Perhaps the ultimate giant monster movie, King Kong was Willis OBriens magnum opus.
The Beast From 20,000 Fathomsmarked the start of Harryhausens long and remarkable career.
The films finest moment?
Surely the moment when the roaring Rhedosaurus tucks into a Coney Island rollercoaster.
This process, along withSeventh Voyagessearing use of colour, made the effects sequences extraordinarily powerful for the time.
A staple of Sunday afternoon television,Jason And The Argonautsleft a generation of young viewers goggle-eyed with fascination.
and also marked the beginning of Tippetts remarkable career.
Let the wookie win indeed.
Only time will tell whetherThe Hobbits Smaug will carry quite the same air of menace and charisma.
Or the moment when the gigantic Kraken emerges from the ocean depths?
Or the scorpion attack?
Understandably, the local police were rather perturbed by the sound of gunfire echoing around the city.
A newspaper headline read the following day, horror movie stirs up a real scare.
Forget Tim Burtons disappointing, CG-encrusted retelling of Lewis Carrolls Victorian fantasy.
Its only brief, yet its usage accounts for the spectacularly grotty shrivelled skin.
He chose poorly, the old knight says, in one of Hollywoods great understatements.
The drug-addicted RoboCop 2 has genuine weight and presence, even if its design isnt as eye-catching as ED-209s.
Its a great mixture of techniques, and a great instance of brutal slapstick humour.
1997sStarship Troopersmarked Tippetts transition from stop-motion to CG and the results were exceptional.
Tippetts work on the movie earned him a much-deserved Academy Award nomination.
