Heard the sad news on the midnight news last night, another gaming influence passes away... 

With dedicated children's telly will the youth of today discover the classics of cinema like we were "forced" to during the long summer holidays and on wet Sunday afternoons?! 

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22441567

Cheers!

Meirion

Very sad that M.

Strange thing is....I thought he'd passed away quite a few years ago.
But the man was a SUPERSTAR !
RIP Ray.
Cheers - Phil.

I always loved his Jason and the Argonauts, especially the scene with the skeletons.

What a man his monsters where the best especially the Hydra in Jason and the argonaughts
Hope they put all his films on as a tribute!!!!
R.I.P Ray Harryhausen

Dammmmmmn! The guy was a genius! 

I love those films, they come on every now and then, and they're one of the few films I'll sit and watch everytime.  I'll be making the kids watch them as well next time they're on.

Quote from: Techno on 08 May 2013, 10:22:26 AM
Very sad that M.

Strange thing is....I thought he'd passed away quite a few years ago.
But the man was a SUPERSTAR !
RIP Ray.
Cheers - Phil.

I know what you mean Phil, it was a slight surprise to find out be was still alive, umm, only extremely recently deceased... 

On the obligatory slight tangent: it's taken his recent appearances in Dr Who to finally convince me Bernard Cribbins isn't dead! One day I'll set up my "deadoralive.com - NOT a Pete Burns tribute site" to keep track of all those people who occasionally crop up in conversation that you're not entirely sure are still with us! 

Cheers!

Meirion

Quote from: Leon on 08 May 2013, 01:28:03 PM
I love those films, they come on every now and then, and they're one of the few films I'll sit and watch everytime.  I'll be making the kids watch them as well next time they're on.

Now THAT's what I call an education Leon 

Throw in the old Flash Gordon matinees and they'll be set for life!

Cheers!

Meirion

Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 08 May 2013, 01:44:55 PM
Throw in the old Flash Gordon matinees and they'll be set for life!

I don't know about that... 

Those old Flash Gordon movies were hammy, but part of my childhood, so have fond memories of them. I always liked the space ship coming into land but the smoke from the engines rising far too quickly.

Quote from: Steve J on 08 May 2013, 10:31:19 AM
I always loved his Jason and the Argonauts, especially the scene with the skeletons.

Couldn't agree more, Steve...