In an attempt to avenge for the murder of his father and his throne, Jason, the courageous hier for the old kingdom of Greece, whose father is killed on the hands of his uncle that plans to kill him alike, so he escaped and returns after 20 years to avenge.
"Jason and the Argonauts" features some of Harryhausen's most memorable stop-motion creations, including the giant bronze statue Talos and a creepy army of swordfighting skeletons.
The $3 million film has a workable scenario and has been directed resourcefully and spiritedly by Don Chaffey, under whose leadership a colorful cast performs with zeal.
This absurd, unwieldy adventure -- if that's the word -- is no worse, but certainly no better, than most of its kind.
TIME Magazine
January 01, 2000
The straight story of Jason's exploits, told with magic and imagination and a minimum of studio trickery, might have been delightful. This version is more bull than Bulfinch.
Special-effects buffs generally cite this 1963 effort by Ray Harryhausen as the master's masterpiece, and his work does a great deal to enliven the tired plot and vacuous stars.
