RIP Ray Harryhausen

[firbolg]

Just got word that Legendary stop-motion pioneer Ray Harryhausen has passed away at the age of 93.
We all owe a huge debt to him- he gave us the canvas upon which we painted our childhoods.

[Shadowborn]

Jason and the Argonauts

[Legendarius]

Terrible news. Always loved the skeleton fight in Jason & the Argonauts. Ray was so ahead of his time. He'll be missed.

[Jason Nelson]

One of the true giants of fantasy. Give him a stop-motion salute in celebration of a life amazingly lived.

[Charles Scholz]

Announcement

His stop-motion pioneering lead to many great movies and inspired future movie makers and special effects artists.

[Aberzombie]

Very sad news. R.I.P.

[Aubrey the Malformed]

Yep, the skeleton fight in Jason and the Argonauts is up there with the classic moments of cinematic fantasy. Sad to hear he's gone, but he lived to a ripe old age and his films certainly gave me a lot of pleasure and influenced a lot of my personal interest in fantasy and the sort of imagery I took from it.

[Orthos]

=(

[Auxmaulous]

Wow, my brother-in-law and I just started working on a stop motion animated feature,... he's going to be more bummed out than I am.

Those early movies are what attracted me to monsters as a kid and worked as the gateway to rpgs for me.

RIP

[Fake Healer]

He was one of the reasons fantasy appealed to me, setting me on a path to D&D when it came out. I have a box set of his films and will be watching them in memory over the next week or so....
Thanks Harry.

[Mazra]

Thanks Ray for the joy you brought to movies. Rest in Peace.

[Bruunwald]

He was the hero of my childhood.

[Lorm Dragonheart]

We lost another great one. R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen. I remember seeing his movies as a kid. He will be missed.

[Mikaze]

God, I was nearly floored when I heard the news. All those childhood memories just came rushing back.

I had always assumed he had passed away decades ago because I always thought of him as one of the "Classic Greats". Man his movies left a large footprint across so many of our childhoods. The Sinbad movies were my gateway to his work.

Here's hoping you're creating even wilder fantasies for others, Mr. Harryhausen. :)

[Pan]

He got to live to a blessed age. His work will be remembered.

[voodoo chili]

Amazing artist and great guy. I've got a couple of Harryhausen collections in my DVD collection. My introduction was Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger. I LOVED that movie and the REAL Clash of the Titans. That Medusa blew my mind and really freaked me out. He brought a whole lot of magic to the movies. : )

[feytharn]

Thank you for your work. Rest in Peace, Mr Harryhausen.

[wicked cool]

Will be missed. Many new FX creators should take a page from history and study how he did it.

[Doodlebug Anklebiter]

:(

[yronimos]

RIP, Ray!

His films - especially the wonderful stop-motion monsters! - were a large part of what got me hooked on fantasy RPG's, and fantasy RPG makers clearly took a lot of inspiration from Harryhausen films.

[Velcro Zipper]

Release the Kraken...and the skeletons and Mighty Joe Young and Gwangi and The Ymir, etc.

[Child of the Hydra]

I just want to take this moment to thank Ray. It was his great work that helped me and my brothers and sisters find a place in the memories of generations of people. His influence can still be seen in miniatures and pictures in gaming products to this day.

[Alex Martin]

Thank you, Ray! For all the special effects guys you inspired and all the imaginations you stirred with your wonderful creations. Rest in peace.

As a kid, every Saturday morning there was a "creature feature" movie on. I have to say I think 75% of them had a Ray Harryhausen monster or effect that just riveted me. This video probably recaps it best. Sorry if someone's already mentioned it.

[messy]

:-( i love and miss you, ray.