tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post972639014267373964..comments2023-03-31T06:55:42.398-07:00Comments on Dinner With Max Jenke: Rankin/Bass And The Eye Of The TigerJeff Allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-64918094229838682212010-11-29T20:45:48.030-08:002010-11-29T20:45:48.030-08:00Knob, dinosaurs are the best! I wish a new Jurassi...Knob, dinosaurs are the best! I wish a new Jurassic Park or some other dinosaur project would come along soon. <br /><br />Bob, I'm glad to hear that Golden Voyage holds up better than Eye. Eye is just so bland in every department. Harryhausen's effects are still cool but whereas in a better movie, you'd call them "timeless," in Eye they just feel hokey.Jeff Allardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-61695840908522764212010-11-29T19:55:56.880-08:002010-11-29T19:55:56.880-08:00Definitely hear ya' on the Sinbad stuff. I re...Definitely hear ya' on the Sinbad stuff. I recently re-watched 'Eye of the Tiger' and 'Golden Voyage'. It's definitely the scripts and direction, and in some cases the actors that come up short for me. Harryhausen's effects may be hokey, but I still think they're cool. But 'Eye of the Tiger' especially suffers from such bland writing and a hero who's practically worthless. 'Golden Voyage' fares a little better thanks to a great cast (John Phillip Law as Sinbad and Tom "the best Doctor Who" Baker as the bad guy, plus Caroline Munro as the love interest. Still feels a bit dated, but it's a lot more tolerable than 'Eye'.Bob Igniziohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03630416222197419152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-85933547149758875532010-11-29T13:34:56.375-08:002010-11-29T13:34:56.375-08:00I'm still a sucker for stop-motion animation.....I'm still a sucker for stop-motion animation... even more now that I've done a bit of it... but even as a kid those Sindbad and Rankin Bass things were... well, I just just watched them for the monsters and toy elements... the plot/humans were pretty lame. <br />I remember getting pretty excited when computer animation was ramping up... but it never had the 'charm' that stop-motion does, maybe because it's digital nature always seems to leave it feeling a bit cold and lifeless (to my eyes). <br /><br />I've subjected a very young dinosaur fan I know to some of the old stuff and happily he hasn't made any disparaging comments... yet.Timmy Crabcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737954661234574830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-82043302558973204862010-11-28T21:37:49.920-08:002010-11-28T21:37:49.920-08:00Glad this post gave you a laugh, SFF. As I redisco...Glad this post gave you a laugh, SFF. As I rediscover old favorites along with my son, it sometimes proves to be a sobering experience!Jeff Allardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-78004367655892360032010-11-28T17:34:15.661-08:002010-11-28T17:34:15.661-08:00You're post really made me laugh Jeff.
It rea...You're post really made me laugh Jeff.<br /><br />It really caught my attention.<br /><br />Jane is hot indeed.<br /><br />But, you're so right, as much as Ray's genius is undeniable I had a very similar reaction recently when I shared the 7th Voyage Of Sinbad with my son.<br /><br />I was cringing as he made fun of it.<br /><br />I thought to myself, how come I didn't have the same reaction as him as a kid. <br /><br />Needless to say, he didn't quite see the magic in it that you and I saw as kids, but somehow, like you, I found it to be, well, old and not as much fun to watch.<br /><br />Granted I'm still a sucker for those Christmas specials. : )<br /><br />Take care.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.com