS ENTERED THE FILM
BRAVO to Harryhausen et al. Flowers for the VFX crew! πππ
Buckle your swashes, here we go now
Kali might be the best Harryhausen monster since Thanos. Thereβs something about animated metal statues and stop-motion that works just right.
Really impressed by the pacing so far. Bit past the halfway mark and the stakes are pretty well-established and we've had multiple bits of drama to fill out our second act, and here comes the setup for the third.
All in all I'm impressed by how well every part of this movie is functioning to draw the viewer into the drama (modulo the brownface)
oh my god I love the little scared demon homunculus birth and training sequence so much???
when your actual power as a villain is just good creature caretaking
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when figureheads go wild
#monsterdon
I would die for this flappy creature.
Thank you everyone, that was full of Harryhausen moments, swashes buckling, glistening bosoms (of all genders), and racism, as one would expect from 1973.
Until next time. Special thanks (as always) to @Taweret for hosting!
#monsterdon Oh yeah.
Somehow I completely didn't notice that was Tom Baker. But of course it was.
Twink saved the day!
Awww jeez Kali's pulling a General Greivous
> GO NORTH
You can't go North yet, this Guy is still yakkin'.
> LISTEN to Guy
*Sigh*. If we must.
If anybody is personally familiar with the text of "Sinbad the Sailor" I would love to know more about how this movie follows or deviates from myth.
That kind of analysis has been some of my favorite posting in this little series on ancient mythology we've got going
Imagine how hot he is under that metal mask....
i like big dharma and i cannot lie
I wish I got into #monsterdon earlier. It truly is a joy to watch this stuff on a Sunday night instead of thinking about work or whatever tomorrow.
OMG THAT WOODEN MAST LADY IS CREEPY! and love the bad creeking wood sound effect. also, fuck creepy Doctor Who in brownface.
That was an incredibly dorky movie. XD
4/10 for plot - still not entirely sure what it was besides Bad Guy wants treasure? - but 15/10 for THOSE OUTFITS hot damn
#Monsterdon
Huzzah! Another voyage complete! Thanks as always to @Taweret for assembling all the pieces of the Harryhausen Amulet, and to the #Monsterdon crew for misting down my bosom between scenes.
(Celebratory Geysers available in Orange, Blue, and Grape) πππ
#monsterdon A waterfall is pretty much the dumbest place to stand if you're invisible.
This is how VPNs work
Unexpected Stonehenge
not gonna write much, but this first special FX reminds me of the days green screen effects were the height of film and tv technology #monsterdon
Vizier is Deadpool?!? This gets crazier and crazier
Dude, you break the god statue you buy the god statue, store policy. #monsterdon
RE: https://live.acarsdrama.com/@acarsdrama/116276012189852160
When even ACARS gets in on #Monsterdon
This is a very verbose oracle.
surely we've seen blood magick on #Monsterdon before, but I cannot recall another time off-hand?
anyway, this is cool
protips for fighting a wooden monster on your boat:
Don't: try to harpoon it
Maybe: try to chop it with an axe
Don't: let it steal your secret pirate quest map.
Do: try to light it on fire if chopping it doesn't work
Don't: light your ship on fire while trying to light the wooden monster on fire.
"Fully Rounded Female Character"
[terrible accents intensify]
Wikipedia says the film grossed $11M, so as far as all movies are investment schemes that produce entertainment as a side effect, this one was a damned fine exercise, 10Xing the budget ain't nothing to sniff at
this incantation could have been an email
#monsterdon That wasn't terrible! I didn't fall asleep! Huzzah! Thanks @Taweret :)
I award the Golden Voyage of Sinbad 4 out of 5 glowing fountains of youth. It gets +1 points for having Multiple Boats and -1 point for probably displeasing the ghost of Edward Said with Orientalism.
The best character was Koura, who was an evil sorceror but decent employer, but capable of being nice when it served his interests. My favorite monster was the sword-wielding Kali statue, but the little squeaky bat guy was cool too.
mariana looks like she came out of an Avon catalog with that makeup of hers.
ok, i said wasnt writing much. i guess i lied.
That was a much better and more fun movie than I expected.
Shame it handled race Like That
Tie up your fucking camel
okay, I stand corrected, this crown heals burn wounds
I gotta be honest with you Sinbad that is lookin kinda like a crown of ordinary riches to me
Nice hat. #Monsterdon
Has he considered attacking him with something other than the fully visible sword? Like kicking him or something?
Monster on Monster gives me #MonsterdonBingo
the horses in this movie are totally stealing the show. theyβre gorgeous. on the other hand, Tom Baker in brownface is even creepier and a fucking distraction.
looking back at this movie era, you can tell that back in the 1970s there was a whole cottage industry of B to Z movies that were obvious working summer vacations for the producers. Star Wars became the most successful of the bunch.
That swordfight was CRAZY!!! What an amazing technical achievement!
Estrada for the win!
y'all were making star wars jokes before, but now here's general grievous
Kali Power-Up
Hello! My name is Sinbad Montoya. You... did some bad stuff. Prepare to die."
this whole movie is just about a guy losing his ipad and then looking for it huh
We donβt get to see Catherine Munro climb the ropes?
this puzzle could have been an e-mail
meanwhile in a star trek cave somewhere
DO NOT HURRY FLAPPY FRIEND
Thus begins the 15-minute "Paper-training the gargoyle" sequence
Tom Baker emotes "Drone pilot whose mission will be successful if the fucking thing just get unstuck"
A pro